Earthquake Charities

From time to time we receive requests for places to donate money to in regards to Earthquakes. QuakeCov has not verified any of the financials of any of these donation sites, but below is a small list of some of the better known ones.

A Partial List of Earthquake Charities:

Red Cross Disaster Relief. The Red Cross accepts monies for disasters, including earthquakes. The Red Crsoss is one of the largest disaster relief groups on earth.

Direct Relief. “Direct Relief is a humanitarian aid organization, active in all 50 states and more than 80 countries, with a mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies – without regard to politics, religion, or ability to pay.”

Hope for Haiti. “As one of the most trusted organizations working to reduce poverty in Haiti, Hope for Haiti is focused on providing support and partnership for the Haitian people every single day.”

Unicef USA Earthquake Relief. “When disaster strikes, UNICEF is among the first on the ground, prepositioning supplies, supporting response efforts and assisting with the recovery. UNICEF operates the largest humanitarian supply warehouse in the world. “

The Seismological Society of America: “SSA has been committed to advancing seismology and sharing research with the public to help build an earthquake-aware world. While the home base for our nonprofit organization remains in California, more than 40 percent of our nearly 2,500 members live and work outside the U.S.”

Compassion International: “Donations made to Compassion’s Disaster Relief Fund help make critical interventions possible following earthquakes, hurricanes and cyclones, landslides and flooding, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, tsunamis, and other severe weather and natural disasters.”

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute: With a donation to the EERI: “Your gift allows us to engage our members’ intellectual resources to further our objectives, exercise leadership, and serve the Institute’s mission and its members. Your tax deductible gift will enable us to continue creating results-focused programs that make a difference in the years ahead.”

Additionally: Typically after a severe earthquake many non profits create a special donor option for relief from a given earthquake. Therefore after a major quake the Red Cross, as an example, may create a specific earthquake fund specifically for that actual quake.

There are also numerous academic charities that you can support as well, which are generallly not listed.

If you are interested in donating for a specific earthquake you may wish to consider reading this Vox article: Where you Can Donate to Help with Hurricane and Earthquake Relief and Recovery. Now, if you’re looking for some groups to send money or other support to as they respond to the earthquakes and hurricanes, here are some options, broken down by each area impacted.”

We make No Recommendations:

QuakeCov makes no recommendations of any kind in this post. We have not audited statements nor reviewed full marketing materials. We are simply providing this list to the community as an earthquake resource. Donors should should always fully vet all charitable organizations.

If you are in the field of Earthquake Charity work and have a solid candidate for this list – please do not hesitate to reach out to us.

This list should be considered a work in progress – so please check back again with us.