Zoom Cares, the social impact arm of Zoom, has announced grants totaling $5 million in support of organizations advancing a more just society for people and the planet.

Unrestricted grants were awarded to 20 organizations working globally at the forefront of social inequity, climate disasters, pandemic-disrupted education, and youth mental health. Recipients include Dear Asian Youth, which strives to uplift Asian youth and student communities through education, activism, and celebration; RESES, a network of 160 student associations across France engaged in ecological projects focused on food, biodiversity, climate, and waste; and the CLIMA Fund, which supports grassroots groups and movements that address the root causes and harmful impacts of the climate crisis in 168 countries, with a focus on low-income communities of color.

Additional recipients include the Bond Project, which works to protect and provide youth in Japan—especially young women and girls—with shelter, mental health care and counseling, employment, and social participation; and Louisiana-based Rethink, which aims to supply equitable education for students and equip young leaders with tools to effect systemic change through community engagement.

For a complete list of grantees, see the Zoom Cares website.

(Photo credit: CLIMA Fund)