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Disaster Relief charities

Disaster Relief is one of GiveRadar's 16 charity categories, covering organizations whose primary work is responding to emergencies and helping communities prepare for and recover from them. The directory below lists registered disaster relief charities across 100+ countries, filterable by country, cause, and revenue.

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Center of Hope Inc

United States flagUnited States · Wichita, KS · Disaster Relief ·

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Clark County Food Bank

United States flagUnited States · Vancouver, WA · Disaster Relief ·

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Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault

United States flagUnited States · Springfield, IL · Disaster Relief ·

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Shared Harvest Foodbank Inc

United States flagUnited States · Fairfield, OH · Disaster Relief ·

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Kensington Volunteer Fire Department Inc

United States flagUnited States · Kensington, MD · Disaster Relief ·

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Williamson County Rescue Squad

United States flagUnited States · Franklin, TN · Disaster Relief ·

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Jacksonville Volunteer Fire Co Inc

United States flagUnited States · Phoenix, MD · Disaster Relief ·

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Assistance Center of Collin County Inc

United States flagUnited States · Plano, TX · Disaster Relief ·

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Baby2baby

United States flagUnited States · Los Angeles, CA · Disaster Relief ·

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California Emergency Foodlink

United States flagUnited States · Sacramento, CA · Disaster Relief ·

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Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Alliance for Social Ministry

United States flagUnited States · Chesterfield, VA · Disaster Relief ·

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Common Pantry

United States flagUnited States · Chicago, IL · Disaster Relief ·

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Community Action Agency of Somerville Inc

United States flagUnited States · Somerville, MA · Disaster Relief ·

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Crisis Center of West Texas

United States flagUnited States · Odessa, TX · Disaster Relief ·

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Evansville Rescue Mission Inc

United States flagUnited States · Evansville, IN · Disaster Relief ·

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Feed My People Inc

United States flagUnited States · Eau Claire, WI · Disaster Relief ·

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Franciscan Outreach

United States flagUnited States · Chicago, IL · Disaster Relief ·

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Hardwick Emergency Rescue Squad Inc

United States flagUnited States · Hardwick, VT · Disaster Relief ·

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Hebron Interfaith Human Services Inc

United States flagUnited States · Hebron, CT · Disaster Relief ·

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Helping Hands of Putnam County

United States flagUnited States · Cookeville, TN · Disaster Relief ·

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About this category

What are disaster relief charities?

Disaster relief charities are registered nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is emergency response and recovery: delivering food, water, shelter, and medical care after earthquakes, floods, storms, and conflict, and helping communities rebuild afterward. On GiveRadar they form the Disaster Relief category, one of 16 shared categories applied across every country we cover, and Disaster Relief is also a cause tag that appears on organizations in other categories whose work includes emergency response.

What they do

What do disaster relief organizations do?

Disaster relief organizations work across the whole cycle from preparedness to long-term recovery. Typical work includes:

  • Emergency response in the first hours and days: search and rescue, evacuation support, first aid
  • Delivering immediate aid: food, clean water, shelter, and medical care
  • Preparedness before crises: training, early warning systems, and pre-positioned supplies
  • Supporting displaced people after natural disasters and conflict
  • Coordinating volunteers, donations, and logistics in affected regions
  • Long-term recovery: rebuilding homes, infrastructure, and livelihoods
Before you give

How to check a disaster relief charity before you give

The same four checks apply to disaster relief charities as to any other organization, and every profile on GiveRadar covers all four, built from official sources. The full five-step walkthrough is in our guide for donors.

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Registration

Listed in its national register, under the number it publishes.

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Integrity assessment

Our 0-100 measure of how completely it discloses, not of impact.

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Filings

Annual returns and financial statements, where the register publishes them.

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Leadership

Who runs the organization, as recorded in official sources.

FAQ

Common questions

What are disaster relief charities?

Disaster relief charities are registered nonprofits whose primary work is emergency response and recovery, from delivering food, shelter, and medical care after disasters to helping communities prepare and rebuild. GiveRadar lists them as the Disaster Relief category, filterable by country, with registration details, financials where filed, and an integrity assessment for each.

Should I give to disaster relief charities before or during a crisis?

Both fund real work, in different ways. Donations given outside crisis periods fund preparedness: training, stockpiled supplies, and early warning systems that make the next response faster. Donations given during a crisis fund the immediate response, but that is also when unverified appeals multiply, so confirming an organization is registered matters most at exactly that moment. Whenever you give, the same checks apply: registration, filings, and who runs the organization.

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