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- ↑ ANF ranks #100 on Chronicle of Philanthropy's The Philanthropy 400: http://philanthropy.com/premium/stats/philanthropy400/index.php?state=All+the+states&year=2009&search=+Go+&Name_Type=All+the+organizations
- ↑ NF's listing on Charity Navigator
- ↑ "Top 200 U.S. Charities". Forbes. 2008-11-19. Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 10 March 2010.