The Home Depot Foundation Commits $5.5M to Natural Disaster Relief

In support of National Hurricane Preparedness Week, which takes place every year from May 4 to May 10, The Home Depot Foundation recently announced it is committing $5.5 million to nonprofit organizations that help communities prepare for and recover from natural disasters. Earlier this year, the charitable arm of The Home Depot also raised $3 million for wildfire response efforts in Southern California, bringing its total investments toward disaster relief in 2025 to $8.5 million.

Some of this funding will go to The Home Depot Foundation’s nonprofit partners as they prepare communities for future disasters, while other partners will focus on long-term rebuilding efforts of communities that have been damaged by previous natural disasters.

While preparedness is a crucial component of disaster response, many of the Foundation's partners will also focus on long-term recovery efforts for communities still rebuilding after damage sustained from past disasters. For example, nonprofit partner Rebuilding Together New Orleans will use its grant to fund repairs for at least 20 houses impacted by Hurricane Ian, helping families to live safely in their homes. Habitat for Humanity of Butte County will support long-term fire recovery and mitigation efforts in Northern California, and in addition to serving at least 800 communities in the aftermath of a disaster, Team Rubicon and the Foundation will partner to provide skilled trades training to 9,000 more volunteers and rebuild 20 homes destroyed by previous storms. Read more