Disaster relief charities

Volunteer-powered organization providing immediate disaster response and long-term recovery by rebuilding homes, schools and community infrastructure; it reports mobilizing more than 71,000 volunteers across 32 countries.

Focuses on long-term disaster recovery, helping families get back into safe, repaired homes through its Homeowner Recovery Services and advising communities on running recovery programs through its Community Advisory Services.

Deploys emergency medical teams, medicines, point-of-care labs and hygiene kits to disaster zones and medically underserved communities; in 2023 the WHO verified it as a Type 1 Mobile Emergency Medical Team, which it says made it the fourth U.S. team so designated.

Rescues and repurposes surplus products from corporations, manufacturers and the public — food, clothing, personal care, medical and school supplies — to provide basic necessities and disaster relief to people in need in the U.S. and roughly 70 countries since 1991.

Leverages the skills of military veterans to rapidly deploy emergency response teams for disaster relief, providing mucking/gutting, debris removal, roof tarping, and long-term recovery operations.

Provides privately funded relief, reconstruction and development aid — centered on health and education — to communities in the U.S. and abroad affected by disasters and chronic poverty, with communities guiding where resources go.

Describes itself as the only full-time resource dedicated to helping donors increase the impact of their disaster giving, managing disaster funds and making grants focused on medium- and long-term recovery.

Provides disaster relief in the U.S. and abroad — food, clean water and hygiene items staged in regional distribution centers and international warehouses — plus children's feeding, agriculture and women's empowerment programs overseas.