Tennessee · Nonprofit
CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC
CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC (Tennessee) receives grants from 59 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,374,246 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($655,000). 37 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 85% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $25M
- Funders on record
- 59
- Grants received
- $2.4M
- Net assets
- $85M
What Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort Inc does
Mission
The corporation is organized and operated for the purpose of providing immediate assistance to victims of natural disasters within the united states. The corporation focuses its relief primarily on the continental u.s. But the board of directors has the authority to extend those efforts to other areas if so needed. All assets and earnings are used exclusively for this purpose, including payments of expenses. No part of the net earnings or donations for the corporation are for the benefit of or distribution to its directors, except that the corporation is authorized to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purpose set forth above. We help victims which for the most part, have lost their earthly possessions, have been displaced to the extent that they are homeless and in need of daily food and clothing. We propose to be an immediate responder to these situations, hoping to arrive with relief as soon as possible
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
In 2024, the busiest time of our year was in the 3rd and 4th quarter: hurricane beryl hit texas, followed by hurricane francine hitting louisiana in mid-september, few days later hurricane helene hit florida, georgia, north carolina, eastern tennessee, and western virginia, followed by hurricane milton hitting the eastern florida coast in the same month. We initially sent basic supplies, then sent household goods like furniture, appliances, water heaters, and mattress sets in the subsequent months. We helped areas in california, hawaii, new mexico, and texas affected by wildfires. We also assisted after flooding took place in iowa, nebraska, new mexico, texas and west virginia. A total of 232 shipments of supplies and household goods, and truckloads of water were sent to 72 different counties/or townships in 19 different states.
$4,952,310 spentof which $4,005,476 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $4,952,310.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $67M to $86M (+29%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
74% of CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (84% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Micheal Lewis
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 13 funders to 22 funders, grant income rose $160k → $285k.
23 of 59 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 85% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 59 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 28% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
90% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 33% · 2018 24% · 2019 30% · 2020 21% · 2021 32% · 2022 41% · 2023 32% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
35% of CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 63% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
85% of CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $359k that is directly attributable, 63% of it comes from funders outside Tennessee, across 19 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.0M arriving through sponsors registered in 17 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 249 religion nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 249 religion nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Tennessee
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
86%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC?
- CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC (Tennessee) receives grants from 59 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,374,246 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($655,000). 37 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 85% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC have?
- IRS filings report 59 organizations giving $2,374,246 in grants to CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC, 37 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $655,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CHURCHES OF CHRIST DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Tennessee. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 59 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing