Helping Co-ops Get
Back to Business
The Cooperative Development Foundation’s Disaster Recovery Fund supports efforts to help cooperatives and their members recovering from natural disasters and other crises or emergency hardship situations.
For electric cooperatives – NRECA has started a fundraising campaign, through CDF’s Disaster Recovery Fund, to ensure electric cooperatives have what they need to restore power to areas affected by Helene.
For cooperatives that support the food sector – National Co+op Grocers, through CDF’s Disaster Recovery Fund, is raising money for the entire food co-op sector and will match all donations up to $100,000 by October 31.
Interested in helping co-ops in general get back to business? Donate to our general Disaster Recovery Fund donation link. CDF will direct 100% of your donations to other co-op sectors affected by natural disasters.
CDF does not charge operating or administrative fees to donations made for the Disaster Recovery Fund. 100% of donations go to disaster recovery.
The Disaster Recovery Fund supports efforts to help cooperatives and their members recovering from natural disasters and other crises or emergency hardship situations.
Who can apply:
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Cooperatives and cooperative organizations
What we fund:
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Aid to employees and volunteers of cooperatives and cooperative support organizations to support recovery from disasters or emergencies. Aid can be used towards basic necessities, such as food, clothing, housing (including repairs) transportation and medical assistance (including psychological counseling).
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Aid to cooperatives and cooperative associations by covering uninsured expenses needed to return the business to viability.
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Funding is dependent upon fundraising by cooperative sector.
Our Impact:
In the last four years, the Disaster Recovery Fund has provided nearly $750,000 in grants to cooperatives, families and communities affected by disasters in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Uganda, and Ukraine. 100% of funds raised for various disasters and crises go directly to the cooperatives and cooperative associations in need.