Last month Bethesda announced that they would be donating $1,000,000 USD to charities that were involved with Coronavirus COVID-19 relief efforts — which is quite the noble gesture by the developer in these hard times we are all going through right now.
Alongside the announcement, the developer also revealed that $500,000 of the money they would be donating would go to Direct Relief, while another $250,000 were being donated to UNICEF; at the time of the announcement, Bethesda didn't reveal where the remaining $250,000 were going to be donated.
While Bethesda didn't say where they would be donating the remaining $250,000, the developer did mention that their own studios would be choosing where that money would end up; revealing that the contribution was definitely going to local charities and communities.
Bethesda has since donated $750,000 to Direct Relief and UNICEF, and today they have revealed the full list of local charities where the remaining $250,000 are going; all deemed deserving organisations selected by their studios and business offices around the world.
"Our studios and business offices around the world have since selected a range of deserving organizations. These wide-reaching causes include food banks, domestic abuse services, combating child poverty, providing WiFi networks in underserved neighborhoods, and supporting health care workers, research centers, hospitals and pet shelters," has revealed Bethesda via their official Bethesda At Home website.
Bethesda has also taken this opportunity to thank players for their support, as well as their donations via the Bethesda At Home streams — which successfully exceeded all goals the developers had set.
"Along with our contributions, we want to thank all of you for doing your part. As part of our #BethesdaAtHome streams, we’ve included the opportunity for you to contribute to the same charities we’re supporting, and in the past weeks you’ve exceeded the goals we had set. Thank you for your generosity!"
The full list of local charities chosen by the various Bethesda offices around the world is the following:
Capital Area Food Bank
(ZeniMax Media, Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios, Bethesda.net)
Project Waves
(ZeniMax Online Studios)
Fondation de France in partnership with Institut Pasteur
(Arkane Lyon, ZeniMax France)
The SAFE Alliance
(Arkane Austin)
Central Texas Food Bank
(Bethesda Game Studios Austin)
North Texas Food Bank
(id Software, Bethesda Game Studios Dallas)
National Center for Global Health and Medicine
(Tango Gameworks, ZeniMax Japan)
Moisson Montreal
(Bethesda Game Studios Montreal)
The Swedish Red Cross
(MachineGames)
Domestic Abuse Intervention Services
(Roundhouse)
Feed Nova Scotia
(Alpha Dog)
Freunde-Arche-Frankfurt
(id Software, ZeniMax Germany)
Refuge
(ZeniMax Europe)
Shanghai Animal Rescue
(ZeniMax Asia Pacific)
Friends with Dignity
(ZeniMax Australia)
The Red Cross
(ZeniMax Benelux)