Refugee families are fighting every day to survive, recover and rebuild their lives. Your continued support will help provide food, medical care and emergency supplies to children and families in disaster and conflict-affected countries like Ukraine, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Syria and Ethiopia.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Who is the IRC?
A: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people affected by humanitarian crises — including the climate crisis — to survive, recover and rebuild their lives. Founded at the call of Albert Einstein in 1933, the IRC is now at work in over 40 crisis-affected countries as well as communities throughout Europe and the Americas. We deliver lasting impact by providing health care, helping children learn, and empowering individuals and communities to become self-reliant, always seeking to address the inequalities facing women and girls.
Q: Is my gift tax-deductible?
A: Yes. The IRC is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. The IRC is consistently awarded top marks by charity watchdog groups for our efficient use of donor contributions and the effectiveness of our work. Among these: CharityWatch gives the IRC an A. The IRC meets all 20 of BBB Wise Giving Alliance's accountability standards.
Q: What does the IRC do?
A: We serve people whose lives have been upended by war, conflict, and natural disasters. We work in countries where people don't have the support they need to recover from crisis. We respond within 72 hours, staying to help countries stabilize and people rebuild their lives. We resettle refugees welcomed by the United States, helping them to succeed and thrive.
Q: Where is the IRC responding?
A: The IRC works in more than 40 countries and in 28 U.S. cities to help people affected by humanitarian crises to survive, recover and rebuild their lives.
Ukraine
The war has destroyed essential infrastructure. The IRC is helping hospitals restock medicines, providing legal and psychological support, and distributing cash, stoves, thermal blankets and other essential supplies to help Ukrainian families survive the bitterly cold winter.
Afghanistan
More than 24 million people in Afghanistan have been left without enough food to eat each day. Without more support, hunger could kill more people than 20 years of conflict. The IRC provides uprooted families with cash assistance, tents, clean water, sanitation and other basic necessities, supports health and hygiene initiatives, and helps people find employment.
Pakistan
One third of Pakistan was underwater after horrific floods struck this summer. The IRC is dispatching food supplies,dignity and hygiene kits, basic household items, and setting up medical response centers to assist people impacted by the floods.
Yemen
Yemen is facing one of the largest humanitarian crises of our time. The International Rescue Committee provides lifesaving emergency aid, clean water, education, women's protection and medical care to millions of people in Yemen affected by violent conflict and a growing health crisis that now includes COVID-19.
You have the power
to help. Please consider making a gift to the IRC.
Any amount you can give can help ease the suffering of those in urgent need.
You have the power to help. Please consider making a gift to the IRC. Any amount you can give can help ease the suffering of those in urgent need.
Refugee families are fighting every day to survive, recover and rebuild their lives. Your continued support will help provide food, medical care and emergency supplies to children and families in disaster and conflict-affected countries like Ukraine, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Syria and Ethiopia.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Who is the IRC?
A: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people affected by humanitarian crises — including the climate crisis — to survive, recover and rebuild their lives. Founded at the call of Albert Einstein in 1933, the IRC is now at work in over 40 crisis-affected countries as well as communities throughout Europe and the Americas. We deliver lasting impact by providing health care, helping children learn, and empowering individuals and communities to become self-reliant, always seeking to address the inequalities facing women and girls.
Q: Is my gift tax-deductible?
A: Yes. The IRC is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. The IRC is consistently awarded top marks by charity watchdog groups for our efficient use of donor contributions and the effectiveness of our work. Among these: CharityWatch gives the IRC an A. The IRC meets all 20 of BBB Wise Giving Alliance's accountability standards.
Q: What does the IRC do?
A: We serve people whose lives have been upended by war, conflict, and natural disasters. We work in countries where people don't have the support they need to recover from crisis. We respond within 72 hours, staying to help countries stabilize and people rebuild their lives. We resettle refugees welcomed by the United States, helping them to succeed and thrive.
Q: Where is the IRC responding?
A: The IRC works in more than 40 countries and in 28 U.S. cities to help people affected by humanitarian crises to survive, recover and rebuild their lives.
Ukraine
The war has destroyed essential infrastructure. The IRC is helping hospitals restock medicines, providing legal and psychological support, and distributing cash, stoves, thermal blankets and other essential supplies to help Ukrainian families survive the bitterly cold winter.
Afghanistan
More than 24 million people in Afghanistan have been left without enough food to eat each day. Without more support, hunger could kill more people than 20 years of conflict. The IRC provides uprooted families with cash assistance, tents, clean water, sanitation and other basic necessities, supports health and hygiene initiatives, and helps people find employment.
Pakistan
One third of Pakistan was underwater after horrific floods struck this summer. The IRC is dispatching food supplies,dignity and hygiene kits, basic household items, and setting up medical response centers to assist people impacted by the floods.
Yemen
Yemen is facing one of the largest humanitarian crises of our time. The International Rescue Committee provides lifesaving emergency aid, clean water, education, women's protection and medical care to millions of people in Yemen affected by violent conflict and a growing health crisis that now includes COVID-19.
You have the power
to help. Please consider making a gift to the IRC.
Any amount you can give can help ease the suffering of those in urgent need.
You have the power to help. Please consider making a gift to the IRC. Any amount you can give can help ease the suffering of those in urgent need.
