The NYC COVID-19 Neighborhood Relief Fund provides matching dollars on ioby crowdfunding campaigns for projects that help low-income communities respond to and recover from the economic and social impacts of COVID-19.
New York City is tough, but we'll all need to step up and lend a hand to weather this crisis. Even as COVID-19 hits our city hard, it's hitting some neighborhoods even harder. We're seeing the fault lines of inequity being exposed, and a long history of disinvestment has left low-income neighborhoods at particular risk. But we also know that those very same neighborhoods have a long history of resistance, joy, community, and power. We'll need to lean on those strengths, and one another, now more than ever. ioby has your back.
When you crowdfund for a project that provides relief for low-income neighbors who might be hardest hit by this crisis, we'll match up to $8,000 and we'll waive our fiscal sponsorship and platform fees. Relief projects should be led or co-led by residents of the neighborhoods that projects take place in, and/or people personally affected by the issues the project addresses. Project leaders should have strong relationships with the communities they plan to serve.
Share your project idea to get started
Match dollars are available now on a first-come, first-served rolling basis until funding runs out. When you crowdfund with ioby you'll get access to our free resources and support guides, as well as tailored one-on-one coaching to help set you up for success. While you fundraise, donations to your page will be instantly doubled so your fundraising work goes twice as far.
Donate to a project and get your donation doubled:
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Flatbush Caton Market Micro Entrepreneur Relief Fund
Preserving the Caribbean culture of Flatbush Brooklyn by supporting our entrepreneurs.
NEEDS: $0 of 46,040 -
East Brooklyn (Ocean Hill Brownsville) Mutual Aid Network
We deliver groceries or free to our neighbors affected by COVID-19 in East Brooklyn.
NEEDS: $18,654 of 51,151 + Volunteers -
Bed-Stuy Strong’s Mutual Aid Community Fund
Formed in response to the COVID-19 crisis, Bed-Stuy Strong is a mutual aid network of neighbors from all walks of life that provides groceries and essential supplies to neighbors in need.
NEEDS: $98,160 of 400,000 -
Kings County Senior Housing Fall Fundraiser for Groceries and PPE
We are a small volunteer team that have been delivering PPE and groceries to seniors in need every week since April. We need your support to continue.
NEEDS: $0 of 7,614 -
Red Hook Mutual Aid
We are a small corps of concerned Red Hookers committed to making supplies, resources, and information as accessible, inclusive, and comprehensive as possible.
NEEDS: $2,398 of 9,500 -
Food To The People
We will deliver food and the equipment to grow food to people in need to make both an immediate and long lasting impact on food security.
NEEDS: $0 of 5,155 + Volunteers -
Movimiento's COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Immigrants in El Barrio
Movimiento's COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Immigrants in El Barrio was created to offer mutual aid support to East Harlem during this global health crisis.
NEEDS: $22,065 of 92,304 -
Astoria Mutual Aid Network Fund
Neighbors give help. Neighbors get help.
These funds will help us ensure our neighbor's basic needs are met to the best of our abilities.
NEEDS: $43,110 of 150,000 + Volunteers -
South Brooklyn Mutual Aid
We're building solidarity not charity and working to feed and support our neighbors in South Brooklyn during the COVID-19 crisis.
NEEDS: $0 of 200,000 + Volunteers -
COVID 19 - Brooklyn! Fight Covid-19 with Fresh Food for All!
Help food-insecure residents, especially Brownsville, get fresh food during COVID 19 + save local businesses by buying their goods for frontline workers + get health supplies to all.
NEEDS: $0 of 19,447 + Volunteers -
Supporting NYC's Immigrant Students During COVID-19
Glasswing's work with underserved populations in New York City continues to address inequities by focusing on critical areas of support, such as meeting basic needs and access to virtual support networks.
NEEDS: $3,063 of 3,500 -
Ocean Hill / East Bushwick Elder Boxes
We're delivering fresh fruit and vegetables, plus pantry staples, to elders in our community who are shut-in because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
NEEDS: $14,733 of 25,773 + Volunteers
Learn More
Read our frequently asked questions and the full eligibility guidelines here.
Still have questions? Send us an email at matches@ioby.org, or, give us a call at 917-464-4515 extension 5.
Completely new to ioby and crowdfunding? Get answers to your questions at ioby 101.
Need further resources? We've compiled a running list of resources from our neighbors and from around the web, so that you and your neighbors can start thinking about ways that you can lend a hand and care for the people around you when times are tough. Use them to start your own project, or to plug into efforts already underway.
About ioby
ioby stands for “in our backyards,” but it also stands for taking care of each other, for civic participation, and for trusting neighbors to know what’s best for the neighborhood. Neighbors nationwide have raised over $10 million in citizen philanthropy on ioby for projects that make their communities healthier, greener, safer, and more livable. When you post a project on ioby you can collect tax-deductible donations, find new donors and volunteers, and receive one-on-one fundraising coaching.
This program is made possible with the generous support of Robin Hood.
