The Philanthropy California team has vetted a list below to help you direct resources to funds supporting non-profits active in relief and recovery efforts with a special focus on people facing structural impediments.
You can filter the list based on region and beneficiary to support families, businesses, community-based organizations, and others during this crisis.
Geography scope
- National
- Northern California
- Southern California
- Statewide
Target communities
- Businesses
- Community-Based Organizations
- Government Agencies
- Individuals
National
Entertainment Industry Foundation: Defy:Disaster
This fund supports immediate and long-term relief. Defy:Disaster has several programs including the Lend a Hand campaign that supports firefighters in California battling fires.
Statewide
Center for Disaster Philanthropy: California Wildfires Recovery Fund
This fund supports communities across the state as they work to rebuild and recover from wildfires.
With an emphasis on recovery, this fund:
- Targets support to vulnerable populations and communities disproportionally affected.
- Identifies and fill in gaps where public resources are unavailable or scarce.
- Gives locally and prioritizes grants to small nonprofits and community groups.
- Builds and supports collaborative relationships among donors.
League of California Community Foundations: Disaster Relief, Recovery, and Resilience Fund
This fund supports relief, recovery and resilience for natural hazard events in communities across the state of California. Through a statewide coalition of community foundations, funds support:
Relief
- Provide emergency disaster relief for individuals, families, and communities
- Fill critical gaps in local safety net services that may include food and housing security, physical and mental health access and support, and emergency assistance
Recovery
- Support the long-term recovery of impacted individuals, families, and communities
- Support the capacity of organizations to provide long-term recovery services
- Support case management, project management and construction management associated with recovery
- Support community-based leadership activities such as convening recovery committees
Resilience
- Prepare for and minimize damage from catastrophic events
- Invest in hazard mitigation and prevention for communities at risk of and impacted by natural hazards
- Support coordinated planning with public/private sector entities, reduce duplication of efforts, and increase the overall effectiveness of disaster prevention and preparedness activities