Orphan Grain Train earns national recognition; volunteers needed locally

    Orphan Grain Train’s strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it another four-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator.
    This is the seventh consecutive time that Orphan Grain Train has earned this top distinction, showing it’s a good steward of hard-earned donations. For the last fiscal year, fundraising and administrative expenses were only 1.7 percent of total contributions, meaning more than 98 percent of donations were used for mission-related expenses.
    “Orphan Grain Train’s exceptional four-star rating sets it apart from its peers and demonstrated its trustworthiness to the public,” said Michael Thatcher, president and CEO of Charity Navigator. “Only a quarter of the charities rated by Charity Navigator receive the distinction of our four-star rating.”
    Orphan Grain Train Vice President Grant Schmidt said, “It’s important our donors trust that we’re using their donations wisely to accomplish our missions to assist with natural disasters and also ship food and humanitarian aid to needy people in America and around the world.”

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