Razom Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
RAZOM, INC. (RAZOM U.S.), WHICH MEANS "TOGETHER" IN UKRAINIAN, WAS FORMED IN 2014 TO SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY IN UKRAINE THROUGH PROGRAMS IN HUMANITARIAN AID, EDUCATION, CULTURE, AND CIVIC SOCIETY. RAZOM IS DEDICATED TO UPHOLDING THE PRINCIPLES OF THE REVOLUTION OF DIGNITY (MAIDAN) AND ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SECURE, DEMOCRATIC, AND PROSPEROUS UKRAINE. RAZOM FOCUSES UNWAVERINGLY ON PRIORITY NEEDS IN UKRAINE AND ON OPPORTUNITIES TO AMPLIFY VOICES FROM UKRAINE IN CONVERSATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.
- Income
- $30.1 million
- Spending
- $28.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 9.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 89%
- Employees
- 53
- Volunteers
- 150
- Highest pay
- $308,300, ceo
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
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 41% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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 35% of charities in its peer group (international, $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 (1)
- $26.3 million spent. RAZOM FULFILLS ITS MISSION THROUGH FIVE CORE PROGRAM AREAS: HEALTH, HEROES, RELIEF, ADVOCACY, AND CONNECT. RAZOM'S PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS FIRST RESPONDERS, FRONTLINE MEDICS, HEALTHCARE, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH AID, TRAINING, AND NETWORKS FOR IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM IMPACT. THE ORGANIZATION ADVANCES BIPARTISAN POLICIES IN SUPPORT OF UKRAINIAN VICTORY AND A JUST AND LASTING PEACE. RAZOM PROMOTES UKRAINIAN CULTURE TO DRIVE GLOBAL AWARENESS AND INSPIRE ACTION. SEE BELOW FOR DESCRIPTIONS OF RAZOM'S PROGRAMS AND THEIR KEY ACTIVITIES IN 2024: RAZOM HEALTH FILLS CRITICAL HEALTH GAPS IN UKRAINE BY DISTRIBUTING ESSENTIAL MEDICAL AID, PROVIDING PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, AND ADVANCING MEDICAL EDUCATION TO ENSURE RESILIENT HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS THAT RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS. IN 2024, RAZOM HEALTH CONTINUED IMPLEMENTING IMPACTFUL PROGRAMMING SUCH AS THE CO-PILOT AND RAZOM WITH YOU PROJECTS. CO-PILOT PROJECT BRINGS SURGEONS FROM THE U.S. TO UKRAINE TO PERFORM COMPLEX SURGERIES AND TRAIN UKRAINIAN SURGEONS. IN 2024, 408 COMPLEX, LIFE-CHANGING SURGERIES WERE PERFORMED THROUGH CO-PILOT'S IN-HOSPITAL SURGICAL COLLABORATIONS ACROSS UKRAINE. UNDER THE RAZOM Z TOBOYU (RAZOM WITH YOU) PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES SIX MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS IN UKRAINE AND DELIVERED 9,865 MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATIONS, OFFERING DIRECT PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT THROUGH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS, SPECIALIZED TRAUMA-INFORMED TRAINING FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND PEER SUPPORT GROUPS FOR WOMEN, VETERANS, AND DISPLACED FAMILIES. RAZOM ALSO TRAINED 586 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ACROSS MULTIPLE REGIONS IN UKRAINE ON POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND DEVICES AND PROTOCOLS TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE UKRAINE'S EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CARE ECOSYSTEM.RAZOM HEROES PROCURES AND DELIVERS LIFESAVING MEDICAL AID, DISASTER RELIEF, AND MEDICAL TRAINING TO FIRST RESPONDERS ON UKRAINE'S FRONT LINES. IN 2024, RAZOM PROCURED AND DELIVERED 22 MOBILE STABILIZATION POINTS, FULLY EQUIPPED "MINI HOSPITALS ON WHEELS", FOR MEDICS TREATING PATIENTS NEAR THE FRONT LINES, SAVING AN ESTIMATED 10,000 TRAUMA PATIENTS. