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Prevent Child Abuse Delaware
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Prevent Child Abuse Delaware Earns 2025 Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency
Award Highlights PCAD’s Commitment to Accountability, Trust, and Stronger Communities
Wilmington, DE – [October 1, 2025] — Prevent Child Abuse Delaware (PCAD) is proud to announce it has been awarded the 2025 Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest honor available to nonprofit organizations through Candid, formerly known as GuideStar. Earning this distinction places PCAD in the top 1% of nonprofits across the country recognized for exceptional accountability and openness.
This seal reflects PCAD’s dedication to openly sharing its mission, goals, progress, and impact with the public. By maintaining this level of visibility, PCAD strengthens confidence among donors, partners, and community members, while underscoring its ongoing commitment to protecting children and supporting families throughout Delaware.
As part of this achievement, PCAD now offers supporters new ways to give easily and securely through Apple Pay, PayPal. and Venmo. These enhancements make it simpler than ever for donors to support PCAD’s critical mission.
Additionally, PCAD’s verified Candid profile is now publicly accessible without requiring login, providing free and unlimited access to the organization’s financials, strategies, latest reports, and documents as they are released, – ensuring that the public always has real-time access to the most current information:
“We are incredibly proud to receive the 2025 Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency,” said Claudine Wiant, JD, Executive Director of PCAD. “With so many nonprofits in Delaware, being recognized among the very few with this distinction demonstrates our unwavering commitment to accountability and impact. Every child in Delaware deserves to grow up in a safe, nurturing environment—and this Seal reinforces to our supporters that their investment in our mission is secure and meaningful.”
The Platinum Seal not only celebrates the organization’s growth but also opens new doors with donors, sponsors, and partners committed to making Delaware a safer place for every child.
To view PCAD’s Candid profile visit: https://app.candid.org/profile/7730655/prevent-child-abuse-delaware/.