Entertainment Community Fund receives $5 million from John Gore

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The Entertainment Community Fund has received a $5 million gift from producer John Gore to support development of a $135 million affordable housing complex and culture center for artists in Los Angeles, the Hollywood Reporter reports. 

Gore’s gift will name the center after EGOT winner Rita Moreno. The complex includes 151 apartments—all of which soon will be occupied exclusively by artists and their families—the fund’s Western Region headquarters, and the Rita Moreno Arts Building, which includes the Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Theater. In addition, it will house a new home for L.A. Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE), a young filmmakers program targeting underserved talent in the neighborhood, and the Phil and Monica Rosenthal Family Foundation Training Center, a multipurpose space.

“It’s an honor to support the fund in their tireless work of being a safety net for those in need in the performing arts—and even more meaningful to do so in recognition of the contributions to our industry by Rita Moreno, my fellow honoree at the fund’s 2019 Medal of Honor ceremony,” said Gore in a statement to Hollywood Reporter.

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