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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: August 2026 Expires: August 2028

Embrace Relief Foundation

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(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) reports that it collaborates with volunteers to deliver humanitarian aid, including material and financial support, as well as disaster relief, to vulnerable communities around the world. The organization’s programs were developed with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and are provided to those in need regardless of race, gender, age, religion, or nationality. ERF’s programs focus on hunger relief, health, education, disaster relief, clean water, refugee relief, and orphan care. In 2024, the organization reports it offered hunger relief to 233,576 people across 21 countries, distributed backpacks full of school supplies to 1,734 students in New Jersey, and performed cataract surgeries for 1,300 people.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, Embrace Relief Foundation's program expenses were:

Hunger relief $1,066,256
Education $528,382
Clean water $467,899
Refugee relief $450,556
Disaster relief $275,597
Children relief $238,961
Health and cataract $226,887
Women's empowerment $23,930
Total Program Expenses $3,278,468

Chief Executive
Celil Yaka, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$51,529

Chair of the Board
Nevzat Yilmaz, CPA, PhD

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Director and Certified Public Accountant, Atlantic Accounting Services LLC

Board Size
5

Paid Staff Size
1

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

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements

Fundraising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,562,749, 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, 2024.

Source of Funds
Contributions $3,351,001
In-kind contributions $144,246
Grants $67,502
Other income, net $64,318
Total Income $3,627,067

Programs: 90% Fundraising: 5% Administrative: 5%

Total Income $3,627,067
Total expenses: $3,651,089
  Program expenses $3,278,468
  Fundraising expenses $190,849
  Administrative expenses $181,772
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-24,022
Beginning Net Assets $594,427
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $570,405
Total Liabilities $154,034
Total Assets $724,439

Note: According to the organization's 2024 audited financial statements, ERF received in-kind contributions totaling $144,246 in the form of materials.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance