MoneyGram Responds in Time of Disaster: Asia Pacific

Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana)
MoneyGram, through its Global Giving program, provided a $20,000 American Red Cross grant to assist the Filipino people in the aftermath of Typhoon Ondoy that recently hit the Philippines.

Samoa tsunami and Indonesia earthquake
In response to the recent tsunami and earthquake disasters in the Asian Pacific, MoneyGram temporarily waived money transfer fees from Australia and New Zealand to Samoa and Tonga. The no-fee money transfer program was in effect in all MoneyGram agent locations in New Zealand and Australia Online transactions to Samoa and Tonga via eMoneyTransfer were reduced by $2.

 

MoneyGram's Global Giving Program

MoneyGram is proud to support organizations that strengthen the global communities we serve. We direct our global giving to three focus areas that most directly benefit communities of people that rely on money transfer and bill payment services.

1. BASIC NEEDS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

MoneyGram supports programs or services that provide housing, shelter, food, water, basic health care and other basic needs service to individuals and families in our global community.

2. ESSENTIAL LITERACY AND EDUCATION

MoneyGram believes that it has a responsibility to support programs and services which inspire adults and children to have a more promising future. This includes programs that support academic readiness and appropriate grade-level achievement, social adjustment for academic success, parenting skills and classes for adult basic education including English as a second language programs. MoneyGram especially seeks to fund programs providing basic literacy and language skills. Programs focused on financial literacy are also considered.

3. DISASTER RELIEF

MoneyGram supports programs that provide support to those suffering from disasters and crisis events such as emergency food shortages around the world. These grants are offered at the discretion of the MoneyGram Global Giving board of directors and are not available by application.

How to apply:

We encourage non-profit organizations to review our grant guidelines. If your organization meets our criteria, please click on the link below to download an application form.

Applications can be mailed to:

MoneyGram International
Global Giving Program
1550 Utica Avenue South
Suite 100, MS 8065
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416

E-mail inquiries can be sent to giving@moneygram.com

MoneyGram's Global Giving Program Focus Area Information

MoneyGram's Global Giving Program Guidelines

MoneyGram's Global Giving Application Form [email giving@moneygram.com for a word document]