“Charity Navigator, America’s premiere independent charity evaluator, works to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of America’s largest charities.” [via rebecca blood]. I am sorry I didn’t get to post this before you did your year-end giving. It bears pointing out, though, that if you are interested in maximum philanthropic impact of your dollars you might want to go beyond the large charities to smaller niche organizations without the inevitable layers of bureaucratic overhead.