Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund

Thank you for your generous donation to the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund. More than one year into the war in Ukraine, the needs are still great for people who fled the country and those who remain in Ukraine. Your contribution is powering rapid and flexible support during the ongoing emergency.

I am writing this update from Kyiv, where we’ve experienced rocket and drone attacks for the past month. The escalation in fighting also continues in different ways. On June 6, there was a massive explosion at the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant that led to the destruction of this critical dam. This may be the biggest technological and ecological disaster in Europe in decades. 

The scale of the flooding is extensive; thousands of people and animals have to be evacuated while their houses and all of their possessions are going underwater. Shelling continues at the same time. The consequences for cities, villages, and ecosystems in the region are enormous. Tons of oil are now in the Dnipro River, threatening drinking water supplies. 

With the help of your donations, we rapidly launched an emergency response to the impact of the dam’s collapse. We were able to provide immediate support to high-impact nonprofit partners that have been responding in the epicenter of this disaster zone since the first hours of the attack. 

Here is a short description of some of the critical work you’ve supported: 

• Charitable Organization International Charitable foundation Social projects center of future is supporting evacuation efforts from Kherson and providing critical items, such as water pumps and emergency relief supplies, for people being evacuated.  

• Rescue Now is providing evacuation and resettlement assistance from affected areas and responding to urgent needs in Kherson. These include medicine, hygiene kits, and animal feed.  

• National Network of Local Philanthropy Development is facilitating support for the Kherson Community Fund, which is in need of lifesaving support for its communities. The organization is providing inflatable boats, waterproof lanterns, life jackets, and other items to help evacuate people and animals. 

Here is what one Ukrainian organization, Happy Paw, wanted you to know about the impact of your donation:

"Immediately after this devastating tragedy, we are engaged in the evacuation of animals and their resettlement in shelters in Mykholaiv, Odesa, the unoccupied part of Kherson, and other cities. The grant from GlobalGiving will help to build booths and enclosures to resettle the evacuated animals." - Nina Lozinska, Happy Paw 

Your support of the GlobalGiving Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund powers community-led responses in emergency situations like this one. Thanks to your donation, people who are living through the war continue to receive support when they need it most. A full list of nonprofits that received emergency grants for this urgent response is below. Stay tuned for another update on how your donation continues to impact the broader needs resulting from Russia’s war in Ukraine.

In solidarity,

Yuliya + the GlobalGiving team

Nonprofit Partners Receiving Grants: 

Charitable Organization International Charitable foundation Social projects center of future 

National Network of Local Philanthropy Development

Happy Paw

Rescue Now 

Nova Ukraine

Thank you for your generous donation to the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund. It has been 10 months since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine, and contributions like yours are continuing to make a difference. They are supporting nonprofit organizations’ humanitarian response efforts and delivering crucial help and hope to people in need amid hostilities, constant stress, and difficult conditions away from home.

I am writing this report from the Point of Indomitability in Kyiv while experiencing a two-day power outage in the city. These points are safe havens during long periods when electricity or heat is switched off. And from conversations with our nonprofit partners, I realized that, with your support, GlobalGiving became a figurative Point of Indomitability for our partner organizations in Ukraine and neighboring countries during this war.  

Since we last updated you, the fund has supported 35 grants to high-impact and community-led nonprofit organizations at the forefront of this wide-reaching crisis. These grants will support our partners in undertaking holistic winterization activities and caring for forcibly displaced persons, children, and the elderly. The grants will also help strengthen civil society groups and their emergency responses, and provide medical support inside Ukraine and neighboring countries.

GlobalGiving’s support is responsive to the changing conflict lines and needs that arise as a result of the war in different parts of Ukraine and the region.

Here is what one Ukrainian organization, CF Orphanni Synytsi, wanted you to know about the impact of your donation:

“Before the full-scale war, we mostly responded to life-threatening diseases and provided equipment. But after the full-scale war started, we had to deal with more issues because war is a catastrophic disaster. Patients needed transportation, relocation… They needed everything! The grant (from GlobalGiving) arrived at the perfect time, so we did not have to look for funding elsewhere during the emergency but could respond quickly” – Tetiana Zamorska, Executive Director, CF Orphanni Synytsi

Here is a short description of some of the critical work you’ve supported: 

• National Network for Local Philanthropy Development is currently focused on preparing winter accommodation centers for internally displaced people and helping schools function offline during power outages. As a Ukrainian network of charitable organizations, including community foundations across Ukraine, the National Network is uniquely positioned to bring local leaders together and respond quickly to evolving needs. 

• Polska Akcja Humanitarna supports people affected by the war, including refugees arriving in Poland and those displaced within Ukraine. The organization is providing food, hygiene products, and psychosocial support to older people affected by the conflict.

