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, of 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 your low-income neighbors who are 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.
This program is not currently accepting new projects, but share your project idea if you would like to get connected in case more funds become available.
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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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: $27,685 of 92,304 -
Ocean Hill Brownsville Mutual Aid Network
We deliver groceries or free to our neighbors affected by COVID-19 in Ocean Hill / Brownsville.
NEEDS: $8,529 of 30,000 + 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: $1,897 of 20,619 + Volunteers -
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 -
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: $45,874 of 250,000
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 $8 million in citizen philanthropy on ioby for projects that make their communities healthier, greener, safer, and more livable. When you post 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.
