Grantmakers Respond to Famine in Somalia

Source: Minnesota Council on Foundations 08/29/2011

Donate to Somalia hunger relief efforts at givemn.org.

In response to the ongoing drought and resulting famine in the Horn of Africa, Minnesota grantmakers are responding with donations to partner organizations providing relief.

On this page MCF is keeping a running tally of the grantmaking efforts to date. If you are a grantmaker responding to the famine, please keep MCF informed of your efforts.

Grantmaker Giving in Response to the Famine

• The Cargill Foundation has made a $100,000 donation to their longtime partners, CARE and the World Food Programme, two global organizations that fight hunger and poverty and are deeply involved in the Horn of Africa crisis. Read more
• The General Mills Foundation is donating $100,000 to the American Refugee Committee's efforts, in the form of an initial $50,000 donation plus an offer to match donations from other Twin Cities companies up to $50,000. Read more
• In response to the General Mills matching offer, Best Buy is donating $50,000 and carrying the matching challenge forward, with an additional $50,000 available to be matched.
• The Mortenson Family Foundation made a $10,000 grant to their longtime partner World Vision.
• The Mosaic Company has announced an initial donation of $100,000 to Minneapolis-based American Refugee Committee (ARC). Additionally, the company has posted a $100,000 matching grant for the ARC on GiveMN.org. Every donation to ARC will be matched by Mosaic, with transaction fees also covered, allowing donors to double their impact.