A3 has been recognized by three separate groups for its high financial standards:
ECFA [www.ecfa.org]
A3 is a proud charter member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Acccountability. As a part of our membership with ECFA, you can read our commitment to donors and financial standards. Every year, we are audited by an outside firm. Audit reports and Form 990s can be found here...
Here's what ECFA says about us:
"A3 is a charter member of ECFA since 1980 and has an unblemished record with our organization. Accreditation with ECFA is a powerful statement to its donors that the ministry is serious about accountability and integrity. We stand proudly with A3 in the work to which God has called them."
GuideStar [www.guidestar.org]
A3 has been awarded the highest level of excellence by GuideStar. This is GuideStar's mission: To revolutionize philanthropy by providing information that advances transparency, enables users to make better decisions, and encourages charitable giving. Here is what Guidestar says about us:
"A3 is a Gold-level GuideStar Exchange participant, demonstrating its commitment to transparency."
Charity Navigator [www.charitynavigator.org]
A3 has been awarded its highest rating, the Four Star Rating. On its website, Charity Navigator says: Founded in 2001, Charity Navigator has become the nation's largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities. In our quest to help donors, our team of professional analysts has examined tens of thousands of non-profit financial documents. We've used this knowledge to develop an unbiased, objective, numbers-based rating system to assess over 6,000 of America's best-known and some lesser known, but worthy, charities.
Out of a possible 70 points, A3 has scored in the highest range, includng a perfect 70.00 in transparency...
| Financial | 63.60 | |
| Accountability & Transparency | 70.00 |

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- Affiliations (ECFA, ACMC, The Mission Exchange (formerly EFMA), Standards of Excellence in Short-Term Mission, and The Next Step)
- Non-profit tax-exempt status [501(c)(3) non-profit corporation]
- Audit Reports & 990s
- Download financial documents
- Striving for financial sustainability in each country

