Snap Foundation is partnering with Mission Asset Fund to launch the Los Angeles Young Creatives Fund , which will support artists and creatives ages 18-30 who earn at least half of their income through the creative economy. Each individual will receive both a $500 grant and a $500 0% interest loan. The fund chose this strategy to both get funds into the community quickly and recoup funds for future investment. The fund is using an equity lens by targeting outreach to low-income communities of color and using the 2019 HUD low-income guidelines for LA County for eligibility screening. Snap...
The California Immigrant Resilience Fund provides direct cash assistance to immigrant Californians who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but are excluded from federal relief and ineligible for state safety-net programs. Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), a network of foundations focused on immigration issues, has committed to raising $50 million to support direct financial assistance to families of undocumented immigrants through the California Immigrant Resilience Fund, with initial lead investments of $5.5 million from Emerson Collective, Blue Shield of...
As each and everyone one of us makes preparations for the looming economic, political, and public health crisis, it is important to highlight that migrants, refugees, and low-wage workers in general— and day laborers specifically— face uniquely dangerous obstacles. Already targeted and victimized by unprecedented xenophobia and inequality, many of the people we work with will find themselves completely walled out of access to basic necessities in the weeks ahead. This fund will provide direct assistance to migrant workers who find themselves uniquely vulnerable in the face of the Coronavirus...
Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations, Destination Tomorrow’s TRANScend Community Impact Fund, and Third Wave Fund have launched the COVID-19 Collective Fund for Trans Communities to get financial resources to trans-led organizations and transgender, gender nonconforming, and non-binary communities who are organizing in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Priority will be given to trans-led organizations with a racial justice focus. We encourage requests by Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC). Some examples of activities that may be supported by this collective’s...
As part of the city of Anaheim's Economic Recovery Plan, the Anaheim Community Foundation (ACF) was awarded $2 million to lead philanthropic efforts and provide immediate assistance in Anaheim. ACF launched a Rapid Response Grant Program to provide immediate financial support to nonprofits that are working on the frontlines providing meals and other vital necessities to our community. Grant Criteria Funding to support 501c3 nonprofit organizations serving at-risk or vulnerable populations and who present a clear case of direct impact to Anaheim. This includes providing local access to food,...
In recognition that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a serious impact on the public humanities field across the state, California Humanities will direct funds from the federal CARES Act, through the National Endowment for the Humanities, to meet the emergency relief needs of organizations and individuals in order to help sustain and grow the public humanities field in California. In keeping with California Humanities’ mission to connect Californians to ideas and one another in order to understand our shared heritage and diverse cultures, inspire civic participation, and shape our future,...
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The Sonoma County Resilience Fund is the largest long-term disaster recovery fund in Sonoma County. Most recently, we are supporting our community's economic resilience during the Coronavirus by making grants to nonprofits that assist the most vulnerable people in our community with continued access to housing, food, and medical care.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced widespread school and childcare center closures, disrupting the education, health and well-being of students, families and communities. Silicon Valley Community Foundation, in partnership with the San Mateo County and Santa Clara County Offices of Education, has established the COVID-19 Education Partnership, an initiative to support the needs of our local county offices of education and school districts through this unprecedented crisis.
The NDN Collective’s COVID-19 Response Project is designed to provide immediate relief to some of the most underserved communities in the country. NDN’s intent is to quickly distribute resources to frontline organizations, Tribes and individuals to provide gap services during this health crisis, and to artists and entrepreneurs who have suffered the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. VISIT FUND
The Oakland COVID-19 Relief Fund provides immediate grants to nonprofit organizations working on the frontlines. We are committed to a thoughtful, rapid, and transparent process to disburse the funds collected. The Fund will focus on four priority areas: food, homelessness, community health & education and economic security. VISIT FUND
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