The COVID-19 pandemic has provoked an unprecedented state of emergency in Quebec, Canada, and the rest of the world. Today, a wave of solidarity is raising.  The strength and resilience of philanthropy, when faced with large scale international issues, has already been discussed in January, during the Australian bushfires. But, with the recent announcement of the UN’s “Global Humanitarian Response Plan” paired with a 2 billion dollar call for donations, what role does philanthropy play facing with the scale of needs to be met?