Hurricane Relief Efforts and Resources

By U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region (Cleaning up the Puerto Rican parrot aviary) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

Madison Community Foundation donors have contacted us for information about charitable giving to support hurricane relief and recovery aid. As more information becomes available, we will update this page with ways to give in your backyard and in the affected communities in the southern U.S. and Puerto Rico.

LOCAL

Puerto Rico Relief Fund of South Central Wisconsin

Read the article about the Fund in Madison365

NATIONAL

The New York Community Trust compiled a Guide to Hurricane Relief Funds. The page lists community foundations in affected areas of the country that are accepting donations for relief and recovery efforts. 

GuideStar, a searchable directory of IRS-registered nonprofit organizations, compiled a list of nonprofits collecting donations, as well as links to their individual GuideStar profiles. 

INTERNATIONAL

Charity Navigator's list of Charities Providing Assistance in the Wake of Hurricane Irma

Charity Navigator's Quick Tips: Giving in the Wake of A Disaster

What is Charity Navigator?