Work
Los Angeles County Wildfire Response and Relief Grants
Photo credit to World Central Kitchen/WCK.org
The wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles County at the start of 2025 inflicted destruction and displacement in just a few short days.
Recognizing the devastation’s dire health impact on our community, UniHealth Foundation quickly awarded wildfire response grants to organizations on the front lines. Their diverse expertise – from food and physical and mental health wellness to environmental health and legal assistance – began to weave a safety net for our neighbors in greatest need.
The road to restoration has proven challenging, lengthy, and multifaceted. We have responsively adopted this work as one of our funding priorities. Since our first round of rapid response grants in March, UniHealth has committed $4.65 million to support 37 organizations addressing the immediate and long-lasting health impacts of the Eaton and Palisades fires.
UniHealth Foundation partnered with the California Community Foundation (CCF) as an inaugural funder in the CCF Wildfire Recovery Fund’s Community Healing & Restoration Initiative. Together with a consortium of funders, we released a request for proposals in September 2025.
A collective investment from CCF, UniHealth, the Pasadena Community Foundation, New Balance Foundation, and The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation awarded more than $8 million in grants to over 60 programs supporting the wellness of Eaton and Palisades fire survivors. These funds will equip community-based organizations to help fortify the community’s resilience during unprecedented times.
UniHealth’s contributions to wildfire relief—through our quarterly grantmaking and CCF’s Community Healing & Restoration Initiative—illustrate our ongoing dedication to the county’s overall well-being. As the community rebuilds, UniHealth remains steadfast, responsive, and innovative in meeting pressing mental health needs. Please see our complete list of wildfire recipients below.
Funding Categories
UniHealth Foundation’s rapid response grants are guided by our local partners, who continue to address our community’s most immediate needs:
Food Collection and Distribution
Mental Health Services and Support
Providers that are experiencing increased demand for counseling for individuals and families traumatized by the fires.
Environmental Health Impact and First Responder Health
Legal and Other Support Services
Displaced individuals and those who have lost homes and property require immediate and long-term legal assistance navigating insurance and disaster assistance claims, public and emergency benefits, as well as other health support services.
UniHealth Foundation’s
Wildfire Response and Relief Grantees
Food Collection and Distribution
Day One
Hollywood Food Coalition
Hope Crisis Response Network (HCRN)
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
World Central Kitchen
Mental Health Services and Supports
AltaMed
Amanecer Community Counseling Service
Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica
Chinatown Service Center
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
Downtown Women’s Center
EmpowHer Institute
Five Acres – The Boys & Girls Aid Society of LA County
Foothill Family
International Medical Corps
LA Voice
Pacific Clinics
Villa Esperanza Services
Young & Healthy
Environmental Health Impact and First Responder Health
Amigos de los Rios
Anti-Recidivism Coalition
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)
Direct Relief, California Fire Relief
Pasadena Community Foundation
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
