The Cooperative Development Foundation’s Disaster Recovery Fund supports efforts to help cooperatives and their members recovering from natural disasters and other crises or emergency hardship situations.
For electric cooperatives – NRECA has started a fundraising campaign, through CDF’s Disaster Recovery Fund, to ensure electric cooperatives have what they need to restore power to areas affected by Helene.
For cooperatives that support the food sector – National Co+op Grocers, through CDF’s Disaster Recovery Fund, is raising money for the entire food co-op sector and will match all donations up to $100,000 by October 31.
Interested in helping co-ops in general get back to business? Donate to our general Disaster Recovery Fund donation link. CDF will direct 100% of your donation to other co-op sectors affected by natural disasters.
CDF does not charge operating or administrative fees to donations made for the Disaster Recovery Fund. 100% of donations go to disaster recovery.
CDF makes grants, loans, and investments that support cooperative development, strengthen Main Street cooperative businesses, create good, sustainable jobs, and enhance the lives of people and communities.
