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Adventist Development and Relief Agency International

Grantmaking foundation in Silver Spring, Maryland · EIN 52-1314847

Total giving
$47MTax year 2025
Total assets
$85MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

THE ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY (ADRA) INTERNATIONAL WORKS IN MORE THAN 120 COUNTRIES WITH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN POVERTY AND DISTRESS TO CREATE JUST AND POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH EMPOWERING PARTNERSHIPS AND RESPONSIBLE ACTION. ADRA COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND GOVERNMENTS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO FOOD, CLEAN DRINKING WATER, AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE, BASIC HEALTH CARE AND DISEASE PREVENTION, EDUCATION, MICRO-CREDITS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND EMERGENCY RELIEF. ADRA INITIATIVES DEVELOP HUMAN CAPACITY, INCREASE SELF-RELIANCE, MEET CHRONIC NEEDS, AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO SURVIVE CRISIS. ADRA EMPHASIZES SUSTAINABLE, COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND INVOLVE LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$100M2020
$97M2021
$81M2022
$67M2023
$84M2024
$47M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Southern Union Conference Association of Seventh-Day Adventist$150K2024

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Website: www.adra.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.