FireAid distributes first $50m in grants
Community-based LA organisations on the front lines of wildfire relief have each received $100k or more in the initial phase
News By James Hanley | 19 February 2025
Half of the estimated $100 million (€96m) raised from last month’s FireAid benefit concerts in Los Angeles has been distributed for immediate relief. Selected community-based organisations on the front lines of wildfire relief have each received $100,000 or more in the initial phase of gifting.
The full list of recipients can be found here.
At least 29 people were killed as a result of the January 2025 blazes, which destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in Southern California.
“The selected organisations have the…