Colombia Earthquake Relief
Aug 14, 2026
On August 10, 2026, a devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia, resulting in tragic loss of life, collapsed buildings, and widespread displacement in hard-hit areas like Pereira. As rescue efforts continue, humanitarian organizations are urgently mobilizing to support survivors who have lost their homes and livelihoods.
Thousands of people are in urgent need of safe shelter, food, water, and medical care. In response, local and international nonprofits are mobilizing to deliver emergency assistance, restore essential services, and support the long-term recovery and resilience of the communities most severely impacted.
You can use your Vanguard Charitable donor-advised fund (DAF) account to support impacted communities in Colombia. The list below, developed in partnership with Charity Navigator, includes highly rated nonprofits that are actively involved in disaster relief and recovery efforts in the region.
**Nonprofits signed up for Grant Payments via PayPal and can receive funds more quickly than those sent via paper check.1
| Charity Name | EIN | Areas of support |
|---|---|---|
| Save The Children Federation, Inc. | 06-0726487 | Save the Children is establishing safe spaces in Colombia where children can receive education, mental health and psychosocial support. They're also providing additional support, including hygiene kits, food and nutrition assistance. |
| Americares Foundation | 06-1008595 | Americares relief workers are in Cali, one of the hardest hit cities in Colombia, helping to restore health services for survivors. They are delivering medicine, medical supplies, and emergency funding to support survivors. |
| Global Empowerment Mission, Inc. | 45-3782061 | Global Empowerment Mission, in partnership with Solidaridad de Colombia and Motorrad Angels, are coordinating urgent distributions of vital necessities in the hardest hit areas. Their teams are providing food, water, hygiene supplies, tents, bedding, and other life-sustaining aid. They are also supporting early recovery, helping communities stabilize and begin rebuilding with dignity. |
| All Hands and Hearts Smart Response | 20-3414952 | All Hands and Hearts Smart Response has been on the ground since the day of the earthquake, coordinating with local authorities and partners, assessing needs, and procuring emergency supplies for search-and-rescue teams in Pereira, including tools, PPE, and other needed items. They will continue to assess and meet needs as more information becomes available, with initial activities focused on supporting first responders and displaced households with emergency relief items. |
| GlobalGiving | 30-0108263 | GlobalGiving's Colombia Earthquake Relief Fund is providing local organizations with flexible, rapid funding to deliver emergency medical care, search and rescue support, temporary shelter, food, clean water, hygiene supplies, and other essential services. It is also helping communities begin rebuilding and recovering as they face the long-term impacts of this disaster. |
| The International Rescue Committee | 13-5660870 | The IRC has been delivering essential, life‑saving services to communities in Colombia since 2018. Their teams work with local partners to address urgent health, protection, education, and livelihood needs for people affected by violence, displacement, and natural disasters. |
| Unicef USA | 13-1760110 | UNICEF is working in Colombia to support children and families in need to access health care, nutrition, protection, education, and other essential services. |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere | 13-1685039 | CARE is supporting the response, drawing on their extensive humanitarian experience in Colombia since 1954. CARE is distributing lifesaving humanitarian supplies through their CARE PACKAGE® for Emergencies, which includes a safe water kit, cooking items, temporary shelter, and over 30 essential items for a family of four to survive for a month after fleeing their home. |
To support these charities or others:
Login and give to charities. If you don't have access to your online account, you can register by selecting the Login button in the upper right-hand corner. Follow the prompts to register for online access.
If the organization isn't in your saved charities’ list, type the charity name in the Discover Charities search bar. When you find the charity you're looking for, click Start a Grant.
You'll be asked to select a grant purpose in the first step of the process. Select Disaster Relief as your purpose and Colombia earthquake recovery as the sub-purpose.
International granting options:
You may also choose to recommend a grant to an international charity through Charities Aid Foundation of America (CAF America), an industry leader in international granting. To do so, simply recommend a grant2 to CAF America, EIN 43-1634280, and enter the name of the charity you would like to support in Name of International Charity and enter the location.
To discover international charities that are responding to this disaster and recommended by CAF America, Support Colombia Earthquake relief through CAF America.
The nonprofit community's response will be ongoing, and as such, these lists are not meant to be exhaustive.
1 Vanguard Charitable is now issuing grants via Grant Payments with PayPal. To receive a grant from PayPal, the nonprofit must be enrolled with PayPal and confirm their charity status. The above nonprofits marked with an asterisk have a confirmed enrollment status. To learn more about Grant Payments, click here: Eligible nonprofits for grants
2 Fees may apply.