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World Relief Corporation O National

EIN 23-6393344 · Baltimore, MD

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair65 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceReports resultsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO BOLDLY ENGAGE THE WORLD'S GREATEST CRISES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHURCH.

Income
$205.9 million
Spending
$192.6 million
Spent on programs
86%
Reserves
1.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 66%
Employees
1,600
Volunteers
21,795
Highest pay
$260,832, president/ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (international, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 41% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 6% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    86% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (international, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    16 of 17 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Reports results. Its tax return states measurable results. These are its own figures and nobody has checked them.

Results it reports

  • 295,291 children were reached with health and nutrition services.Work delivered
  • 110,373 children were treated for moderate and severe acute malnutrition.Work delivered
  • 82,149 farmers and households were supported with agricultural and food security interventions.Work delivered
  • Over 52,462 farmers adopted improved agricultural practices.Change achieved
  • 3,272 churches and faith-based community institutions were supported.Work delivered
  • 41,000 clients were served through immigration legal services.Work delivered
  • 14,105 individuals were reached with protection, SGBV prevention, and survivor support services.Work delivered
  • Over 6,118 survivors and vulnerable individuals received specialized psychosocial support.Work delivered
  • More than 1,204 community protection committee members and leaders were trained.Work delivered
  • More than 1.7 million people received emergency food and basic needs assistance.Work delivered
  • Food aid was distributed to 678,154 people affected by crisis.Work delivered
  • 202,366 individuals gained access to clean drinking water and hygiene services.Change achieved

