Awards & Accomplishments

PAF is honored to have received many distinguished recognitions and awards throughout our years of service. Our most recent national recognitions include a Charity Navigator Four-Star rating, Candid’s Platinum Transparency 2024 award, and Great Nonprofits’ 2024 Top-Rated Non-Profit designation.

While the evaluation criteria used by each vary, these distinctions signify that the level and consistency of the financial stewardship applied to donations and the progress PAF is making toward its mission is among the best in the nation’s non-profit community.

“The greatest benefit from receiving this scholarship is the ability to further involve myself in the community around me. I want to help people who have been through similar trauma. I feel that I will be a good source of encouragement to those who need it most.” - Oliver, Georgia College, Physics Major

"PAF were literally lifesaving, and they did it with courtesy and compassion. They are really are on your side."

"Helpful, pleasant, informative and considerate... I felt hopeless, abandoned and your foundation gave me the willpower to continue."