Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES (CARE OR THE ORGANIZATION) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1945 AND IS AN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION DELIVERING EMERGENCY RELIEF AND LONG-TERM INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. CARE'S MISSION IS TO WORK AROUND THE GLOBE TO SAVE LIVES, DEFEAT POVERTY AND ACHIEVE SOCIAL JUSTICE. CARE SEEKS A WORLD OF HOPE, INCLUSION, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, WHERE POVERTY HAS BEEN OVERCOME AND ALL PEOPLE LIVE WITH DIGNITY AND SECURITY. CARE OPERATES PROGRAMS IN MORE THAN 46 COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE, AND THE AMERICAS.
- Income
- $832.9 million
- Spending
- $836.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 65%
- Employees
- 518
- Volunteers
- 26
- Highest pay
- $539,217, president and ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (international, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 37% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (international, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2524 of 25 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $344.9 million spent. DEVELOPMENT:CARE WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SUPPORTING NEW WAYS OF SUPPLYING OR STRENGTHENING ESSENTIAL SERVICE DELIVERY, BUILDING CAPACITY, BUILDING RESILIENCE FOR REDUCING RISK, AND EMPOWERING THE MOST VULNERABLE, PARTICULARLY WOMEN AND FAMILIES.
- $399.0 million spent. HUMANITARIAN:APPROXIMATELY HALF OF CARE'S WORK RELATES TO HUMANITARIAN. IN TIMES OF CONFLICT OR DISASTER, CARE RESPONDS TO SAVE LIVES, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS OF WOMEN AND FAMILIES AND THE MOST MARGINALIZED. CARE'S HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PREPAREDNESS AND EARLY ACTION, EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY, AND ENCOURAGES FUTURE RESILIENCE. HUMANITARIAN WORK REFLECTS ONGOING CONFLICTS AND NATURAL DISASTERS IN COUNTRIES THAT WE OPERATE. FOR FISCAL YEARS 2025 AND 2024, OUR LARGEST HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS WERE IN ETHIOPIA, TURKEY, SUDAN, AND YEMEN.
- $7.3 million spent. PUBLIC INFORMATION:CARE AIMS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR WORK TO DEFEAT POVERTY AND SAVE LIVES BY HELPING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND FAMILIES, FIND WAYS TO A BETTER LIFE WORLDWIDE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1993.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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