Santa Barbara, California, Nov. 5 -- Charity Navigator, America's top independent nonprofit evaluator, has awarded Direct Relief an overall

100% charity rating for 2026

. The recognition marks Direct Relief's 16th consecutive Four-Star rating, underscoring sustained excellence, accountability, and measurable impact in advancing its humanitarian mission.

Direct Relief is one of just three organizations nationwide included on Charity Navigator's

Best Highly Rated Charities list,

which recognizes nonprofits with perfect scores across all of Charity Navigator's rating metrics.

"The exceptional charities on this list have earned perfect scores across all metrics in all four beacons in our Encompass Rating System," Charity Navigator says....