Evacuees from the Eaton Fire live among piles of clothing displayed on the ground at a donation center in Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California, on 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, businesses are pledging millions in donations to aid relief efforts.
On Mondays, netflix and Comcast each announced donations of $10 million, 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 helping employees directly affected by the fires.
“The next few years will be a time of rebuilding for many of us and will require creativity, vision, courage and perseverance. Looking 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,” wrote Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos.
Comcast is the parent company of NBCUniversal, which has a large presence in Los Angeles with its studios.
“We extend our deep gratitude to first responders for their tireless and courageous efforts,” Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts said in the announcement.
Firefighters work as smoke rises from the growing Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, California, on January 11, 2025.
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Other media and entertainment corporations, many of which have a prominent presence in the Los Angeles area, had previously pledged to donate to relief efforts. He Walt Disney Company announced Saturday that it was committing $15 million to fire response and reconstruction. Fox News reported that its parent company, Fox Corporationdonated $1 million to the American Red Cross.
The FanDuel gaming platform and its parent company, Flutter Entertainmentdonated $250,000 to disaster relief organization Americares and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, they announced.
The NFL, which moved a playoff game from SoFi Stadium in a Los Angeles suburb to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, because of the fires, said its teams and ownership groups were contributing 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.
Grocery kroger and Walmart pledged $1 million and $2.5 million, respectively, for relief efforts. Health insurer Anthem Blue Cross announced a donation of $10 million.
Reuters reported on Monday that JPMorgan Chase and bank of america They are also providing some payment relief to mortgage customers affected by the bushfires.
Patrick O'Neal examines his home after it was destroyed by the Palisades wildfire on January 13, 2025 in Malibu, California.
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Hollywood stars and entertainment figures have also said they are financially supporting fire relief.
Los Angeles-based actor Jamie Lee Curtis announced on Instagram that his family pledged $1 million to relief funds, while singer Beyoncé's BeyGood Foundation pledged $2.5 million to its own relief fund. fires. Socialite Paris Hilton said she would launch an emergency fund to help displaced families and pledged $200,000 to do so, while actress Halle Berry said she donated clothing to fire victims.
Disclosure: Comcast owns NBCUniversal, the parent company of CNBC.
