Following the wildfires that ravaged the Los Angeles space earlier this 12 months, Democrats and a bunch of celebrities did a fundraising occasion known as ‘FireAid’ that introduced in a ton of money, some reviews say it was virtually $100 million. But not one of the victims have seen a penny of if it.
Impartial investigative journalist Sue Pascoe started trying into this and located that the entire cash was apparently distributed to non-profit teams within the space, a few of which have completely nothing to do with hearth restoration.
Is there a extra good instance of liberalism than this? Quite than giving the funds on to the individuals who want it most, the individuals behind this occasion gave it to charities, with little to no vetting, simply trusting that the cash would then one way or the other make it to the victims.
From Yahoo Information:
FireAid, a celebrity-packed live performance held in January, raised a formidable $100 million for victims of the Los Angeles wildfires.
However now, six months later, residents affected by the fires are asking the place precisely that cash has gone.
“This ‘profit live performance’ could be one of many greatest scams in catastrophe fundraising historical past,” stated unbiased journalist James Li on X.
Because of Li and Sue Pascoe, an investigative journalist for Circling The Information, we now know that FireAid funds haven’t gone on to residents, however as an alternative to nonprofits chosen by a charity based mostly on the opposite facet of the nation…
As Pascoe reviews, The Annenberg Basis was tasked with managing the FireAid funds. Pascoe emailed the group asking, “How a lot of the funds had been spent particularly for the Palisades and which nonprofits in that neighborhood are receiving cash?” However Pascoe didn’t get a reply, and nobody answered when she known as a number of of the corporate’s extensions.
Pascoe was lastly capable of join with somebody at The Annenberg Basis and whereas she initially obtained the runaround, she was directed to Chris Wallace, the inspiration’s chief communications officer.
Nonetheless, when Pascoe spoke with Wallace, she was shocked to be taught that the FireAid proceeds wouldn’t go to residents affected by the devastating fires. As a substitute, the cash can be distributed to a number of nonprofits affiliated with the Annenberg Basis.
Watch the video report beneath:
Democrats and celebrities raised $50m for the victims of the Los Angeles fires. However the place did that cash really go? To not the victims however slightly nonprofits and into the pockets of high-salary executives and workers groups. pic.twitter.com/JVr8NvBqrq
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) July 21, 2025
Each side of this catastrophe has been mismanaged from the second the fires began and there was no water within the hearth hydrants. How Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass nonetheless have their jobs is really a thriller.
