Non-governmental organizations do not trust the government to use these funds appropriately, while the government is also skeptical of the public's ability to integrate resources. Consequently, two separate institutions have been created, the 921 Earthquake Reconstruction Foundation and the Civilian Alliance for Coordination and Monitoring of Post-Disaster Reconstruction.
賑災的捐款運用是災後重建的重頭戲，但是民間不信任政府能妥善運用捐款，政府也不相信民間有能力統合資源，於是政府和民間分別成立「財團法人九二一震災重建基金會」與「全國民間災後重建聯盟」。