$1 million donation was made by Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation for the United Way Harvey Recovery Fund. The Fund announced that all proceeds of the Harvey Recovery Fund would go directly to recovery efforts.
“We are incredibly grateful for the generosity of Leonardo DiCaprio and his foundation,” said United Way Worldwide president and CEO Brian Gallagher. “Responding to Hurricane Harvey requires the best of all of us — and that’s what this gift represents.”
“We hope others will step up and support the United Way and other organizations,” said Terry Tamminen, CEO of the foundation.
Other celebrity figures to help out are Kardashians who donated 500k, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Ruby Rose, Rachael Ray, Ellen Degeneres, and Fall Out Boy.
Sandra Bullock donated $1 million to the American Red Cross for hurricane relief efforts.
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