Mission: Life for Relief and Development was founded in 1992 by concerned Arab-American professionals in response to the humanitarian crisis that developed in Iraq as a result of the 1991 Gulf War conflict. Life dedicates itself to alleviating human suffering around the world regardless of race, color, religion, or cultural background. Our global organization strives to offer a variety of humanitarian, health, and educational services and programs to aid refugees and victims of war, natural or man-made disasters. Since its founding, Life has provided over $550 million in humanitarian assistance worldwide. Our programs started with providing basic emergency assistance to victims of war, man-made and natural disasters, then expanded to cover health, nutrition, education, social, community development, human development, water and sanitation. (Less)

Life for Relief and Development is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 1993, and donations are tax-deductible.  Note: This organization was not on the most recent list of organizations provided by the IRS, the Business Master File (BMF). It will be removed from our website if it is not listed in the BMF for three consecutive months.