Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Donate $1M for L.A. Wildfire Relief Efforts

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, two of the highest-profile and most beloved residents of Pacific Palisades, are opening up their wallets to aid relief efforts in the wake of the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires.

The couple confirmed the news on Instagram by sharing that they are donating $1 million by spreading it across various organizations. “Like so many of us, we see the loss and devastation wrought by the Altadena and Palisades fires. The challenge of the future of these communities is immense,” they said in a joint statement. “We are so very grateful for the first responders and firefighters, from all over, who fought with all they had in order to save homes and people.”

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Per various news reports, the couple’s Palisades home survived while countless neighbors weren’t as fortunate as the fire leveled entire neighborhoods in the iconic Westside enclave. “Now we must all move forward to what is next for our city, communities, and neighbors,” Wilson and Hanks added. “We are donating $1 million between the following organizations to help support those in need and those who aided.”

Those organizations include the Motion Picture and Television Fund, the Los Angeles Fire Foundation, SAG-AFTRA Foundation Disaster Relief Fund, the American Red Cross and MusiCares. “If you can, please join us in donating. Everything helps, right?”

They’re the latest in a long line of boldfaced names that have stepped up to support relief efforts amid the blazes. That list includes Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Leonardo DiCaprio, Eva Longoria, Paris Hilton, Jamie Lee Curtis, the Weeknd, Ted Sarandos, Gwyneth Paltrow and many more.