• Midwest Flooding, June 2008: Response by Regional Associations of Grantmakers in affected areas
  Donors Forum (Illinois)
  Gateway Center for Giving (Missouri)
  Iowa Council of Foundation

• Earthquake in Southwest China, May 2008
• Cyclone in Burma/Myanmar, May 2008
• Philanthropic Response to Economic Downturn
• Philanthropic Response to Southern California Wildfires, October 2007
• Tsunami in South Asia
  update: 1/14/05
• Hurricane Katrina
  update: 9/8/05
  update: 9/22/05
  update: 10/03/05

Related Resources

Council on Foundations Resources for Philanthropic Role in Disaster Relief
The Council on Foundations is seeking member experiences of dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.  The Council has also posted a list of disaster-related resources for grantmakers on its website.

Best Practices in Disaster Grantmaking: Lessons from the Gulf Coast
Produced by the New York Regional Association of Grantmakers, this report outlines lessons the New York funding community learned as they responded to Hurricane Katrina.

Disaster Grantmaking: A Practical Guide for Foundations and Corporations
European Foundation Center and the Council on Foundations
"Moved by widely publicized human suffering and increased disaster aid requests, foundations and corporations are becoming more active in the disaster relief field. Grantmakers have a distinct role to play in disasters because of their ongoing relations with grantees, long-term perspective, flexibility and convening capacity."

IRS Updated Information on Disaster Relief for Charities and Contributors
Find the latest information and published guidance for those interested in providing assistance to disaster victims through charitable organizations.