Air Canada has announced that, in partnership with disaster logistics nonprofit Airlink, relief organization Project C.U.R.E., and freight forwarder Flexport, it sent hospital beds and medical and humanitarian supplies to assist groups working on the ground in and around Ukraine. The special humanitarian cargo flight, which landed in Poland, included medical and trauma supplies destined for a Ukrainian hospital provided by Canadian disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization GlobalMedic.

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has pledged $250,000 to UNICEF in support of Ukraine relief efforts. UNICEF is increasing its efforts to deliver aid to hundreds of thousands of children and families who are caught in the conflict. In addition, the foundation is supporting aid for the Ukrainian people via CARE USA, through its previous support of CARE’s Humanitarian Surge Fund, which enables the organization to move rapidly with response efforts.

The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced a $1 million donation to the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to assist those being forced to flee their homes in Ukraine. The support will help fund an emergency appeal made by IRC as it works to provide critical aid to internally displaced people in Ukraine and to refugees pouring into neighboring countries.

The Caterpillar Foundation, the philanthropic organization of Caterpillar, has announced that it is contributing more than $1 million in support of urgent and long-term needs in the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. The gift will provide support to American Red Cross for the global Red Cross network’s response, Project HOPE, and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. Donations will help support relief efforts such as water, food, clothing, hygiene kits, blankets, fuel for heating, medical supplies, and housing support in Ukraine and neighboring countries.

The Conference of European Rabbis has announced a donation of $3 million from the foundation established by Yuri and Julia Milner in support of Jewish refugees from Ukraine, who, like so many vulnerable civilians, are in need of urgent assistance as many flee the country.

The Ford Foundation has announced commitments of $1 million to the IRC’s Ukraine Emergency Response Fund and $1 million to the Open Society Foundations’ Ukraine Democracy Fund to help bolster the work of civil society organizations and demand accountability through the documentation of war crimes.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has announced an allocation of $30 million to its emergency fund, including $15 million in support of continuing HIV and TB prevention, testing, and treatment services in Ukraine. The funding is in addition to the $119.4 million in 2020-22 funding allocated to Ukraine for its HIV and TB programs and the $46.6 million granted for the COVID-19 response.

The Jewish Federations of North America have announced that they raised and allocated the first $8 million of their initial $20 goal to help the Jewish community of Ukraine, including by ensuring the secure evacuation of affected individuals, expediting the process for those who wish to move to Israel, and securing Jewish communal facilities. The funds were allocated to the Jewish Agency for Israel, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, World ORT, United Hatzalah, and Hillel International.

Mars, Inc. has announced that it will increase its cash and in-kind donation in support of humanitarian causes working to assist the people of Ukraine by $10 million in addition to the $2 million it committed to affected people and pets. In addition, the company, which has worked in Russia for more than 30 years, has decided to scale back its business there and refocus its efforts on its role in feeding the Russian people and pets.

The Geneva-based Oak Foundation has announced a $10.75 million commitment to organizations providing humanitarian assistance in Ukraine, with a focus on groups operating inside Ukraine, though it also is supporting partners assisting refugees in neighboring areas. The foundation has made grants to grassroots organizations and large international relief agencies in an effort to reach people and communities most in need.

PepsiCo has announced that, in addition to providing aid on the ground to assist Ukrainian refugees in neighboring countries, it has donated food, milk, and refrigerators to relief organizations and is expanding production of foods and beverages in the region to meet the increased need. In addition, it has committed a total of $4 million to the Red Cross in Poland, World Vision in Romania, the United Nations World Food Programme, World Central Kitchen, and Save the Children. The company also is matching up to $1 million raised from employees through its gift matching campaign.

The Pittsburgh Foundation and United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania have announced that they are partnering to encourage donor and general public support for United Way Worldwide’s networks responding to the flow of Ukrainian refugees into Eastern Europe. Because of the massive numbers of refugees and the complexity of providing humanitarian aid around a war zone, the partners are encouraging donors to consider campaign portal #PghUnitedForUkraine campaign, which will direct gifts to United Way organizations in the countries welcoming Ukrainians such as United Way Romania, United Way Hungary, and Fundacja Dobrych Inicjatyw (Good Initiatives Foundation) in Poland.

For more information about philanthropic response to the war in Ukraine, see Candid’s special issues page.

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