World Emergency Relief
World Emergency Relief alleviates the suffering of human beings by providing humanitarian relief and developmental aid to people who have been marginalized by geography or harmed by natural …
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World Emergency Emergency Relief, Nutritional Support, Disaster Response, Clean Water, Education, Medical aid
World Emergency Relief alleviates the suffering of human beings by providing humanitarian relief and developmental aid to people who have been marginalized by geography or harmed by natural disaster, war, armed conflict, exploitation, physical or mental abuse or economic deprivation.
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Verification & registration
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Integrity assessment
A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.
GiveRadar Analysis
Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations
From what GiveRadar has verified so far, World Emergency Relief has a complete profile, cross-referenced across 4 independent sources including the IRS.
- By reported annual revenue, it is larger than 96% of the 12,755 international charities in the United States with financial records on GiveRadar. See the filings
- GiveRadar has cross-referenced this organization across 4 independent sources, led by the IRS - more than 91% of comparable organizations. See the sources
- Its integrity score of 80 places it in the top 5% of the 25,023 international charities in the United States GiveRadar tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its governance. View this cohort
- government registration
- financial records (4 filed years)
- disclosed leadership
- a website
- a contact email
- a donation page
- an owner-submitted profile claim
Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.
Financials
From irs 990 (fy2024) · FY2024Leadership & board
Disclosed in official filingsHow it stacks up against peers
· vs. 8 similar international in United StatesSimilar charities
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4 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2024): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.
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Tax-deductibility for donors
Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of United States under local rules. Confirm with the charity directly.
WORLD EMERGENCY RELIEF is registered in United States. Donations from the Netherlands to charities outside the EU/EEA are generally not tax-deductible for Dutch donors unless the charity is listed on the Dutch ANBI register with foreign-recognized status.
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Staff & volunteers
From filings and published profiles
Leadership
From FY2024 filing
Officers & trustees (5)
Source: Public filings
5 officers and trustees on file - free with a GiveRadar account.
Latest news
From global news sources
5 articles found
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Activity timeline
Filings and press mentions, merged
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Sources and verification
- Registration and legal identity
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search
- Financial filings
- IRS Form 990 filings - Fiscal year 2024 most recent on file.
- Officers and trustees
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search - 22 disclosed in the public registry.
- News and media coverage
- GDELT Project + Google News
- Supplementary verification
- Charity Navigator
Data freshness
What we know and don't know
Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.
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Financial data · FY2024 on record
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Named leadership · 22 officers on file
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Executive pay · Disclosed
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Government registration · Registered with an official registry
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Mission statement · Published
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Official website · On record
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Headquarters address · On file
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Direct contact · Email or phone published
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Tax-deductibility · Verified
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Founding date · 1985
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Programs & activitiesNo named programs listed by the charity
Methodology
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Quick facts about World Emergency Relief
- What is World Emergency Relief?
- World Emergency Relief is a international publicly-supported charity (509(a)(2)) based in San Dimas, United States. World Emergency Emergency Relief, Nutritional Support, Disaster Response, Clean Water, Education, Medical aid
- When was World Emergency Relief founded?
- World Emergency Relief was founded in 1985.
- Who leads World Emergency Relief?
- Kristy Scott serves as CEO/President.
- Where is World Emergency Relief located?
- Headquartered in San Dimas, CA, United States.
- What is World Emergency Relief's annual budget?
- Annual revenue for fiscal year 2024 is approximately $10M-$100M. 97% of expenses go to program services.
- Is World Emergency Relief trustworthy?
- World Emergency Relief has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 80 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is World Emergency Relief's registration number?
- IRS EIN: 954014743.
- What is World Emergency Relief's website?
- http://www.worldemergencyrelief.org