Search
The Entertainment Community Fund Social Services Department offers internships to social work graduate students through our offices in New York, New Jersey and Los Angeles.
If you are age 70 ½ or older, you can make this type of gift the Entertainment Community Fund and save money at tax time.
A will helps ensure your wishes are known and followed. Create or update your will for free to make sure that the assets you spent a lifetime accumulating are distributed as you intend.
Learn how the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund) evolved from our origins in 1882 to the national human services organization that exists today, fostering stability and resiliency, and providing a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan.
The Entertainment Community Fund helps a wide range of entertainment professionals to manage financial and emotional challenges during times of unemployment.
Over 200,000 Americans are hospitalized each year due to flu-related complications. Luckily, you can significantly reduce your risk of the flu by receiving your annual flu shot.
Creating a will and advance directives is the best way to ensure your wishes are honored and the people you love are cared for.
Your generous support of the Entertainment Community Fund will help ensure our health and wellness, career and life, and housing services are there for everyone in performing arts and entertainment.
Monday night’s sold out benefit concert presentation of Bombshell once again showcased the generosity and dedication of the entertainment and performing arts community in coming together to help those in need.
The Actors Fund’s annual Gala on Monday night at the New York Marriott Marquis raised over $900,000…
Stars of stage, screen and television came out to celebrate Broadway’s Biggest Night at The Actors Fund’s 19th Annual Tony Awards® Viewing Party.
Actor, Singer and Night Club Owner Louise Ogilvie.
Dedicate a commemorative brick to be placed at the Actors Fund Home–engraved with your name or the name of someone you wish to honor or remember.
Joseph P. Benincasa is the President and CEO of the Entertainment Community Fund, the national human services organization that helps everyone in entertainment and the performing arts. He joined the Fund in 1989.
Learn how you can include the Entertainment Community Fund in your estate plans and other ways you can show your support.
Connie Yoo has been with the Entertainment Community Fund since 1995. Since 2009 she has been Chief Financial Officer.
This directory includes resources primarily available for seniors in New York City’s Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen and Chelsea neighborhoods.
The Dancers’ Resource Advisory Council of the Entertainment Community Fund advises the organization on the needs and challenges faced by professional dancers and works to increase awareness about the emotional, educational and emergency financial support available to the dance community.
This workshop is for you if it feels like money is a constant source of stress and anxiety in your life as an artist – and you want the tools to change that.
The Central Region Advisory Council consists of leaders from entertainment unions, theater, dance, music, film, foundations, health organizations and government and focuses on the human services needs of Chicago’s performing arts and entertainment community.
Keep the Valentine’s Day spirit alive all month! Show your love for our performing arts and entertainment community and for everyone in our country by sharing your support for affordable healthcare for all!
The Notebook tells the story of two people from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart.
This year’s Tony-Award winner for Best New Play, Stereophonic mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation as it zooms in on a music studio in 1976.
This year’s Tony-Award winner for Best New Play, Stereophonic mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation as it zooms in on a music studio in 1976.
After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him.
In recognition of Mental Health Month, the Entertainment Community Fund shines a spotlight on the mental health services available through the Fund.
In recognition of Financial Literacy Month, the Entertainment Community Fund shines a spotlight on Financial Wellness.
In recognition of Women’s History Month, the Entertainment Community Fund shines a spotlight on the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative.
The Friedman Health Center will be honored at the 2024 Tony Awards. See press coverage of this honor.
The Fund announced today that The Outsiders, Patriots, Illinoise, An Enemy of the People and The Who’s Tommy will all host performances with blocks of tickets dedicated to supporting the Fund as part of their Benefit Performance program, Producer’s Picks.
Based on the hit animated film, Disney’s Aladdin tells the story of a street-smart urchin whose life changes suddenly when he meets a magical genie who can grant him three wishes.
This ongoing group provides weekly support for performing arts and entertainment professionals living with HIV.
Recognizing the need for affordable health insurance, the challenges of cycling on and off of union plans and the anxiety surrounding maintaining coverage and understanding the complexities of health care, the Artists Health Insurance Resource Center (AHIRC) is here to support.
At their annual board meeting held on June 5, the Entertainment Community Fund welcomed the appointment of four new board members.
Marketing toolkit for Actors Federal Credit Union
Fox 5 in New York featured the Friedman Health Center prior to its Tony honors.
The hosts of New York Living on PIX11 interview Dr. Jason Kindt ahead of the Friedman Health Center receiving an honorary Tony award
The Entertainment Community Fund and Mount Sinai Doctors’ Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts received a 2024 Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre, recognizing their commitment to the wellness of the entertainment community.
IATSE Local 479 has contracted with the Entertainment Community Fund to provide a free, confidential Member Assistance Program (MAP) for Local 479 members.
The Friedman Health Center offers primary and specialty care for professionals working in performing arts and entertainment. This July, the Fund shines a spotlight on the doctors who provide compassionate care and dedication to keeping individuals in the community healthy and thriving.
If you are in search of housing and feeling overwhelmed by the process of finding affordable options or how to navigate the application process, the Entertainment Community Fund is here to help!
Celebrate a family member, a friend or a colleague with a donation to the Fund.
Bequests, gifts of intellectual property, charitable gift annuities and more ways you can make a planned gift to the Entertainment Community Fund.
The Entertainment Community Fund established the Edwin Forrest Society to give special recognition to those selfless individuals or couples who have made provisions for estate gifts to the Entertainment Community Fund.
Support ongoing improvements and operations at the Actors Fund Home. This project will add an additional 45 beds to the residence and, once completed, it’s expected to help more than 7,500 people in the next 20 years.