The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that CAA, the agency behind Hollywood heavy weights such as Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Lawrence, has made an undisclosed donation to the Motion Picture & Television Fund.
The donation will be delivered into the coffers of the MPTF’s Community Programs Fund, which supports services and programs that provide emotional and financial relief.
“As longtime supporters of the Motion Picture & Television Fund, we are honored to make this donation to the Community Programs Fund, which provides exceptional resources to those in our community in very challenging and trying circumstances. At CAA, we subscribe to the belief that when we take care of each other, good things happen. In light of the challenges facing so many in our industry today, we are proud to support the MPTF, which, for almost a century, has been dedicated to doing good work for people in our own community in difficult times,” said CAA managing partner Steve Lafferty.
Records of MPTF’s charitable works covers last year’s $2,978,612 donation to the industry, plus its social workers helping 4,054 members across 336 cities in 34 states with assistance that include rent and grocery payments as well as crisis counselling.
About the donation, President and CEO of MPFT Bob Beitcher disclosed, “CAA has always stood strong in its own support of MPFT, and we and those we serve are incredibly grateful for their generous contribution. CAA is playing its part in supporting MPTF and the entertainment industry community.”
Announcing the agency’s donation was the mention that, CAA will forgo their annual Emmy pre-party this year, following their four-month running battle with the Writers Guild of America about accusations that CAA’s taking of packaging fees and engaging in affiliate productions are conflicts of interest that can put writer clients at a disadvantage. Other Hollywood agencies such as WME, UTA, ICM Partners and Paradigm are all part of the WGA accusation.
