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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: November 2023 Expires: November 2025

Embrace Relief Foundation

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(201) 528-3181
18 Passaic Avenue, Suite 1
Fairfield, NJ, 07004
http://embracerelief.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

Embrace Relief Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to deliver research-based, sustainable solutions to achieve immediate and lasting improvements in situations of humanitarian emergency and improve the quality of life of individuals and communities enduring chronic hardships."

Year, State Incorporated:
2008, NY

Embrace Relief Foundation (ERF) brings together teams of volunteers to collaborate on local aid and international humanitarian and disaster relief efforts. The teams provide an array of support, and offer to assist financially, emotionally, and physically with the needs of families and communities impacted by disaster. ERF collects, delivers, and distributes supplies and resources to families, individuals, and institutions. As reported by ERF, during 2022, the organization built or reconstructed 160 wells, provided 13,500 health check-ups, and enrolled 4,600 refugee students in their First Bricks education project.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Embrace Relief Foundation's program expenses were:

Children relief: $155,737

Clean water: $373,471

Disaster relief: $84,159

Education: $579,588

Health and cataract: $169,159

Hunger relief: $712,094

Refugee relief: $993,049

Women's empowerment: $35,673

Total Program Expenses: $3,102,930

Chief Executive
Osman Dulgeroglu, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$81,924

Chair of the Board
Nevzat Yilmaz, CPA, Ph.D.

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Certified Public Accountant, Atlantic Accounting

Board Size
7

Paid Staff Size
10

* 2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Special events, Telemarketing, Foundation grants

Fundraising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,811,862, 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 Embrace Relief Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions $100,995
Contributions $2,710,867
Other income, net $78,252
Total Income $2,890,114

Programs: 92% Fundraising: 4% Administrative: 4%

Total Income $2,890,114
Total expenses: $3,374,002
  Program expenses $3,102,930
  Fundraising expenses $138,853
  Administrative expenses $132,219
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-483,888
Beginning Net Assets $1,012,723
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $528,835
Total Liabilities $255,875
Total Assets $784,710

Note: According to ERF's 2022 audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contributions totaling $100,995 in the form of anti-bacterial wipes.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance