Disclosures

Effective October 6, 2026

This page brings together the information a donor should know before giving to People for Relief: our tax status, how gifts are treated for tax purposes, how we use donations and where to find our registration and financial information.

Our status

People for Relief is a charitable organization recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our federal tax identification number appears on every donation receipt.

People for Relief helps people through disaster and hardship and stands behind the organizations that help them, all year round, not only when a disaster hits. We do not go to disaster sites ourselves. Donations support approved partners: relief organizations already helping people, such as shelters, food pantries, cleanup and rebuild crews and community groups. Our partners are independent organizations. They are not owned or controlled by People for Relief, and they are responsible for their own work.

Businesses may also partner with us by matching employee gifts, running a giving drive or sponsoring a campaign. A business partner does not decide which relief organizations receive support.

Tax deductibility

Gifts to People for Relief are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. No goods or services are provided in exchange for a gift unless your receipt says otherwise. If a receipt does show goods or services, it also states their estimated value, which is not deductible.

We email a receipt for every gift, including each monthly gift. Please keep your receipts for your tax records. We cannot give tax advice, so check with a tax professional about how the rules apply to you, especially if you give from outside the United States.

How donations are used

Campaign gifts

When you give to a specific campaign, we honor your designation. Your gift supports approved partners helping people through that disaster or hardship, within the relief purpose the campaign describes.

Fully supported or closed campaigns

Sometimes a campaign receives more than its partners can use responsibly, or the need ends and a campaign closes. When that happens, remaining and later gifts to the campaign go to general relief support, where help is needed most. We do this so donations do not sit unused while people elsewhere need help. Every campaign page carries this notice so you know before you give.

General relief support

Gifts to general relief support let us help wherever the need is greatest, including disasters and hardships that receive little public attention, and let us stand behind our partners between disasters.

Operating costs

A portion of donations pays for running People for Relief, including bank fees, partner review, following how support is used and reporting to supporters. Our annual financial information shows how donations were divided between partner support and operating costs.

Results

We choose partners carefully and require them to report on how support was used. Relief work depends on conditions no one controls, so we cannot promise a specific result from any gift.

Financial information

We file an annual information return with the Internal Revenue Service, as tax-exempt organizations are required to do. These returns are public records. Our most recent returns are available on request through the site and are also available from public sources that publish nonprofit filings.

State charitable solicitation notice

Many states require charities that ask for donations from their residents to register with a state agency. People for Relief registers in the states where registration is required.

Registration and financial information about People for Relief is available from the charity regulator of your state where required. Florida residents may request this information from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Consumer Services. Residents of other states may request it from the office in their state that oversees charities, often the attorney general or secretary of state.

Registration with any state does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation of People for Relief by that state.

Donor privacy

We do not sell, rent or trade donor information. Our Privacy Policy explains what we collect and how we protect it.

Governing law

These disclosures and your use of our site are governed by the laws of the State of Florida.

Questions

If you have a question about these disclosures or would like a copy of our financial information, use the contact form on our site.