In just four days after protests began in Minneapolis, the Minnesota Freedom Fund raised $20 million to bail protesters out of jail, according to The New York Times. That included donations from celebrities like Steve Carell, Seth Rogen, and Abbi Jacobson.
A variety of celebrities have since donated to other charities that aim to bail out protesters, such as Drake, Chrissy Teigen, Kali Uchis, Janelle Monáe, Don Cheadle, Blake Lively, Pete Holmes, Patton Oswalt, and Ben Schwartz.
To help people connect with bail funds in their community, Ornella Friggit, who works as a software developer, built a map that tracks organizations across the US.
Friggit told Business Insider she was inspired after connecting with other African American coders on social media who joined together to share and create resources around the George Floyd demonstrations.
"I had seen several wonderful Twitter threads and spreadsheets about bail funds, community organizations and crowdfunding. I wanted to amplify them in a shareable, visually impactful way, and a map seemed like a good idea," she said.
Friggit specifically wanted to highlight funds that have been doing this work for a long time, and said she wanted to "provide everyone with an avenue to be impactful in their own community."
In just two days, with the help of two friends who helped her research organizations, Friggit said the map was ready to go live. She said the response has been "overwhelmingly positive" and that the next step is to develop a way to securely gather suggestions for new additions to the map.
Other lists of bail funds and related resources include Bail Out Network, National Bail Fund Network, and The Bail Project.