How to Donate to a Local Bail Fund for Protestors

If you are wondering about how to help protesters right now, consider making a donation to a local bail fund. It’s cruel at any time to imprison someone for not having cash on hand—but especially now, getting protesters out of jail quickly is especially critical in order to reduce their risk of COVID-19 exposure.

A number of local bail funds have been establish to help get protesters out of jail. Due to an outpouring of support, some of these funds—including the Minneapolis Freedom Fund and the Brooklyn Bail Fund—have asked donors to redirect their funds to other nonprofits. Certainly there are a number of funds, many within your own community, that need the money.

A starting point would be this thread, compiled by the filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry, which lists funds for some of the major cities around the country: