Entertainment Industry Foundation: Defy:Disaster and SoCal Fire Fund
Defy: Disaster, a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), is the entertainment community's collective and immediate response to natural disasters. Defy:Disaster mobilizes the industry and the public to deliver funding and support of vital services for the immediate relief, as well as long-term recovery, in affected areas. See media coverage on their current support for the January 2025 Palisades Fire: Variety and The Hollywood Reporter
In response to the tragic wildfires that have impacted countless families and communities across Southern California, Entertainment Industry Foundation, the CAA Foundation (the philanthropic arm of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency), Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE), a global humanitarian organization that empowers communities in and beyond crisis, and the Los Angeles Unified School District Education Foundation have come together to launch the SoCal Fire Fund.
This ongoing collaboration will provide immediate and long-term support for community-centered recovery initiatives that aid students, school employees, and families impacted by the January 2025 fires. n addition to the LAUSD community, the LAUSD Education Foundation will collaborate with neighboring districts, including the Greater Los Angeles Education Foundation and the Pasadena Education Foundation, to support impacted students and school employees throughout the region.