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7 Bells Refuge
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Burnsville, MN
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Health
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Directconnect Humanitarian Aid Inc
United States
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Bellevue, MI
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International
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Global Empowerment Mission Inc
United States
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Doral, FL
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Human Services
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Mission to Ukraine
United States
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Noblesville, IN
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Education
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World Emergency Relief
United States
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San Dimas, CA
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International
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Glide Revitalization
United States
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Glide, OR
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Matthew 25 Ministries Inc
United States
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Cincinnati, OH
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International
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Medical Teams International
United States
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Tigard, OR
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International
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Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service Inc
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Buffalo, NY
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Health
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Team Rubicon
United States
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Los Angeles, CA
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Human Services
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Abrahams Blessing
United States
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Albany, NY
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International
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Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership Inc
United States
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Frederick, MD
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Youth Development
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Cotton Charitable Foundation
United States
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Houston, TX
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Advocacy & Civil Rights
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Global Emergency Relief Recovery and Reconstruction
United States
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Boyce, VA
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International
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Sendmemissions Inc
United States
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Wauchula, FL
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Education
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Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation
United States
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San Dimas, CA
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Religion
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Centerpointe Inc
United States
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Lincoln, NE
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Health
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Core Community Organized Relief Effort
United States
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Los Angeles, CA
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Human Services
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Hoyleton Youth and Family Services
United States
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Hoyleton, IL
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Education
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Bregman Cares Inc
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Albuquerque, NM
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Human Services
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What is a disaster relief charity?
Disaster Relief as a cause covers the organizations that respond when earthquakes, floods, storms, wildfires, and conflict upend daily life: dedicated emergency responders, humanitarian aid groups, and organizations in other fields whose work includes disaster response. The directory above lists every organization carrying this cause tag, with country and size filters. GiveRadar decides on its own which organizations carry the Disaster Relief tag, working from what an organization's name, stated mission, and registry classification say it does; no charity can choose or buy the label.
A disaster relief charity is a nonprofit organization that helps people survive and recover from sudden crises: earthquakes, floods, storms, wildfires, industrial accidents, and armed conflict. On this page the Disaster Relief cause tag gathers organizations for which that work is the entire mission alongside organizations for which it is one program among several: a medical charity that deploys after earthquakes carries the tag just as a dedicated response team does. Disaster Relief is also one of GiveRadar's charity categories: the category directory groups charities by their primary sector, while this cause page follows the issue wherever it appears.
What do disaster relief charities do?
Disaster relief charities work along the full arc of a crisis: preparing communities before it hits, keeping people alive during it, and rebuilding after attention moves on. Typical work includes:
- Distributing emergency supplies: food, drinking water, blankets, hygiene kits, and temporary shelter
- Providing emergency medical care and evacuating people who need treatment
- Running cash assistance programs so affected families can buy what they need from local markets
- Restoring water, sanitation, and power in damaged communities
- Offering psychosocial support to survivors and to first responders
- Helping households rebuild homes and livelihoods in the months and years that follow
- Training volunteers and pre-positioning supplies before the next emergency
How to check a disaster appeal before the surge sweeps you along
The moment to check a disaster relief organization is the moment you feel most rushed: right after a disaster, when appeals surge and new fundraisers appear faster than anyone can verify them. Two questions matter more for this cause than for almost any other. First, was the organization present in the affected region before the disaster? A profile that shows a founding year, a stated operating area, and filings from earlier years is evidence of an organization that existed before the appeal did. Second, does the appeal say what happens to donations if the response raises more than it can spend there? Organizations that answer that in writing are disclosing; silence is worth noticing. Beyond those two, the ordinary checks apply: look the organization up in the charity checker, confirm its registration details, and read its integrity assessment, which measures how much the organization discloses, not the quality of its response. The full walkthrough lives in our guide for donors.
Common questions
What is a disaster relief charity?
A disaster relief charity is a nonprofit that helps people survive and recover from sudden crises such as earthquakes, floods, storms, and conflict. Its work spans emergency supplies, medical care, cash assistance, and long-term rebuilding, and many combine disaster response with other missions. On GiveRadar, the Disaster Relief cause tag marks every listed organization whose stated mission includes this work.
Where should I donate for disaster relief?
GiveRadar does not rank charities or tell you where to give: the integrity assessment measures disclosure, not impact. What you can do is filter the directory above to the affected country, prefer organizations whose profiles show they operated there before the disaster, and confirm registration and filings before giving. Money is usually more useful than goods: cash lets organizations buy exactly what is needed from markets close to the disaster, while unsolicited goods create sorting and transport work for responders.
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