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Dear Free Software Supporter,

While we do not typically send press releases to our wider mailing
list, we wanted to share some very exciting news with you, in
particular our associate members and generous donors. Thank you all
for your ongoing support!

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**Boston, Massachusetts, USA -- February 9th, 2021 -- The Free Software
Foundation (FSF) has been awarded a four-star and 100% rating, the
highest possible, from Charity Navigator, the largest independent
evaluator of US-based nonprofit charities. The FSF was also selected
for Charity Navigator's "Top Ten List" as one of "10 Charities Worth
Watching." These designations exemplify the FSF's strong financial
health and commitment to accountability and transparency.**

Using objective analysis, Charity Navigator awards only the most
fiscally responsible organizations a four-star rating, with metrics
including governance, ethical practices, operations in accordance with
industry best practices, and openness with donors and
stakeholders. This is the eighth year in a row the FSF has received a
four-star rating, a record attained by only six percent of the 160,000
charities evaluated by Charity Navigator. The FSF also earned perfect
scores on "Financial Health" and "Accountability & Transparency,"
resulting in the organization's first-ever 100% rating, an
accomplishment less than one percent of all charities evaluated by
Charity Navigator are able to achieve. This is the second time the FSF
has placed in the list of "10 Charities Worth Watching."

"The Free Software Foundation's exceptional four-star rating sets it
apart from its peers and demonstrates its trustworthiness to the
public,” according to Michael Thatcher, President and CEO of Charity
Navigator. “Only a quarter of charities rated by Charity Navigator
receive the distinction of our four-star rating. This adds the FSF to
a preeminent group of charities working to overcome our world’s most
pressing challenges. Based on its four-star rating, people can trust
that their donations are going to a financially responsible and
ethical charity when they decide to support the Free Software
Foundation."

FSF executive director, John Sullivan, shared: "This is truly an
accomplishment requiring the whole organization's efforts. It reflects
excellence by our board of directors in its leadership, especially
overseeing the FSF's financial management and key organizational
policies, and by our whole staff, doing their work with exceptional
efficiency and diligence, focused precisely on the FSF's mission. This
is full validation of our supporters' confidence that when you
contribute to the FSF, that hard-earned money will substantially
advance the cause of software freedom."

The FSF's Charity Navigator profile can be visited at
<[link removed]>.

### About the Free Software Foundation

The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and
redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and
use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating
system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free
software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and
political issues of freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites,
located at <[link removed]> and <[link removed]>, are an important
source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's
work can be made at <[link removed]>. Its headquarters are in
Boston, MA, USA.

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journalists and publishers, is at <[link removed]>.

### Media Contact
John Sullivan
Executive Director
Free Software Foundation
+1 (617) 542-5942
<[email protected]>

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