LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund

In January 2025, a coalition of major arts organizations and philanthropists in Los Angeles led by the J. Paul Getty Trust, including the Mohn Art Collective (Hammer Museum, LACMA, and MOCA) in partnership with East West Bank, joined with the Mellon Foundation, the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Qatar Museums, Ford Foundation, and other national and international donors to create the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund, an emergency relief fund for artists and arts workers impacted by the devastating Los Angeles fires. Over the following five weeks, they were joined by dozens of individuals, galleries, foundations, and others across the globe to raise a total of more than $15 million for his effort.

The fund partnered with the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI), a longstanding intermediary providing funding, advocacy, and research support on behalf of individuals in the arts, to identify and distribute assistance to those in need as quickly as possible.

The deadline to apply for relief funds at CCI was February 18, 2025, and donations are no longer being accepted online. CCI will notify applicants the week of February 24. Thanks to all who generously contributed to help ensure the arts and culture remain a vital part of the fabric of Los Angeles.

Major Supporters

Helen Frankenthaler Foundation
J. Paul Getty Trust
Mellon Foundation
Ford Foundation
Qatar Museums
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
The Ahmanson Foundation
Karyn Kohl, Terri and Jerry Kohl
Mohn Art Collective (Hammer Museum, LACMA, and MOCA) in partnership with East West Bank
Perenchio Foundation
Trellis Art Fund
Arison Arts Foundation
Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg/The Hearthland Foundation
Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation
Maria Seferian
Snap Foundation
Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
Teiger Foundation
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
South Coast Plaza and the Segerstrom Family
The Kraus Family Foundation
Art Dealers Association of America Relief Fund
The Broad Art Foundation
California Community Foundation
Ferrell/Paulin Family Foundation
Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts
Howard and Nancy Marks Charitable Foundation
Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Smidt Foundation and Smidt Family
Terra Foundation for American Art
A&L Berg Foundation
Christie's Inc.
The Willem de Kooning Foundation
Jane Hait and Justin Beal
Joan Mitchell Foundation
The David Hockney Foundation
Gagosian
Hauser & Wirth
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation

Buddy Taub Foundation
Taschen America
Visit West Hollywood
Arts & Cultural Racial Justice Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation
Michael Asher Foundation
Tim Disney
Frieze
Maria D. Hummer-Tuttle and Robert H. Tuttle
imogene + willie
Meow Wolf
E.A. Michelson Philanthropy
Susan and Leonard Nimoy
Kristin Rey and Michael Rubel
Berry Stein
Wagner Foundation
Flora Family Foundation
Francis Family Foundation
The Guston Fund
Karen Hillenburg
Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts
Lisson Gallery
James Rosenquist Foundation
Wood Kusaka Studios
Crossed Purposes Foundation, Inc.
Artadia
Philippe Browning
Brushfire Records
Vera R. Campbell Foundation
Creative Capital Foundation
Jay DeFeo Foundation
Farrow & Ball
Sam Francis Foundation
Gerbode Foundation
Harpo Foundation
Frank Martucci
Katy and Kyle Miller Family Charitable Fund
Pace Gallery
Perrotin
Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery
The Carolee Schneemann Foundation