THR Philanthropy Resource Guide (T-Z)
A resource guide for giving in Hollywood.
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Tourette Syndrome Association
42-40 Bell Blvd.
Bayside, NY 11361
Contact: Traci Colletti-Flynn
Phone: (718) 224-2999, (718) 279-9596, 1-888-4-TOURET
Fax: (718) 279-9596
Website: www.tsa-usa.org
E-mail: ts@tsa-usa.orgDescription: Provides education, research and service to all individuals and families affected by Tourette Syndrome.
Select supporters: Dash Mihok, James Marsden
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True Colors Fund
890 West End Avenue, Suite 1A
New York, NY 10025
Contact: Gregory Lewis, Executive Director: (917) 855-2533
Phone: (212) 877-9631
Fax: (212) 877-9735
Website: http://www.TRUECOLORSFUND.org
E-mail: gregoryhslewis@mac.comDescription: Seeks to strengthen the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allied support of volunteering and philanthropy.
Select supporters: Lisa Barbaris, Cyndi Lauper, Jonny Podell
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Tag the World Charity
11264 Sunshine Terrace
Studio City, CA 91604
Contact: Hannah Cornett, Public relations
Phone: (310) 614-1212
Fax: (310) 614-1000
Website: www.tagtheworld.com, www.tagtheworldtriathlon.com
E-mail: tagtheworld@ymail.com
Description: Raises awareness and funds for world causes while creating a fashionable and personal way to support charities.
Select supporters: Robert Parks-Valletta
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Teach for America
606 S. Olive Street Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Contact: Krupa Desai, Senior Managing Director, Development
Phone: (213) 489-9383
Fax: (213) 489-9272 x6037
Website: www.teachforamerica.org
E-mail: krupa.desai@teachforamerica.org
Description: Dedicated to eliminating educational inequity by recruiting outstanding recent college graduates of all academic majors to commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and to become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity.
Select supporters: Borden Decurion, Endeavor, Lionsgate, Media Consulting, Wendy Kopp, MTV Networks, NBC Universal, Sony Pictures Entertainment
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The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation
5220 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601-3109
Phone: (818) 754-2800
Fax: (818) 761-2827
Contact: Teri Clark, Executive Director
Website: www.emmys.tv
E-mail: clark@emmys .org
Description: Through education programs and an archive of American television, preserves the history of television and fosters growth in the industry.
Select supporters: The Emmys
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The Actors’ Fund of America
5757 Wilshire Blvd.Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Contact: Ina Clark, Senior Director of Development & Communications: iclark@actorsfund.org
Phone: (323) 933-9244
Fax: (323) 933-7615
Website: www.actorsfund.org; www.ahirc.org; www.lookingaheadprogram.org
E-mail: iclark@actorsfund.org
Description: Provides programs and services for professionals in the performing arts who are in need, crisis or transition.
Select supporters: Actors' Equity, AFTRA, P.T. Barnum, Edwin Booth, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Joseph Jefferson, Motion Picture Players Welfare Fund, MusiCares Foundation, Screen Actors Guild - IACF, Shubert Organizationm Lester Wallack
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The American Film Institute
2021 N. Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Contact: Alison Deknatel, Director of Communications; Josh Porro, Assistant, Communications
Phone: (323) 856-7600
Fax: (323) 957-1420
Website: www.afi.com
E-mail: information@afi.com
Description: Provides leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media.
Select supporters: Jon Avnet, Mark Canton, John F. Cooke, Robert Daly, Tom Pollock, Howard Stringer
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The Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation
Las Vegas, NV 89169
3960 Howard Hughes Pkwy., Suite 750
Contact: Cisco Aguilar, Communications Director (702) 227-5700; cisco@agassi.net
Phone: (702) 227-5700
Fax: (702) 866-2928
Website: www.agassifoundation.org
E-mail: info@agassi.net
Description: Dedicated to transforming U.S. public education through educational and enrichment opportunities for underserved youth.
Select supporters: Andre Agassi, David Foster, Elton John, Dennis Miller, Robin Williams
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The Boys and Girls Club of Hollywood
850 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90038
Contact: Stephen Napolitano (323) 464-7326, x104; snapolitano@bgchollywood.com
Phone: (323) 467-2007, x107
Fax: (323) 464-7310
Website: www.bgchollywood.com
E-mail: snapolitano@bgchollywood.com
Description: Provides after-school enrichment activities for youth ages 6-17.
