Overview
Non-profit relief organizations, such as the American Red Cross, need money to respond to crises, and money provides much greater flexibility for them to do their work than supplies or other durable goods.
A list of these organizations can be found at the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster website.
Additionally, the California Office of the Attorney General’s Registry of Charitable Trusts has additional information and easy-to-use tips on avoiding charity scams following a disaster.
Organizations Responding to the 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires
- American Red Cross: Join UCLA Health in supporting American Red Cross Disaster Relief.
- Los Angeles Fires News and Resources: What’s happening across the UC system and how you can help. Updates, relief efforts, and resources compiled by the University of California.
Organizations Active in Sudan
- UNICEF
- Save the Children
- Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA): Works directly with physicians in Sudan in the Sudanese Doctor's Union, providing supplies and direct medical care to injured civilians and phone triage for those displaced from hospitals. Note that there are some volunteer opportunities posted on their website.