Local Hope Guatemala Earns Highest Rating from Charity Navigator

SUNSET BEACH, Calif. - Jan. 27, 2025 - PRLog -- Local Hope Guatemala has earned the prized Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent charity evaluator to better inform donors. Local Hope (known in Guatemala as Xela AID Partnerships for Self-Reliance) has provided a range of services to largely indigenous, underserved populations in Guatemala for the past 33 years, empowering individuals and communities to become healthy, educated and self-reliant so they can beat poverty and thrive. Last year, the organization served more than 15,000 people in communities in the Guatemalan Highlands.

A Four-Star Rating, Charity Navigator's highest, designates Local Hope as an official "Give with Confidence" charity, based on four key indicators: Impact & Results, Accountability & Finance, Culture & Community, and Leadership & Adaptability. This rating is bestowed only on the top 25% of nonprofits, the most fiscally responsible organizations.

"We are delighted to provide Local Hope with third-party accreditation that validates their operational excellence," said Michael Thatcher, president and CEO of Charity Navigator (https://www.charitynavigator.org/).  "The Four-Star Rating is the highest possible rating an organization can achieve. We are eager to see the good work they are able to accomplish in the years ahead."

"We are honored to have received a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator," said Leslie Baer Dinkel, CEO of Local Hope (https://xelaaid.org/). "Our dedicated staff and board of directors are committed to best practices in governance and stewardship of the support we receive, and this accreditation further validates that for our supporters."

Local Hope's empowerment programs span healthcare, pre-K through college education, economic development, and numerous social services including a program serving those with special needs.

Charity Navigator

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Local Hope Guatemala/Xela AID

Founded in 1992, Local Hope Guatemala, known in Guatemala as Xela AID (Agency for Integrated Development), is a not-for-profit organization that empowers individuals and communities to be healthy, educated and self-reliant. Its proven programs span health care, education, career development and wrap-around services serving largely indigenous populations in a poverty belt in the Guatemalan Highlands. 100% of all donations are applied to fuel the empowerment programs that provide direct assistance. https://xelaaid.org