Grant Making By Alex Daniels Philanthropy’s response to Covid-19 in 2020 — $20.2 billion, according to preliminary estimates released Wednesday — eclipsed giving to any other natural disasters in recent memory, and many grant makers dropped a wide range of restrictions they typically impose on their grantees. Individual Fundraising By Emily Haynes With social gatherings banned or curtailed for much of last year, just four of the top 30 athletic and other large-scale fundraising campaigns managed to outpace their 2019 revenue. Grants Roundup By M.J. Prest Also, Bloomberg Philanthropies gave $150 million to establish the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University, and Bank of America has awarded $10 million to create the Center for Black Entrepreneurship.