Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

GRANTEES

The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation encourages those in the worldwide community to support the immediate relief and long-term rebuilding efforts of those affected by the tsunami in South Asia.

This section of our Web site includes information regarding several organizations that the Foundation has researched and to which the Foundation has made grants, including specifics on their current efforts, grant proposals, and progress reports. This information on grants made by the Foundation is being provided to assist you in making your charitable contribution, rather than as an endorsement of any particular organization. Circumstances change all the time, however, and you should perform your own independent investigation before donating to any specific charity or organization.

Save the Children
$500,000 MSDF Grant

To support relief efforts for the emergency in Indonesia due to the tsunami in the Indian Ocean. Of a total gift of $500,000, $300,000 will be allocated for Save the Children's immediate humanitarian relief in Indonesia's Aceh Province. The remaining $200,000 will be allocated for the equally important longer-term work of enabling children's physical and emotional recovery; work that Save the Children is already planning and will shortly initiate through child protection and family reunification activities.
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Mercy Corps
$500,000 MSDF Grant

To support Mercy Corps' initial response in Aceh, Indonesia that focuses on the need for shelter, water purification, sanitation, and the delivery of essential non-food items. Mercy Corps will also use umbrella grants to capable local organizations and small grants for direct relief activities in Sri Lanka and India.
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American Red Cross
$500,000 MSDF Grant

To support the procurement and distribution of food and relief items (e.g., tents, kitchen sets), deployment of relief emergency response units and personnel, and tracing to restore family links in the tsunami-affected countries.
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CARE
$500,000 MSDF Grant

To support emergency response and long-term rehabilitation efforts in the tsunami-affected districts in India. The grant will help address immediate humanitarian needs and provide basic necessities in Phase I, restore basic amenities (e.g., drinking water systems) in Phase II, and stabilize livelihood and housing security in Phase III.
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International Medical Corps
$200,000 MSDF Grant

To support Mobile Assistance and Relief Teams in Indonesia that will conduct mobile clinics, and provide nutrient-enriched food (including infant formula) for children, generator sets for temporary shelters and health facilities, safe drinking water, hygiene & sanitation kits, psychosocial counseling, and required body bags to search and rescue teams.
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Helen Keller International
$300,000 MSDF Grant

To support distribution of micronutrients such as Vitamin A, iron, and zinc to approx. 250,000 children in Tsunami-affected regions in Indonesia to reduce mortality due to diseases such as malaria and diarrhea.
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Please Note:
This content lists the grantees selected as of January 5, 2005 by MSDF and the tsunami relief-related grants awarded to these grantees by MSDF. MSDF continues to consider grant proposals from organizations providing assistance in tsunami-affected areas and will post additional grants as they are finalized. Grantee reports and other grantee-provided materials are reproduced here with permission of the grantee. MSDF recognizes that there are many other outstanding organizations conducting needed relief and other important charitable work in regions affected by the tsunami. Its selection of the above grantees was made with the core mission of the Foundation in mind and is not intended as a statement regarding the value of activities being undertaken by other organizations.