Jay-Z And Rihanna’s Foundations Team Up To Provide $2 Million For Coronavirus Relief Efforts

Jay-Z and Rihanna have both donated $1 million through their respective organizations to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

The Shawn Carter Foundation and The Clara Lionel Foundation will each contribute to the $2 million donation.  According to a statement, the finances will support the homeless population, the elderly, children of healthcare workers, the incarcerated, and undocumented workers.

Both foundations also aim to provide COVID-19 testing for all NYC residents. The money is also being distributed to charities such as the ACLU, Mayor’s Fund for L.A., Fund for Public Schools and the New York Immigration Coalition.

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#PullUp @claralionelfdn ??? A huge thank you to JAY-Z’s @shawncartersf for joining us in giving a combined $2 million to the #MayorsFundforLA #FundforPublicSchools @aclu_nationwide & @thenyic for COVID-19 response in support of undocumented workers, children of frontline health workers and first responders, and incarcerated, elderly and homeless people in the United States.

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“In times of crisis it is imperative that we come together as one community to ensure that everyone, especially the most vulnerable, has access to critical needs: shelter, health, nutrition and education,” says Gloria Carter, mother of Jay-Z and head of The Shawn Carter Foundation.

Rihanna also donated supplies to New York City and $5 million in global relief efforts. The $5 million aids communities in her native country Barbados as well as in the United Stats.