COVID-19 Response Fund
Funding Amount
$500 - $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Other requirements
- Community organizations working in critical social and environmental justice sectors
- Priority given to organizations specifically working to support communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19
Overview
Geographic Scope: California, Oregon, Washington, and beyond
Program Overview:
Beneficial State Foundation reallocated nearly $100,000 in operating funds to create the COVID-19 Response Fund to provide direct support to community organizations responding to the pandemic. The fund was created through an employee-led working group that identified organizations most in need.
Award Structure:
- Microgrants: $500 - $5,000 per organization
- Unrestricted funding: Funds were intended to be as unrestricted as possible
- Total distributed: Nearly $100,000
Distribution:
- Community Support Working Group: Donated $78,900 to 42 organizations
- Employee-Directed Giving: Over 130 employees participated, channeling $13,100 in donations to 108 non-profits
Focus Areas:
Organizations working in the following mission-aligned sectors:
- Job development and employment
- Food access and nutrition (locally-sourced)
- Affordable housing
- Community development
- Social and environmental justice
- Support for communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19
Eligibility:
- Community organizations working in critical social and environmental justice sectors
- Priority given to organizations specifically working to support communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19
Application Process:
- Community support working group: Employees from Beneficial State Foundation and Beneficial State Bank invited to participate; group met weekly to evaluate requests from community organizations
- Employee-directed giving: Employees could donate directly to non-profits of their choice
What Beneficial State Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2022 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2022
- 1
- Total given
- $243K
- Median grant
- $243K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: San Francisco, CA.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Unrestricted nonprofits
- Community development
- Social justice
- Minorities
- BIPOC
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