Select supporters: KTLA-5
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The Film Foundation
110 W. 57th Street, 6thfloor
New York, NY 10022
7920 Sunset Blvd., 6th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Contact: Jessica Bursi (323) 436-5060; jbursi@film-foundation.org
Phone: (212) 258-0860; (323) 436-5060
Fax: (212) 258-0863; (323) 436-5061
Website:
Description: Advocates and supports the preservation of American cinematic heritage.
Select supporters: Woody Allen, Paul Thomas Anderson, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Curtis Hanson, Peter Jackson, Ang Lee, George Lucas, Alexander Payne, Sydney Pollack, Robert Redford, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg
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The Giving Back Fund
6033 W. Century Blvd., Suite 350
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Contact: Melanie Warady, mwarady@givingback.org
Phone: (310) 649-5222
Fax: (310) 649-5070
Website: www.givingback.org
E-mail: main@givingback.org
Description: Promotes effective philanthropy within the entertainment and sports industries, with an emphasis on minority groups.
Select supporters: Marc Pollick
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Sherry Lansing Foundation
2121 Avenue of the Stars Suite 2020 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Contact: Doug Collins
Phone: 310-788-0057
Website:www.sherrylansingfoundation.org
E-Mail: doug@sherrylansingfoundation.org
Description: The Sherry Lansing Foundation is committed to raising awareness for cancer research, improving education and supporting arts and Culture
Select Supporters: Sherry Lansing
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Oxfam International
226 Causeway Street 5th FloorBoston, MA 02114-2206Contact: Raymond OffenheiserPhone:(617) 482- 1211Fax: (617) 728- 2594Website: www.oxfam.orgE-Mail: info@oxfam.orgDescription: Oxfam is an international confederation of 15 organizations working together in 98 countries and with partners and allies around the world to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice.Select Supporters: Kristin Davis and Kerry Washington -
The Anita Kaufmann Foundation
Contact - Debra Josephs, Execuitve Director
Phone - 201-655-0420
Fax - 866-596-4973
Web Site - www.akfus.org, www.purpleday.org
Email - debra@akfus.org
Description - The sole mission of The Anita Kaufmann Foundation is to educate the public not to fear epilepsy and seizures. We provide free seizure aid sessions and material. We are the Global Sponsors of Purple Day, the largest grassroots epilepsy awareness intitative in the world.
Select Supporters: Jim Abrahams, Hansen Cakes, Carlos Bakery, Dessert Professional
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SRO Housing Corporation
1055 West 7th Street Suite 3200., Los Angeles, CA 90017
Contact: Anita Nelson, CEO
Phone: (213) 229-9640
Fax: (213) 229-9633
Website: www.srohousing.org
E-mail: anitan@srohousing.org or juliar@srohousing.orgDescription: Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Housing Corporation. Opening Doors and Transforming Lives… by building healthy communities for homeless and very low-income individuals in Los Angeles’ Central City, Skid Row neighborhood.
We revitalize communities by renovating and managing buildings that provide a continuum of care from emergency shelter, to transitional housing, to safe permanent housing with an array of supportive services. We are preparing to open our 30th building as we celebrate our 30th year of service in 2014.
Select supporters: SRO Housing Corporation is greatly appreciative and thanks the following foundations, corporations, and private donors who made generous donations so that we may continue to provide the quality, service-enriched, affordable housing that has been our hallmark for over a quarter century.
- The Ahmanson Foundation
- California Community Foundation
- Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
- Enterprise Community Investment, Inc.
- Fannie Mae Foundation
- Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
- Rose Hills Foundation
- S. Mark Taper Foundation
- Union Bank of California Foundation
- The Weingart Foundation
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Union Rescue Mission
545 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Contact: Liz Mooradian, Director of Public Relations
Phone: (213) 347-6300
Fax: (213) 612-0260
Website: www.urm.org
E-mail: lmooradian@urm.orgDescription: Provides services including food, shelter, clothing, medical and dental care, recovery programs, transitional housing, education, counseling, legal assistance, and job training to the homeless of Los Angeles.
Select supporters: Marcus Allen, cast of “General Hospital,” Ernie Hudson, Rafer Johnson, Casey Kasem, Angela Lansbury, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miguel Nunez, William Shatner, Lyman Stewart, Jerry West
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United Friends of the Children
1055 Wilshire Blvd.Suite 1955
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Contact: Jill Freeman
Phone: (213) 580-1850
Fax: (213) 580-1820
Website: www.unitedfriends.org
E-mail: info@unitedfriends.orgDescription: Supports foster youth through housing, career planning, education, and other programs and events for foster families.
Select supporters: Nancy Daly
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University Kidney Research Organization
2049 Century Park East, Suite 3180
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Contact: Kenneth Kleinberg
Phone: (310) 286-3480
Fax: (310) 277-7145
Website: www.universitykidneyresearch.org
E-mail: shaller@universitykidneyresearch.orgDescription: Raises funds to accelerate kidney research.
