Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio and More Donate Millions to SAG-AFTRA Foundation Amid Strike

Other A-list donors include George and Amal Clooney, Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness and Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively

Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio and Meryl Streep
Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio and Meryl Streep (Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Jon Kopaloff/Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Emergency Assistance Program has raised over $15 million since the actors’ union went on strike on July 14.

Hollywood A-listers who have each donated $1 million or more so far include George and Amal Clooney, Luciana and Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness, Dwayne Johnson, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, Julia Roberts, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Meryl Streep and Oprah Winfrey.

“The entertainment industry is in crisis and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation is currently processing more than 30 times our usual number of applications for emergency aid. We received 400 applications in the last week alone,” SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B.

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