THE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE BBB OF METRO NY INC

CHARITY ACCOUNTABILITY:THE CORE PROGRAM IS THE CHARITY ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM (NYCAP). THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION PROMOTES CHARITABLE GIVING IN NEW YORK STATE BY ENCOURAGING NONPROFIT PRACTICES THAT MERIT DONOR TRUST. THE FOUNDATION EDUCATES CHARITY LEADERS ABOUT HOW TO MEET THE BBB STANDARDS FOR CHARITY ACCOUNTABILITY. IT EVALUATES CHARITY PERFORMANCE AGAINST THE BBB STANDARDS AND PUBLISHES BBB CHARITY REPORTS STATING ITS FINDINGS ONLINE AT GIVE.ORG FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.AS OF DECEMBER 2024, THERE WERE 767 PUBLISHED METRO NY BBB CHARITY REPORTS. CHARITIES MEETING ALL BBB STANDARDS AUTOMATICALLY BECOME BBB ACCREDITED CHARITIES, AT NO COST. THE FOUNDATION LICENSES USE OF ITS OPTIONAL BBB ACCREDITED CHARITY SEAL, FEATURING THE BBB'S TRADEMARK AS A SYMBOL OF ACCOUNTABILITY, ONLY TO ELIGIBLE CHARITIES THAT HAVE FIRST MET ALL BBB STANDARDS. BBB SEAL HOLDERS SIGN A LICENSING AGREEMENT AND PAY A SLIDING-SCALE FEE, BASED ON CHARITY FUNDRAISING REVENUE SIZE, FOR PERMITTED USES OF THE BBB SEAL.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS:CHARITIES: IN 2024, CHARITY LEADERS WERE PROVIDED WITH SIX ONLINE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ONE IN-PERSON PROGRAM, INCLUDING A BBB CHARITY EFFECTIVENESS SYMPOSIUM ENTITLED "THE POWER OF COMMUNITY: BUILDING AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUPPORTERS, AND SIX OTHER PROGRAMS ABOUT ISSUES SUCH AS FRAUD TRENDS, MAKING CRITICAL FINANCIAL DECISIONS, ENGAGING YOUR BOARD, AUDIT AND 990 PREP, AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT. ALL ONLINE PROGRAMS IN 2024 WERE OFFERED FOR FREE TO REGISTRANTS. ATTENDEES FOR IN-PERSON PROGRAM WERE CHARGED A SMALL REGISTRATION FEE.BUSINESSES: THE SEVENTEENTH BBB FORUM ON CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY WAS PRESENTED AS A WEBCAST ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2024, AND PROVIDED FREE TO REGISTRANTS. IT WAS ENTITLED "SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES: MANAGING CHANGE, INNOVATING FOR RESILIENCE." THERE WERE 1,431 COMBINED BUSINESS AND CHARITY PROGRAM ATTENDEES NOTED IN 2024.