Metallica’s charitable organization All Within My Hands Foundation is donating $500,000 to relief efforts related to the current wildfires that have ravaged multiple areas of Los Angeles.

The money is being split evenly between the California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Recovery Fund ($250,000) and the Pasadena Community Foundation’s Eaton Canyon Fire Relief and Recovery Fund ($250,000). In addition, a page has been set up on the foundation’s website for individuals to donate additional money to the California Community Foundation (CCF) and/or the Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) to help further with relief efforts in the Los Angeles area.

A statement from the foundation reads as follows: “The fires raging in the Los Angeles area have relentlessly wreaked havoc and widespread destruction since January 7 and, sadly, do not show signs of slowing down. Despite containment progress over the weekend, officials warn residents to stay vigilant as the Santa Ana winds return and are expected to reach up to 70 MPH over the coming days, creating critical fire conditions. In the past week, the community has suffered at least 24 lives lost, nearly 100,000 people under evacuation orders, 40,000 acres burned, and more than 12,000 structures—commercial and residential—destroyed. However, numbers cannot articulate the magnitude of anguish as the disaster upends families and dismantles livelihoods. Our foundation, All Within My Hands, is granting $500,000 to relief efforts carried out by the California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Recovery Fund and the Pasadena Community Foundation’s Eaton Canyon Fire Relief and Recovery Fund.”

The All Within My Hands Foundation, founded in 2017, has stated their goal of “creating sustainable communities by supporting workforce education, the fight against hunger, and other critical local services.”  Metallica holds an annual “Helping Hands” benefit concert and auction as part of their All Within My Hands Foundation’s fund-raising efforts.

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