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When the COVID-19 pandemic began in early March, the Taos Community Foundation saw a crisis in the making and opened an emergency action fund.
"I set a goal of $1 million to raise to meet the needs of our community, not even knowing what the needs were going to be at that time," said Lisa O'Brien, director of the Taos Community Foundation.
She created a campaign â The Fund For Taos â and began bringing in donations from private and corporate donors. The first wave of funding went to meet immediate needs at Taos area food pantries and community shelters.
The fund was designed to provide money to nonprofits, not individuals. O'Brien said she wanted to see how organizations were pivoting in their work due to the pandemic and reward systemic changes that would have a lasting impact on the community.