COVID-19 Funding Sources for Nonprofits

Available COVID-19 Supplemental Funding and Other Resources

National COVID-19 Resource Report: Non-Profit Org. Eligible Programs

At the Federal Level

• S. 748: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act: Provides significant funding for businesses, hospitals, schools, and social support programs, among many other things.
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Makes funding available for free COVID-19 testing, emergency paid sick leave, emergency family and medical leave, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), child and senior food and nutrition, emergency unemployment insurance
• Small Business Administration (SBA): Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program. The SBA is providing low-interest working capital loans of up to $2 million to small nonprofits affected by the coronavirus in presidential and SBA-declared disaster areas (of which the entire state of PA is eligible). These loans carry an interest rate of 2.75% for nonprofits. Loan repayment terms vary by applicant, up to a maximum of 30 years. This is the Economic Injury Disaster Loan application. For more information, contact the Western PA SBA district office: wpainfo@sba.gov.

New Federal Bill introduced for Nonprofits – Save Organizations that Serve America Act
Below copied from the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network: Federal Policy Updates
“On March 27, Representatives Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Save Organizations that Serve (SOS) America Act. The legislation would provide emergency funding for nonprofits and create a universal charitable deduction. The representatives are also advocating for nonprofits of any size to qualify for newly-expanded Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. Read our blog here for more detailed information.
The SOS America Act would:
 Expressly provide charitable nonprofits with $60B for any emergency funding proposals. The bill provides for $60 billion in emergency support for charitable nonprofits and a mechanism to rapidly infuse cash to those organizations serving immediate needs in communities facing lost and declining revenue due to the pandemic.
 Create a robust universal charitable deduction. Improve the proposed above-the-line charitable deduction of the CARES Act (which set a $300 cap) by significantly raising the cap and allowing all taxpayers to immediately claim the deduction on their 2019 taxes and beyond.”

At the State Level

• Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED): DCED is offering working capital loans that could be of assistance to businesses impacted by COVID-19. Resources and information will be posted as they become available. Contact: DCED Customer Service: 1-866-466-3972 or Ra-dcedcs@pa.gov.
• PA Office of Unemployment Compensation will determine eligibility for unemployment benefits for any of your employees not able to work due to COVID-19. Workers are also eligible for compensation if your hours have been cut due to the virus.

Funding for Local Communities

• Allegheny and Beaver Counties: New Sun Rising’s Crisis Mitigation Relief Fund
• Berks County Community Foundation
• Brandywine Health Foundation: Healthcare and Economic Relief Fund
• Chester County Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund: Provides flexible resources to Chester County nonprofits that are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and the economic consequences of this outbreak, with three funding priority levels:
  1) Front Line Grants: For community-based nonprofits that have increased demand for services due to COVID-19.
  2) Service-challenged Grants: For nonprofits that are modifying their in-person service delivery modes extremely rapidly due to COVID-19.
  3) Collateral Damage Grants: For nonprofits facing extreme difficulty because of lost revenue due to closures and cancellations.
• Community Foundation of Greene County, PA
• Foundation for Delaware County’s COVID-19 Response Fund: Providing immediate and longer-term resources to nonprofits serving vulnerable residents across Delaware County.
• The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC)’s COVID-19 Community Response Fund (in partnership with the United Way of the Capital Region): For nonprofits in the Greater Harrisburg Area—with a commitment to providing responsive support to the area’s long-standing and trusted community partners on the frontlines.
• Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority’s COVID-19 Response Fund: Funding for immediate human relief, civic institution deferred income loans, and small business loan program.
• The Heinz Endowments
• Lancaster County Community Foundation: Lancaster CARES COVID-19 Response Fund
• The Philadelphia Foundation and the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey’s COVID-19 Fund: Grants to community organizations in the Philadelphia area providing support to vulnerable populations facing unprecedented strain on their resources as a result of COVID-19.
• Pittsburgh Foundation’s Emergency Action Fund
• United Way’s Emergency Response Funds: For communities across the state.

National Foundations

• No Kid Hungry: Emergency grants to support local school districts and nonprofit organizations in their efforts to ensure children get the nutritious food they need.
• The CDC Foundation: Established a fund, but not yet taking proposals.

Philanthropic Funding Sources

• Candid’s List of Philanthropic Funds Available for Coronavirus relief
• Council on Foundations Resource Hub: List of Philanthropic Resources
• Funding for the Five County Area: COVID-19 Philanthropic Response Funds for Greater Philadelphia

General Resources

• Bridgespan’s COVID-19 Resources for Nonprofits and Funders
• Independent Sector’s: Information on COVID-19
• National Council of Nonprofits: Nonprofits and the Coronavirus, COVID-19
• Nonprofit Finance Fund’s Resource List
• The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Responding to the Coronavirus Outbreak: Resources for Nonprofits