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June 12, 2009 - HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. - The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) announced today that it has earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, the highest rating from the nation’s largest and most-utilized independent evaluator of charities. The MRF is the only organization devoted to melanoma in the United States to receive a 4-star rating.
“The Melanoma Research Foundation is honored to be awarded Charity Navigator’s 4-star rating,” said Tim Turnham, executive director of the MRF. “We are proud to be recognized among our peers for our commitment to financial accountability, transparency and efficiency. By giving to the MRF, donors can feel confident their contributions are going to cutting-edge melanoma research.”
Charity Navigator’s rating system provides donors with an unbiased, objective, numbers-based rating system to assess the financial health of more than 5,000 of America's best-known charities. The overall rating system ranges from zero to four stars and approximately a quarter of the charities receive a 4-star rating. Charity Navigator's rating system examines two broad areas of a charity's financial health: how responsibly it functions day-to-day and how well the charity is positioned to sustain its programs over time.
To learn more about the MRF, or to donate, please visit www.melanoma.org.
About Melanoma
Melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, is one of the fastest growing cancers in the United States and can strike of all ages, all races and both sexes. In fact, with a one in 50 lifetime risk of developing melanoma, nearly 69,000 Americans are expected to be diagnosed with the disease in 2009, resulting in 8,650 deaths or one person every hour. Melanoma is the most common form of cancer for young adults 25- to 29-years-old and the second most common cancer in adolescents and young adults 15- to 29-years-old.
About Melanoma Research Foundation
The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) is the largest independent, national organization devoted to melanoma in the United States. Committed to the support of medical research in finding effective treatments and eventually a cure for melanoma, the MRF also educates patients and physicians about prevention, diagnosis and the treatment of melanoma. The MRF is an active advocate for the melanoma community, helping to raise awareness of this disease and the need for a cure. The MRF’s Web site is the premier source for melanoma information seekers.
More information is available at www.melanoma.org.
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