Foundations, Companies Gave $380 Million for Sandy Relief, Study Finds

Two years after Superstorm Sandy pounded coastal communities from southern New Jersey to Connecticut, nearly six hundred foundations, corporations and other institutional donors have contributed more than $380 million in cash and in-kind gifts for relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts, a report from Foundation Center finds.

Developed in partnership with Philanthropy New York, the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, the report, found that corporations accounted for the largest share of the $328.4 million in cash pledged to relief and recovery efforts, donating a total of $136.4 million.