your current income, expenses, and assets, but also what your projected ones will be.” That way, you’ll ensure that your gifts have the most impact.
Major Katrina Relief/Recovery Funds
| FUND | ORGANIZATION(S) | TYPES OF DONATIONS ACCEPTED | HOW DONATIONS ARE USED | CONTACT |
| BlackAmerica Web.com Relief Fund | Reach Media Inc., The Tom Joyner Morning Show, BlackAmerica Web.com | Monetary | To support households that have taken in Katrina victims | BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund; P.O. Box 803209; Dallas, TX, 75380-3209; www.blackamerica web. com/relief |
| National Urban League Katrina Fund | National Urban League | Monetary | Rebuilding with focus on jobs and housing | 877-NUL-GULF; www.nul.org |
| NAACP Disaster Relief Fund | NAACP | Monetary | Emergency relief; ensuring equitable distribution of relief services from government, other agencies | 410-580-5746; www.naacp.org |
| NBCSL Relief Fund | National Black Caucus of State Legislators | Monetary, supplies | To help Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi Black Caucuses’ relief efforts | 202-624-5457; www.nbcsl.com/ memo.html |
| Hurricane Katrina Recovery Fund | Twenty-First Century Foundation | Monetary | Grants given to groups supporting recovery, rebuilding efforts | 212-662-3700 ext. 201; www.21cf.org |
| National Conference of Black Mayors Relief Fund | National Conference of Black Mayors | Monetary, food, clothing | Rebuilding funds for towns affected in region | 404-765-6444; www.ncbm.org |
| SOS Coalition Relief Efforts | Saving Our Selves Hurricane Coalition | Monetary, clothing, computer equipment | Helping victims find jobs, housing; rebuilding | 866-372-9SOS; www.sosafter katrina.org |
| Jazz Musician Fund | Jazz Foundation of America | Monetary, instruments, counseling | 212-245-3999 www.jazzfoundatio n.org/ new_ orleans.php |
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