American Express has committed more than $6 million in various forms of financial support to back the tireless work of those on the front lines of the COVID-19 global crisis. This includes $2.1 million grants to the following global and national organizations:
- International Medical Corps
- CDC Foundation
- Feeding America
- COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization
- International Rescue Committee
American Express has also committed $3.8 million in contributions to support organizations responding to the pandemic at the local level. These include:
- The King Baudouin Foundation of the United States ($550K) for relief organizations in five European countries.
- In India, American Express has pledged ($538K) to support various Government relief funds at the central and state level.
- The Sussex Community Foundation ($100K) in Brighton, U.K.
- The Resource Foundation ($345K) for relief organizations in Mexico and South America.
- Give2Asia ($770K) for relief organizations in Asia and Australia.
- The United Way of Greater Toronto ($200K) in Canada.
- In the U.S., support is being provided to the St. Mary’s Food Bank ($75K) and the Valley of the Sun United Way ($45K) in Arizona; the United Way of Salt Lake ($50K) in Utah; and the United Way of Broward ($125K) and Feeding South Florida ($50K) in South Florida.
- In the New York City area, funding is being provided to the Greater New York Hospital Association Foundation ($500K); City Harvest ($200K); and the United Way of New York City ($250K).
These grants will help provide protective equipment to frontline healthcare workers, support the development of vaccines and research and help feed people impacted in our communities, among other critical needs. American Express also pledged to match more than $1 million in Card Member donations to Feeding America when American Express U.S. Card Members use their Membership Rewards points to make a donation to the organization through JustGiving.com.
The company is proud to support its partners, too. American Express partnered with Hilton and the company’s ownership community to donate up to 1 million hotel room nights to frontline medical professionals across the U.S. who need a place to sleep, recharge or isolate from their families. American Express also backing Marriott’s Rooms for Responders initiative. Marriott, with support from its partners, including American Express, has committed to provide $10 million worth of hotel stays in some of the hardest hit locations for heroic healthcare professionals.
American Express complemented these efforts by donating more than 250,000 respiratory masks to hospitals to help keep medical response teams safe and assisting Rethink Food NYC and Eleven Madison Park in their efforts to feed thousands of New Yorkers in need, including the heroes on the front lines of this crisis. To support small businesses, the company is continuing to promote the positive impact consumers can have on their local communities and businesses through the #StayHome and #ShopSmall campaign and Resy, a subsidiary of American Express, has made it possible to book ‘takeout meals’ and is providing 100% fee and billing relief for its restaurant customers through early May.
For those who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, American Express remains committed to backing you so that when we emerge from this, we’ll all come out stronger together.