Venezuela Earthquakes Relief
Jun 29, 2026
On June 24, two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela in quick succession, triggering tsunami warnings and causing widespread devastation across Caracas and nearby coastal communities. Buildings collapsed, critical infrastructure sustained significant damage, and search-and-rescue efforts continue as aftershocks persist throughout the region.
Thousands of people are in urgent need of medical care, clean water, food, and safe shelter. 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 Venezuela. 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 has released $1.5 million from the Children's Emergency Fund and is working with local partners to provide healthcare, shelter, food, child protection and other lifesaving support. |
| Direct Relief | 95-1831116 | Direct Relief maintains emergency medicines commonly requested during earthquake events, including wound care, surgical supplies, antibiotics, field medic packs to equip first responders and search and rescue crews, and more. |
| Global Empowerment Mission, Inc. | 45-3782061 | Global Empowerment Mission, in partnership with their long-time partner, I Love Venezuela, is committing an initial $20 million in humanitarian aid and support to help affected families recover and rebuild. Their teams are deploying immediately to assess needs, establish operations, and deliver life-saving assistance where it is needed most. |
| International Medical Corps | 95-3949646 | Their team is working with local authorities and partners to identify priority health needs and coordinate our response, which will include support for immediate lifesaving health services through the deployment of mobile medical teams, as well as the distribution of essential medicines, medical equipment and supplies to affected communities. |
| GlobalGiving | 30-0108263 | GlobalGiving's Venezuela Earthquake Relief Fund will provide 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 will also help communities begin rebuilding and recovering as they face the long-term impacts of this disaster. |
| World Vision | 95-1922279 | World Vision will distribute food, hygiene, and menstrual dignity kits in communities devastated by the two powerful earthquakes. In response to the anticipated humanitarian impact, World Vision will also provide psychosocial support to help children and their families cope with trauma. |
| Unicef USA | 13-1760110 | UNICEF has activated a scaled-up emergency response, deploying additional staff and mobilizing supplies to reach an estimated 650,000 people, including 234,000 children, with assistance across health, nutrition, water and sanitation, child protection and education. |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere | 13-1685039 | CARE is providing emergency assistance through the search and rescue of people trapped in collapsed structures, delivering emergency medical care to the injured, the structural assessment of buildings, the restoration of essential basic services, and providing temporary shelter for the affected population. |
| Center For Disaster Philanthropy, Inc. | 45-5257937 | Donations to CDP’s Global Recovery Fund (select 2026 Venezuela Earthquake Recovery) can help support local organizations working to lead their communities’ recovery, making long-term investments to ensure a full recovery, and strengthening preparedness and resilience efforts. Recovery needs will continue long after the headlines fade. For earthquake recovery, long-term, unrestricted funding is crucial. |
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 Venezuela 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 Venezuela Earthquakes 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.