About us
We exist to make compassion measurable.
Directly Relief is a humanitarian non-profit that connects donor generosity with the work of frontline partners — quickly, transparently, and at scale.
Our mission
To deliver essential aid — medicine, water, food, shelter, and skilled people — to communities affected by poverty, disaster, and conflict, in partnership with those already doing the work.
Our vision
A world where no child loses a parent to a treatable illness, no family is unprepared when disaster strikes, and every act of giving can be traced to the life it changed.
Values that guide every decision.
Transparency
We publish where every dollar goes — audited and line-by-line.
Local first
We resource the people already doing the work in their own communities.
Dignity
Aid is never a transaction. We treat every person we serve as a partner.
Lasting impact
We measure outcomes in years, not photo opportunities.
Every dollar, on the record.
We publish a quarterly ledger of inflows and outflows. Donors can see, line by line, where money was raised, where it went, and what it bought.
- Quarterly open ledger — anonymized for privacy only
- Independently audited annual financials
- GuideStar Platinum equivalent transparency standard
- Real-time program dashboards for major donors
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Local partners trusted
Sixteen years of showing up.
Founded by a group of nurses and engineers shipping medicines to Haiti.
Crossed 1 million people reached. Opened first regional warehouse in Accra.
Launched the Community Council model — funding decisions made locally.
Reached 10 million people; published our first full open ledger.
Surpassed 18 million people served across 96 countries.
Steady hands. Real experience.
Sara Lindstrom
Executive Director
Two decades coordinating field operations in 40+ countries.
Marcus Chen
Chief Financial Officer
Former Big Four auditor obsessed with where every dollar lands.
Dr. Joyce Mwangi
Head of Health Programs
Public-health physician with frontline experience across East Africa.
Carlos Mendoza
Director of Disaster Response
Built the rapid-response network that ships within 24 hours.