{"id":18622,"date":"2021-06-08T13:46:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T13:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=18622"},"modified":"2021-06-08T13:50:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T13:50:04","slug":"aopa-foundation-receives-the-highest-rating-from-charity-navigator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/aopa-foundation-receives-the-highest-rating-from-charity-navigator\/%20","title":{"rendered":"AOPA Foundation Receives the Highest Rating from Charity Navigator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Foundation has\nbeen recognized by Charity Navigator, the world\u2019s largest guide for\nphilanthropic decision making and evaluating a sizable portion of the more than\n1.5 million U.S. charities. In its in-depth, data-driven, and objective\nanalysis, the organization singled out the AOPA Foundation for its best\npractices and for exceeding nonprofit industry standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary goal of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aopa.org\/news-and-media\/all-news\/2021\/june\/04\/aopa-foundation-receives-highest-rating-from-charity-navigator\">AOPA Foundation<\/a>, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, is to enable opportunities for growth for AOPA members and the entire general aviation community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contributions to the foundation support important programs\nthat membership dues don\u2019t cover, including the AOPA Air Safety Institute and\nthe You Can Fly program. The foundation also provides flight training\nscholarships to encourage students to achieve their aviation goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Melissa_Rudingeredit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18623\" width=\"272\" height=\"265\"\/><figcaption><em>Melissa Rudinger<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur mission is to ensure that AOPA programs continue to\nprotect and enhance our passion to fly,\u201d said Melissa Rudinger, executive\ndirector of the AOPA Foundation. \u201cIn doing so, we are strongly committed to the\nmost principled and transparent practices. This prestigious rating from Charity\nNavigator reflects what our donors expect from us every day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AOPA Foundation joined other well-known organizations that\nhave received the highest rating from Charity Navigator, including the\nAlzheimer&#8217;s Foundation of America, Ronald McDonald House Charities, and United\nWay Worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe AOPA Foundation\u2019s exceptional 4-star rating sets it\napart from its peers and demonstrates its trustworthiness to the public,\u201d\naccording to Michael Thatcher, president and CEO of Charity Navigator. \u201cOnly a\nquarter of charities rated by Charity Navigator receive the distinction of our\n4-star rating.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AOPA Foundation invites those with a vested interest in the future of GA to support its mission. If you are interested in supporting the AOPA Foundation and its valuable programs, please learn about the various ways <a href=\"https:\/\/foundation.aopa.org\/ways-to-give?_ga=2.41320614.584487449.1622541325-1443893790.1614204927\">to give<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Foundation has been recognized by Charity Navigator, the world\u2019s largest guide for philanthropic decision making and evaluating a sizable portion of the more than 1.5 million U.S. charities. In its in-depth, data-driven, and objective analysis, the organization singled out the AOPA Foundation for its best practices and for exceeding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18622"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18626,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18622\/revisions\/18626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}