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The Greater Toledo
Community Foundation announced last week that it has
established a COVID-19 Response Fund to support northwest
Ohio and southeast Michigan nonprofit organizations as they
assist in responding to the spread of COVID-19 in the
community and experience
financial challenges in doing so.
The Foundation will seed
the COVID-19 Response Fund with a $100,000 contribution from
its
unrestricted funds (aka
Community Funds) to respond to immediate needs, and will
continue to raise additional funding for ongoing expenses
incurred by nonprofits.
“The Foundation is
prepared to leverage its resources to support sudden and
unexpected needs that arise in our community, said Keith
Burwell, president, Greater Toledo Community Foundation.
“Just as in the 2008 Great
Recession and the 2014 Water Crisis, we are responding with
grant
opportunities to support
any unexpected expense incurred by our local nonprofits
during the
COVID-19 pandemic.”
Local nonprofits can
request funding directly through the Foundation’s online
grants system. The Foundation staff will also seek
recommendations from local agencies such as the County
Health Departments, School Districts, the United Way and
others to identify nonprofit organizations that can most
efficiently deploy funding resources for the greatest
impact, while continuing to work with the State of Ohio
through Philanthropy Ohio and State Health Director Dr. Amy
Acton, formerly with the Columbus Foundation.
Guidelines and funding
priority areas for this competitive grant process have been
announced on the GTCF website: www.toledocf.org. Due to the
evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Response Fund
will not operate on a definite timeline. In order to move
resources quickly, Greater Toledo Community Foundation will
distribute grants on a rolling basis. As conditions change,
Foundation staff will coordinate with the Grants and
Distribution Committee (a sub-committee of the GTCF Board)
to determine when funding considerations should cease, or if
alterations should be made to the distribution process.
“Community Foundations
across the U.S. have been stepping up their response to
COVID-19
creating new funds to
support those affected and partnering with local governments
and health
organizations to help
contain its spread” “As our community’s philanthropic first
responder, Greater Toledo Community Foundation has activated
our rapid response fund to collect donations to aid in
coronavirus relief. One hundred percent (100%) of donations
to this fund will be granted to nonprofits working in
northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan.
Those who wish to
contribute to the COVID-19Response Fund may do so here.
About Greater Toledo
Community Foundation
Greater Toledo Community
Foundation is a public charitable organization created by
citizens of our community to enrich the quality of life for
individuals and families in our area. In existence since
1973, the Foundation has more than 900 funds with assets of
approximately $304 million. The Foundation provides
philanthropic services for individuals, families, businesses
and corporations to meet their charitable giving needs. For
more information about Greater Toledo Community Foundation,
visit
www.toledocf.org or follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.
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