In partnership with local funders, the SouthCoast Community Foundation, has established the SouthCoast Emergency Response Fund. Read our COVID-19 Impact Report.
SouthCoast Emergency Response Fund
This Fund will provide flexible resources to organizations that are working with communities at the intersection of being most vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus and most impacted by inequity.
Your gift to the SouthCoast Emergency Response Fund will help our community get through this pandemic.
Over the last year, the Community Foundation has granted more than $5.4 million to nonprofits on the front lines of this pandemic from the SouthCoast Emergency Response Fund. To date, the Fund has raised $7.1 million from a wide range of corporate donors, foundations, and individuals, in response to the Community Foundation’s call to come together on behalf of our community.
To learn more, please check out our FAQ, which answers many common questions we are hearing from the community.
Application Inquiries About The Fund
Currently, we are no longer seeking applications for the SouthCoast Emergency Response Fund. We do encourage you to register with us to be notified of upcoming grant opportunities.
To date, the Fund has received many more requests than we could possibly support at this time. Given the overwhelming number of emails we are getting, we apologize in advance as we are not able to respond to each email. We will be in contact if we have any questions or need any additional information. We will continue to consider applications on a rolling basis going forward while focusing our efforts on continuing to fund-raise for the Fund. Please direct your inquiry to emergencyfund@southcoastcf.org
- For interested partners or to make a donation, please contact the Community Foundation Development Manager, emergencyfund@southcoastcf.org.
- For media inquiries and interview requests, please contact Kim Goddard at kgoddard@southcoastcf.org.
Our COVID-19 Sponsors
Thank you to our generous donors:
- Margery Ahearn
- Joel B. Alvord and Lisa Schmid Alvord
- Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund
- America’s Charities
- David Ames Jr.
- Anonymous (19)
- The Arnold Foundation
- Jasmyn Baird
- Michael Baldwin
- Andrew and Melora Balson Family Fund
- BankFive Foundation Fund
- Janice Baptist
- Blake Barbosa
- Jonathan Barnet
- Laura Barooshian on behalf of the Heckerling Dinner Group
- Barr Foundation
- The Barre
- BayCoast Bank
- BayCoast Mortgage
- Denise Beach
- Jean and Arthur Bennett
- Dee Dee Bentley
- R. William and Mary Jean Blasdale
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Linda and John Bodenmann
- The Boston Foundation
- Nancy and Jack Braitmayer
- Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation
- Jill Britton
- Catherine Brown
- Rebecca Brown
- Nathan Buchanan
- Irene and Norman Buck
- Buckley Family Fund
- Laurie and John Bullard
- Law Office of Peter C. Bullard
- Mass Charitable Society
- Debbie Campbell
- The Carney Family Charitable Foundation
- Sean M. Gannon Memorial Fund of the Cape Cod Foundation
- Julie Christiano
- Cincotti Family Charitable Fund
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Dr. Paula A. Cordeiro
- Jennifer Corey-Figlioli
- Colleen C. and Chris Courtney
- Victoria and David B. Croll
- Carl J. Cruz
- Janine V. da Silva
- Amanda DeGrace
- Kathryn V. Dinneen
- Allan and Priscilla Ditchfield Fund
- Michael and Heidi Dostoomian
- Patricia Drogue
- Elizabeth Dunphy
- Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
- Vijayan Ekanathan
- Pamela and Ronald Ellis
- Elaine Epstein
- EVERSOURCE
- Eileen T. Farley
- Will Feener
- Kathleen and James Feeney
- Linda and Peter Fenton
- Kim and Joe Ferro
- Ann Flather
- John N. Garfield, Jr.
- John and Natalie Garfield
- Christopher George in Honor of Debby and Bruce Hanson
- Steven and Kim Gladstone
- The Glass Foundation
- Buzz and Kim Goddard
- Evelyn Goodhue
- John and Anne Gorczyca
- Rayana Grace
- Joanne Gracia
- Joseph and Beverly Gracia
- Greater Fall River Development Corp.