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPLIED MORE THAN $2 MILLION WORTH OF ENERGY SUPPLIES FOR CRITICAL DISASTER RELIEF AND 296 MEDICAL EVACUATION VEHICLES, SAVING AN ESTIMATED 17,760 TRAUMA PATIENTS. THE TEAM ALSO CONDUCTED 32 TRAINING SESSIONS FOR UKRAINIAN RAILWAYS EMPLOYEES, EQUIPPING 700 RAILWAY WORKERS WITH FIRST AID SKILLS AND INDIVIDUAL FIRST AID KITS. RAZOM RELIEF EMPOWERS LOCAL UKRAINIAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS TO FIND AND IMPLEMENT CREATIVE AND LOCAL-INFORMED SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES FACED BY WAR-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN UKRAINE - WHILE RAISING THE STANDARD OF PROFESSIONALISM, TRANSPARENCY, AND COLLABORATION OF GRASSROOTS UKRAINIAN ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION AWARDED APPROXIMATELY $3.27 MILLION IN GRANTS TO A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 85 ORGANIZATIONS IN UKRAINE THAT HELP LOCAL COMMUNITIES, COVERING NEEDS SUCH AS WINTER PREPARATION RESOURCES, WATER FILTRATION TOOLS, SECURE SHELTERS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND SCHOOLS NEAR FRONTLINE REGIONS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS DELIVERED AID TO OVER 150,000 PEOPLE IN 189 TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN LIBERATED AND FRONTLINE AREAS. RAZOM RELIEF CONTINUED THE SEEDS PROJECT, WHICH PROVIDED SEEDS TO 42,313 PEOPLE IN KHARKIV, DONETSK, KHERSON, AND SUMY REGIONS FOR HOUSEHOLD FARMING, AND THE WATER PROJECT, WHICH PROVIDED 22,380 PEOPLE WITH ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER THROUGH FILTERING STATIONS IN KHARKIV AND KHERSON REGIONS. RAZOM SUPPORTED 14,808 CHILDREN AGED FROM 3 TO 18 ACROSS 13 CHILDRENS' CENTERS AND PROVIDED 2,416 CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTAKE IN EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS.RELIEF'S FLAGSHIP INITIATIVE, "RAZOM SYL'NISHI" (STRONGER TOGETHER), A COALITION OF NGO PARTNERS IN UKRAINE, WORKED TO BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND SHARE RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF CIVIL SOCIETY AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. RAZOM ADVOCACY ADVANCES U.S. POLICY FOR UKRAINIAN VICTORY THROUGH DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH POLICYMAKERS, THROUGH THE PRESS, AND THROUGH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. KEY 2024 INITIATIVES INCLUDED UKRAINE-FOCUSED CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS TO EDUCATE AND INFORM POLICYMAKERS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS ACROSS THE U.S. SUCH AS THE LOCAL BASKETBALL CLINIC LED BY FORMER LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL STAR AND UKRAINIAN ENTREPRENEUR ROMAN RUBCHENKO IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA. A RELENTLESS JOINT EFFORT ULTIMATELY PERSUADED SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE MIKE JOHNSON TO BRING THE $61 BILLION SUPPLEMENTAL UKRAINE AID BILL TO A VOTE, SECURING ITS PASSAGE. THE TEAM ALSO ADVANCED THE "LET UKRAINE STRIKE BACK" CAMPAIGN, URGING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO PERMIT THE USE OF U.S. MUNITIONS INSIDE RUSSIA, GENERATING 8,500 INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENT COMMUNICATIONS TO THE WHITE HOUSE IN 36 HOURS. RAZOM CONNECT AMPLIFIES THE VIBRANCY OF UKRAINIAN VOICES THROUGH CULTURE, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS. IN 2024, RAZOM CONNECT SUPPORTED MORE THAN 50 STUDENTS IN U.S. UNIVERSITIES INTERESTED IN UKRAINE VIA STIPENDS FOR ATTENDING CONFERENCES AND HOSTING EVENTS ON CAMPUS. THE TEAM PROVIDED GRANTS FOR DISTRIBUTION AND MEDIA CAMPAIGNS TO SUPPORT OSCAR NOMINATIONS FOR UKRAINIAN FILMS, AS WELL AS FOR THE TRANSLATION OF UKRAINIAN LITERATURE. PARTNERING WITH PBS DISTRIBUTION, RAZOM SUCCESSFULLY DISTRIBUTED 50 DVDS OF 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL, FIRST EVER UKRAINIAN FILM TO WIN AN OSCAR, TO UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. ADDITIONALLY, RAZOM ORGANIZED THE UKRAINIAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK, A MULTI-DAY UKRAINIAN CULTURAL EVENT ACROSS CINEMA, LITERATURE, AND THE ARTS.THREE OF RAZOM'S FIVE PROGRAMS - HEROES, HEALTH, AND RELIEF - ARE IMPLEMENTED IN UKRAINE WITH THE SUPPORT OF AN AFFILIATE ORGANIZATION, RAZOM DLIA UKRAYINY. THESE PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY A ROBUST LOGISTICS INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING A WAREHOUSE, AN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SYSTEM, A VEHICLE FLEET, AND A DEDICATED TEAM OF WAREHOUSE WORKERS AND DRIVERS WHO PROCESS AND DELIVER HUMANITARIAN SUPPLIES TO RECIPIENTS.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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