Post-Quake Giving To Haiti: A Look At Major Charities
Americans have given more than $1.3 billion to charities since the Jan. 12 earthquake. Here's a look at some of the prominent organizations working there.
| Charity Name | Donations Received | Spent | % | Remaining | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Red Cross | $460,000,000 | $148,503,495 | 32% | $311,496,505 | Relief and recovery efforts. Water, sanitation and shelter are the organization’s current focus, with shelter the biggest share of total spending. |
| Catholic Relief Services | $155,863,489 | 30,572,448 | 20% | 125,291,041 | Focus on shelter, infrastructure and health programs, including HIV/AIDS prevention, water and sanitation, food and security. |
| Doctors Without Borders US | $112,000,000 | 65,190,000 | 58% | 46,810,000 | Health services, including psychological treatment, maternal health care and treatment after sexual violence; construction and operation of mobile clinics and shelter. |
| World Vision | $192,000,000 | 56,000,000 | 29% | 136,000,000 | Provides access to basic needs, including latrines and clean water; provides health care and emergency and transitional shelter. |
| Oxfam | $90,000,000 | 30,000,000 | 33% | 60,000,000 | Focus on recovery and sustained access to water and sanitation; assisting people to move back into their communities; cash grants program to help people who want to start or rebuild small businesses. |
| Partners in Health | $84,500,000 | 23,000,000 | 27% | 61,500,000 | Focus on medical and surgical care at the general hospital and 12 public hospitals operated by Partners in Health; partnering with agencies to provide shelter, food and water; education. |
| Save the Children USA | $71,400,000 | 21,862,985 | 31% | 49,537,015 | Moving from relief stage to recovery, focusing on critical health needs, nutrition, education and security. |
| Hope for Haiti Now | $66,000,000 | 35,000,000 | 53% | 31,000,000 | Focus on rebuilding efforts; money raised from the telethon and music sales has been distributed among partner organizations, including Oxfam, Partners in Health, UNICEF and the U.N. Food Program, among others. |
| Clinton Bush Haiti Fund | $45,000,000 | 4,230,000 | 9% | 40,770,000 | Focus on longer-term reconstruction, job creation and economic opportunity by awarding grants to relief organizations in Haiti. |
| CARE USA | $36,900,000 | 9,600,000 | 26% | 27,300,000 | Relief and rehabilitation efforts, including shelter, water and sanitation; constructing 25 to 30 transitional shelters per week. |
| William J. Clinton Foundation | $16,090,535 | 9,895,700 | 62% | 6,194,835 | Focus on communal hurricane emergency shelters; emergency relief, portable classrooms, agricultural supplies; solar-powered streetlights and clothing. |
| J/P Haitian Relief Organization | Did not respond. | NA | NA | NA | NA |
