World Vision, Samaritan’s Purse and Compassion International Among Major Recipients
The Trump administration has announced nearly $2 billion in new partnerships with faith based and community organisations to support global health programmes and humanitarian relief, marking what the U.S. State Department describes as the largest allocation of global health foreign assistance to faith-based organisations in more than two decades.
Major Christian organisations including World Vision, Samaritan’s Purse and Compassion International are among those receiving funding under the new initiative.
The largest portion about $1.4 billion is focused on global health, including support for thousands of faith-based hospitals and clinics and the training and deployment of community health workers. A further $538 million is allocated for humanitarian crisis assistance through Samaritan’s Purse and a consortium led by World Vision and Compassion International.
The announcement follows major reductions and restructuring of U.S. foreign assistance programmes under the Trump administration, including the dismantling of USAID and substantial cuts to overseas aid. The administration has argued that faith-based organisations can play a more direct and effective role in delivering assistance to communities around the world.
One example highlighted by the humanitarian sector is Samaritan’s Purse’s response to the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela. Following the June earthquakes, the Christian relief organisation airlifted an emergency field hospital and other supplies to the country. Its 56-bed field hospital in La Guaira, equipped with operating rooms, critical-care facilities, a pharmacy and laboratory, began treating patients on June 30.
The funding initiative is expected to support humanitarian operations across multiple international crises, including disaster response, healthcare delivery and assistance to vulnerable communities.
For Christian humanitarian organisations, the announcement represents a significant expansion of their role in U.S.-supported international relief efforts and places faith based groups at the centre of the administration’s new approach to global health and humanitarian assistance.
The move also signals a broader shift in Washington’s foreign aid strategy away from traditional aid structures and toward partnerships with organisations already operating on the ground in communities affected by disease, poverty, conflict and natural disasters.
