30 Day Fund

About 30 Day Fund

The 30 Day Fund Inc was built for one purpose: to move quick, forgivable support to small businesses facing COVID-19 shutdowns. That origin still defines the organization’s public record. It was established to help firms keep payroll going, preserve employee healthcare coverage, and avoid permanent closures during the pandemic, using short-term relief with minimal red tape. The fund later reported that it had distributed more than $43 million to 3,154 small businesses before voluntarily dissolving in 2023 after fulfilling its mission. Its recent grant history shows that the relief model was not limited to one state or one type of recipient. In 2024, it made a $1.5 million disaster-relief grant to Penn Entertainment Foundation in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, and a separate $871,131 general operating support grant to The Small Business Relief Fund in Charlottesville, Virginia. Those two awards sit alongside a larger body of 2023 pandemic-assistance grants to businesses and nonprofit groups across multiple states. The foundation’s giving has been organized around emergency response, economic recovery, and support for organizations under acute strain. Its current grant record also includes state-level and local relief programs tied to Virginia and other places that adopted the 30 Day Fund model.

What 30 Day Fund Funds

A major thread in the recent record is pandemic assistance for organizations affected by crisis conditions. In 2023, The 30 Day Fund Inc gave $300,000 to Youth Empowerment Porject in New Orleans for pandemic assistance, and it made the same-sized grant to Louisiana Center for Children's Rights in the same city for the same purpose. The foundation also supported legal and advocacy organizations responding to the pandemic. It awarded $200,000 to Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia for pandemic assistance and $150,000 to Education Law Center - PA, also in Philadelphia, for pandemic assistance. Another visible pattern is support for small businesses and local employers. The 2023 grant list includes $200,000 to Congress Tap Room Inc Dba Hotel Congress in Tucson for pandemic assistance, $100,000 to Turn Studio in Sandy Springs for pandemic assistance, and $75,000 to Marumsco Cleaners in Woodbridge for pandemic assistance. These awards fit the fund’s emergency-relief model for businesses facing immediate operating pressure.

How 30 Day Fund Gives