The SAG Foundation has a long and successful history of providing a helping hand to the acting community. Our work can't be done alone, and we've made some great friends along the way, including individual contributors, corporate sponsors and dedicated volunteers who believe as we do that "giving your all" means "giving back."
Click Here for a list of the many friends who donated to the SAG Foundation in 2009.
Click Here to make your tax-deductible donation.
We offer many ways in which you can get involved in our efforts. Click on the links below to learn more.
This could be your best read
Falling literacy rates are a major problem in this country, and your talents as an actor can help provide a solution. By reading aloud to children, you can inspire them to develop their own skills and encourage their love of reading. Make the magic of words come alive with your gift of storytelling by joining BookPALS (Performing Artists for Literacy in Schools). To learn more, visit www.bookpals.net or contact Jan Powell, National BookPALS Director, (323) 549-6709.
Finds for fun and fundraising
Keep an eye out for our exciting auctions with Clothes Off Our Back!
The SAG Foundation’s partnership with the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation brings you online auctions featuring celebrity-signed books, posters, DVDs and scripts from your favorite actors. Highest bids bring home collectible treasures while proceeds benefit the SAG Foundation. Be sure to sign up for SAG Foundation newsletters to stay informed of upcoming auctions.
Donate Your Residuals
Give a little, give a lot
Your small residual checks add up to a big help by endorsing and sending them directly to us (SAG Foundation, 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 124, Los Angeles, CA 90036). Or, you can bring them to any AFTRA-SAG Federal Credit Union office, where they can be transferred directly to the SAG Foundation.
If you’re ready to have all your residuals donated to the SAG Foundation automatically, give us a call at (323) 549-6708 to find out how to deed your residuals checks.
Friends of the Foundation
Talk of the Town
Appointed by invitation only, this group of admired industry professionals knows what the Foundation does, what it needs and what it can do. Spreading the word, the Friends of the Foundation volunteer their abilities, reputation and influence to raise awareness and support for our work.
Golf Classic
Actors Fore Actors
The SAG Foundation Golf Classic brings competition, compassion and celebrity together in support of the Foundation's Catastrophic Health Fund. Information regarding sponsorship and participation will be released as the Spring 2011 event draws nearer; in the meantime, details, photos and winners' information from 2010's Inaugural Golf Classic can be enjoyed by clicking here.
Benefits from Browsing
Using the Internet can help you and your fellow actors, by doing good with GoodSearch!
After you’ve added the GoodSearch Screen Actors Guild Foundation toolbar to your Internet Explorer or Firefox search engine, shopping at one of more than 1,300 participating stores donates a percentage of your spending to the Foundation, at absolutely no extra cost to you - you may even save money with GoodSearch coupons and pricing deals.
The toolbar also has a search box that donates a penny to the SAG Foundation each time you use GoodSearch to search the Internet. No registration is required to use this useful, helpful feature – Click Here to start!
Add to your list of credits
The SAG Foundation’s internship program allows college students to receive school credit by assisting with general office administration, special projects and event management. In the Foundation’s encouraging environment, students learn about the entertainment industry with first-hand experience.
Make giving a goal
With a bit of advance planning, you can support the SAG Foundation’s efforts and aid Guild members in need while also furthering your own tax, financial and estate planning goals. Contributions can be in any amount you choose, in cash or a variety of other assets, immediate or deferred, during your lifetime or posthumously, through trusts, annuities, wills or pooled funds -- whichever best suits your individual needs. Several options even provide an income stream to you or your beneficiaries for life.
Give us a hand
The Foundation welcomes volunteers for help in our office, at our Actors Center and at our events. If you’d like to find out more about volunteering your time and skills to help us assist, educate and inspire your community of actors, please contact Tina Spears, our Actors Center Administrator and Volunteer Coordinator, (323) 549-6084.
