US EditionPrivate donors gave more than $125M to keep foreign aid programs going after US cuts
Private donors raised over $125 million in eight months to sustain essential foreign aid projects after the U.S. government froze assistance, mobilizing new philanthropic support.
- This year multiple groups launched fundraisers that mobilized more than $125 million, with private donors responding to the US withdrawal of $34 million, PRO reported in September.
- When the Trump administration froze foreign assistance overnight, Sasha Gallant, USAID team lead, identified 80 programs, while Project Resource Optimization staff extended commitments month to month.
- Notable gifts included the Ma-Weavers' contribution of more than $1 million and Village Enterprise receiving $1.3 million through PRO, enabling continued aid programs during seven months of uncertainty.
- Emergency funds provided a short-term response while donors consider longer-term support, as Helen Keller International lost almost a third of its revenue and organizations sustaining programs hold on despite cuts.
- Uncertainty about future U.S. funding is likely to continue, leaving some private donors hesitant amid Secretary of State Marco Rubio's shift toward trade and investment over aid.
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Private donors gave more than $125M to keep foreign aid programs
NEW YORK: When the Trump administration froze foreign assistance overnight, urgent efforts began to figure out how to continue critical aid programs that could be funded by private donors. Multiple groups launched fundraisers in February and eventually, these emergency funds mobilized more than $125 million within eight months, a sum that while not nearly enough, was more than
When the Trump administration froze foreign assistance overnight, they began urgent efforts to figure out how to continue critical aid programs that could be funded by private donors.
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