The Cleveland Foundation is committing $2.5 million for the creation of the Cleveland Black Futures Fund, an effort that will invest in and strengthen Black-led and Black-serving social change organizations.

The Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana has recently reactivated its Hurricane Relief and Recovery Fund and is requesting donations for Hurricane Laura recovery efforts.

The NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund has now distributed more than $110 million in emergency support to New York City-nonprofits impacted by Covid-19.

An unprecedented effort by U.S. community foundations to help those impacted by COVID-19 has now mobilized more than $1 billion to support on-the-ground efforts by nonprofits.

This latest figure includes funds managed by nearly 600 community foundations that have provided data as part of an ongoing study by the Community Foundation Public Awareness Initiative of grantmaking activities during COVID-19.

New York's community foundation, the New York Community Trust, is partnering with the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Federation of New York and Robin Hood on a new $500,000 venture which will provide consulting services for hundreds of New York nonprofits suffering economic hardship due to COVID-19.

The Central New York Community Foundation (CNYCF) has developed a new mobile app that aims to help nonprofits in the community collaborate with other organizations in a more streamlined way.

The Foundation for the Carolinas is taking the lead in addressing Charlotte’s shortage of affordable housing.

The foundation recently announced it has secured more than $30 million in matching funds for the Charlotte Housing Opportunity Investment Fund it started to help support a government-led effort to address the region’s housing shortage. 

The funds support a combination of new affordable housing construction, support for existing affordable housing infrastructure, and lowered interest rates, according to the foundation.

The Wichita Foundation’s Talent Ecosystem Fund, has already helped draw 49 people to relocate to Wichita to get trained for high-skilled careers.

Rather than simply paying for tuition, the fund is investing in helping students with relocation and living costs while they go back to school.

As the partial shutdown of the federal government enters its second month, a growing number of U.S. community foundations are stepping up to provide funding and other support to impacted workers and nonprofits.

In Washington, D.C., the shutdown is affecting an estimated 285,000 federal government and contract workers. In turn, it is wreaking havoc on the region’s economy and putting a huge strain on nonprofits that provide help with food and shelter, utilities, and social services.

As the need has grown, the Greater Washington Community Foundation has started setting aside and raising money to help nonprofits address the most critical needs.

When Steve Kendall was growing up, the highlight of his week was the family trip to the local library. At an early age, his parents taught him that knowledge was power, easily found in the pages of books. He and his wife, Laraine, attribute much of their success to their lifelong love of reading.

Intrigued by research showing better outcomes for children who were able to read on grade level by third grade, they wondered what rural libraries could accomplish if they were empowered with focused funding to get children excited about reading.

That shared love of reading led the Kendalls to start the Georgia Rural Library Initiative (GRLI), a decade-long series of investments in rural county libraries in partnership with the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.