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Survey results - USA

  • 82% of community foundations have created a fund dedicated to providing grants to support organizations dealing with the pandemic.
  • 98% of community foundations have made a grant to deal with the local response to the crisis. The most common type of fund that has provided a grant to deal with a pandemic is a donor advised fund.
  • 96% of community foundations have closed their offices and are working remotely
  • 84% of community foundation expect their next board meeting to take place as scheduled, but it will be conducted remotely, rather than through an in-person meeting
  • 66% of community foundations have applied for support from the Paycheck Protection Program.

Full report here:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58c5af6729687fbc123160a6/t/5e979467d8d46269838bb95c/1586992234739/Response+to+Coronavirus+Pandemic+by+Community+Foundations.pdf

Contact your local Kansas community foundation. Many CFs are responding to Covid-19 together with their communitis in the most creative inspiring ways. https://kansascfs.org/kcfs.cfm#linkFIND

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