Goodnation Smartfunds
Goodnation donors gain access to Smartfunds, high-impact giving opportunities built to effect change across an issue area with one single gift.
A new way to give
Through curated Smartfunds, Goodnation ensures that you can effectively respond in moments of crisis including conflicts, natural disasters and other major disruptions, as well as ongoing emergencies such as climate change and food insecurity.
Our unique Smartfunds, combining vetted nonprofits offering immediate, medium- and long-term relief, have proven to be an effective way to make a real impact. Each gift will turn into a diversified set of strategic grants that help directly and move the needle overall.
Goodnation has been providing giving recommendations in this space since our inception in 2017, part of our overall efforts that have raised over $60M to date.
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A powerful combination
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Direct Service
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+ Leveraging Community Solutions
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+ Systems-Level Change
Current Crisis Smartfunds
Hawaii Wildfire Smartfund
The wildfires in Hawaii have caused immense destruction and displaced thousands of residents. One gift to the Smartfund will address immediate- and long-term needs through vetted nonprofits offering basic needs, medical supplies, cleaning and repairs, shelter and rebuilding support. The Smartfund allows you to address the very real and urgent needs now while thinking ahead to the long road of rebuilding and recovery.
Smartfund for Turkey-Syria Earthquakes
One gift to the Smartfund will address needs through the below vetted nonprofits that are offering basic human and animal needs, medical supplies, cleaning and repairs, shelter and rebuilding support. The Smartfund allows you to address the very real and urgent needs now while thinking ahead to the long road of rebuilding and recovery.
Hurricane Ian Smartfund
One gift to the Hurricane Ian Smartfund will address immediate-, medium- and long-term needs in Cuba and Florida through vetted nonprofits. Make your secure, tax-deductible donation.
Hurricane Fiona Smartfund
One gift to the Hurricane Fiona Smartfund will address immediate-, medium- and long-term needs in the Caribbean through vetted nonprofits. Make your secure, tax-deductible donation today.
Environmental Justice Smartfund
One gift to the Environmental Justice Smartfund, in response to the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi will address immediate-, medium- and long-term needs through vetted nonprofits.
Reproductive Justice Smartfund
If you are upset or enraged about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and if you believe women should have ownership over their reproductive rights, we encourage you to take action through philanthropy. In response to the overturn of Roe v. Wade, Goodnation has built the Reproductive Justice Smartfund, an effective way for you to support reproductive rights through vetted nonprofits.
Smartfund for Ukraine
Goodnation has built the Smartfund for Ukraine to enable you to respond quickly and effectively to the ongoing crisis. A gift to the Smartfund will support vetted nonprofits providing immediate relief and longer-term support to people who live in or have fled Ukraine. These organizations have been supplying meals and medical supplies to Ukraine and surrounding countries, serving displaced refugees and preparing for future needs.
Learn more and support the organizations through one tax-deductible gift:
Past Crisis Smartfunds
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Afghanistan
Nonprofits in the fund are dedicated to helping Afghans, whether staying safe in their country, getting to the US or resettling in their new home, including those employed by the US, journalists, women and girls and human rights activists.
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Hurricane Ida
The fund included nonprofits that were on the ground responding immediately to the dire needs of New Orleans and the rest of the state.
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Haiti Earthquake
Nonprofits in the fund met immediate and long-term needs by providing fresh meals and water, medical supplies and attention, rubble removal and financial support.
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Hate Crimes Against Asian-Americans
Nonprofits in the fund are led by or supporting the Asian-American community, condemning xenophobia and white supremacy, and also fighting for stricter gun control.
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California Wildfires
Nonprofits in the fund support a range of community needs posed by the fires, including food and housing, firefighter support, and recovery assistance for immigrants and other vulnerable communities.
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Coronavirus
The Coronavirus Response Fund, developed in March 2020, focused on our most vulnerable populations, including seniors, the homeless, families living in poverty, people with disabilities and students in need.
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Hurricane Dorian
Nonprofits in the fund assessed the need and worked closely with partners on the ground who provided meals, medical care, medical supplies, clean water and more to victims of Hurricane Dorian.
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Ongoing Smartfunds
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America's Veterans
Support veterans and their families in finding health and success beyond their military careers.
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Climate Change
Halt the climate crisis by changing policies and practices that drive climate change.
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College for America
Support disadvantaged students, ensure equity in education and make college more accessible to all.
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Food for America
Combat hunger so that it both provides food to people currently going hungry and furthers work to ensure that support for the food insecure will be more robust in the future.
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Future of Jobs
Support job training, community services and fair and safe working environments.
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Justice Reform
Support incarcerated people and their families and develop a fair and transparent criminal justice system.
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Racial Justice
The fund includes nonprofits dedicated to uplifting and empowering Black and other marginalized communities, and tackling the issues that disproportionately impact them. Each of the nonprofits in the fund is led or co-led by a person of color.
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Early Childhood
Support children and their families at an early and crucial point in their development.
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About Smartfunds
Why fund this way?
Our experience in philanthropy advising has taught us that when donors give, they are generally compelled by the immediacy of issues affecting communities today. That’s why the majority of every dollar into a Goodnation Smartfund goes out to direct service providers whose work will alleviate suffering and provide for those in need today.
However, we also know that donors are seeking long term change, which is why we also dedicate a portion of each Smartfund gift to leveraging the efforts of direct service providers by funding groups working to spread the solutions they engineer across communities and to enshrine them in public policy.
Every dollar given in this way will generate both a significant immediate impact, and results that grow over time.
How Smartfunds create impact
Through a portfolio approach, your gift to a Smartfund turns into a diversified set of strategic grants that directly help those in need while also addressing the underlying issues that require long term strategies to solve. You also join a community of donors who, like you, care deeply about the issue at hand. By pooling the resources of this community, together we can create a greater impact.
When you give to a Smartfund, you receive regular impact reports detailing the services provided and goals met as a result of your Smartfund gift.
5% of gifts to Smartfunds are held at the Goodnation Foundation to support research, oversight and reporting.
Nonprofit selection
Goodnation vets all our recommended nonprofits, taking into account the investments of the most rigorous professional foundations while also assessing the current financial health and governance of the organization. Learn more.