L.A. Fires Donations: A List Of Hollywood Industry Organizations, Donors And How To Help
UPDATED with latest donations: Hollywood and media companies are joining with relief organizations in stepping forward to raise funds to help those impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires as well as first responders and other emergency agencies.
The efforts include Fireaid, a benefit concert in the works produced by the Azoff family in conjunction with Live Nation and AEG Presents to take place Thursday, January 30 at Intuit Dome and the Forum in Inglewood. Performers and ticket information announcements are forthcoming, but proceeds will go towards a 501(c)(3) created for the event that will focus on rebuilding infrastructure, supporting displaced families, and advancing fire prevention technologies and strategies. More info here.
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Below is a list with links of how to find financial assistance or help with donations. Keep checking back as we add more.
The Motion Picture Television Fund is providing financial assistance, supportive counseling and assistance navigating insurance needs. It also helps identify the county, state and federal resources available to victims of the fire as well as Red Cross and others. Several industry organizations are funneling donations to the MPTF. Call 323-634-3888 or donate here.
The Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation is providing emergency financial grants to members of the theatrical distribution and exhibition community impacted by the L.A. wildfires, offering hotel placements and re-housing grants, grocery vouchers and meal support, essential hygiene and toiletry supplies, clothing, and funds for transportation. (Apply here).
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is accepting donations to its natural disaster relief fund and has an extensive page of resources for fire-related needs. (Donate here). On Saturday, the organization announced a $1 million fund for members who have lost their homes as a result of the wildfires.
The Entertainment Community Fund, the organization dedicated to supporting the needs of performing arts and entertainment professionals, has created a dedicated resources page as well as direct pages for those seeking emergency financial relief, and a page for donations. Emergency financial assistance is available for people who are unable to pay immediate basic living expenses such as housing, food, utility bills or health care. (Donate here.)
The Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Defy: Disaster program, which previously administered funds to victims of the 2023 Maui wildfires as well as the deadly Camp and Woolsey Fires of 2018, is gathering donations. (Donate here.)
CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort), a nonprofit co-founded by Sean Penn and headquartered in L.A. has deployed an emergency response team to support those near the fires, where air quality is a major concern. They have been distributing cash vouchers, N95 masks, hygiene kits, WiFi sources, charging banks and cellphone batteries, and supporting the undocumented and immigrant communities navigate resources and help with aid applications. (Donate here.)
In addition, CORE, the CAA Foundation and the Los Angeles Unified School District Education Foundation have launched SoCal Fire Fund to provide immediate and long-term support for community-centered recovery initiatives that aid the most vulnerable impacted by the fires. It is being administered by the EIF. (Donate here.)
The Crew Nation Global Relief Fund, established by Live Nation Entertainment, is committing $1 million to assist performing musicians, live music crew, and live music industry workers affected by the wildfires. It has also opened applications for grants up to $5,000 (apply here) for individuals employed within the industry facing displacement expenses due to mandatory evacuation orders, damage or loss. To help or donate click here.
A MusiCares Charity Relief Auction to benefit wildfire relief is set for at 11 a.m. February 2 at the Recording Academy in Santa Monica and online at juliensauctions.com. It features items from Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton, Stevie Nicks, Olivia Rodrigo, Neil Young, Brian Wilson, Lionel Richie,
Meghan Trainor, Ringo Starr, Slash, Sting and others.
YouTube and Google are contributing $15 million to organizations providing immediate relief in LA, including Emergency Network Los Angeles, American Red Cross, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and the Institute for Nonprofit News.
Performance-rights group ASCAP will distribute $1 million in emergency relief to ASCAP songwriter and composer members in the Los Angeles area who have suffered loss or damage to their primary residence or studio or been evacuated as a result of the L.A. wildfires.
The Writers Guild of America and Producers Guild of America are teaming with the Entertainment Community Fund (ECF) to provide grants for affected writers and producers, respectively. More information on the WGA fund here, and register for the PGA fund here. Or donate here.
Spectrum said on January 14 that it is donating 2.5 million donation for wildfire relief efforts: $500,000 to be split among the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, American Red Cross Los Angeles Region and California Fire Foundation; $1 million to support small businesses through the Spectrum Community Investment Loan Fund; and $1 million in PSAs supporting nonprofit organizations involved in relief efforts.
The Pantages Theatre in Hollywood and its owner James Nederlander on January 14 announced a $125,000 wildfire-relief donation to be split among the Los Angeles Firefighters Foundation, Los Angeles Police Foundation, Entertainment Community Fund, Project Angel Food and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
A dozen L.A.-area pro sports franchises — the Los Angeles Chargers, Clippers, Dodgers, Galaxy, Kings, Lakers and Rams; Anaheim Angeles and Ducks; Angel City FC; and LAFC — have teamed to donate $8 million to the fire relief effort. They also are donating $3 million worth of Fanatics merchandise to residents who have been evacuated.
Amazon’s entertainment units including Amazon MGM Studios, Prime Video and Amazon Music combined to donate $10 million to relief efforts. Prime Video also is contributing to in-kind advertising opportunities for non-profits supporting L.A. fire relief efforts.
Warner Bros Discovery is supporting relief efforts with a $15 million donation “for immediate response and rebuilding efforts.”
Sony Corp will donate $5 million to organizations supporting first responders, community relief and rebuilding efforts and employee-assistance programs.
Netflix pledging to give $10 million to a number of non-profit organizations involved in fire-related relief efforts.
The Walt Disney Company is donating $15 million “for initial and immediate response and rebuilding efforts.” A portion of Disney’s money will go to the American Red Cross, the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, among others.
Comcast NBCUniversal said it plans to give $10 million to support Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts, which includes $2.5 million in funding as an inaugural corporate partner to the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles’ ReBUILD LA initiative..
Paramount announced last week that it will be donating $1M across organizations actively assisting with firefighting and relief efforts on the ground, including the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, California Fire Foundation, Red Cross, Direct Relief, World Central Kitchen and Best Friends Animal Society.
Motion Picture Sound Editors is donating $50,000 to the Entertainment Community Fund’s L.A. Fire Relief Fund and will match up to another $50,000 of donations made through the MPSE donation portal for a total of $100,000.
The Annenberg Foundation and Wasserman Foundation has donated $1 million to the L.A. Fire Department Foundation for urgently-needed equipment and supplies to fight the fires. The funds came in response to a Tuesday call for donations to help cover the costs of essential tools and safety equipment for LAFD firefighters, including emergency fire shelters, hydration backpacks and wildland brush tools.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS awarded $500,000 in emergency grants powered by the theater community to help Los Angeles-area residents and first responders as they continue to battle the barrage of wildfires devastating the region.
L.A. Works mobilizes Angelenos to support nonprofits that are addressing critical community issues like the fires and has a resource page relating to housing, family and animal support, and food and supplies. (Donate here.)
On hand in Los Angeles to support both first responders and families forced to evacuate is World Central Kitchen, the nonprofit of chef José Andrés, which is handing out water and sandwiches. (Donate here.)
The nonprofit GlobalGiving has established a fundraising effort, under the banner of the California Wildfire Relief Fund, aiming to put together its own $1 million for wildfire relief efforts. (Donate here.)
Project HOPE is coordinating with government officials and local organizations to support local shelters, health workers and marginalized communities. (Donate here.)
With smoke from the fires causing air quality to reach hazardous levels across Los Angeles County, nonprofit Americares delivers essential medicines, medical supplies, hygiene kits and first-aid items to those in need. (Donate here.)
Guitar Center is offering to replace musical equipment free of cost:
We’ll update this post with more information on wildfire relief donation opportunities as it comes in.
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