• International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation is supporting refugees in Moldova by providing food and medical supplies. The IBC is also sheltering internally displaced people in the Odesa region and operating a bakery project in Mykolaiv, which is already providing 2,000 families with freshly made bread.  

• Life Quality Fund provides critical food, medication, and hygiene supplies to people in need across eastern and southern Ukraine, and to internally displaced people in other regions of the country. The Ukrainian organization also devotes its time to rebuilding destroyed infrastructure and delivering toys, hygiene products, and sweets to impacted children. 

Thanks to your donation, there is hope in the eyes of people who endured a very difficult year but are looking forward to the coming year. Your support of the GlobalGiving Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund powers community-led responses. It means liberated and war-affected regions of Ukraine, and displaced people in its neighboring countries, get the critical resources they need to survive a difficult winter, strengthen their resilience, and rebuild. You can find a full list of recent Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund nonprofit partners receiving grants at the end of this report. 

With sincere gratitude, 

Yuliya + the GlobalGiving team

Nonprofit Partners Receiving Grants: 

APC/CZA: Asylum Protection Center 

Belarusian Sport Solidarity Foundation

CF Orphanni Synytsi

Charitable Organization Bright Kids Charity

Charitable Organization International Charitable foundation Social projects center of future

ChildAid to Eastern Europe

Dzherelo Children's Rehabilitation Centre

Fundacja "Polskie Centrum Pomocy Miedzynarodowej/Polish Center for International Aid

Fundacja im. Doktora Piotra Janaszka PODAJ DALEJ/ Doctor Piotr Janaszek PAY IT FORWARD Foundation

Give Life Association / Daruieste Viata

Happy Paw

Hinsehen und Helfen e.V.

IBO ITALIA

International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation

Kharkiv Regional Charity Fund - Daruj Dobro 

Kharkiv rehabilitation centre 'Pravo vibora'

Kuresh 

Legal Development Network

Let's Help Charitable Foundation

Life Quality Fund

Mission Bambini

National Network for Local Philanthropy Development

Nezabutni Charitable Foundation

Non-governmental organization Women's Federation for World Peace

Polska Akcja Humanitarna 

Polska Misja Medyczna / Polish Medical Mission

RememberUs.org 

Romi's Way

Soleterre - Strategie di pace Onlus

Tabletochki

Te Aud Romania

Telecoms San Frontieres

Terra Renaissance

Zaporuka Foundation

Zywiec Development Foundation

Thank you for your generous donation to the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund. Donations to this GlobalGiving fund have been making a difference since the latest Russian invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, helping nonprofit organizations save lives and strengthen their resilience.

Over the past two months, donations to the fund have supported grants to 18 high-impact nonprofit organizations responding to urgent needs on the front lines of this crisis. The organizations are also providing longer-term community support, including preparing for a difficult winter and responding in recently de-occupied areas of Ukraine. Winter is always harsh in the region, but with recent attacks on electricity and other critical infrastructure, and millions displaced by the war, your support is all the more critical. 

Here is what one rescue-focused organization working in Ukraine told us: 

"GlobalGiving’s [grant] comes in just as my team has been trying to figure out how to keep our efforts going and accelerate through the long winter. We know how critical support will be in the coming months when many are pulling back because public donations and interest have waned." – Randi, Kidsave International

Here is a short description of some of the critical work you’ve supported: 

• Food for Life Ukraine provides hot meals for communities across Ukraine, with special attention to dietary and cultural preferences. This is critically important as the recent increase in military strikes leaves millions of Ukrainians without electricity to cook.

• Global Fund for Children is dedicated to supporting grassroots organizations that empower children and youth, including in Ukraine and Poland. The organization is supporting humanitarian needs during winter and activities focused on educational and psychosocial support for children affected by conflict.
  
  
• Hungarian Helsinki Committee is assisting people fleeing from Ukraine in Hungary by providing free legal assistance and accessible information for refugees and other displaced persons.
  
  
• Center Corporate Social Responsibility Development promotes the principles of sustainable business and social responsibility in Ukraine. The organization is establishing hubs in support of women entrepreneurs in Ukraine who are facing particular challenges as military conscription for men has forced families to make difficult decisions about child care and livelihoods. 

Your support for the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund powers community-led responses, and it means war-torn parts of Ukraine and refugees in the region get the critical resources they need to help their community recover and rebuild. Thank you for your support for the future of Ukrainians. You can find a full list of nonprofit partners that recently received grants from the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund at the end of this report.

