the entertainment community’s collective and immediate response to disaster.

With unprecedented fire destruction occurring year over year, Defy:Disaster has early insights into the gravest aspects of wildfires and provides essential resources for prevention, response, and recovery.

The Atlantic hurricane season has recently generated hurricanes of record strength and scope. Defy:Disaster offers an immediate way to offer vital support to those most affected.

The U.S. represents the highest concentration of tornadoes in the world. Defy:Disaster supports local efforts to recover and rebuild.

Earthquakes and tsunamis have the potential to cause widespread devastation to millions of people. Defy:Disaster partners with organizations to provide an immediate response and deliver long-term support to those impacted.

In response to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 emergency, EIF and Defy:Disaster established the COVID-19 Response Fund.

Launched by Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson, the fund provided direct financial assistance to the people of Lahaina and Kula who experienced devastating losses from the Maui wildfires.

Brings together the music community to support disaster response.

Stevie Wonder joined with EIF/Defy:Disaster to transform his House Full of Toys concert into a “House Full of Hope” to raise funds and awareness for firefighters and first responders in California.

The two legendary comedians performed a special night of stand-up to help people in Ventura County after a mass shooting at Borderline Bar & Grille and the devastating Woolsey Fire.

Performances by Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, Margo Price, Butch Walker, Madison Ryann Ward, and Desure supported first responders and low-income families affected by the Woolsey Fires in Ventura County.

An initiative started by Jameis Winston and Cam Jordan of the New Orleans Saints, #ForNola was created to champion the communities of New Orleans in their attempt to sustainably build back in the wake of Hurricane Ida.

The CherCares Pandemic Resource and Response Fund strives to ensure that medical staff and people exposed to COVID-19 have the supplies and support they need.

Kevin Love Fund and Headspace partner to offer free mindfulness tools to help America with COVID-19-related anxiety.

#TogetherForHer supports women and children, keeping them safe from domestic violence during COVID-19.

Swans for Relief supports dancers who are struggling financially during COVID-19.

Solve ME/CFS Initiative, a 501(c)(3) organization) in conjunction with the Entertainment Industry Foundation launched a PSA to generate awareness about the symptoms of Long Covid, create empathy for sufferers, and emphasize the urgent need for research into this complex disorder.

America Honors the High School Class of 2020 celebrated the more than 3 million high school seniors across the country who missed their graduation due to Covid‑19.

Hosted by Olivia Newton-John with musical performances by Queen + Adam Lambert, Michael Bublé, and many others, the FOX telecast benefited Australian communities affected by catastrophic bushfires.

Hosted by Wyclef Jean in New York, George Clooney in Los Angeles, and Anderson Cooper in Haiti, Hope for Haiti aired across more than 35 networks and benefited seven organizations with humanitarian operations in the country.

An artists’ alliance working to deliver food, shelter, medicine, power and communications to those impacted by natural disasters.

A benefit concert and television special organized by Ariana Grande to help the victims and their families of the bombing at her concert at Manchester Arena in England.