Motion picture icon Kirk Douglas and his wife Anne founded the Douglas Foundation in 1964.

One of the entertainment industry’s largest and oldest private philanthropic institutions, the Foundation is committed to helping those who might not otherwise be able to help themselves.

In The Spotlight

The Douglas Foundation has a long history but a present-day focus. The following links will take you to pages featuring events and occasions in which the Foundation is or has recently been “in the news.”

  • 2017 Los Angeles Mission Gala To Honor Catherine Zeta-Jones

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  • Kirk and Anne Douglas give $2 million to St. Lawrence University

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  • Douglas Foundation donates $15 million toward new care center in Woodland Hills

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Douglas Family Early Childhood Center at
Sinai Temple of Los Angeles