With gratitude,

Sarah + the GlobalGiving team

Partners Receiving Grants

AO Katalyst

Center Corporate Social Responsibility Development Ukraine

Direct Relief

Food for Life UA

Foundation Aid to Poles in the East/Pomoc Polakom na Wschodzie

FUNDACJA KOALICJA DLA MLODYCH (Youth Coalition)

Fundatia ROLDA

Global Fund for Children

Global Fund for Community Foundations

Hungarian Helsinki Committee

Irida Women's Center

Kidsave International

Lightful Ltd

NGO Club Eney

Nova Ukraine

OurLoop Stichting

People in Need (PIN)

Public Movement Faith, Hope, Love

It is hard to believe that the war in Ukraine has raged on for six months. GlobalGiving created the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund days before Russia officially launched its invasion in February. At the time, our partners in Ukraine were already telling us that their communities were anxious and preparing for difficult days ahead. 

As we continue to listen to our partners, they are sharing the worries they have for themselves and their families as the war drags on. They are worries like: “Funding has gone down—how can we keep supporting our people and our animals?” “The school year is starting, but where can we send our children safely and comfortably?” “The winter is coming, and we don’t know where we can stay.”

In six months, the war has resulted in several troubling records, including the largest and fastest displacement crisis in Europe since World War II, and the largest global fuel and energy crisis in decades. 

But we have also seen record levels of generosity and incredible solidarity with the Ukrainian people. The Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund has been GlobalGiving’s largest fundraiser in its 20-year history. As a supporter of this fund, you are playing an important role in providing a lifeline to Ukrainians and addressing their long-term needs. 

In our latest grant round, GlobalGiving sent an additional US$1.9 million to 33 vetted nonprofit partners helping the Ukrainian people in Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Italy, and other countries. In addition to immediate life-saving aid, we’re also supporting two of our long-established Ukrainian partners focusing on longer-term community recovery activities. This is our sixth round of grants in our long-term response, with more support to come as needs grow and evolve. 

Below is a short description of the humanitarian relief and recovery support you have powered with your donation: 

• Nezabutni Charitable Foundation is the first organization in Ukraine that focuses on caring for people with dementia and their families. Since the war broke out, they have supported patients with transport and evacuations, provided access to medicines, and coordinated accommodation and care resources. The organization is on a mission to transform the way dementia is addressed in the long term.
   
• Federacja Polskich Bankow Zywnosci (Federation of Polish Food Banks) is committed to serving Ukrainian refugees and other people who don’t have reliable access to food in Poland. They’ve already supported more than 300,000 refugees. As food prices have skyrocketed and people’s incomes have dropped, the food banks rescue food, collect donations, and provide food aid to people in need. 
  
  
• Nova Ukraine provides humanitarian aid to communities and individuals in Ukraine and raises awareness about Ukraine in the US and globally. The foundation is supporting Ukrainian organizations and initiatives, including evacuations that become necessary as the conflict lines shift and disrupt access to food and medicine throughout the country. 
  
  
• The Zagoriy Foundation supports civil society organizations vital to communities across Ukraine. They provide organizations in their network with resources, including opportunities to increase their professional knowledge and skills, network and build partnerships, and access mental health services.

Thank you for standing with the people of Ukraine. You, and so many others in the GlobalGiving community, have stepped up to support people going through an unimaginable situation for the past six months. Our partners in Ukraine and the region are grateful for the ongoing support as they provide relief and assistance for families and individuals affected by the war. Together, we will continue to stand with them, and we will continue to inform you about how your support is making an impact. 

With immense gratitude,

Sarah + the GlobalGiving team

Nonprofit Partners Receiving Grants

Nova Ukraine

ASOCIACION MEDICOS DEL MUNDO 

Soleterre - Strategie di pace Onlus

IsraAID

Association for Aid and Relief Japan

Terra Renaissance

Fondazione La Stampa Specchio dei tempi onlus

Pallottine Missionary Foundation Salvatti.pl

Fundacja Centrum Praw Kobiet

Federacja Polskich Bankow Zywnosci (Federation of Polish food bank)

Fundacja im. Doktora Piotra Janaszka PODAJ DALEJ/ Doctor Piotr Janaszek PAY IT FORWARD Foundation

International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation

All-Ukrainian Charity Child Well-being Fund Ukraine

Kuresh Organization 

Kidsave International

Equal Chance

Peace Winds Korea

Zywiec Development Foundation

Bike Maffia Egyesulet

FUNDACJA KOALICJA DLA MLODYCH (Youth Coalition)

Fundatia ROLDA

Let's Help Charitable Foundation

Center Corporate Social Responsibility Development

Life Quality Fund

Happy Paw

SmartAID in Hebrew is 'Ezra Chachama Laolam'

International Cultural Diversity Organization (ICDO) 

World Without Orphans Europe

Nezabutni Charitable Foundation

Animal Spay Neuter International

Favela 61

Tabletochki Charity Foundation

The Zagoriy Foundation

Tragically, the latest war in Ukraine is approaching its fourth month. Details of the casualties, human rights violations, and humanitarian impacts of this violent conflict continue to flood the news and social media. Our collective heart breaks as we learn that 16 million people need humanitarian assistance. 

