Grants

Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison said the company is launching a pitch contest for small businesses.

The U.S. government has awarded Novavax Inc $1.6 billion to cover testing, commercialization and manufacturing of a potential coronavirus vaccine in the United States, with the aim of delivering 100 million doses by January 2021.

Mary Kay has donated hand sanitizer to nearly 20 healthcare systems, 1,000 hospitals and 1.5 million combined frontline responders, physicians and staff around the world.

$15 million in new funds primarily designated to feeding programs to address rising hunger issue. Grant follows Morgan Stanley’s previously announced $10 million commitment to COVID-19 relief efforts

Jenny Ming, LS&Co. Board Member, has served as a board member for Levi Strauss & Co. since 2014. In recognition of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month this May, she shares her personal story on what it’s been like to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic as a Chinese American.

Almost 40 years ago, Levi Strauss & Co. stock boy-turned-executive Jerry O’Shea drove the effort to create the Red Tab Foundation (RTF) in order to ensure that no LS&Co. employee or retiree would go without a financial safety net in times of need. Supported by employees, company leaders and even the descendants of Levi Strauss himself, RTF has disbursed more than $35 million in hardship grants since its inception and has been widely recognized as a standard bearer for employee hardship funds.

David Solomon, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, joined a White House video conference today with President Donald Trump, senior administration officials, and other leading executives from the financial services industry to discuss efforts to deliver financial and technical assistance to US small businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In David’s prepared remarks, he doubled the firm’s capital commitment, which raised the total to $550 million for all COVID-19 relief efforts from Goldman Sachs.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. today announced it will deliver $300 million across two separate initiatives to help small businesses and communities around the world navigate the current health and economic crisis.

Verizon has today announced a $2.5 million grant to be shared across a group of international countries and charities offering healthcare support and food relief. Each charity will receive a portion of the funds to bolster their ongoing humanitarian activities.