Hurricanes Helene and Milton: A TBF Giving Guide
October 1, 2024
In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, there are a number of places where donors can help support the communities that are affected. The resources below have been compiled as a giving guide.
As a community foundation, we know the critical role that community foundations can play in supporting nonprofit organizations at the heart of the relief efforts. With the aftermath of the disaster still unfolding, you can help by sharing or donating to the rapid response funds activated by these foundations in the impacted states (list shared from the Community Foundation Awareness Initiative). In addition, there are a number of other organizations that are playing critical roles in the recovery efforts, a running list is below. We will continue to add to this list over time – Boston Foundation donor-advised fund holders with questions should reach out to our Donor Services team at donorservices@tbf.org or 617-338-2213.
Community Foundations
Florida
- Community Foundation of North Florida: CFNF Disaster Relief
- Community Foundation of Northwest Florida: Disaster Recovery Fund: Hurricane Relief
- Community Foundation Tampa Bay: Tampa Bay Rapid Response Fund
- Gulf Coast Community Foundation: Rapid Response Fund
- Pinellas Community Foundation: Tampa Bay Resiliency Fund
Georgia
- Barrow Community Foundation: Barrow Community Crisis Fund
North Carolina
- Central Carolina Community Foundation: One SC Fund
- North Carolina Community Foundation : Disaster Relief Fund
- The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina: Emergency and Disaster Response Fund
South Carolina
- Central Carolina Community Foundation: One SC Fund
Tennessee
- East Tennessee Foundation: Neighbor to Neighbor Disaster Relief Fund
Organizations to Support
- World Central Kitchen
- All Hands and Hearts
- United Way of Florida's Disaster Recovery Fund
- Red Cross
- Salvation Army
- RISE Erwin is a community organization in Unicoi County, Tennessee. They are soliciting donations to help with flood relief in their community via a GoFundMe campaign. Click here to donate.
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee is accepting donations of money and food. Click here to donate.
- The Appalachia Service Project is a Christian mission dedicated to helping build and repair homes in our region. Click here to donate.
- Tri-Cities Mutual Aid is a mutual aid group in northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia. Click here to donate.
- The East Tennessee Foundation is accepting donations for flood recovery efforts. Click here to donate.
- The Unicoi County Animal Shelter has an Amazon Wish List. You can click here to help them out. They also have this wish list on pet supply website Chewy. Click here to support them!
- Blue Ridge Public Radio compiled this list of places to donate in western North Carolina. Click here for the full list.
- Manna FoodBank is a food bank in Asheville, North Carolina. Click here to donate money.
- Homeward Bound helps unhoused people find shelter in western North Carolina. Click here to donate.
- Samaritan’s Purse is a reputable Christian organization with a long history of service in southern Appalachia. Click here to donate.
- Democracy Green is a Raleigh-based environmental group helping with recovery efforts in western North Carolina. Click here to donate.
- Foothills Food Club is dedicated to feeding hungry neighbors in McDowell County, North Carolina. Click here to donate.
