Core Community Organized Relief Effort
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE ARE A CRISIS RESPONSE ORGANIZATION THAT BRINGS IMMEDIATE AID AND RECOVERY TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE. WE EMPOWER COMMUNITIES IN AND BEYOND CRISIS.
- Income
- $40.4 million
- Spending
- $44.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 85%
- Employees
- 285
- Volunteers
- 200
- Highest pay
- $314,944, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.6 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 30% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 10% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 28% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 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 December 31, 2024, 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)
- $12.6 million spent. PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE - IN 2024, CORE'S COVID VACCINATION ACTIVITIES CONTINUED AS A PART OF A BROADER PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE IN GEORGIA AND ILLINOIS, WITH THE ADDITION OF MONKEYPOX, MEASLES, AND FLU VACCINATIONS. CONTINUING ITS DISASTER RESPONSE WORK DOMESTICALLY, CORE RESPONDED TO HURRICANE HELENE WHICH STRUCK FLORIDA, GEORGIA, AND NORTH CAROLINA IN SEPTEMBER 2024, AND HURRICANE MILTON WHICH STRUCK FLORIDA IN OCTOBER 2024.
- $15.8 million spent. HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE - HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE UKRAINE-RUSSIA WAR CONTINUED IN UKRAINE, BOTH FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF LIBERATED AREAS WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN THE EAST, AND SUPPORT TO IDPS IN THE WEST. CORE ALSO SCALED UP CASH PROGRAMMING IN SUDAN, WHICH WAS BESET BY HUGE HUMANITARIAN NEEDS FOLLOWING THE EXPANSION OF CIVIL CONFLICT WHICH BEGAN IN APRIL 2023. CORE RESPONDED TO HURRICANE BERYL IN GRENADA AND JAMAICA IN THE SUMMER OF 2024, PROVIDING IMMEDIATE RELIEF, AND SUPPORTING SHELTER REHABILITATION.
- $4.0 million spent. HAITI PROGRAMS - PROGRAMS IN HAITI INCLUDE DISASTER RESPONSE, YOUTH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND FOOD SECURITY. ITS REFORESTATION INITIATIVE, WHICH BEGAN IN 2016, HAS PROGRESSED FROM PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION PHASES, SUPPORTING SMALLHOLDER FARMERS TO ADAPT TO THE EFFECTS OF A CHANGING CLIMATE AND TO REVERSE OVER 200 YEARS OF DEFORESTATION IN HAITI. IN 2024, CORE LAUNCHED A JOINT EMERGENCY IN-KIND FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN HIGHLY FOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS IN HAITI.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 December 2024.
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 March 2010.
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 October 21, 2026.
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