Select supporters: Deana Carter, Natalie Cole, Russell Frackman, Camila Koenig/The Eric and Della Koenig Foundation, Robert Lange, OneLegacy, Gigi Pritzker/Odd Lot Entertainment, The Robert and Claire Pasarow Foundation, Stephanie Rosenberg
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USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education
c/o Leavey Library
650 W. 35th St., Suite 114
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Contact: Jemal Young (213) 740-6723; jemalluy@usc.edu
Phone: (213) 740-6001
Fax: (213) 740-6044
Website: www.usc.edu/vhiDescription: Videotapes and archives testimonies from Holocaust survivors and witnesses and uses the materials in the classroom.
Select support: Steven Spielberg, Founder and Honorary Chair
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Valley Community Clinic
6801 Coldwater Canyon Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91605
Contact: Regina Zeinali, Corporate & Media Relations, (818) 763-1718 x 233
Phone: (818) 763-7231
Fax: (819) 763-7231
Website: www.valleycommunityclinic.org
E-mail: rzeinali@valleyclinic.orgDescription: Provides high-quality, culturally sensitive medical care for the uninsured.
Select supporters: S. Mark Taper Foundation
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Variety — The Children’s Charity of the United States
5757 Wilshire Blvd.Suite 445
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Contact: Ana LaDou, National Director
Phone: (323) 954-0820
Fax: (323) 954-8630
Website: www.usvariety.org
E-mail: info@usvariety.orgDescription: Provides assistance to children with mobility concerns.
Select supporters: Clothes Off Our Back Foundation
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We Care About Kids
2400 Whitman Place
Hollywood, CA 90068
Contact: Allan Rich, David Rickett, AllanRich@SBCglobal.net
Phone: (323) 465-4007
Fax: (323) 461-2765
Website: www.wecareaboutkids.org
E-mail: david@wecareaboutkids.orgDescription: By creating live action films, strives to increase the awareness of the social, ethical, and financial problems faced by children, including homelessness and abuse.
Select supporters: Peter Antico, Armand Hammer Foundation, Columbus Jewish Film Festival, Film Advisory Board, Kids ‘R’ Us, Monty Hall Family Foundation, Office of Smoking and Health, Allan Rich, Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, Screen Actors Guild
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weSPARK Cancer Support Center
13520 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Contact: Alexandra Schoch - Office Manager
Phone: (818) 906-3022
Fax: (818) 906-3021
Website: www.wespark.org
E-mail: info@wespark.orgDescription: Dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of cancer patients and their families and friends through interaction with other patients.
Select support: Kate Caphsaw, Tom Hanks, David Kohan, Max Mutchnick, Wendie Jo Sperber, Steven Spielberg, Rita Wilson, Robert Zemeckis
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Westside Children's Center
12120 Wagner St.
Culver City, CA 90230
Contact: Linda Thieben
Phone: (310) 390-0551
Fax: (310) 390-1067
Website: www.westsidechildrens.org
E-mail: lindat@westsidechildrens.orgDescription: Serves abused, neglected and at-risk children and their families, providing childcare, foster care and adoption services, family preservation services, parenting guidance, and early identification of children with special needs.
Select supporters: J.J.Abrams, Ed Asner, Kate Capshaw and Stephen Spielberg, Lauren and Richard Donner, Victoria Foyt, Lezlie Johnson, Christine Lahti, Evangeline Lilly, Barry Levinson, Katie McGrath, Rob & Michele Reiner, Tom Wertheimer
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Wildlife Waystation
14831 Little Tujunga Canyon Rd.
Angeles National Forest, CA 91342
Contact: Jerry Brown, Public Relations: (323) 851-2954
Phone: (818) 899-5201
Fax: (818) 890-1107
Website: www.wildlifewaystation.org
E-mail: info@wildlifewaystation.orgDescription: Rescues an estimated 5,000 native California animals and birds each year, as well as saves, feeds and houses wild and exotic animals and educates the public on how best to coexist with them.
Select supporters: Sean Astin, Drew Barrymore, Nina Blackwood, Dylan Cannon, Martine Colette, Robert Fuller, Bernie Kopell, Stefanie Powers, Jennifer Savidge, Nicolette Sheridan, Betty White, Jo Anne Worley
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Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation
10045 Riverside Dr., 3rd Floor
Toluca Lake, CA 91602
Contact: Mary Shearin: (818) 755-2330; mary@wrinstitute.org
Phone: (888) 994-3863; (818) 755-2300
Fax: (818) 508-9816
Website: www.wrpioneers.org
E-mail: info@wrinstitute.orgDescription: Provides financial assistance to eligible members of the theatrical industry (exhibition, distribution and production). Funds pulmonary research and provides free health booklets.
