Donate to Venezuela Earthquake Survivors
Our Emergency Cash team is now in Venezuela and assessing conditions on the ground. Give now and your donation will be delivered in our first round of payments.
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Send cash relief directly to Venezuela earthquake survivors
On June 24, two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela’s northern coast in rapid succession, collapsing hundreds of buildings across Caracas and La Guaira. The second 7.5-magnitude quake was the largest in Venezuela in more than a century.
When the earthquakes hit Venezuela, it was already a country deep in humanitarian crisis. Poverty in Venezuela affects nearly 80% of the population, with widespread food shortages and many families living in unreinforced brick and adobe homes that crumble in earthquakes. When you donate to Venezuela through GiveDirectly, your cash reaches the families who were already most vulnerable before disaster struck.
We’re deploying a team to Venezuela to scope a cash response for the families most affected. Donate to GiveDirectly’s earthquake appeal and the emergency cash relief will help cover immediate needs, such as:
- 🍛 Essentials like food, water, and medicine
- 🏨 Shelter and temporary housing while displaced from damaged or collapsed homes
- 💳 Bills for phone, utilities, and healthcare for those with injuries
Your donations will reach those in greatest need quickly and remotely.
Receiving money — without strings attached — supports families’ short-term survival and long-term recovery. Cash aid is fast and fully remote, letting families meet essential needs quickly and reaching them via digital transfers even when roads are damaged.
This cash will help families meet their own urgent needs and rebuild their lives.
Cash earthquake aid allows survivors to meet their own needs rather than having others guess for them — which is why people impacted by a crisis say they prefer cash relief over donated goods.
Achieving our current fundraising goal will enable us to reach hundreds of families in greatest need. We have the capacity to deliver much more, so with more funds, we could expand to reach many more additional people.
If for any reason we are unable to deliver all funds to Venezuelan survivors, donations will be delivered to victims of future crises through our Emergency Response Fund.
Updates
LIVEOur Emergency Cash team is now in Venezuela and assessing conditions on the ground. Give now and your donation will be delivered in our first round of payments.
Our Emergency Cash team is traveling from Colombia to Venezuela today.
The Venezuelan government reported that the death toll has climbed to 1,719, with 5,034 people injured and 15,866 displaced. Figures are expected to keep rising.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What if I’d like to make a major gift?
We’d love to hear from you! Reach out to us at info@givedirectly.org.
Is my donation to Venezuela earthquake relief tax-deductible?
Yes, donations are tax-deductible in the United States. We accept all major credit and debit cards, PayPal, checks, wires, stocks, cryptocurrencies, DAF (donor-advised fund), and more.
If you’re giving outside the U.S., you can still give to this campaign, but your gift may not be tax-deductible. Reach out to us at info@givedirectly.org with any questions or for more information on ways to give.
Who is eligible to receive Venezuela earthquake relief?
We will use damage and poverty data to identify the highest-need communities, and then enroll and pay impacted families. The exact process is still being finalized, and we’ll update here when confirmed.
What if we raise more or less than the fundraising goal?
Any excess funds will help us deliver cash to more impacted families. If for any reason we are unable to deliver all funds to Venezuelan survivors, donations will be delivered to survivors of the next emergency.
How much cash will each Venezuela earthquake family receive?
We’re still determining the size of the cash payment each family will receive to help them recover and rebuild their lives. The transfer amount will be designed to cover the cost of common post-disaster recovery items. We will update this page with more details when confirmed.
When will people receive my donation?
We’re currently identifying communities in greatest need and aim to complete outreach in the coming weeks. We will update this page with more details when confirmed. In our past responses, we’ve delivered cash 2-3 weeks after the disaster.
How can I help Venezuela earthquake victims?
One of the fastest ways to help is to donate cash directly. GiveDirectly delivers your donation to families living in poverty and affected by the June 2026 earthquakes. They can use the funds to pay for food, shelter, and medical needs immediately with no need to ship donated goods. Learn more about how to help Venezuela earthquake survivors.
Where should I donate for the Venezuela earthquake?
We know you have many organizations to choose from when deciding where to donate for the Venezuela earthquake. We believe one of the best ways to help is to donate directly to those impacted, and let them decide how to prioritize their recovery. By sending cash through GiveDirectly, you are choosing one of the fastest, researched, and most effective ways to help earthquake survivors.
How to donate to Venezuela earthquake relief?
You can give on the right hand side of this page either one time or recurring. Then you can choose your payment method. We accept credit/debit card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover), bank transfer (ACH), PayPal, DAF (donor-advised fund), wire transfer, stock, cryptocurrency donations, or check. You’ll receive a downloadable receipt immediately after donating. GiveDirectly’s tax EIN is 27-1661997.
What is GiveDirectly?
We’re a charity that lets you send money directly to the world’s poorest, no strings attached. In the last decade, we’ve delivered cash to over 2 million people across 15 countries, and we research the impacts it can have for families in need.
The nonprofit GiveDirectly has delivered cash after major earthquakes before, including most recently in the Philippines, Morocco, and Türkiye.