Core Response

Core Response

Disaster relief, emergency aid, resilience nonprofit

Overview

Core Response (CORE) is a non-profit that provides immediate emergency relief and long-term disaster recovery. It operates globally to deliver disaster relief, disaster preparedness, and environmental resilience, helping underserved communities in places like Brazil, Haiti, India, and the United States (including California, Chicago, and Puerto Rico). Its work covers crises such as COVID-19, floods, earthquakes, and humanitarian emergencies like the Ukraine crisis. CORE funds its operations through donations and partnerships and mobilizes resources and volunteers to support crisis response and community rebuilding. The goal is to build resilient communities that can better withstand future challenges.

About Core Response

Simplify's Rating
Why Core Response is rated
C-
Rated D+ on Competitive Edge
Rated C on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Government & Public Sector

Social Impact

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$100K

Headquarters

Los Angeles, California

Founded

2010

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What believers are saying

  • CORE secured $5.4M USAID grant in 2024 for Haitian food and agriculture support.
  • CORE partners with UNHCR and Red Cross for Ukrainian refugee shelter programs.
  • CORE collaborates with Listos California and UNC Medicine for community protection.

What critics are saying

  • CORE faces $20M 2023 deficit and 28 layoffs after AirBnB cuts ties over mismanagement.
  • Sean Penn association erodes donor confidence, diverting funds to Red Cross.
  • CharityWatch low rating redirects grants to efficient NGOs like Direct Relief.

What makes Core Response unique

  • CORE empowers communities with targeted aid and self-sufficiency training post-disaster.
  • CORE rebranded from J/P HRO in 2019 to expand globally beyond Haiti.
  • CORE implements 'The Core 8' for rapid COVID-19 testing and support kits.

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Funding

Total Funding

$100k

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Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

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Benefits

Hybrid Work Options

Remote Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

3%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

1%
CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort)
Jul 14th, 2025
CORE Working with Listos California to Protect Communities

CORE working with Listos California to protect communities.

Houston Business Journal
Jul 2nd, 2025
Saatva Arrives in Pasadena with Viewing Room in Time for LA28

" As part of its continued commitment to community care and resilience, Saatva will partner with CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) to support wildfire relief and recovery efforts across Los Angeles County.

CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort)
Jan 11th, 2024
CORE Awarded $5.4 Million USAID BHA Grant Providing 150,000 Haitians Food, WASH & Agriculture Support

To reduce long-term food insecurity, CORE is collaborating with Acceso to work with local farmers to increase production capacity and minimize post-harvest loss throughout 2024 by providing in-kind agricultural inputs and training.

CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort)
Jan 3rd, 2024
CORE and North Carolina Partners Join Together to Challenge the Opioid Epidemic in Tribal Communities

In partnership with the UNC School of Medicine, CORE will recruit physician staff to integrate addiction treatment into their clinical practices.

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