Steve Bing Donates $30M To MPTF

By PATRICK HIPES, Managing Editor | Thursday September 20, 2012 @ 10:59am PDT

Los Angeles, CA, (September 20, 2012) – Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) today announced that Producer/Philanthropist Steve Bing has confirmed his commitment of a $30 million legacy gift towards the MPTF Campaign goal of $350 million being led by Jeffrey Katzenberg, MPTF board member and chairman of the MPTF Foundation. In making the announcement Mr. Katzenberg said, “For years Steve Bing has been one of the most philanthropic and generous people in our industry. He has also been one of the most loyal supporters of the MPTF through both the good and challenging times. Now with this amazing contribution he puts us another step closer to securing our long term goals.”

Related:
News Corp Contributes $20M To MPTF
MPTF Unveils New $350M Fundraising Campaign

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