Humble Bundle announced its week-long Humble Heal COVID-19 Bundle raised USD $1,170,824 for four worldwide organizations.
Humble Heal started on May 12 a few months after thousands of lives were lost due to COVID-19 in Brazil and India. All the proceeds divided equally went to Direct Relief, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), International Medical Corps (IMC), & GiveIndia. Humble Bundle sold 54,374 bundles.
Last year, indie game store itch.io offered the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality which raised more than USD $8.2 million for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the Community Bail Fund.
Humble Bundle obtained statements from each organization.
Direct Relief
Direct Relief is tremendously grateful to Humble Bundle and its community of passionate and generous people. Their collective efforts will translate to critically-needed medicines, supplies, and other resources to the hardest-hit communities in India and Brazil as they continue to battle rising cases of COVID-19. The generosity received as a result of Humble Bundle’s effort is deeply inspiring and will serve as a force-multiplier to get more aid into these areas to improve the health and lives of those who are most vulnerable.
– Heather Bennett, Vice President, Partnerships and Philanthropy
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
On behalf of the patients we serve, I want to thank the Humble community for coming together in support of Doctors Without Borders during these times of crisis. With your generous donations, we will be able to support our lifesaving work in India and Brazil. Amid devastating waves of COVID-19, our aid workers are caring for the most vulnerable people, supporting overwhelmed health systems, and keeping essential health services available. To these communities, your support is a message that they are not alone. Thank you for stepping in to help save lives.
– Avril Benoît, Executive Director of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières in the United States (MSF-USA)
International Medical Corps
Wow! Thank you to the Humble Bundle community for generously supporting International Medical Corps’ efforts to fight COVID-19 in India. Your purchase is helping us strengthen capacity at overwhelmed healthcare facilities and treatment centers throughout the country. We are providing oxygen supplies, medical equipment, personal protective equipment and more, and we are covering costs for medical staff to address the shortage of healthcare workers. Finally, your support can help us address vaccine hesitancy, which remains critical in India. Together, we are making a big impact!
– Rebecca Milner, Chief Marketing Officer, International Medical Corps
GiveIndia
Thank you Humble Bundle for supporting GiveIndia’s COVID relief work with your kind contribution. At a time when the country’s healthcare system is crumbling under the second wave of the pandemic and Indians are facing so much devastation, you have come forward and joined hands with us to provide critical patients with life-saving aid, meals to hungry families, and cash relief to low-income families who have lost a breadwinner to COVID-19. We are proud to partner with you, thank you for your generosity.
– Priyana Prakash, Director, Partnerships, Marketing and Online Giving
[Source]: Humble Bundle (Blog): Nearly $1.2 million raised to assist with COVID-19 Relief! – [Archive].