COVID-19: Jay-Z, Rihanna, Twitter CEO Co-Fund More Than $6 Million in Grants
American musicians, Shawn Carter, popularly known as Jay Z and Rihanna Fenty have teamed up with Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey to fight the Coronavirus pandemic.
Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF), Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation (SCF) and Dorsey made the announcement on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 stating that the additional joint grants is dedicated to supporting global COVID-19 rapid response efforts.
The latest funds total over $6.2 million, and will go towards protecting and serving marginalized populations in the United States, with a focus on New York, New Orleans and Puerto Rico as well as international communities.
Domestically, the grants will benefit foundations such as Give Directly, Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, Covenant House New Orleans, World Central Kitchen, Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans & Acadiana, Total Community Action and The Hispanic Federation.
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Internationally, the grants will help Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, Direct Relief and Team Humanity.
The announcement comes less than a week after Rihanna and Dorsey unveiled a joint $4.2 million grant to the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles, helping domestic violence victims in the city amid the COVID-19 “stay at home” order. Additionally, CLF and SCF announced $2 million in grants to coronavirus response efforts in New York City and Los Angeles.
Yetunde Adegoke
