Small Business Relief Initiative

The Small Business Relief Initiative was started by GoFundMe to help small businesses that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and empower their communities to rally behind them. GoFundMe has partnered with Yelp, Intuit QuickBooks, GoDaddy, and Bill.com to provide small business owners with the financial support and resources needed to continue running their businesses during and after the coronavirus crisis. Small businesses that have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus crisis can sign up on GoFundMe to start a fundraiser to benefit their small business. Local community members are able to search small business relief fundraisers on GoFundMe to find favorite small businesses they’d like to support. If a small business raises $500 on their GoFundMe and meets eligibility criteria listed below, they may be considered to receive a $500 matching grant from the Small Business Relief Fund.

Grant Deadline

Deadline not available

Funding Amount

$500

Type of Grant

Grant

Sectors

All Sectors

Demographics

Incorporation

Perks

Region Restriction

This grant is restricted to whole of United States

Keywords

agriculture, Initiatives, Business relief, Pandemic, Provide Rally Behind, Resources Needed

Age Restriction

This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100

Eligibility and Requirements

To be eligible for a grant from the Small Business Relief Fund, the business needs to meet the following requirements: have been negatively impacted by a government mandate due to the COVID-19 pandemic; be independently owned and operated; not be nationally dominant in its field of operation; intend to use funds to either help (a) care for its employees/workers or (b) pay ongoing business expenses; raise at least $500 for the business through its own GoFundMe fundraiser, which fundraiser it started because of the COVID-19 pandemic; and have no fraud reports made against it. Only one grant per business. All business fundraisers and grant recipients must comply with GoFundMe’s terms of service. To read more see here our terms of service.

That said, any business, as long as it complies with our terms of service, can start a GoFundMe.

If a fundraiser has already been created and is benefitting a small business negatively impacted by COVID-19, please follow these steps to be considered for a grant:

• Make sure you add the hashtag #SmallBusinessRelief to your fundraiser story
• Fill out this form to confirm your small business
• Raise $500 from your friends, families, and other connections
• Be sure the business owner is set up to receive the funds from the fundraiser, if you’re not raising money for your own business. Select the “Withdraw” option in the GoFundMe dashboard to make sure this is set up

If you have not yet started a fundraiser for your small business, search small business relief fundraisers to find and claim your fundraiser. If you are unable to find your fundraiser, then sign up on GoFundMe to start a fundraiser now. Then, please also:

• Make sure you add the hashtag #SmallBusinessRelief to your fundraiser story
• Fill out this form to confirm your small business
• Raise $500 from your friends, families, and other connections
• Be sure the business owner is set up to receive the funds from the fundraiser, if you’re not raising money for your own business. Select the “Withdraw” option in the GoFundMe dashboard to make sure this is set up

Note: All fundraisers will need to meet the above eligibility requirements to be considered for a one-time $500 matching grant from the Small Business Relief Fund.

Grant Application website

https://www.gofundme.com/small-business-relief-fundraisers

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