Select supporters: Edward A. Albee, Gustav Eyssell, John Harris, Abe Montague, R.J. O’Donnell
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Women at Risk
5183 Overland Ave. Suite B
Culver City, CA 90230
Contact: Carmen Johnson
Phone: (310) 204-1046
Fax: (310) 204-1048
Website: www.womenatrisk.org
E-mail: connect@womenatrisk.orgDescription: Provides a safe and confidential environment for HIV-positive women to share experiences and receive support.
Select supporters: Ann Copeland, Linda Luschei
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Women in Film and Video Vancouver
411 Dunsmuir Street, Suite 462
Vancouver, BC B 1X4 Canada
Phone: (604) 685-1152
Fax: (604) 685-1124
Website: www.womeninfilm.ca
E-mail: info@womeninfilm.caDescription: Committed to advancing & celebrating women in screen-based media.
Select supporters: British Columbia Film, Post Modern Sound, Reel West Prods., Telefilm Canada
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World Research Foundation
15309 Via Donte
Marina Del Rey, CA 90202
Contact: LaVerne Boeckmann lavernewrf@ca.rr.com
Phone: (310) 827-0070
Fax: (310) 827-1010
Website: www.wrf.org
E-mail: laverne@wrf.orgDescription: Acts as a repository for all health information, including various health therapies and techniques , from ancient times to the present, which have been overlooked, unavailable, or in limited use in the United States. The information is collected and dispersed in an unbiased, neutral and independent manner.
Select supporters: LaVerne Boeckmann & Steve Ross, Joe Bologna, Nicholas Eliopoulas, Fetzer Foundation, Galpin Motors, Sharon Gless, Collin Higgins, KABC, Let's Talk Magazine, Susan Strasberg, Renee Taylor, Valley Magazine
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Writers Guild Foundation
7000 W. Third St., 1st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Contact: Angela Wales Kirgo
Phone: (323) 782-4692
Fax: (323) 782-4695
Website: www.wgfoundation.org
E-mail: ahuss@wga.orgDescription: Plans events and outreach programs and maintains a library and archive in order to educate and inspire writers.
Select supporters: Mel Shavelson and other WGA members, James R. Webb
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Young Musicians Foundation
195 S. Beverly Dr. Suite 414
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Contact: Edith Rugolo, (310) 859-7668
Phone: (310) 859-7668
Fax: (310) 859-1365
Website: www.ymf.org
E-mail: info@ymf.orgDescription: Preserves classical music heritage by providing performance opportunities, financial assistance and community outreach program for the artistic development of youth from all socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds.
Select supporters: California Arts Council, David Geffen Foundation, Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., Sylvia Kunin, L.A. County Arts Commission, Nestle USA, Toyota, United Artists, Weingart Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, Yamaha Corporation of America
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Young Storytellers Foundation
143 N. Larchmont Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Contact: Bill Thompson, Operations Director, x102
Phone: (323) 962-4500
Fax: (323) 843-9842
Website: www.youngstorytellers.com
E-mail: bill@youngstorytellers.comDescription: Offers an arts education and youth development program to targeted elementary schools in Los Angeles where students are at-risk and have little or no access to the arts. Twice a year at more than 30 schools, the program pairs 10 students from 4th or 5th grade with 10 mentors from the entertainment industry.
Select supporters: Jennifer Aniston, Hank Azaria, Rachel Bilson, Adam Brody, Sophia Bush, Melinda Clarke, Kristen Combs, Tate Donovan, Tiffany Dupont, Kat Foster, Perl Gilpin, Jennnifer Grant, Judy Greer, Melissa Joan Hart, Dustin Hoffman, Anthony LaPaglia, Joy Lauren, Zach Levi, Matthew Lillard, William Mapother, Ben McKenzie, Mitchell Musto, Jerry O’Connel, Cheri Oteri, Matthew Perry, Emily Procter, Josh Radnor, Tara Reid, Jason Ritter, Olesya Rulin, Fred Savage, Raven Simone, Todd Stashwick, Nadine Velazquez, Kelli Williams
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Urban Harvester (.org)
1229 Blair Avenue
South Pasadena, Ca 91030
Contact: Linda Hess
Phone: 661-312-1133
Website: www.urbanharvester.org
Email: lindahess2@me.comDescription: Urban Harvester connects the dots between 57 million food-insecure people in the United States with the millions of pounds of excess food discarded daily by the food industry, implementing a scalable web and community based resource center.