LEARNINGS AND INSIGHTS

Following the close of the Fund in May 2025, CCI partnered with two data scientists, Susannah Laramee Kidd, PhD, and Anh Thang Dao-Shah, PhD, to analyze data from the application process for the 1,689 artists and arts workers who received funding. Launched just two weeks after the fires began, the application offered a unique opportunity to understand both the immediate impacts of the fires on artists and arts workers and the challenges they faced in the aftermath. From this analysis, CCI produced a summary of key findings on participants’ economic conditions and demographics, the impacts of the fires, and the resources needed to support recovery among Fund recipients. If you’d like to learn more about the demographics, economic realities, and living conditions of recipients of the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund, you can read the report here.

Questions? If you have questions about the research report, you can reach CCI at relief@cciarts.org.

LA ARTS COMMUNITY FIRE RELIEF FUND SUPPORTERS

Thanks to all who generously contributed to the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund! These contributions directly supported artists and arts workers affected by the fires and have helped to ensure the continued creative and cultural vibrancy of Los Angeles. CCI received direct support from more than 115 individual and institutional donors, with gifts ranging from $2,500 to $1.5 million. These contributions came from around the world, and many from right here in Los Angeles—where our communities were most deeply impacted. In the midst of a quickly escalating crisis, it was incredibly powerful to see neighbors step forward for one another—responding with generosity, solidarity, and a shared commitment to care for their community and the artists who call LA County home. 

We are grateful to the following institutional and individual donors for their contributions. The outpouring of support reflects how much people care about those impacted by the fires.