Adventist Development and Relief Agency

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Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)

Founded	1956
Founder	Seventh-day Adventist Church
Type	Humanitarian/Aid/Disaster Relief/Development
Location	Silver Spring, Maryland, US
Area served	134 Countries Worldwide
Product	Provides individual and community development and disaster relief, including Food Security, Economic Development, Primary Health, Emergency Management, and Basic Education
Owner	Seventh-day Adventist Church
Key people	Jonathan Duffy, President; Korey Dowling, Vice President for HR; Michael Kruger, Vice President for Finance
Revenue	$173,000,000 (2009)
Employees	5,000 (2009)
Website	adra.org

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The Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA or ADRA International) is a humanitarian agency operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the purpose of providing individual and community development and disaster relief. It was founded in 1956, and it is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States.

In 2004, ADRA reported assisting nearly 24 million people with more than US$159 million in aid. Its staff numbered over 4,000 members.^[1] As of the end of 2007, it had operations in 125 countries.^[2] According to Forbes, in 2005, ADRA ranked among America's 200 largest charities

Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is a faith-based, non-governmental organization that has made strides of holistic effort for the perseverance of human well-being. This organization is motivated by religious beliefs regarding humanity and distributes social service through volunteers.^[3]

ADRA distributes relief to communities living in life-threatening poverty, war impacted zones and other critical living conditions.