Thursday, January 16, 2025

Leonardo DiCaprio Donates $1 Million to Fire Relief Efforts: ‘The Los Angeles Wildfires Are Devastating Our City’

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Leonardo DiCaprio has donated $1 million to Los Angeles fire relief efforts.

“The Los Angeles wildfires are devastating our city,” the Oscar winner wrote in a message on Instagram stories. “I am committing $1 million in partnership with @rewild’s Rapid Response Program to support both urgent needs and post-fire recovery efforts. Initial aid will immediately benefit the LA Fire Department Foundation, California Fire Foundation, World Central Kitchen, California Community Foundation, Pasadena Humane Society and SoCal Fire Fund – organizations providing much-needed resources to our first responders and firefighters, and the people, animals and communities who need it most.”

DiCaprio, who grew up in SoCal, also posted links to each of the organizations to urge others to donate.

On Wednesday morning, it was announced that Google and YouTube would contribute $15 million to L.A.-area relief organizations. Meta, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, made a combined $4 million donation.

Disney, Paramount, CAAComcast and NBCUniversal, Netflix, Amazon and Warner Bros. Discovery have also made significant contributions.

In addition, YouTube will offer production facilities to “impacted creators and artists as they begin to recover and rebuild their businesses,” once it’s safe to reopen its L.A. offices, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan wrote in a blog post Wednesday. In the coming months, YouTube also plans to host events to “bring the YouTube creative community together.”

Meta committed to donating $2 million in cash and advertising credits. Beneficiaries include the American Red Cross, Direct Relief, International Rescue Committee, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and Pasadena Humane Society. Meta’s ad credits will support PSA messaging to affected communities and to support fundraising appeals on Facebook and Instagram. Zuckerberg and Chan have also donated an additional $2 million to organizations that are providing on-the-ground relief.

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