During the first half of the year, the impact of COVID-19 worldwide was swift, hard and devastating especially on the most vulnerable people. How did the world’s largest grantmakers and donors respond to this unprecedented crisis? 

The new Philanthropy and COVID-19 in the First Half of 2020 report, from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) and Candid, examines philanthropic giving for COVID-19-related efforts during the first six months of the pandemic.

Although not a complete picture of the global philanthropic response, CDP and Candid note that due to the ever-changing response to