Artist Relief is an initiative organized by the Academy of American Poets, Artadia, Creative Capital, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, MAP Fund, National YoungArts Foundation, and United States Artists—all small to mid-sized national arts grantmakers—that have come together in this unprecedented moment guided by the understanding that the wellbeing of artists has financial, professional, social, and mental dimensions, and should be fostered with a holistic framework of support. As such, Artist Relief will distribute $5,000 grants to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19;...

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The Open Hearts Foundation created an Emergency Relief Fund as part of its grantmaking program to provide grants in support of emerging and growing non-profits on the frontlines who are serving women and children through this pandemic. the Fund will consider grant applications on a rolling basis in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Grant funds will range between $5,000 and $15,000 per non-profit. The following are priority areas: Serves vulnerable women and children populations impacted by covid-19 pandemic including low-income children and families, domestic violence victims, or low-wage...

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Santa Monica is a strong community with a long history of helping those in need. 79.8% of residents see themselves as a member of the community, and 74% feel they can count on their neighbors. During this incredibly difficult time, members of our community are struggling to get by, put food on the table, and care for their loved ones. The Santa Monica COVID-19 Relief Fund will provide critically needed funds to the City and other organizations to help obtain necessary sanitation and medical supplies, provide food to those experiencing food insecurity, provide shelter to those in need, and...

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For immediate support of vulnerable people in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park The Palo Alto Community Fund (PACF) has launched a COVID-19 Relief Fund to raise and deploy immediate financial resources to help the most vulnerable in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. This is an especially effective way for you to give broadly to those most in need in our community. On March 25th, the Palo Alto Community Fund (PACF) launched a COVID-19 Relief Fund to raise and deploy immediate financial resources to help the most vulnerable in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. As of April...

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Due to COVID19, tens of thousands of San Diego businesses have had to close their operations, impacting the region’s economy in a critical way. More than 98% of businesses in San Diego have less than 100 employees—these are the businesses we know and love that need our assistance to help sustain their employees and keep their doors open. At Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s urging to provide grants and micro loans to small businesses impacted by COVID-19, the City of San Diego allocated $6 million to create the Small Business Relief Fund, to provide certainty and offer financial support businesses...

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The Ford Foundation, Schmidt Futures, Open Society Foundations, The JPB Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Amalgamated Foundation, and others are partnering to create a rapid response fund dedicated to helping the workers, families, and communities most devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. With initial commitments over $7 million, the fund ultimately aims to raise $20 million to provide flexible funding to organizations working to prevent workers and families from sinking deeper into poverty during the initial months of the pandemic, and to support policy and...

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The San Diego Arts + Culture Challenge Fund offers financial support to the individuals and organizations that make up San Diego County's creative workforce. Undertaken as a collaborative effort to support San Diego’s creative sector, the Fund is being launched by a cohort of local leaders and advocates committed to the health and recovery of the sector, including The San Diego Foundation, Clare Rose Foundation, San Diego Regional Arts and Culture Coalition, and the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture. The aim of the fund is to help stabilize the creative sector and lessen...

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In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Greater LA Education Foundation (Greater LA) is coordinating community, business and philanthropic resources in support of the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) and the immediate and ever-changing needs of school districts serving almost 2 million students. Greater LA has established the COVID-19 Education Response Fund to receive immediate dollars to support the urgent needs of local school districts and families in the current national health emergency. VISIT FUND

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The Minority Humanitarian Foundation Covid -19 Immigrant Family Relief Fund provides grants of $250 for immigrants in San Diego County who have lost all or part of their income due to the coronavirus pandemic. Some immigrant workers are ineligible for certain federal and state benefits such as unemployment and food stamps. It is their goal to help the community members who most need these services. MHF has pledged $5,000 to the MHF Immigrant Relief Fund and one of their supporters has already matched our commitment, bringing the current fund to $10,000, enough for 40 individual one-time...

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