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Miyamoto Global Disaster Relief

EIN 45-1504288 · W Sacramento, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak25 out of 100GovernanceGood80 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

SEE SCHEDULE O.MIYAMOTO GLOBAL DISASTER RELIEF IS 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT CORPORATION THAT PROVIDES DISASTER MITIGATION RESPONSE, RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOLLOWING NATURAL DISASTER. IT IS THE ONLY NONPROFIT STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD THAT PROVIDES EXPERTISE AT THE CRITICAL PHASE OF DISASTER. MIYAMOTO RELIEF WORKS WITH NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, THE UNITED NATIONS, AND NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION (NGOS) TO STRATEGIZE AND IMPLEMENT DISASTER MITIGATION PROGRAMS.

Income
$379,920
Spending
$435,708
Spent on programs
96%
Reserves
0.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
0
Volunteers
25

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

Weak: 25 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 86% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 15% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 73% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    96% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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

Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    8 of 8 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

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 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 (1)
  1. $417,067 spent. MIYAMOTO RELIEF PROVIDED NONPROFIT ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN DISASTER- AND CONFLICT-AFFECTED AREAS THROUGHOUT 2024.MOST NOTABLY, MIYAMOTO RELIEF PARTNERED WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TO IMPLEMENT A LARGE-SCALE EMERGENCY HOUSE REPAIR PROGRAM IN TRKIYE FOLLOWING THE DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE. THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE BENEFICIARY MAPPING AND SELECTION PROCESS, VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS - PARTICULARLY ELDERLY RESIDENTS - WERE IDENTIFIED AND PRIORITIZED FOR SUPPORT. MIYAMOTO RELIEF TEAMS CARRIED OUT DETAILED DAMAGE AND REPAIR ASSESSMENTS, PREPARED BILLS OF QUANTITIES (BOQS), AND OVERSAW THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.AS A RESULT, EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGED HOMES DEEMED REPAIRABLE WERE MADE SAFE AND HABITABLE AGAIN, ALLOWING FAMILIES TO MOVE OUT OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDP) CAMPS AND OTHER TEMPORARY SHELTERS AND RETURN TO THEIR OWN HOMES.MIYAMOTO RELIEF ALSO COMPLETED TWO CRITICAL PROJECTS IN UKRAINE IN 2024: THE REPAIR AND RENOVATION OF A BOMB-DAMAGED SCHOOL IN KYIV AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL ASBESTOS-SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR DEMOLITION.THE SCHOOL REPAIR PROJECT, CARRIED OUT AT SCHOOL NO. 165, WAS FUNDED BY MULTIPLE DONORS AND SPONSORS, INCLUDING CITIBANK AND PROCEEDS FROM MIYAMOTO RELIEF'S INNOVATIVE "NIGHT OF 1,000 DRAWINGS" FUNDRAISER. THE WORK INCLUDED THE SAFE DEMOLITION OF ASBESTOS-DAMAGED WALLS AND OTHER COMPROMISED BUILDING ELEMENTS, FOLLOWED BY RECONSTRUCTION AND A FULL RENOVATION OF THIS MULTI-STORY HISTORIC SCHOOL. A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT WAS THE INSTALLATION OF NEW BATHROOMS IN THE BASEMENT, WHICH ALSO SERVES AS THE SCHOOL'S BOMB SHELTER. PREVIOUSLY, THERE WERE NO TOILET FACILITIES IN THE BASEMENT, FORCING STUDENTS TO HOLD OR CLIMB UPSTAIRS DURING AIR RAIDS, PUTTING CHILDREN AT SIGNIFICANT RISK.THE SECOND PROJECT, FUNDED BY THE CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY (CDP), FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING UKRAINE'S WIDESPREAD ASBESTOS-CONTAMINATION CHALLENGES. MIYAMOTO RELIEF CONDUCTED MATERIAL TESTING TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF ASBESTOS HAZARDS IN DAMAGED STRUCTURES AND DEBRIS, AND DEVELOPED COMPREHENSIVE, PRACTICAL GUIDELINES FOR THE SAFE DEMOLITION OF ASBESTOS-CONTAINING BUILDINGS. THE WORK, CARRIED OUT IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, RESULTED IN EASY-TO-FOLLOW STEP-BY-STEP GUIDANCE, TRAINING MATERIALS, AND EXTENSIVE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. TRAININGS WERE ALSO DELIVERED THROUGH HIGHER-EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO BUILD LONG-TERM CAPACITY.MIYAMOTO RELIEF'S WORK DIRECTLY BENEFITS VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN DISASTER-HIT AND CONFLICT-AFFECTED AREAS AROUND THE WORLD. IN TRKIYE, THE MOST AT-RISK HOUSEHOLDS WERE PRIORITIZED FOR EMERGENCY HOME REPAIRS, ENABLING FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY, TO RETURN SAFELY TO THEIR HOMES. IN UKRAINE, MORE THAN A HUNDRED CHILDREN AT SCHOOL NO. 165 BENEFITED FROM CRITICAL REPAIRS AND SAFETY UPGRADES, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF SAFE SHELTER-LEVEL SANITATION FACILITIES. THE NATIONWIDE ASBESTOS-SAFETY GUIDELINES HAD AN EVEN BROADER IMPACT, ADDRESSING WIDESPREAD CONTAMINATION AND SUPPORTING SAFER DEMOLITION PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS UKRAINE AFFECTED BY THE WAR.THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THREE CRITICAL PROGRAMS: 1. A LARGE-SCALE EMERGENCY HOME REPAIR PROGRAM IN EARTHQUAKE-AFFECTED TURKEY; 2. THE REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF SCHOOL NO. 165 IN KYIV, UKRAINE, AND 3. UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASBESTOS-SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR DEMOLITION.THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS CRITICAL WORK TO ENSURE SAFE SCHOOLS AND SUPPORT DISASTER-AFFECTED FAMILIES. BUILDING ON PRIOR SCHOOL-SAFETY INITIATIVES IN LEBANON AND OTHER COUNTRIES, MIYAMOTO RELIEF ADVANCED ITS SAFE-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING AND ENABLED FAMILIES TO RETURN HOME THROUGH TARGETED HOME-REPAIR INTERVENTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, BY DEVELOPING NATIONAL ASBESTOS-REMOVAL GUIDELINES IN UKRAINE, MIYAMOTO RELIEF APPLIED ITS TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO ADDRESS A REAL, LIFE-THREATENING CHALLENGE FACING WAR-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES.

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

  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 December 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 June 2001.

    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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