Our Model

A plane is loaded with AmeriCares relief

Air shipments and airlifts can send many tons of aid and supplies all over the world.

For more than 25 years, the success of AmeriCares has been characterized by timely response, meaningful impact, high integrity and intense passion for the work. To deliver medicine, relief supplies and health care to the needy, AmeriCares has developed a platform based on strategic partnerships, high-efficiency and tight auditing procedures.

Since its founding, AmeriCares has provided more than

$8 Billion

of aid to 137 countries. To accomplish these results, AmeriCares assembles product donations from the private sector, determines the most urgent needs and solicits the funding to send the aid via airlift or ocean cargo to health and welfare professionals in the indigent locations.

On the ground, AmeriCares works with international and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), hospitals, health networks and government ministries of long-standing effectiveness such as the Order of Malta, Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International, HOPE Worldwide, Project Mercy, and Help The Afghan Children. Warehouses in the U.S., Europe, and India serve as assembly centers for inventory.

In some instances, where products such as medicines or medical supplies are not available through conventional channels and the need is critical, AmeriCares applies funds for direct purchases.

Uncompromising security procedures assure that the assistance is distributed to the designated beneficiaries and not diverted. For example, AmeriCares ensures there is all-inclusive tracking of medicine by lot number and conducts thorough follow-ups.

The model is time-tested, cost-effective and experience-driven. Each $100 in cash contributions enables AmeriCares to deliver more than $3,400 in emergency relief, including medicines, medical supplies, clothing, footwear, blankets and nutritional supplements.

AmeriCares is approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501 (C) (3) tax-exempt organization, and all donations are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. AmeriCares Federal Identification Number (EIN) is 061008595.