- Patricia and Thomas Grime
- Harbor One
- Helena and Ken Hartnett
- Adrianna Heard
- Kimberly and Mark Heard
- Taylor E. Hendel
- Ellen Hertzmark Revocable Trust
- Brian and Robin Hicks
- Barbara and Amos Hostetter
- Howland Fund for Aged Women
- Jennifer Illuzzi
- Island Foundation
- Jayne Rebello Korn and John F. Korn Fund
- Ben Jones
- The Karina Foundation
- Stephanie Keane
- Celeste Keen
- John D. Kelleher and Viki Fowler
- Julianne and James Kelly
- Linda R. Killion
- Seth and Beth Klarman Fund
- Markus and Kelsey Kolic
- Holly Koster
- Rebecca Kurie
- Nancy Kurtz
- L. Knife & Son, Inc.
- Kate and Joe Larisa
- Anne Layton
- Craig Lindell and Linda Garnett
- Cathy and Gary Lorkiewicz
- Ludes Family Foundation
- Erik Lundgren
- The Kerry Lynch and Dean Slocum Charitable Fund
- Elizabeth MacKenzie
- The Kate Mahoney Fund
- The Maurice and Anne Makepeace Family Foundation
- Harvey Malin
- Massachusetts Bankers Association Charitable
- Foundation Inc.
- David and Kim McCabe
- Elaine Dors and Jeffrey C. McHarg
- Ann McKeown
- Mary Anne McQuillan
- Mrs. Julianne Abbott Medeiros
- Lena Melendez
- Robert Mermell
- Brian and Elizabeth Merrick
- Seth Meyer
- Heike Milhench
- Robert Molloy III in honor of Development Directors and Friends of Jonathan, Michelle and Keith
- Senator Montigny Children’s Equality and
- Empowerment Fund
- Faith Morningstar
- Jean B. Morris and Keith L. Newman
- Mae R. Morrison
- Joseph J. Nauman
- Deborah Nemko
- Colleen Neville
- Norweb Foundation
- Norma Olivier Warburton
- Celia O’Neil
- Ann B. Parson
- Partners Insurance Group
- Gilbert Perry and Donna Sachs
- Susan L. Perry
- Piney Point Beach Club
- Plimoth Investment Advisors
- Polish National Alliance of North America Lodge
- Donna Poyant
- Monique Poyant
- Prime, Buchholz & Associates
- Retired Public Employees Committee for Political Action
- Carl and Leslye Ribeiro
- Dr. Michael Rocha
- Rockland Trust
- Chris Rodstrom
- Deborah Roher
- Dr. Bruce and Cynthia Rose
- Jonathan and Eve Rounds
- Jason Rua
- The Ruter Family
- Samana Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
- Roy Sanford
- Frederic M. Schaefer Jr.
- Thomas Scholberg in Honor of Barbara Scholberg
- William Schrafft & Bertha Schrafft Charitable Trust
- Merry B. and Dr. John A. Conway
- Stephen Sedgwick
- Frances S. Severance
- Jamey and Laura Shachoy
- Frima and Gilbert Shapiro
- Toby and Bill Shea
- Eileen Wheeler Sheehan
- Jennifer Shepley
- Bill and Janet Sherman
- Richard Shevelow
- Charles J. Smiler
- Louis Sousa
- Elizabeth Squires
- Karen Stone
- Patricia Storace
- William Straus and Kerry Shortle
- Suncor Stainless / Atlantis Rail Employees and Families
- Rachel Sussman
- Kim Tobin
- John H. and H. Naomi Tomfohrde Foundation
- Jim and Nancy Tooley
- Robert Trahan
- Susan Trent
- Tufts Healthplan Foundation
- Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company
- Katie Vagen
- Van Sloun Foundation
- Sarah Van Vleck
- Angela Vasconcellos
- John Vasconcellos and Bill Barr
- Wagner Foundation
- Marion and Henry Wainer
- Marjorie Waite
- Jed and Deb Webster
- Peter and Susan Whelan
MEET ME FOR COFFEE
We are all in this together
We understand there’s a lot of anxiety right now concerning our community during the COVID-19 pandemic. As your Community Foundation, and in partnership with other funders in our region, we want to be helpful to you as you are at the frontline of this pandemic and our job is to support you.
We are inviting our regional nonprofit leaders to a weekly ‘Meet Me for Coffee’ virtual meeting twice a month. Together, we will check in to see how we are all doing, to share ideas, encourage one another, and remind ourselves that even remotely, we are all in this together. For details about the meeting please email our Office Administrator, Kim Heard kheard@southcoastcf.org
News & Resources
We put a list of resources together for our community regarding local, state and national news. We will keep updating this as new resources become available:
State
- Gov Baker’s Plan for reopening Massachusetts
- Gov. Baker Announces Executive Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public
- Massachusetts prepares for possible second wave of COVID-19 in the fall
- Governor Baker orders Mass. schools closed through the end of school year
- Governor Baker responds to the concerns about when Mass. will re-open following COVID-19
- ‘This is a very different kind of battle’ Gov. Baker detailed the state’s response to COVID-19 vs. other tragedies
- The Mass Health Department of Public Health’s Information on the Outbreak of COVID19
- Massachusetts’ Pandemic Data Cases
National
- Coronavirus in the U.S: Latest COVID-19 News and Case Counts
- President of the U.S. Narrows Immigration Ban; Senate Passes Aid Package
- Senate approves $480 billion package to help small businesses and hospitals, expand testing
- Johns Hopkins Global Cases Tracker
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Resources
- Workplace Decision Tree – Reopening
- Marion Institute Southcoast Food Policy Council – COVID Recovery Resources
- Urgent Information for Nonprofits Applying for the CARES Act
- CARES Act: What Nonprofits Need to Apply for Small Business Administration (SBA) Loans Checklist
- The Small Business Owner’s Guide to the CARES Act
- National Council of Nonprofits Webinar: Federal Coronavirus Relief Bills: What Do They Mean for Nonprofits?
- Webinar: Federal Coronavirus Relief Bills: What Do They Mean for Nonprofits?
- Stimulus Bill Provides Nonprofit Loans, Grants, and One-Year ‘Universal Deduction’
- Mass 211 is the 24/7 statewide information and referral line available in 140+ languages that connects callers with critical social service programs and organizations in their local community year-round. Mass 211 can answer all of your COVID-19 questions.
- COVID-19 Tools and Resources for Nonprofits from the Nonprofit Finance Fund
- Non-Profit Tools: Cash Flow, Operating Expenses, and Your Financial Story
- International Resources for Funders
- COVID-19 Impact on Immigrants
- Why Nonprofits Must Be Included in a COVID-19 Relief and Economic Stimulus Package
Local Healthcare Providers
Grant Announcements
March 2021: Eleventh Round of Grants
Grants ranging from $23,500 to $95,000 are being issued to the following grantees:
Grantees:
- Attleboro Area Interfaith Collaborative
- Attleboro YMCA
- Brockton Area Multi-Services, Inc.
- Brockton Interfaith Community
- Brockton Neighborhood Health Center
- Catholic Social Services (Fall River)
- Community Economic Development Center of SE MA (New Bedford)
- Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores (New Bedford)
- Citizens for Citizens
- Health Imperatives, Inc. (Fall River)
True to the Community Foundation’s mantra: Our Community. Your Foundation, we are honored to be a part of the region-wide effort to reduce, to the best of our abilities, the devastating impact of COVID-19. We are overwhelmed by the generosity of our neighbors, in awe of the amazing nonprofit leadership, and humbled by your trust in the Community Foundation.
In order to move resources quickly and not further burden organizations on the front lines of the pandemic, we are not hosting a formal application process, at this time. Funds will be released on a rolling basis as fundraising continues, making it possible to move resources quickly and adapt to evolving needs in subsequent funding phases.