The Children’s Inn at NIH Reaches GuideStar Exchange’s Top Rating

BETHESDA, Maryland (October 9, 2014) – The Children’s Inn at NIH received the GuideStar Exchange Gold designation, a leading symbol of transparency and accountability provided by GuideStar USA, Inc., a source of nonprofit information.

The GuideStar Exchange is an initiative designed to connect nonprofits with current and potential supporters. With millions of people using GuideStar to learn more about nonprofit organizations, The GuideStar Exchange enables nonprofits to share up-to-date information with GuideStar’s many audiences. The GuideStar Exchange level logos, acknowledged as symbols of transparency in the nonprofit sector, are displayed on all Exchange participants’ nonprofit reports.

The Children’s Inn is a home for families whose children are undergoing treatment at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Inn is a safe haven between treatments and hospitalizations, where families can stay together, support each other, and have a sense of normalcy.

“We have worked hard to showcase our progress toward our mission, and our long-held belief in being transparent about our work,” said Kathy Russell, CEO of The Children’s Inn at NIH. “We are glad to have this additional platform to provide information to our supporters, as well as to GuideStar’s wider audience of other nonprofits, grant makers, individual donors, and the media.”

In order to be awarded the GuideStar Exchange’s Gold logo, The Children’s Inn submitted detailed information about its goals, strategies, capabilities, and accomplishments. That information is available at http://bit.ly/1rUOinT.

 

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The Children’s Inn at NIH is a residential “place like home” for up to 59 seriously ill children and their families who stay together while participating in groundbreaking medical treatments at the NIH, the world’s leading biomedical research center. While the NIH takes care of the child’s medical needs, The Inn tends to the child’s heart, soul and spirit. Families stay at The Inn free of charge, no matter how long.