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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: September 2024 Expires: September 2026

Episcopal Relief & Development

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(855) 312-4325
815 Second Avenue
New York, NY, 10017
https://episcopalrelief.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

Episcopal Relief & Development meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to bring together the generosity of Episcopalians and others with the needs of the world."

Year, State Incorporated:
2002, NY

Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD) partners with faith and community organizations to advance lasting change in communities affected by injustice, poverty, disaster and climate change. Inspired by its faith, the organization focuses on four interconnected priorities: nurturing the potential of caregivers and young children, reducing violence against women and girls, strengthening communities’ resilience to climate change and facilitating humanitarian response to disasters.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Episcopal Relief & Development's program expenses were:

Sustainable development: $17,156,468

Disaster relief & recovery: $7,561,724

Total Program Expenses: $24,718,192

Chief Executive
Robert W. Radtke, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$419,009

Chair of the Board
Teri Lawver

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, DexCom

Board Size
21

Paid Staff Size
82

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

Note: In 2022, the highest paid employee was The Most Reverend Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop, who received compensation totaling $442,360.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Radio

Fundraising costs were 12% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $23,316,268, 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 Episcopal Relief & Development's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Contributions, bequests, grants and other $21,683,372
Investment return $2,527,626
Change in beneficial interest in outside trusts held by others $20,520
In-kind contributions $1,632,896
Other income $311,846
Total Income $26,176,260

Programs: 84% Fundraising: 10% Administrative: 6%

Total Income $26,176,260
Total expenses: $29,487,574
  Program expenses $24,718,192
  Fundraising expenses $2,855,395
  Administrative expenses $1,913,987
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-3,311,314
Beginning Net Assets $37,129,082
Other Changes In Net Assets $-31,388
Ending Net Assets $33,786,380
Total Liabilities $3,819,385
Total Assets $37,606,215

Note 1: In the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" refers to postretirement related activities other than service cost.

Note 2: According to ERD's 2023 audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contributions totaling $1,632,896 in the form of contributed services ($1,276,298) and donated rent ($356,598).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance