World Relief

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World Relief
World Relief Corporation of National Association of Evangelicals
Formation1944;81 years ago (1944)
Type International NGO
23-6393344 [1]
Legal status 501(c)(3) [1]
PurposeRelief and Development
Headquarters Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates 39°17′22″N76°36′53″W / 39.289555°N 76.614657°W / 39.289555; -76.614657
ServicesAdvocacy, Agriculture, Community Development, Disaster Response, HIV/AIDS Prevention, Immigration Legal Services, Maternal and Child Health, Peace Building, and Refugee Resettlement
Myal Greene
[Chief People Officer]
Alexis Brown
Kevin Sanderson [2]
Dick Oyieko
Parent organization
 National Association of Evangelicals [3]
Subsidiaries World Relief Global Development LLC (LLC),
IMF Hekima Societe Civile (Congo),
Turame Community Finance SA (Belarus) [3]
Website worldrelief.org

World Relief (officially, World Relief Corporation of National Association of Evangelicals) is a global Christian humanitarian organization.

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History

World Relief was founded as a commission in 1944 by the National Association of Evangelicals to send clothing and food to victims of World War II. [4] After the war, the War Relief Commission decided to continue working in post-war Europe and around the world. In 1950, the agency was renamed World Relief and began to focus on other areas, such as providing sewing machines and training to war widows, setting up TB clinics, and supporting orphanages and land reclamation projects.

World Relief is organized as a corporation, and the National Association of Evangelicals as the sole shareholder. [3] Myal Greene has served as President/CEO since (2021–Present). [5]

In January 2025, the Trump administration froze USAID funding pending a 90-day review. Waivers are planned to be available for some projects, but by mid-February World Relief has not yet received money for distributing seeds for planting season in Haiti or helping to provide malnutrition relief in civil-war-torn Sudan. And more broadly for both international efforts and legal refugee resettlement within the United States, World Relief has raised an additional $4.5 million from churches and private donors, although some employees have been furloughed and a funding gap of $3.5 million remains as of mid-February. [6]

Refugee resettlement program

Refugees resettled by World Relief

Office Locations

U.S. Offices:

World Relief has multiple offices throughout the United States, providing refugee resettlement and other services in cities like Seattle, Chicago, and Baltimore.

International Offices:

Globally, World Relief operates in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean.

Leadership

References

  1. 1 2 "World Relief Corp Of National Association Of Evangelicals". Tax Exempt Organization Search Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Leadership". World Relief. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". World Relief Corporation of National Association of Evangelicals. Internal Revenue Service. September 30, 2018.
  4. ↑ Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore agencies bring aid to religious minorities in Middle East, as genocide is declared, baltimoresun.com, USA, March 26, 2016
  5. ↑ McDade, Interview by Stefani (20 July 2021). "After Challenging Season, World Relief Names New President". ChristianityToday.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  6. ↑ Stanley, Tiffany (2025-02-12). "Christian aid groups receive millions in USAID funds. Now their humanitarian work is collapsing". Associated Press . Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  7. ↑ "The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya, Elizabeth Weil: 9780451495334 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  8. ↑ "A moment on 'Oprah' made her a human rights symbol. She wants to be more than that". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2022-06-07.
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