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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: April 2026 Expires: April 2028

World Emergency Relief

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(888) 484-4543
Post Office Box 218
San Dimas, CA, 91773
https://www.wer-us.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

World Emergency Relief meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to alleviate the suffering of human beings by providing humanitarian relief and development aid to people who have been marginalized by geography, or harmed by natural disaster, exploitation, physical and mental abuse, war, armed conflict, or economic deprivation."

Year, State Incorporated:
1985, CA

Also Known As:
Children's Food Fund, Native American Emergency Relief

World Emergency Relief (WER) reports that it provides assistance to vulnerable children and families in the United States and internationally, responding to poverty, disaster, displacement, and lack of access to basic resources. The organization's core programs address food insecurity, clean water access, disaster response, medical care, and emergency relief. WER's also operates a Native American emergency relief program, which focuses on tribal communities, providing food, access to water, firewood, and support for food sovereignty through community gardens.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, World Emergency Relief's program expenses were:

International relief $9,927,136
Domestic relief $7,441,906
Native American emergency relief $2,950,137
Total Program Expenses $20,319,179

Chief Executive
Kristy Scott, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$148,713

Chair of the Board
Gary Becks

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired, Chief Executive Officer, World Emergency Relief

Board Size
5

Paid Staff Size
3

*2024 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Workplace Giving, Cryptocurrency

Fundraising costs were less than 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $20,503,687, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on World Emergency Relief's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions $19,570,078
Contributions $790,137
Bequests $143,472
Investment income $15,005
Total Income $20,518,692

Programs: 97% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 1%

Total Income $20,518,692
Total expenses: $20,870,411
  Program expenses $20,319,179
  Fundraising expenses $326,909
  Administrative expenses $224,323
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-351,719
Beginning Net Assets $1,814,376
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $1,462,657
Total Liabilities $58,888
Total Assets $1,521,545

Note: According to WER's 2024 audited financial statements, the organization received $19,570,078 in contributed goods and services including humanitarian aid ($11,936,490), food items ($4,985,444), medicines ($2,368,776), shipping ($171,938), and hygiene items ($107,430).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance