Actor Clint Eastwood, actress Anne Archer and actor Gene
Hackman attend The Permanent Charities Committee Annual Kick-Off Luncheon on
September 27, 1990 at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
The Entertainment Industry Foundation
Created in 1942 by Hollywood heavyweights – Samuel Goldwyn
with friends Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, and the Warner brothers, the
Entertainment Industry Foundation (formerly Permanent Charities Committee) was
established on the belief that the entertainment industry was in a unique
position to truly help others. Their vision was to unify Hollywood’s generous
giving in order to maximize the amount of charitable dollars raised annually,
and guarantee that worthy charities receive these contributions.
Throughout its history, the Entertainment Industry
Foundation has focused on some of the most pressing needs of our time: from the
first grants directed to wartime agencies like the United States Organizations
and American Red Cross, to providing funding and creating awareness to help
eradicate childhood polio. Fast forward to today. EIF has grown to a $900 million
charitable organization.
Thanks to the commitment of an extraordinary number of
people and companies, EIF is able to champion a wide variety of worthy causes.
Annually, EIF funds more than 300 charitable organizations within the greater
Los Angeles area and throughout the nation.
Previous Campaign chairs include Joan Crawford, Gene Kelly,
Jimmy Stewart, Michael J. Fox, Gene Hackman, Whoopi Goldberg, Quincy Jones, Pierce
Brosnan and Clint Eastwood.
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