UN agency · Fund dedicated to the quake
World Food Programme (WFP)
UN agency with a dedicated earthquake appeal and a clean external payment channel (a U.S. 501(c)(3)), but it operates inside Venezuela in partnership with State institutions, and the money is not a fund 100% segregated to the earthquake.
In brief
The World Food Programme is the UN's anti-hunger agency, with years of operational presence in Venezuela (school meals and food assistance). After the earthquake it launched a dedicated appeal through World Food Program USA, a 501(c)(3) rated 4 stars. The payment goes to Washington, not to Venezuelan banks; the caveat is that WFP operates on the ground in partnership with State institutions and the appeal feeds into its broader emergency response, without the money being a fund segregated to the earthquake.
Why it is trustworthy
- Fact
World Food Program USA launched a DEDICATED earthquake appeal: a live page with the headline 'EARTHQUAKES HIT VENEZUELA — Two powerful quakes just devastated Venezuela, and survivors are in urgent need of aid. WFP is scaling up to support emergency response efforts. Please donate now' and a 'GIVE NOW' button.
wfpusa.org → - Fact
WFP USA published a statement dated Jun 25, 2026 about the Venezuelan earthquakes, committing to 'rush lifesaving food and support' with WFP's logistical capacity and partnerships.
wfpusa.org → - Fact
World Food Program USA is a 501(c)(3) (EIN 13-3843435) rated 4 stars on Charity Navigator (score 92%) and holds Candid GuideStar's Platinum transparency seal; independent audit, no warnings.
charitynavigator.org → - Fact
WFP appears as a named recipient of the U.S. bilateral package for the earthquake: from the US$50M tranche in direct allocations (alongside World Vision, Samaritan's Purse, Catholic Relief Services, International Medical Corps, and IOM).
infobae.com → - Fact
WFP has years of operational presence in Venezuela: 750,000 people reached in 2025, school meals for more than 330,000 across 1,100+ schools, in partnership with the Instituto Nacional de Nutrición and the Ministry of Education; it co-leads the Food Security cluster with FAO and leads the Logistics Working Group for humanitarian partners.
wfp.org → - Fact
WFP's acting executive director, Carl Skau, expressed solidarity and readiness to assist after the earthquake, via UN News, within the UN system's response (with OCHA, IOM, UNHCR, UNOPS).
news.un.org →