At Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest, Central & Inland California, our mission is to build a more ethical, trustworthy, and connected business community—together.
With eight campuses across Arizona and California, with campuses in Bakersfield, Fresno, Lake Havasu City, Newport Beach, Phoenix, Prescott, San Diego, & Yuma, we support businesses at every stage with tools, programs, and resources that help entrepreneurs grow with integrity and confidence. Today, we proudly serve over 23,000 BBB Accredited Businesses across the region.
BBB Accreditation isn’t just a badge—it’s a public commitment to doing business honestly, transparently, and ethically. Our 8 Standards for Trust provide a framework that helps businesses stand out and gives consumers the confidence to engage.
But BBB is more than a seal. Our Ignite Innovation and Events Hubs in Phoenix, San Diego, and Fresno offer dynamic spaces—like a professional podcast and production studio—where entrepreneurs can connect, collaborate, and amplify their impact. From leadership retreats to creative content, we help bring big ideas to life.
We also invest in mission-driven businesses through programs like the BBB Breakthrough Accelerator and BBB4Good Trustmark, and support the next generation through our nonprofit f.e.e.l. Foundation, which delivers ethical leadership education to students and underserved communities.
Integrity is at the heart of all we do—from celebrating student athletes through scholarships to honoring exceptional companies with our Torch Awards for Ethics.
Whether you're launching, growing, or looking for businesses you can trust—BBB is here to support your journey. Because we’re not just in the business of trust—we’re building it, one ethical connection at a time.
National Philanthropic Trust is a public charity dedicated to providing philanthropic expertise to donors, foundations and financial institutions, enabling them to realize their philanthropic aspirations.
Founded in 1996, National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) is the largest national, independent public charity that manages donor-advised funds and one of the leading grantmaking institutions in the U.S. Since its founding, NPT has raised more than $95.8 billion in charitable funding and has made more than 1.1M grants exceeding $55.5 billion to nonprofits around the world.
Our experienced staff of philanthropic professionals is fully prepared to help you establish and administer your donor-advised fund. NPT is led by a Board of Trustees composed of nationally known experts in philanthropy and business.
Independent Sector is the national membership organization that connects, strengthens, and advocates for nonprofits and philanthropies.
Our vision is a charitable sector that is healthy, trusted, and equitable and helps all people in the United States thrive in a vibrant civil society and just democracy.
Independent Sector formed in 1980 when Coalition of National Voluntary Organizations and the National Council on Philanthropy merged into one umbrella organization to help promote sensible national policies and communicate the value of a strong and unified charitable community.
From its headquarters in Washington, DC, Independent Sector unites nonprofits and philanthropy to strengthen the charitable sector, identifying structural challenges and mobilizing the sector around policy and practice solutions.