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Dear John,

As a proud actor and Chair of the Board of the Entertainment Community Fund, I was so moved to see the outpouring of support from everyone on Giving Tuesday!

To continue the good news, I am excited to announce that the Jean & Albert Nerken Foundation and The Tow Foundation have generously offered to match all gifts to the Fund up to $75,000!

That means your tax-deductible gift will be matched $1-for-$1 to do TWICE the good. This opportunity is only available through December 31, so please make your year-end contribution now!

The past few years have been deeply challenging for our community. However, amid so much upheaval from the pandemic, changes in the industry and the recent work stoppage, your support has brought critical comfort, security and stability to thousands of people when they needed it most.

Your support will help people like Osiris. He is a playwright, poet, actor and teaching artist who survived a brain tumor, and then lost his mother and his sister. Unfortunately, when the pandemic hit with no work available, he also lost his home. But thanks to the generosity and commitment of people like you, we were able to assist him with a security deposit for a safe place to live, along with funds to pay his rent until he could return to the career he loves.

Urgent requests for help from actors, dancers, camera operators, make-up artists, screenwriters and so many others keep coming. People like Osiris, dedicate their lives to the arts, and they are having difficulties paying rent, buying groceries and even affording health insurance. Without your support, the Fund wouldn’t be able to provide them with the vital safety net they need.

We expect to receive even more requests for help in 2024, and we need your continued commitment to meet them. Please take advantage of this opportunity now to support this critical work!

John, thank you so much for your generous commitment to the Entertainment Community Fund!

Annette Bening (she, her, hers)
Chair of the Board