UN Agency · Fund dedicated to the quake
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
The UN's migration agency, with operations inside Venezuela and a dedicated donation page that activates its response to the June 24, 2026 earthquake; the money is collected outside the country.
In brief
IOM is the United Nations' migration agency and co-leads the Shelter sector inside Venezuela, where it operates in 10 of the 23 states. After the June 24, 2026 earthquake, its Director General announced that IOM is mobilizing to deliver emergency shelter, water and sanitation, health care, and non-food items, coordinating with authorities and UN partners, and opened a donation page dedicated to the earthquake. The money is collected outside the country: through its U.S. partner (USA for IOM, 501(c)(3), tax-deductible), without going through the Venezuelan banking system.
Why it is trustworthy
- Fact
After the earthquakes of June 24, 2026, IOM activated/mobilized its response: its Director General (Amy Pope) announced that the organization is preparing to deliver emergency shelter, water and sanitation (WASH), health care, and non-food items, while its teams assess the situation and coordinate with authorities and UN partners. This is a response mobilizing, not distribution already carried out.
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There is a donation page dedicated and labeled to the earthquake on IOM's official partner in the U.S. (USA for IOM): the page carries the Venezuela earthquakes banner and the text 'The earthquakes that have struck Venezuela have caused widespread destruction...', with a live payment form (card and PayPal, one-time or monthly). The existence of this appeal dedicated to the event is what supports the c1a classification; the page does not guarantee that 100% of the donation goes solely to the earthquake.
usaforiom.org → - Fact
USA for IOM (U S Assoc For Intl Migration) is a 501(c)(3) organization registered with the IRS since May 1988, EIN 52-1525929, with up-to-date Form 990 filings (revenue US$5.61M in 2024, filed in Aug 2025); donations are tax-deductible in the U.S.
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IOM maintains operations inside Venezuela: as of December 2025 it works in 10 of the 23 states and co-leads the Shelter sector within the response framework, with a 2026 Crisis Response Plan; that operational presence inside the country helps the aid arrive, while the money is collected outside.
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IOM is an intergovernmental organization related to the UN (UN Migration), with international legal personality; it is not a Venezuelan NGO subject to account freezes or to being taken over by the State like other NGOs taken over by the State. The collection abroad (501(c)(3) in the U.S.) does not go through the Venezuelan banking system.
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