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January 5, 2005
Donations to Charities Providing Tsunami Relief Top $245-MillionBy Nicole WallaceDonations have streamed in to relief organizations that are providing aid to victims of the deadly earthquake and
Some of the money raised by relief groups has been contributed by companies and foundations. The Chronicle has tallied more than $84-million awarded to relief efforts by grant makers. Among the organizations that have raised the most money are:
Three days after the disaster, the American branch of the organization posted a notice on the donation page of its Web site asking donors to give the organization permission to use their gifts for other emergencies in the event that the group had already raised enough money for its operations in South Asia. So more than $9-million of the more than $20-million raised so far are designated specifically for use in response to the disaster in South Asia, while the remaining $11-million are designated to be used first in South Asia, but can be used elsewhere if they are not needed for tsunami relief. Doctors Without Borders now believes that it has raised enough for its emergency response in South Asia, and has posted a notice on its Web site donation page asking donors to contribute to the organization's general Emergency Relief Fund. "We kindly request that you contribute to our general Emergency Relief Fund, which is enabling our quick response to the current disaster in South Asia as well as humanitarian needs in war-torn Darfur, Sudan, and elsewhere in the over 70 countries where MSF is working around the world," the statement reads. "The Emergency Relief Fund provides a resource for MSF to draw upon immediately when a crisis occurs, allowing a quick response to events where the speed of our response is crucial to saving lives."
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