Leonardo DiCaprio to Donate $1 Million for Relief Efforts as L.A. Fires Are 'Devastating Our City'

Mar. 15, 2025

Leonardo DiCaprio on May 21, 2023.Photo:Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

Leonardo DiCapriois pitching in to help Los Angeles recover from the devastating wildfires.

The Oscar winner, 50, announced on hisInstagram StoriesWednesday, Jan. 15 that he is donating $1 million toward relief efforts.

“The Los Angeles wildfires are devastating our city. I am committing $1 million in partnership with @rewild’s Rapid Response Program to support both urgent needs and post-fire recovery efforts,” he wrote.

“Initial aid will immediately benefit theLA Fire Department Foundation,California Fire Foundation,World Central Kitchen,California Community Foundation,Pasadena Humane Society, andSoCal Fire Fund— organizations on the frontlines providing much-needed resources to our first responders and firefighters, and the people, animals and communities who need it most,” added theDon’t Look Upactor.

DiCaprio, who grew up in L.A., co-foundedRe:wild, and he wrote that its Rapid Response Program is “uniquely positioned to respond to environmental disasters and emergencies.”

Firefighters battle Palisades fire on Jan. 9, 2025.Anadolu via Getty

Anadolu via Getty

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The wildfires that sparked on Jan. 7 have become the most destructive in L.A. history, withthousands of people displaced and a death toll currently set at 25.

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source: people.com