Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
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Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the fundraising arm of the American theatre community. It is the United States' leading industry-based, non-profit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organization, and the ongoing, committed response from the American Theatre community.
By drawing upon the talents and resources of the theatre community, BC/EFA raises funds for AIDS-related cases across the United States.
Since its founding in 1988, BC/EFA has distributed over $100 million for critically needed services for people with AIDS, HIV, or HIV-related illnesses.
BC/EFA provides grants to over 450 AIDS service organizations nationwide and provides administrative and financial help for entertainment professionals from coast to coast who are living with HIV and AIDS. Broadway Cares also supports the Women's Health Initiative of the Actors Health Initiative and a new program called Al Hirschfeld Free Clinic, that serves uninsured or underinsured people in the entertainment industry.
Broadway Cares utilizes celebrity support, theatrical expertise, and the commitment of members of diverse occupations in the theatre industry to garner popular support and awareness for both its organization and the AIDS pandemic in general.
