Our Foundation Gives to Sag-Aftra Artists
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The SAG-AFTRA Foundation provides vital assistance and educational our foundation gives to sag-aftra artists every day programming to the professionals of SAG-AFTRA while serving the MISSION public at large through its signature children’s literacy programs. 2016 by the numbers We envision a world where all artists can realize their dreams and children are empowered to create their own. ASSISTANCE career-building PROGRAMS A vital safety net and leg up for SAG-AFTRA artists and Dig deep into the acting process, learn the business, visION their families gain inspiration and preserve the history of the craft 100% 900 Of every dollar donated goes directly Casting Access workshops, The Business to SAG-AFTRA artists in need panels, Conversations screenings/Q&As, career retrospectives, voiceover workshops $400,000 and computer classes were offered for free Awarded in over 100 scholarships to SAG-AFTRA artists and their dependents 42,000 sagaftra.foundation/scholarship SAG-AFTRA artists attended free programs in Los Angeles, New York and nationwide $1 million Granted in emergency financial assistance 2.3 million and catastrophic health funds to over 500 families Total video views of recorded panels, Q&As in need and career retrospectives sagaftra.foundation/assistance sagaftra.foundation/video-gallery Storyline online centers and facilities A way to share a love of reading with children in classrooms State-of-the-art centers and facilities offer free tools, and homes worldwide through the Foundation’s children’s technology and instruction on both coasts literacy program, Storyline Online, which features celebrated actors reading award-winning children’s books alongside creatively animated illustrations Los Angeles 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Mezzanine Los Angeles, CA 90036 12 million Screening Room Video views every month on Storyline Online Don LaFontaine Voiceover Lab Computer Lab 190 million Classroom Lifetime views on Storyline Online New York 1900 Broadway, 5th Floor SAG-AFTRA FOUNDATION PRESENTS New York, NY 10023 Robin Williams Center for Entertainment and Media Screening Room (located at 8th & 54th St.) SAGAFTRA.FOUNDATION/Donate Entertainment Industry Foundation Voiceover Lab Computer Lab The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is funded by gifts, grants and sponsorships, including the annual SAG Awards®. All donations are tax-deductible. Classroom storylineonline.net Photos: Maarten de Boer/SAF, Luke Fontana/SAF. Matt Doyle/SAF, Coty Tarr/SAF Coty Matt Doyle/SAF, Luke Fontana/SAF. Maarten de Boer/SAF, Photos: Performers pictured here and on the cover participated in our Conversations program in Los Angeles, New York and Oxford, England sag-aftra foundation actors’ council The Actors’ Council is made up of esteemed actors and artists who champion the work of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. The Council generates awareness and support for the Foundation’s no-cost programs and resources offered to SAG-AFTRA artists and families, as well as its global children’s literacy programs. Annette Bening Matt Damon Tony Goldwyn Matthew McConaughey Cate Blanchett Viola Davis Tom Hanks Helen Mirren Jessica Chastain Robert Downey Jr. Dustin Hoffman Edward Norton George Clooney Jane Fonda Allison Janney Mark Ruffalo Bryan Cranston Harrison Ford Eva Longoria Kerry Washington Penélope Cruz Morgan Freeman Julia Louis-Dreyfus be a champion for your foundation. ACT NOW! You can support the SAG-AFTRA Foundation in many ways. Promote your next project with a Conversations screening and Q&A. Advance children’s literacy by reading a book for Storyline Online. Curate a panel on The Business-side of acting. Sag-aftra Foundation Board of Directors Pamela Reed, Gabrielle Carteris Stacey Mooradian Eugene Francis, First Vice President Jason George Marcia Nasatir Emeritus Dave Hutton, Dulé Hill Paul Pape Second Vice President Bill Immerman Ron Perlman Cyd Wilson, JoBeth Williams, Sharon Lawrence, Executive Director President Third Vice President Jon Joyce Nancy Sellers Rebecca Damon, Jim Kerr Jack Speer Fourth Vice President Clyde Kusatsu David White Maureen Donnelly, John McGuire Eileen Willenborg Treasurer Abby Dylan, Secretary @sagaftraFOUND /sagaftraFOUNDATION sagaftraFOUND SAGAFTRA.FOUNDATION 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite PH1, Los Angeles, CA 90036 | 323.549.6708 1900 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10023 | 212.827.1401.