Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Equity Fights AIDS was founded in October 1987 by the Council of Actors Equity Association. Money raised through the efforts of Equity theatre companies across the country was specifically earmarked for The Actors Funds AIDS Initiative. Broadway Cares was founded in February 1988 by members of The Producers Group. Money raised was earmarked to be a... warded to AIDS service organizations nationwide, including Equity Fights AIDS. In May 1992, Equity Fights AIDS and Broadway Cares merged to become Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The Board of Trustees of this newly established not-for-profit fundraising organization assumed the missions of the previously separate organizations and continues to fund the social service work of The Actors Fund and to award grants three times a year to AIDS service organizations nationwide. Unlike most other nonprofit, grant-making organizations, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS must raise every single dollar of the company's philanthropic budget every year in order to fulfill the company's mission. In turn, BC/EFA works hard to ensure that the money the company raise is spent carefully and wisely on programs where these hard-earned funds can have the maximum possible impact.Read More