World Relief

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World Relief (officially, World Relief Corporation of National Association of Evangelicals) is a global Christian humanitarian organization.

World Relief, originally named the War Relief Commission, was founded as a commission in 1944 by the National Association of Evangelicals to send clothing and food to victims of World War II. After the war, the War Relief Commission decided to continue working in post-war Europe and around the world. In 1950, the agency was renamed World Relief and began to focus on other areas, such as providing sewing machines and training to war widows, setting up TB clinics, land reclamation projects, and assisting post-Korean War Korean children by establishing clinics and providing food and clothing.

World Relief is organized as a corporation, and the National Association of Evangelicals as the sole shareholder. Myal Greene has served as President/CEO since 2021.

In January 2025, the Trump administration froze USAID funding pending a 90-day review. Waivers are planned to be available for some projects, but by mid-February, World Relief has not yet received money for distributing seeds for planting season in Haiti or helping to provide malnutrition relief in civil-war-torn Sudan. And more broadly for both international efforts and legal refugee resettlement within the United States, World Relief has raised an additional $4.5 million from churches and private donors, although some employees have been furloughed and a funding gap of $3.5 million remains as of mid-February.

• Clemantine Wamariya, author of The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story About War and What Comes After

U.S. Offices:

World Relief has multiple offices throughout the United States, providing refugee resettlement and other services in cities like Seattle, Chicago, and Baltimore.

International Offices:

Globally, World Relief operates in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean.

• Myal Greene, president/CEO (2021–Present)
• Tim Breene, former chief executive officer
• Scott Arbeiter, former president
• Kevin Sanderson, chief administrative officer, chief financial officer
• Erin Donovan, chairperson
• Matt Gerkens, treasurer
• José Velázquez , secretary

• Official website