Among those millions are a young mother of three, a loving grandfather physically unable to leave his home with his family to seek safety, and a boy undergoing chemotherapy with the sound of sirens in the background. 

Throughout these long and arduous months, your generosity and words of support provide much needed reassurance to the courageous local leaders on the front lines of this war. My team hears firsthand about their steadfast optimism and incredible resilience. And we hear that they are grateful to you.

In our largest grant round yet, GlobalGiving this week sent an additional US$3 million to 55 vetted nonprofit partner organizations helping people in Ukraine and welcoming refugees in Albania, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, and other countries in the region. This is our fifth round of emergency grants in our long-term response, with more support to come as needs grow and evolve. 

Below is a short description of some of the humanitarian relief and long-term support you have powered with your donation: 

• Legal Development Network launched #StandWithUkraine, which is working in collaboration with 15 organizations in different regions of Ukraine and serving 200,000 people monthly. They provide relocation services for families to relatively safe areas of central and western Ukraine. They also aggregate and disseminate information about legal services and access to humanitarian aid, including mental health and counseling. Their teams support the humanitarian center in Kyiv, which provides food, water, clothing, footwear, and medicines for city residents.

• Fundacja Koalicja Dla Mlodych (Coalition for Youth Foundation) focuses on supporting refugees in Poland. Working with more than 200 volunteers, they manage the largest warehouse in the region with essentials like food, hygiene products, clothes, and medical supplies. In addition to meeting basic needs, they also coordinate with local authorities, companies, and schools to help refugees safely relocate to other regions in Poland and find shelter and jobs. The coalition covers the cost of school starter kits and meals for kids and also coordinates deliveries of emergency supplies to their partner organization working in the Ukrainian town of Biaobrzegi.

• Fuel Relief Fund is distributing fuel to power generators and humanitarian fleets across Ukraine. With their GlobalGiving grant, FRF is focusing on fuel delivery to local organizations providing critical humanitarian assistance and to civilians impacted by the ongoing conflict.

Since the Russian invasion started, your donation has helped provide urgent relief to individuals and families in Ukraine and in countries across the region. In the months and years ahead, GlobalGiving will continue to work closely with vetted nonprofits on the ground delivering humanitarian aid and longer-term support for these communities to rebuild. Thank you for supporting these efforts. We will inform you about how your donation continues to make a difference for individuals and families affected by the war in Ukraine.

With immense gratitude,

Sandrina + the GlobalGiving team

Nonprofit Partners Receiving Emergency Relief Grants

AarogyaSeva: Global Health Volunteer Alliance

Agencja Rozwoju Aglomeracji Wrocawskiej SA (ARAW)

Bike Maffia Egyesulet

Centrum Praw Kobiet

CF Orphanni Synytsi

Charitable Foundation Zaporuka

Charity Foundation Democratic Society

ChildAid to Eastern Europe

Direct Relief

Dzherelo Children's Rehabilitation Centre

Equal Chance

European Food Banks Federation

Federacja Polskich Bankow Zywnosci (Federation of Polish food bank)

Fondazione La Stampa Specchio dei tempi onlus

Fundacja im. Doktora Piotra Janaszka PODAJ DALEJ/ Doctor Piotr Janaszek Pay it Forward Foundation

Fuel Relief Fund

Fundatia ROLDA

Fundacja Koalicja Dla Mlodych

Give Life Association / Daruieste Viata

Grupa Stonewall

Habitat for Humanity International 

Happy Paw

HelpAge USA 

Hinsehen und Helfen e.V.

IBO ITALIA

International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation

International Cultural Diversity Organization (ICDO)

International Medical Corps 

International Registration Systems

IsraAID

Katalyst

Kharkiv Regional Charity Fund - Daruj Dobro 

Kidsave International

Legal Development Network

Life Quality Fund

Maisto Bankas

Mercy Corps

Mission Bambini

Multifuncional community center (MCC)

Non-Governmental Organization Universal Peace Federation 

Norwegian Refugee Council USA 

Odessa Charity Foundation Way Home

Pallottine Missionary Foundation Salvatti.pl

Polska Misja Medyczna

Public Movement Faith, Hope, Love

Seed Programs International

Soleterre - Strategie di pace Onlus

Tabletochki Charity Foundation

Telecoms San Frontieres

Terra Renaissance

The Mustard Seed Mission

The HALO Trust

War Child Holland

WONDER Foundation

Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance