Organizations Collecting Donations for Relief Efforts: a Sampling

October 4, 2001 | Read Time: 9 minutes

Founding organization	Name of fund	Purpose	Amount raised

RELIEF CHARITIES

American Red Cross 430 17th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 (800) 435-7669 http://www.redcross.org	Liberty Disaster Relief Fund	To meet the immediate needs of survivors and their families, as well as rescue workers, to assure the availability of a safe blood supply and blood reserve, and to provide grief counseling.	$211,000,000 (as of 9/26/01)

AmeriCares Foundation 161 Cherry Street New Canaan, Conn. 06840 (800) 486-4357 http://www.americares.org	AmeriCares Heroes’ Fund, Aid for Terrorist Attack Victims	To support immediate family members of the New York firefighters, police officers, emergency-medical workers, and employees of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey who died in the attacks (National Heroes’ Fund); to support relief and rescue efforts in New York; and to provide money to the families of people who died as a result of the September 11 attacks (Aid for Terrorist Attack Victims).	$3,350,000 (as of 9/17/01)

Founding organization	Name of fund	Purpose	Amount raised

Catholic Charities USA 1731 King Street Suite 200 Alexandria, Va. 22314 (703) 549-1390 http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org	Terrorist Attack Relief Fund	To provide grief counseling, food, and shelter, and to assist in rebuilding efforts, find jobs for victims, and offer other services.	$1,000,000 (as of 9/26/01)

Salvation Army 615 Slaters Lane Alexandria, Va. 22313 (800) 725-2769 http://www.salvationarmy.org	National Disaster Fund, Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Compassion Under Fire	To feed and house rescue workers, among other relief services, and to provide emotional and spiritual counseling for rescue workers and the general public. The National Disaster Fund primarily supports activities in New York, at the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania; Operation Noble Eagle, Pentagon-related activities; and Operation Compassion Under Fire, World Trade Center-related activities.	$21,000,000 (as of 9/25/01)

World Vision and Concerts of Prayer of Greater New York Mail Stop 2 P.O. Box 9716 Federal Way, Wash. 98063-9716 (888) 511-6593 http://www.worldvision.org	American Families Assistance Fund	To help pay for funerals, grief and trauma counseling, and other emergency needs of victims and their families.	$7,000,000 (as of 9/26/01)

Founding organization	Name of fund	Purpose	Amount raised

AID FOR ALL VICTIMS

Charities Aid Foundation Charity Administration Services Kings Hill West Malling Kent England ME19 4TA 44 (0) 1732 520000 http://www.cafonline.org	Helping USA	To help people who need assistance after the attacks by collecting gifts from residents of Britain.	$184,000 (as of 9/25/01)

Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund 8441 West Bowles Avenue Suite 200 Littleton, Colo. 80123-9501 (303) 933-7580 http://www.feea.org	FEEA World Trade Center/Pentagon Fund	To assist civilian federal employees and family members who were affected by the attacks by providing support for funeral expenses, travel costs, and other immediate financial needs.	$265,000 (as of 9/26/01)

Giving Back Fund 11500 West Olympic Boulevard Suite 555 Los Angeles, Calif. 90064 (310) 477- 0213 or 20 Park Plaza Suite 1129 Boston, Mass. 02116 (617) 451-9393 http://www.givingback.org	Giving Back Fund-Victims’ Fund	To support families of victims of the September 11 attacks.	$1,000 (as of 9/25/01)

Jewish Federation of Greater Washington 6101 Montrose Road Rockville, Md. 20852 (301) 348-7340 http://www.siteeffects.com/federation/web_site	Victims Relief Fund	To support organizations in New York and Washington that are working directly with victims of the attacks and their families.	$200,000 (as of 9/25/01)

Founding organization	Name of fund	Purpose	Amount raised

JustGive 2787 California Street 2nd Floor San Francisco, Calif. 94115 (866) 587-8448 http://www.justgive.org	JustGive Relief Fund	To support the families of people who died in the September 11 attacks.	$70,000 (as of 9/24/01)

Kiwanis International Foundation 3636 Woodview Trace Indianapolis, Ind. 46268-3196 (800) 549-2647 http://www.kif.kiwanis.org	911 Victims Children’s Fund	To assist the children of victims of the September 11 attacks.	$107,000 (as of 9/24/01)

Lions Clubs International Foundation 300 West 22nd Street Oak Brook, Ill. 60523 (630) 571-5466, ext. 581 http://www.lionsclubs.org	World Trade Center Disaster Victims Fund	To support the efforts of Lions Clubs in New York, Washington, and other affected cities to assist the victims and their families, as well as relief workers, in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.	$71,000 (as of 9/24/01)

Lumina Foundation for Education Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of America 1505 Riverview Road P.O. Box 297 St. Peter, Minn. 56082 (877) 862-0136 http://www.csfa.org/familiesoffreedom	Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund	To help pay for the postsecondary education of the children and spouses of those killed or severely injured in the September 11 attacks.	n/a

Founding organization	Name of fund	Purpose	Amount raised

National Organization for Victim Assistance 1730 Park Road, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20010 (202) 232-6682 http://www.try-nova.org	Fund for Terrorist Attack Victims	To provide counseling to the victims of the September 11 attacks and their families, and to operate a 24-hour hotline.	n/a

New York Community Trust and United Way of New York City 2 Park Avenue New York, N.Y. 10016 (212) 251-4035 http://www.uwnyc.org	September 11th Fund	To help respond to the immediate and long-term needs of the attack victims, their families, and the neighborhoods affected by the events of September 11.	$120,436,000 (as of 9/25/01)

