Here When You
Need Us Most
September 22 is MPTF’s Giving Day.
Your support makes all the difference.
Here When You Need A Hand
MPTF NextGen’s Camilla Belle, resident J. Rickley Dumm, and MPTF Chief Development Officer Courteney Bailey
For 105 years, MPTF has supported the people who make the entertainment industry possible. From our vital services to our beloved campus, MPTF has been a reliable source of strength and comfort for generations of entertainment industry workers and their families. But we couldn’t do this without you. As we celebrate MPTF’s Giving Day, we invite you to make a gift by September 22 to help ensure our community continues to receive a helping hand when needed most.
As part of the MPTF family, any donation now through Giving Day will be vital to supporting our safety net for current and future generations of workers and their families. In honor of MPTF’s 105th birthday, your gift of $105+ includes an invitation to join us on campus as KTLA broadcasts live on October 16. Thank you for all you do to help take care of our own.
Here When You Need Relief
Every day, MPTF is here for working and retired industry members and their families with everything from financial assistance to veterans’ benefits to health insurance guidance. Here are three examples of how any support for our services can change someone’s life.
Ronald Gomez, Veterans Benefits Specialist and Naomi Rodda, MSW, LCSW Director, Home & Community‑Based Services
Brian Densmore, a Vietnam Era veteran and retired art director, contacted our Veterans Benefits Assistance Program for help navigating his disability claim after experiencing years of benefit denials: “It really cured me by deconstructing what I’d been dealing with… I wasn’t successful when I had a pro bono attorney help me get my benefits, but they knew what to do.”
Joel and Danielle Aiello at MPTF’s KTLA telethon
Joel Aiello, a prop maker and Television Academy honoree, and his wife Danielle who sought help when he suddenly had a stroke: “It was like a friend that I could count on, that I could turn to, that was helping me know what I needed to ask, needed to do.”
MPTF Social Workers Vanessa Benitez and Jenny Lam with Fire Station 69 firefighters and Tracey Price, daughter of resident & artist Alleen Ramrus
Zelda Lambrecht, Local 892 & 705, lost her home in the devastating 2025 wildfires & contacted our Social Services team: “In the middle of all that uncertainty, I found a ‘sign’ in my ashes. Your love & support has held me together; you are my ‘safety pin.’ Your generosity and kindness have meant more than words can ever express. Thank you for lifting me up, reminding me I’m not alone, & for giving me the strength to envision my road toward home.”
Thank you for being there for those who are most vulnerable when facing the unexpected in this industry. We couldn’t do this without you.