Read from the return by an AI model and shown only where the wording was found in the return. These are the charity's own figures.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $84.0 million spent. REFUGEE ASSISTANCE: WORLD RELIEF PROVIDE BASIC NEEDS AND INITIAL RESETTLEMENT SERVICES, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL CHURCHES AND VOLUNTEERS, TO REFUGEES FORCED TO FLEE PERSECUTION IN THEIR HOMELAND. OTHER EXTENDED SERVICES PROVIDED TO THESE AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, EXTENDED CASE MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT SERVICES.
  2. $19.0 million spent. HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS DELIVERED MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES, TREATMENT OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION, IMMUNIZATION, AND POSTNATAL CARE, IMPROVING SURVIVAL, GROWTH, AND HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT IN VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. KEY RESULTS (FY25): 295,291 CHILDREN REACHED WITH HEALTH AND NUTRITION SERVICES 110,373 CHILDREN TREATED FOR MODERATE AND SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: CHAD, DRC, HAITI, KENYA, SOUTH SUDAN, AND SUDAN STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: SUPPORTING THE OBJECTIVE OF ENSURING CHILDREN UNDER SIX RECEIVE A HEALTHY START TO LIFE AND CONTRIBUTING TO HUMANITARIAN HEALTH RESPONSE TARGETS
  3. $34.4 million spent. FOOD SECURITY & LIVELIHOODS/AGRICULTURE: THE ORGANIZATION STRENGTHENED HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY AND RESILIENCE THROUGH AGRICULTURAL TRAINING, IMPROVED PRODUCTION PRACTICES, NUTRITION-SENSITIVE AGRICULTURE, AND EMERGENCY FOOD AND CASH ASSISTANCE, SUPPORTING BOTH LONG-TERM LIVELIHOOD RECOVERY AND IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION NEEDS IN CRISIS- AND CLIMATE-AFFECTED SETTINGS.KEY RESULTS (FY25): 82,149 FARMERS AND HOUSEHOLDS SUPPORTED WITH AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SECURITY INTERVENTIONS OVER 52,462 FARMERS ADOPTED IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: DRC, HAITI, KENYA, MALAWI, RWANDA, SOUTH SUDAN, SUDAN, CHAD STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: EQUIPPING FARMERS WITH IMPROVED PRACTICES; CONTRIBUTING TO FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR CRISIS-AFFECTED POPULATIONS AND THE HUMANITARIAN REACH TARGET OF 5 MILLION PEOPLE
  4. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INLCUDE: A. CHURCH EMPOWERMENT & LOCAL PARTNER STRENGTHENING THROUGH ITS CHURCH PARTNERSHIP APPROACH, THE ORGANIZATION STRENGTHENED THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS TO DELIVER HOLISTIC SERVICES, MOBILIZE VOLUNTEERS, AND RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO COMMUNITY NEEDS, REINFORCING SUSTAINABILITY AND LOCAL OWNERSHIP. KEY RESULTS (FY25): 3,272 CHURCHES AND FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS SUPPORTED 17,596 VOLUNTEERS MOBILIZED ACROSS PROGRAM SECTORS GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: BURUNDI, CAMBODIA, CHAD, DRC, HAITI, KENYA, MALAWI, RWANDA, SOUTH SUDAN, SUDAN STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: ENGAGING AND MOBILIZING AT LEAST 3,000 CHURCHES TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES" (B) SERVICE TO IMMIGRANTS WORLD RELIEF SERVED A TOTAL OF 41,000 CLIENTS THROUGH IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDED GREEN CARDS, NATURALIZATION, EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION, RE-PAROLE, RENEWAL OF DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS (DACA), FAMILY REUNIFICATION, AND OTHERS. THER IMMIGRATION LEGAL BENEIFT APPLICATIONS. ( C) PROGRAM FIELD OPERATIONS THIS INCLUDES PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, MONITORING AND EVALUATION, TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT, AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COUNTRY PROGRAM OPERATIONS ON ALL THE DIVERSE PROGRAMS DEFINED ABOVE. (D) PROTECTION, SGBV, AND MENTAL HEALTH & PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT (MHPSS) PROTECTION AND MHPSS PROGRAMS STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY-BASED PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND PROVIDED SURVIVOR-CENTERED CARE, POSITIVE PARENTING, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND CONFLICT-AFFECTED POPULATIONS. KEY RESULTS (FY25): 14,105 INDIVIDUALS REACHED WITH PROTECTION, SGBV PREVENTION, AND SURVIVOR SUPPORT SERVICES OVER 6,118 SURVIVORS AND VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SPECIALIZED PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT MORE THAN 1,204 COMMUNITY PROTECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND LEADERS TRAINED GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: BURUNDI, CAMBODIA, DRC, HAITI, KENYA, MALAWI, RWANDA, SOUTH SUDAN, SUDAN, UKRAINE STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: SUPPORTING THE OBJECTIVE OF KEEPING WOMEN AND CHILDREN SAFE FROM VIOLENCE AND STRENGTHENING MENTAL HEALTH AND COPING CAPACITY." (E.) HUMANITARIAN AND DISASTER RESPONSE THE ORGANIZATION DELIVERED MULTI-SECTOR LIFESAVING ASSISTANCE TO POPULATIONS AFFECTED BY CONFLICT, DISPLACEMENT, AND NATURAL DISASTERS, PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD AND CASH ASSISTANCE, HEALTH AND NUTRITION SERVICES, WASH, PROTECTION, AND BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT THROUGH LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS. KEY RESULTS (FY25): MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION PEOPLE RECEIVED EMERGENCY FOOD AND BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE DISTRIBUTE FOOD AID TO 678,154 PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CRISIS (FOOD/CASH ASSISTANCE) INTEGRATED HUMANITARIAN SERVICES DELIVERED ACROSS HEALTH, NUTRITION, WASH, FOOD SECURITY, AND PROTECTION GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: SUDAN, SOUTH SUDAN, DRC, CHAD, HAITI, UKRAINE, AND MULTI-COUNTRY DISASTER RESPONSE OPERATIONS STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: CONTRIBUTING TO THE OBJECTIVE OF SERVING 5 MILLION PEOPLE IN HUMANITARIAN CONTEXTS AND PROVIDING FOOD ASSISTANCE TO CRISIS-AFFECTED POPULATIONS" (F.) WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) WASH PROGRAMS EXPANDED ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER AND HYGIENE SERVICES, REDUCING EXPOSURE TO WATERBORNE DISEASE AND IMPROVING HEALTH AND LIVING CONDITIONS IN CRISIS- AND DISPLACEMENT-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES. KEY RESULTS (FY25): 202,366 INDIVIDUALS GAINED ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER AND HYGIENE SERVICES 175,975 PEOPLE IN SUDAN ACCESSED SAFE WATER THROUGH PROTECTED WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: CHAD, DRC, KENYA, MALAWI, RWANDA, SOUTH SUDAN, SUDAN STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: CONTRIBUTING TO THE TARGET OF ENABLING 800,000 PEOPLE TO ACCESS CLEAN DRINKING WATER" (G.) EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD PROTECTION & FAMILY STRENGTHENING PROGRAMS PROMOTED THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GROUPS, PARENTING EDUCATION, AND FAMILY STRENGTHENING, FOSTERING SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS AND IMPROVED CAREGIVING PRACTICES. KEY RESULTS (FY25): 2,668 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING 14,905 CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS PARTICIPATED IN CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES TO GROW THEIR LIFE SKILLS OVER 2,022 PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS COMPLETED PARENTING AND FAMILY STRENGTHENING TRAINING GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: BURUNDI, CAMBODIA, KENYA, MALAWI, RWANDA STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: INCREASING LIFE SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS" (H.) PEACE BUILDING & COMMUNITY RESILIANCE PEACEBUILDING AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE INITIATIVES STRENGTHENED SOCIAL COHESION, CONFLICT PREVENTION, AND COLLECTIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING THROUGH LOCAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY-BASED DIALOGUE AND MEDIATION MECHANISMS. KEY RESULTS (FY25): 11 CONFLICTS RESOLVED THROUGH CONFLICT RESOLUTION (OR VILLAGE PEACE COMMITTEES) COMMUNITY LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS TRAINED IN PEACEBUILDING, CONFLICT PREVENTION, AND POSITIVE SOCIAL NORMS COMMUNITY STRUCTURES SUPPORTED TO PROMOTE TRUST, COHESION, AND COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAKING GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: BURUNDI, DRC, RWANDA, SOUTH SUDAN, SUDAN, CHAD, AND OTHER FRAGILE CONTEXTS STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: ADVANCING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, SOCIAL CAPITAL, AND CONFLICT-PREVENTION OBJECTIVES IN FRAGILE AND HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS. (I.) ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT (SAVINGS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, YOUTH LIVELIHOODS) ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS STRENGTHENED HOUSEHOLD FINANCIAL RESILIENCE AND YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY THROUGH COMMUNITY SAVINGS GROUPS, FINANCIAL INCLUSION, VOCATIONAL SKILLS, AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, ENABLING PARTICIPANTS TO BUILD ASSETS, ACCESS CAPITAL, AND PURSUE SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS. KEY RESULTS (FY25): 53,002 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY SAVINGS AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION PROGRAMS APPROXIMATELY $4.4 MILLION MOBILIZED IN CUMULATIVE SAVINGS FROM NEW GROUP MEMBERS 328 YOUTH AND WOMEN SUPPORTED WITH VOCATIONAL, BUSINESS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND LIFE-SKILLS TRAINING. GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS: BURUNDI, CAMBODIA, DRC, HAITI, KENYA, MALAWI, RWANDA, SOUTH SUDAN, SUDAN. STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: MOBILIZING SAVINGS FOR VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS AND EXP

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1964.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 October 7, 2026.

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