Essentials Fund Grantee Video
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News
Hawai’i Flood Response
In March 2026, the Kona Low Storm caused widespread flooding across Hawaii, prompting us to quickly mobilize donations into our Flood Relief Fund. GoFundMe seeded the fund with $100,000 to enable immediate granting, and we set an ambitious goal of raising $1 million to support communities across Hawaiʻi as they begin the long road to recovery.
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Over $5M Raised for Maui Wildfire Relief
Within 30 hours of the wildfires on the island of Maui in August 2023, we started sending direct cash grants to support people who lost...
AAPI Community Fund raises over $7M and grants delivered to 250+ local nonprofits across the U.S.
We are proud to share that our AAPI Community Fund has raised over $7 million, enabling grants to more than 250 nonprofit organizations across 30+...
Annual reports
Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report Released
Read our Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report! In FY23, we granted over $13.5M to individuals and nonprofits. We launched 9 crisis response funds, granting $1M...
One Year of the Welcome Fund raises over $20M+
One year ago, Welcome.US and the Welcome Fund were founded. Since then, together we have raised and awarded millions of dollars to support hundreds of...
Annual reports
Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Report Released
Read our Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Report to learn more about our impact.