Leonardo DiCaprio pledges $1m towards ‘devastating’ Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts
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The LA native’s donation comes as firefighters still work to control the blazes. Leonardo DiCaprio has announced that he is donating $1m to the Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts. Hundreds of families have been displaced by the fires that claimed 25 lives since breaking out in the Altadena and Pasadena areas.
![[An aerial view of hillside homes which burned in the Palisades Fire]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/16/08/2194153659.jpg)
The Oscar winner confirmed on his social media that he was donating $1m in partnership with his organisation Re:wild, with funds going to support “both urgent needs and post-fire recovery efforts”. “The Los Angeles wildfires are devastating our city,” the Killers of the Flower Moon star wrote in his Instagram stories on Wednesday.
“I am committing $1m in partnership with @rewild’s Rapid Response Program to support both urgent needs and post-fire recovery efforts. Initial aid will immediately benefit the LA Fire Department Foundation, California Fire Foundation, World Central Kitchen, California Community Foundation, Pasadena Humane Society and SoCal Fire Fund – organizations providing much-needed resources to our first responders and firefighters, and the people, animals and communities who need it most.”.
Find all live updates on the California fires here. The actor, who grew up in Los Angeles, joins a number of celebrities and companies that have donated to relief efforts. Beyoncé pledged to donate $2.5m (£2m) through her non-profit organisation BeyGOOD, to help those who lost their homes and possessions. Eva Longoria, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Christopher Guest, have all pledged $1m each.
