Evacuees from the Eaton Fire look at boxes of clothing at a donation center at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California, January 13, 2025.
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As Los Angeles continues to battle wildfires that have destroyed parts of the city and killed at least 24 people, companies have pledged millions of dollars in donations to help relief efforts.
on monday, Netflix and Comcast Each announced $10 million in donations, divided among groups such as the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, World Central Kitchen, and the American Red Cross. Both companies also said they are assisting employees directly affected by the fires.
“The next few years will be a rebuilding time for many of us, and it will require creativity, vision, determination, and perseverance. Looking around at some of the hardest-hit neighborhoods, it's hard to imagine rebuilding — but we will do it, and we will come back stronger than before,” the president wrote. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos.
Comcast is the parent company of NBCUniversal, which has a large footprint in Los Angeles with its studios.
“We extend our deep appreciation to our first responders for their tireless and courageous efforts,” Brian Roberts, Comcast Chairman and CEO, said in the announcement.
Firefighters work as smoke rises above the growing Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, January 11, 2025.
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Other media and entertainment companies, many with a prominent presence in the Los Angeles area, have previously pledged to donate to the relief effort. the Walt Disney Company On Saturday, it announced it had allocated $15 million for fire response and rebuilding. Fox News reported that its parent company, Fox CompanyDonate $1 million to the American Red Cross.
Gambling platform FanDuel and its parent company, Flutter EntertainmentThey announced a donation of $250,000 to the disaster relief organization Americares and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation.
The NFL — which moved a playoff game from SoFi Stadium in suburban Los Angeles to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, due to the fires — said its teams and ownership groups are providing a collective $5 million to relief efforts. Twelve Los Angeles sports teams, including the Lakers and Dodgers, separately announced a donation of more than $8 million to fire relief groups.
Grocers Kroger and Walmart They pledged $1 million and $2.5 million respectively to relief efforts. Health insurance company Anthem Blue Cross announced a $10 million donation.
Reuters reported this on Monday JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America It is also offering some payment relief to mortgage customers affected by the bushfires.
Patrick O'Neill examines the remains of his home after it was destroyed by the Palisades wildfire, in Malibu, California, January 13, 2025.
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Hollywood stars and entertainment figures also said they were financially supporting fire relief efforts.
Los Angeles-based actress Jamie Lee Curtis announced on Instagram that her family has pledged $1 million to relief funds, while Beyoncé's BeyGood Foundation has pledged $2.5 million to her fire relief fund. Socialite Paris Hilton said she would launch an emergency fund to help displaced families and pledged $200,000 to it, while actress Halle Berry said she donated clothes to fire victims.
Disclosure: Comcast owns NBCUniversal, the parent company of CNBC.
