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A Loving Gesture
“My first contribution to MPTF was March 23, 1975,” recalls Michel Papadaki, who came to California from Connecticut via Greyhound Bus at the age of 18 in 1959 with $100 in his pocket. Retired since 2003, with executive positions in the industry including Senior...
The J Rickley Dumm Story
“I’ve loved writing since junior high and high school. My first interest in film was when I saw still pictures move. ‘How do they do that?’ I asked myself.” That’s how J. Rickley Dumm decided to get into the entertainment industry, and if you’re of a certain age and...
The 2025 LA Fires Insurance & Legal Rights
The Beverly Hills Bar Association presents the webinar "The 2025 LA Fires: Your Insurance and Legal Rights in the Aftermath, and What to Expect in 2026" with info and resources including MPTF. Get the resources from the video here >...
Song Sung Blue: Conversations with the Artist
A special screening and Q&A for the film Song Sung Blue was held on January 6, 2026 at MPTF with director Craig Brewer, cinematographer Amy Vincent and actress Kate Hudson. Find out more at MPTF.com/screenings and sign up for our newsletter for more upcoming...
Harry’s Poetry Hour: Mary Oliver
Harry Northup is joined by guest readers Corinne Conley, Ike Barinholtz, Amélie Frank, Courteney Bailey, Susan Nathe, and Lynne Bronstein as they read from Mary Oliver's A Thousand Mornings. Watch more episodes, like, and follow here >...
Magic in the Air
“That’s why I moved here—community, pure and simple.” So says Robert Ryan, a makeup artist since 1976 (and previously a dancer and university professor!) who moved to the MPTF campus last April. “When I got here, I was the new kid on the block. I started dreaming up...
Ali Larter at MPTF
Landman actress Ali Larter stepped out for Paramount's Season of Giving, helping out at a charity bingo event at MPTF and chatting with ET. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyB3lguzOcg
Nuremberg
A special screening and Q&A for Nuremberg was held on December 17, 2025 at MPTF with writer/director James Vanderbilt, hosted by Katie Kornfield. Find out more at MPTF.com/screenings and sign up for our newsletter for more upcoming events....
Wicked: For Good
A special screening and Q&A for Wicked: For Good was held on December 9, 2025 at MPTF with actor Jeff Goldblum, cinematographer Alice Brooks, ASC, and re-recording mixer Andy Nelson, hosted by Katie Kornfield. Find out more at MPTF.com/screenings and sign up for...
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Our Best Kept Secret
The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation Children’s Center.
Childcare’s Muse
How we serve our community’s youngest members.
I Am MPTF: Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez
Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez share their moving stories about why "I Am MPTF" at “100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service” on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFOTg3ogxLw
A Caring Spotlight
This month we celebrate National Social Work Month, a time to honor and celebrate the incredible impact of the social work profession on our lives. The work of MPTF’s 20+ strong Social Services team during the pandemic, the recent strikes, and now the wildfires has...
Navigating FEMA for the Entertainment Industry
On January 29, 2025, entertainment industry members could have their questions answered about FEMA applications, learn troubleshooting tips, and understand common myths at a special webinar sponsored by a partnership of entertainment industry unions, guilds,...
Wildfire Recovery: Next Steps and Next Next Steps
On Tuesday, January 21, we held a special virtual webinar, Wildfire Relief: Next Steps and Next Next Steps, featuring guest speakers who gave guidance on how to navigate insurance claims, property taxes, tax payments, and...
How MPTF Is Supporting During the Wildfires
MPTF Chief Development Officer Courteney Bailey appears on KTLA5 News on January 13, 2025 to talk about how MPTF is helping industry members impacted by the Southern California wildfire disaster. If you need help, call our intake line at 323 634 3888....
A Place for Peace
“I learned the fragility of life and how quickly things can be gone, and to appreciate everything and each other.” That lesson was one Jacqueline Craven learned from several life experiences starting with the devastating Malibu fire in 1993. She and her husband,...
Don’t Wait, Plan Your Estate!
It's never too early to start thinking and planning! Estate planning is about more than just money. A comprehensive estate plan is a communication tool and a gift to those who care about you and those who will care for you. Naomi Rodda, MPTF's Director of Home &...
A Noble Profession
For National Social Work Month in March of 2026, we'd like you to meet three outstanding members of MPTF’s social work team. Carly Castaneda, LCSW, started at MPTF in 2014 in the Community Volunteers department which she found as part of GSWEC (Geriatric Social Work...
Talking About Suicide: What You Need To Know How To Save a Life
Delicate Care
We’d like you to meet two people instrumental to our outpatient Palliative Care program: Anne Front, LMFT, APHSW‑C, a Palliative Care social worker, and Rabbi Arthur Rosenberg, Palliative Care Chaplain.
Every Day Makes a Difference
What does it take to have a positive impact on someone’s life?
Caring for Generations
Caring for Generations
Lights, Camera, Take Action! Caring for Hollywood’s Crews
Presented live on KTLA-5 on December 9, 2023, hosted by Tom Bergeron and Yvette Nicole Brown. Find out how you can play your part by supporting entertainment industry workers at mptf.com/telethon. Thank you to our presenting sponsors, City National Bank and UCLA...
