Atlantic Hurricane Season Recovery Fund
Hurricane Milton, the second major hurricane to make landfall in Florida in only two weeks, struck Siesta Key on Oct. 9, bringing storm surge, deadly tornadoes and 120-mph winds to communities already reeling from Hurricane Helene. The impact from multiple storms in the same general area has exacerbated systemic issues and left the state of Florida with dwindling resources for continuing recovery.
Just before Milton, Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 storm on Sept. 26 near Perry, Florida and moved quickly inland, bringing life-threatening storm surge, destructive winds and flooding rains throughout multiple states.
The storm was very large, leaving a devastating 800-mile path of destruction across the southeastern U.S. We continue to assess the ongoing needs throughout the storm’s impact area and are working with local partners to determine the most strategic use of funding to support equitable recovery.
The CDP Atlantic Hurricane Season Recovery Fund supports initiatives that prioritize communities devastated by Atlantic hurricanes, especially those facing systemic barriers to equitable recovery.
We focus on the greatest areas of need for the recovery process. Our approach is community- and expert-informed, focused on medium- and long-term recovery, and rooted in using an intersectional racial equity lens.
Photo: Damage in Keaton Beach, Florida, after the landfall of Hurricane Helene, Sept. 27, 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Hancock; CC BY 2.0)
Earlier in the season, Hurricane Francine made landfall on Sept. 11 in Louisiana as a destructive Category 2 storm, bringing 100 mph winds and flooding rain. As it moved inland and weakened, it brought torrential rains and flash flooding across other states.
Hurricane Debby caused widespread power outages and flooding, and spawned tornadoes along the eastern U.S. coast and into Canada, while Hurricane Beryl made history as the earliest Category 5 storm on record.
This fund supports these disasters:
Medium and long-term recovery
We support recovery programs identified by our disaster experts in partnership with those in the affected communities. This includes rebuilding homes and providing mental health, legal, and disaster case managementservices. As the recovery progresses, we often shift our focus to address other urgent challenges identified by our local partners.
Community- and expert-informed
In consultation with local stakeholders, our team identifies specific unmet recovery needs and funding gaps in each community. We explore investing in all geographic areas affected by the Atlantic hurricanes.
Intersectional racial equity lens
CDP prioritizes giving resources to meet the needs of populations and individuals whom systemic inequities have marginalized.
With funding from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy's Atlantic Hurricane Recovery Fund, our grantee partners are helping affected communities rebuild stronger.
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Thank you to the following donors for their generous support of the CDP Atlantic Hurricanes Recovery Fund.
- American Endowment Foundation
- Hugh J. Andersen Foundation
- Carole and Henry Berman
- Blackbaud
- The Boston Foundation
- Jean Buckley
- Charles Schwab Foundation
- Columbia Sportswear Company
- CommuteAir Cares
- Corus International
- Annalisa & Dino Di Palma
- Sara Doruska
- Etsy Impact Fund
- Foundation for Child Development
- The Gap Foundation
- Paul Gazzerro
- Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund
- The Hershey Company
- John Hirschi
- Dr. Sue Hirscfeld Gift Fund
- Anne & Michael Hochberg
- Independent Charitable Gift Fund
- Irani & Yonemura Giving Fund
- Kinetic Agency Investment Management
- La Pietra Family
- The Lichen Fund
- Kathleen Loehr
- Maine Community Foundation
- The Middendorf Donor Advised Fund
- Justine M. Miner
- The Morino Institute
- Mark and Jo Ann Newell Fund
- The Norton Foundation
- NVIDIA
- Frank Orson
- The Pardy Charitable Fund
- Providence Health & Services – Washington
- Sal & Jan Ruvolo
- Signature Advisors Group, Ltd.
- SKL Family Foundation
- Sozosei Foundation
- St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund
- Luke Stirtz
- Alexander Teass
- The BDM Family Foundation
- Two Cats Charitable Gift Fund
- UKG
- Nancy Waldspurger
- Benjamin Wilking
- Zander Family Fund
Your support has a direct and significant impact on our efforts to minimize the impact of hurricanes through thoughtful, equitable and responsible recovery for all.
Connect With Us
Contact our Domestic Funds Team or our International Funds Team for more information on the situation and to learn about available resources.
To make a gift or learn more about the Fund, please contact our Development Team.
(Photo: CORE’s Cash-for-Work debris removal team gathers wood debris from remnants of homes left after Hurricane Dorian. Source: CORE)
Fund updates
More than $2.6 million in grants from several domestic funds to support disaster recovery
CDP announces nearly $2.5 million in Atlantic Hurricane Season Recovery Fund grants as National Hurricane Preparedness Week begins
