Boston, Aug 2025 – Eastie Farm Inc. is proud to announce that its strong financial health and ongoing effectiveness and reliability have helped it earn a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator. This rating designates Eastie Farm as an official “Give with Confidence” charity, indicating that our organization is using its donations effectively based on Charity Navigator’s comprehensive criteria that go beyond financials to reflect the work charities do. Charity Navigator is the nation’s largest charity evaluator, providing donors with thorough and credible ratings of more than 230,000 organizations. Since 2001, the organization has been an unbiased and trusted source of information for more than 11 million donors annually.
Charity Navigator analyzes overall nonprofit health and performance based on four key areas: Leadership & Adaptability to help donors understand if a charity has clarity of purpose, Accountability & Finance to explain if they are transparent and fiscally capable, Culture & Community to show how they engage with their constituents, and Impact & Results to explain what they have accomplished.
“We are delighted to provide Eastie Farm with third-party accreditation that validates their operational excellence,” said Michael Thatcher, president and CEO of Charity Navigator. “The Four-Star Rating is the highest possible rating an organization can achieve. We are eager to see the good work that Eastie Farm can accomplish in the years ahead.”
“Our Four-Star Charity Navigator rating is further validation that you can trust our commitment to good governance, but also that we’re using your gifts effectively and responsibly,” said Kannan Thiruvengadam. “We hope it will us join hands with more partners and supporters who are aligned with us in our mission to act on climate by creating a vibrant local food system, pioneering bold solutions, and launching the next generation of leaders.”
“We are expanding our CSA (community supported agriculture) program to bring fresh, healthy produce to urban consumers by growing food and working with regional small farmers. Our integrated approach to work across economic sectors eliminates stigmatization of food insecurity and builds community strength. We are building a new generation of climate leaders. We do all this in spaces we create that are both climate-positive and community-centered. We are action and impact oriented, and we believe in continuous development.”
Eastie Farm’s rating and other information about charitable giving are available free of charge on charitynavigator.org.
About Eastie Farm
Eastie Farm is a community-based non-profit organization that pursues climate justice, food security, and community resilience through urban agriculture, education, and the building of an equitable local food system.
