Supporting Ukraine
Want to support Ukrainians but not sure how to do it? Below is an alphabetical list of charities active in providing food, housing, and medical supplies to Ukrainians. With one exception (the unrated Ukrainian Red Cross), the charities listed below have been included either because:
- they are engaged in relief and recovery efforts in Ukraine and the surrounding region, and Charity Navigator has given them a four-star rating, or
- CharityWatch has listed them as top-rated and has provided a detailed report of their efforts in Ukraine.
More charities:
- View other nonprofits that are engaged in relief and recovery efforts in Ukraine, and are well-rated by Charity Navigator.
- View non-profits for which there is no detailed CW report (at least not yet), but that CharityWatch also considers top-rated.
- Alight (formerly the American Refugee Committee)
- Procures medical supplies like freeze-dried plasma transfusion kits, wound dressings, pain relievers, and more in Poland and transporting them into Ukraine to groups holed up in bomb shelters or hospitals that need resupplying. The supplies provided also include baby food, diapers, sanitary items, blankets, and phone chargers.
- Learn more | Donate
- Alight’s ratings page on Charity Navigator
- CARE USA
- Aims to reach four million people with immediate emergency assistance, such as food, water, hygiene kits, psychological support, and cash assistance to aid families in Ukraine who are fleeing violence, and is prioritizing women and girls, families, and the elderly.
- Learn more | Donate
- CharityWatch’s detailed report on CARE USA’s efforts in Ukraine
- CARE USA’s ratings page on CharityWatch
- Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
- Provides shelter, hot meals, and transport to safe areas for people experiencing violence in Ukraine, as well as hygiene supplies, fuel to keep warm, counseling support and more.
- Learn more | Donate
- CharityWatch’s detailed report on CRS’s efforts in Ukraine
- CRS’s ratings page on CharityWatch
- Direct Relief
- Provides requested medical aid—from oxygen concentrators to critical care medicines—while preparing to offer longer-term aid to people displaced or affected by the war.
- Learn more | Donate
- Direct Relief’s ratings pages on Charity Navigator and on CharityWatch
- CharityWatch’s detailed report on Direct Relief’s efforts in Ukraine
- Heart to Heart International
- Gets medical aid and hygiene kits to Warsaw and Romania for transportation by other charities to Ukraine.
- Learn more | Donate
- Heart to Heart’s ratings page on Charity Navigator
- HIAS (the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society)
- Assesses ways it can assist Ukrainians — both Jews and others — as they cross into Poland and other neighboring countries.
- Learn more | Donate
- HIAS’s ratings page on Charity Navigator
- International Medical Corps (IMC)
- Prepares to work with health agencies and local partners to provide the following relief services: primary and emergency health services from medical professionals, including specialist physicians, general practitioners and nurses; mental health and psychosocial support critical for people affected by war; gender-based violence response services and increasing protection of women and children who face risks during conflict; and COVID-19 prevention and awareness services, to keep refugee and displaced populations safe from the pandemic.
- Learn more | Donate
- CharityWatch’s detailed report on IMC’s efforts in Ukraine
- IMC’s ratings page on CharityWatch
- Lutheran World Relief (LWR)
- Reaches out to local organizations that have direct access inside Ukraine and who are welcoming refugees fleeing to neighboring countries.
- Learn more | Donate
- CharityWatch’s detailed report on LWR’s efforts in Ukraine
- LWR’s ratings page on CharityWatch
- Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders
- Prepares local hospitals for mass casualty events, provides remote training to surgeons in key hospitals in eastern Ukraine.
- Learn more | Donate
- MSF’s ratings pages on Charity Navigator and on CharityWatch
- CharityWatch’s detailed report on MSF’s efforts in Ukraine
- Operation USA
- Reaches out to local organizations that have direct access inside Ukraine and who are welcoming refugees fleeing to neighboring countries.
- Learn more | Donate
- CharityWatch’s detailed report on Operation USA’s efforts in Ukraine
- Operation USA’s ratings page on CharityWatch
- Save the Children
- Supports children’s access to education, providing psychosocial support, distributing winter kits and hygiene kits, and providing cash grants to families so they can meet basic needs such as food, rent and medicines.
- Learn more | Donate
- Save the Children’s ratings pages on Charity Navigator and on CharityWatch
- CharityWatch’s detailed report on Save the Children’s efforts in Ukraine
- Ukrainian Red Cross
- Delivers tons of food and basic necessities to thousands of people sheltering in metro stations in Kyiv.
- Learn more | Donate
- Not rated by Charity Navigator or by CharityWatch
- World Central Kitchen
- Have opened a kitchen and food supply depot in Poland near the Ukraine border; have multiple warehouses active in Lviv where trucks are filled with food to head east reaching cities like Odessa and Mykolayiv.
- Learn more | Donate
- WCK’s Charity Navigator page
- World Vision
- Supports refugees in Romania, where they are helping an initial 67,000 people with essential aid, including emergency assistance packages and educational and psychological support.
- Learn more | Donate
- World Vision’s Charity Navigator page
Note
The Town of Washington Grove does not endorse, recommend, certify, authorize or approve of these organizations, and is aware that there are many other similar worthy organizations. We provide these links solely as a convenience to our web visitors.