What We’re Doing to Make an Impact
COVID‑19 presents one of the biggest challenges humanity has ever faced. It is upending entire communities and countries, radically altering our way of life and directly impacting the lives of billions. The humbling power of this virus is a reminder that more than ever we need to be prepared — and united — when faced with global crises.
At Tides, we work with those whose lives are most affected, and we operate at scale — supporting different sectors, vulnerable communities, and cultures. As the novel coronavirus continues to touch almost every corner of the planet, we are here to support those on the front lines doing the hard work and uplift our Black, Brown Asian and Indigenous communities who are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 due to systemic racial inequality »
Below are just a few of the hundreds of collaborative COVID‑19 response projects that have compelled Tides to boldly bring gather all our resources and meet the unprecedented challenges of this moment. To date, we’ve already approved over $135 million in grants to rapidly respond to this pandemic.
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Our Work in Communities
Work That's Happening Now
At-Risk Elders Serve Critical Roles as “Wisdom Keepers” and Caregivers in Native Communities During the Pandemic
Education in the Time of COVID-19: Responding to the Pandemic's Impact on Schooling
Mass Incarceration, Systemic Racism, and COVID-19: Black Leaders See Opportunities for Change
Going Above and Beyond: Essential Workers Bring Heart to Homelessness During COVID-19
We Are All Stronger Together: Our Collaborative Philanthropic Responses to COVID-19
Project N95’s Rapid Rise to Support Frontline Healthcare Workers
Undocumented Immigrant Communities Hit Hard by COVID-19
AIDS Memorial Mask Makers Supported by Tides’ COVID-19 Fund
Join our collective response to COVID‑19
Take ActionSupport Additional Organizations
Here’s are recommended organizations to assist you in your own philanthropic response to direct COVID-19 relief, including organizations that are actively addressing this unfolding crisis directly in your local community, nationally, or globally.
Bay Area & West Coast
- Babes Network (YWCA)
- Country Doctor Community Health Center
- Father Joe’s Villages — Emergency Response Fund
- Gates Philanthropy Partners
- Gay City
- International Community Health Services ICHS
- POCAAN
- WAPI Community Services
National & Global
- Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CARE: Emergency Surge Fund
- China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation — Foundation Administered
- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Chinese Red Cross Foundation
- Flicker Fund
- Ending Pandemics
- Give2Asia
- Hubei Charity Federation
- Italian Fundraising Association
- MedShare
- National Domestic Workers Alliance – Coronavirus Care Fund
- SEEDS India
- Stop the Spread
- The One Foundation
- Veneto Regional Health Authority