2018 California Wildfires

In the aftermath of wildfires in California, the business community is mobilizing their expertise, capabilities, and community resources to assist with the relief and recovery efforts. Use this form to submit how your company is aiding in the California wildfire relief and recovery efforts.

Disclaimer: This tracker is a compilation of publicly available and company-submitted data and may not be fully representative of all private sector giving.

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2018

AirBnB

AirBnB announced that it will be working to accommodate relief workers and displaced victims, free of charge, through its Open Homes Program. The program, which started back in 2012 with Hurricane Sandy, facilitates temporary housing options though the site's many hosts.

AmerisourceBergen Corporation

AmerisourceBergen donated $15,000 to the California Fire Foundation in support of recent recovery efforts.

Amgen

The Amgen Foundation has pledged $500,000 to support victims of the local wildfires in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties. The Amgen Foundation will select recipient non-profit organizations based on relief effort needs. In addition, the Amgen Foundation has committed $250,000 to the Ventura County Community Foundation's Conejo Valley Victims Fund to support the victims, families and organizations providing support after the recent Thousand Oaks shooting tragedy.

Anthem

The Anthem Foundation will donate $25,000 to the United Way of Northern California to support the NorCal Fire Relief Fund. They are also redirecting a $20,000 contribution to Boys & Girls Clubs of the North Valley to support immediate fire relief needs. Additionally, as an extension of Anthem's CSR efforts, they're actively coordinating the inherent generosity and caring culture of their 56,000 associates. Anthem associates can directly support by donating to this special giving opportunity and receive a $2: $1 Anthem Foundation match through November 30...

Apple

Apple is donating to relief efforts for Northern & Southern California.

BD

The BD Social Investing team recently made cash donations of $135,000 to emergency relief efforts in the region – which will be leveraged by the American Red Cross, Direct Relief, Americares and Feeding America – in their work to respond to the massive need throughout the affected areas. BD will also match employee donations.

Cigna

The Cigna Foundation is donating $25,000 to the American Red Cross to help California residents recover from wildfires sweeping the state, and will match Cigna employee donations made to the American Red Cross, up to $100,000.

Cisco

Cisco launched a donation campaign in which it will match employee donations of up to $25,000 to benefit the American Red Cross.

Columbia Sportswear

Columbia Sportswear Company announced that in response to the deadly fires in California, it will donate $20,000 to the California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Relief Fund to support relief efforts tied to the California wildfires. In addition, Columbia Sportswear Company’s family of brands — Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna — will match any employee donations to support this effort.

Comcast NBCUniversal

Comcast NBCUniversal will donate $1.1 million in cash and in-kind support for the communities impacted by California’s devastating fires. A cash contribution of $850,000 will go to the CDF Firefighters Benevolent Foundation, the Boys & Girls Club of North Valley, the Butte County Schools Fire Relief Fund, the Camp Fire Evacuation Relief Fund, and the Entertainment Industry Foundation. Comcast will also donate $250,000 worth of in-kind support to the North Valley Community Foundation.

Disney

The Walt Disney Company has committed $500,000 to support relief and recovery efforts in response to the wildfires that continue to threaten California. The donations will go to the California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Relief Fund, which supports intermediate and long-term recovery efforts from major California wildfires as well as preparedness efforts; and to the California Fire Foundation, which provides emotional and financial assistance to firefighters, their families and the communities they protect.

Dutch Bros. Coffee

Dutch Bros. Coffee made the announcement on Twitter saying that they would match donations up to $150,000 to three different organizations in Northern California.

Estée Lauder Companies

The Estée Lauder Companies has shared its efforts to support its employees, partners and communities who have been affected by the devastating California wildfires. The company has donated $100,000 to support disaster recovery programs in the areas impacted by the fires, which will be allocated across the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, California Fire Foundation, and The American Red Cross.

Facebook

Facebook, which frequently monitors devastation among its global users, created two different Crisis Response pages for the Camp and Woolsey Fires and has activated “safe” status buttons for people in the area. The company will also donate $250,000 to the American Red Cross and match up to another $500,000 of donations made.

Google

Google has committed to donate $500,000 to organizations assisting evacuees and will match donations by users who use the platform to give money. Founded and headquartered in the state, Google is doing its part to help relief efforts with grants and employee donations totaling over $1.5 million, as well as helping communities regain connectivity. Google is also donating $100K of in-kind support to the impacted food banks.

IBM Corporation

IBM is supporting the California wildfire relief efforts by donating $250,000 in cash to United Way organizations, plus it plans to deploy its employees in a couple of different ways. Starting December 1 and through the end of March, IBM’s California-based employees will be able to take three paid days off to volunteer to help with relief and recovery efforts.

Microsoft

Microsoft is providing financial support through the American Red Cross and donations from employees, which they are matching. The company is also providing Microsoft products and technical support to affected municipalities and responders.

Pacific Life

The Pacific Life Foundation announced today a $250,000 donation to the American Red Cross in support of relief efforts for those impacted by the California wildfires. The Foundation also announced plans to match employee donations.

Prudential Financial

Prudential committed $100,000 to assist those impacted by the fires. It also opened an employee giving matching campaign up to $50,000.

Rite Aid

The Rite Aid Foundation announced a $150,000 donation that will be distributed across several California relief organizations assisting the families, evacuees and firefighters impacted by the deadly Camp, Woolsey and Hill wildfires.

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