Tides Foundation The Presidio P.O. Box 29903 San Francisco, Calif. 94129 (415) 561-6400 http://www.tides.org	Tides 9/11 Fund	To support relief efforts for the working poor who were affected by the September 11 attacks, and to help the following groups: those working to build interfaith and multicultural alliances in an attempt to prevent hate crimes against Arab-Americans and Muslims and promote a broader understanding of cultural differences; those who seek to protect civil liberties; and “alternative media organizations” so they can provide background on the political, social, and economic history of the current crisis.	$275,000 (as of 9/25/01)

Founding organization	Name of fund	Purpose	Amount raised

United Jewish Communities UJC Emergency Relief Fund 111 8th Avenue Suite 11E New York, N.Y. 10011 (212) 284-6500 http://www.uja.org	UJC Emergency Relief Fund	To help victims of the September 11 attacks and their families recover.	$1,000,000 (as of 9/26/01)

United Way of New York City 2 Park Avenue New York, N.Y. 10016 (212) 251-2473 http://www.uwnyc.org	September 11th Telethon Fund	To benefit the victims of the terrorist attacks and their families.	$150,000,000 (as of 9/26/01)

AID FOR NEW YORK

American Lung Association of New York 432 Park Avenue South 8th Floor New York, N.Y. 10016 (212) 889-3370 http://www.lungusa.org/newyork	9-11 Respiratory Assistance Fund	To help people who do not have medical insurance pay for treatment of respiratory illnesses resulting from the attacks. After immediate medical needs are met, the fund will help support educational programs and air-pollution research emphasizing how the emissions from the disaster have affected people with lung diseases.	n/a

Founding organization	Name of fund	Purpose	Amount raised

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 424 East 92nd Street New York, N.Y. 10128 (212) 876-7700, ext. 4515 or 4516 http://www.aspca.org	ASPCA Animal Disaster Relief Fund	To provide rescue assistance, medical treatment, and new or temporary homes for pets whose owners are missing or known dead as a result of the September 11 attacks.	n/a

Black United Fund of New York 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard New York, N.Y. 10030 (866) 296-2451 http://www.bufny.com	Victim Relief Fund	To help the spouses and children of victims of the World Trade Center attacks.	$800 (as of 9/25/01)

Farmers’ Market Federation of New York 2100 Park Street Syracuse, N.Y. 13208 http://www.nyfarmersmarket.com	Fund for World Trade Center Greenmarket Farmers	To assist farmers who escaped the attacks on the World Trade Center, but who lost vehicles, displays, produce, cash, and other items in the farmers’ market there and who are not insured for those losses.	$5,000 (as of 9/25/01)

International Association of Fire Fighters P.O. Box 65858 Washington, D.C. 20035-5858 (202) 737-8484 http://www.iaff.org	New York Firefighters 9-11 Disaster Relief Fund	To support the families of firefighters and emergency-medical workers who died in the attacks in New York.	$5,000,000 (as of 9/25/01)

Founding organization	Name of fund	Purpose	Amount raised

National Italian American Foundation 1860 19th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009 (202) 387-0600 http://www.niaf.org	NIAF Twin Towers Relief Fund	To pay for the educational needs of the children of rescue workers who died in the attacks on the World Trade Center.	$300,000 (as of 9/25/01)

New York City Mayor’s Office General Post Office P.O. Box 26999 New York, N.Y. 10087-6999 (877) 870-4278 http://www.nyc.gov/html/em/twintowersfund.html	Twin Towers Fund	To assist the families of members of the New York City Fire Department and its Emergency Medical Services Command, the New York City Police Department, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and other government offices who were injured or killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center. If resources permit, the families of other people who were injured or killed on September 11 may also be included as beneficiaries.	$17,000,000 (as of 9/26/01)

New York City Police Foundation 345 Park Avenue New York, N.Y. 10154 (212) 751-8170 http://www.nycpolicefoundation.org	Heroes Fund	To help meet the financial, physical, and psychological needs of police personnel and their families, as well as the emergency needs of the New York City Police Department.	$1,500,000 (as of 9/24/01)

Founding organization	Name of fund	Purpose	Amount raised

New York State P.O. Box 5028 Albany, N.Y. 12205 (800) 801-8092 http://www.state.ny.us	New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund	To aid in rescue and relief efforts, and to help support victims and their families.	n/a

New York State Fraternal Order of Police Foundation 911 Police Plaza Hicksville, N.Y. 11801 (516) 433-4455 http://www.nysfop.org/WTCdisaster/Fund.html	World Trade Center Police Disaster Relief Fund	To support injured police officers and the families of officers who died in the attacks.	n/a

Robin Hood Foundation 111 Broadway 19th Floor New York, N.Y. 10006 (212) 227-6601 http://www.robinhood.org	Robin Hood Relief Fund	To support low-income victims of the September 11 attacks and their families.	$7,200,000 (as of 9/24/01)

AID FOR WASHINGTON

Army Emergency Relief 200 Stovall Street Room 5-N-13 Alexandria, Va. 22332-0600 (703) 428-0000 http://www.aerhq.org	Pentagon Victims Fund	To assist soldiers who were injured in the attack on the Pentagon, as well as the families of those who died.	$280,000 (as of 9/25/01)

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society 801 North Randolph Street Suite 1228 Arlington, Va. 22203-1978 (703) 696-4904 http://www.nmcrs.org	Pentagon Assistance Fund	To provide financial aid to the families of Navy personnel killed during the attack on the Pentagon, with emphasis on ensuring that dependent children and spouses have the opportunity to complete their college educations.	n/a

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COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS

Following are some of the community foundations that have set up funds to collect money to deal with needs that arise from the attacks, or that have established funds for donors who wish to make their relief gifts through the foundation: