NORTHAMPTON — Besides the philanthropic Massachusetts Farm Resiliency Fund announced Thursday by Gov. Maura Healey, there are a number of online fundraisers where people can give money to help area farms recover from flood damage.

Donation links can be found either through GoFundMe’s centralized hub for fundraisers covering the four affected northeastern states (Massachusetts, Vermont, New York and Pennsylvania) or CISA’s flood relief page.

Philip Korman, executive director of CISA (Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture), said donations can also be made to the organization’s emergency farm fund, which provides no-interest loans to farmers in need.

CISA’s website includes a page of resources for farmers and a link to the state’s new resiliency fund.

Farms that are raising money through the GoFundMe site include Mountain View Farm in Easthampton, which had raised $156,201 out of a goal of $250,000 by mid-afternoon Thursday; Natural Roots Farm in Conway, with $75,961 raised out of its $85,000 goal; and Somali Bantu farmers in Hadley and Northampton, garnering $16,885 out of a $30,000 goal.

CISA provides a link to Grow Food Northampton’s fundraiser page, which has raised $53,196 out of a $100,000 goal for its farmers and community gardeners.

CISA also provides links to donate to two farms affected by the May 18 frost, the Benson Place in Heath and Sobieski’s River Valley Farm in Whately.

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