Faith-based organization · Fund dedicated to the quake
Samaritan's Purse
U.S. evangelical Christian NGO, four stars on Charity Navigator, with a dedicated earthquake fund and 100% of payment handling outside Venezuela.
In brief
U.S. Christian relief organization with more than 50 years of international operations and affiliate offices in the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany and other countries. After the June 24 earthquake it activated a specific fund (Venezuela Relief 013692) and is deploying a response team from its Colombia office, with a field hospital, water filters and shelter. The donor pays in the U.S. or Europe; the money does not go through the Venezuelan banking system.
Why it is trustworthy
- Fact
Samaritan's Purse activated a response dedicated to this earthquake: 'Venezuela Relief 013692'. It is deploying a Disaster Assistance Response Team (with staff from its Colombia office) and preparing to ship a field hospital, shelter tarps, solar lights, blankets and water filters, focused on Caracas and La Guaira.
samaritanspurse.org → - Fact
The project's official donation page is live and states: 'Samaritan's Purse is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity', with designated contributions applied to the project. The payment button redirects to the official secure subdomain checkout.samaritanspurse.org.
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Charity Navigator rates Samaritan's Purse at 94% (four stars), EIN 58-1437002, headquartered in Boone, NC; financial statements audited by an independent accountant and an audit committee, with full disclosures on its website.
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It has its own international structure to handle payments outside Venezuela: an affiliate registered in the United Kingdom (charity 1001349 / Scotland SC039251) that is also responding to the earthquake and accepts donations in pounds and euros.
samaritans-purse.org.uk →