I Am MPTF: Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez
Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez share their moving stories about why "I Am MPTF" at “100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service” on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFOTg3ogxLw
A Place for Peace
“I learned the fragility of life and how quickly things can be gone, and to appreciate everything and each other.” That lesson was one Jacqueline Craven learned from several life experiences starting with the devastating Malibu fire in 1993. She and her husband,...
George Talks the 100th
George Talks the 100th
Greg Berlanti’s Story
Greg Berlanti’s Story
MPTF Superheroes with Kevin Feige
MPTF Superheroes with Kevin Feige
MPTF’s Oscar
MPTF receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Oscars
How the DGA Takes Care of Our Own
For 70 years, the DGA and Directors Guild Foundation have made MPTF their primary outside charity.
The “T” in MPTF
During our 50th year on July 27, 1971, we officially adopted “Television” as part of our name, and it’s a word at the core of our existence every day.
KTLA’s L.A. Unscripted with MPTF
KTLA profiles MPTF on "LA Unscripted" on December 6, 2022, featuring interviews with Bob Beitcher, Courteney Bailey, and Kay Weissman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cMQ2rgMgC8
Every Day Makes a Difference
What does it take to have a positive impact on someone’s life?
Caring for Generations
Caring for Generations
Thank You to TUSC and The Groundlings
As entertainment industry crew members continue to struggle to make ends meet during the ongoing strike, we extend a heartfelt thank you to two very special organizations who played their part last week to help us take care of our own – and deliver some much-needed...
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Let’s Play Ball
MPTF’s Professional Advisory Network (PAN) gathered on October 1, 2020 for a fascinating conversation focused on sports during the era of COVID. Speakers Renata Simril, President and CEO of LA84 Foundation, and Sean Farnham, Emmy award-winning game and studio analyst...
The Stacy Title Story
Helping a family in our community in tough times.
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A Healing Power
Hasbro Cats: a calming influence and healing force.
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MPTF Joins Forces With The Actors Fund To Provide Health Insurance Counseling Services
LOS ANGELES – January 8, 2019 – MPTF and The Actors Fund announced today a collaboration to create Entertainment Health Insurance Solutions (EHIS), which will provide health insurance counseling services to members of the entertainment and performing arts community....
The Stacy Title Story
Helping a family in our community in tough times.
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Jodie Foster’s Gift To MPTF
Jodie Foster’s Gift To MPTF
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Overcoming Isolation
When you are a part of our family, you’re not alone.
Together Apart
In July of 2020, MPTF teamed up with the Milken Institute to host the Social Isolation Impact Summit. MPTF has been at the forefront of exploring innovative solutions to social isolation and we are grateful to partner with the Milken Institute and their mission to...
A Life-Changing Three Years
In 2019, MPTF was awarded a three-year, $1-million grant from ACL (the Administration for Community Living) to serve people living with the effects of dementia and their caregivers. Partnering with Alzheimer’s LA and Wise & Healthy Aging, MPTF’s ACL implementation...
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Veterans Among Us
Orven Schanzer fought in WWII in the 9th Air Force. After three bronze stars, a victory ribbon, Good Conduct Medal and others, Orven returned to the states to begin an extensive career with 20th Century Fox. He was an editor on Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor,...
Thelma Rides In
An audience favorite at Sundance earlier this year, the touching action-comedy Thelma from Magnolia Pictures rode its now-iconic scooter into theaters on June 21, 2024 and has proven to be a box office smash as well. The...
Staging with Heart
Continuing in the spirit of Mary Pickford’s legacy of seeing a need and filling it, Kim Crabb, Location Manager for Hollywood Teamsters Local 399, is doing just that. In August of last year, Kim played a pivotal role in coordinating logistics for a food distribution...
Teaming Up
For over a decade, IATSE has fostered Young Workers committees for any of its union members and leaders under the age of 35. The dedication of the Young Workers to giving back has been truly impressive over the years, including volunteering, food banks, and education...
MPTF Means Community
Morgan Freeman narrates this special look at MPTF's vitual work in for the entertainment industry and the community we support, from our recent KTLA 5 News telethon. Find out more about how we're here for you at mptf.com/services...
Perfect Focus
If you’ve spent any time on the MPTF campus and visited the Saban Center for Health and Wellness, chances are you’ve seen our hallway filled with incredible behind-the-scenes special photography capturing iconic and visually clever moments from decades of movies and...
Our Special House
Giving back can take many forms, as Robin Weiner, the 7-time Emmy-nominated producer of several successful Nickelodeon shows like iCarly and Victorious, has discovered volunteering on campus, much of it at Mary Pickford House. She first heard about MPTF through a...
The Art of Giving Back
Among the many inspiring creatives here on campus at MPTF, one who truly makes her mark is Alleen Ramrus. Alleen, a four-year MPTF resident, teaches a weekly art class at the Katzenberg Pavilion, aimed at getting residents in touch with their inner artist. The class...
