About Us
Taking care of our own.
MPTF supports working and retired members of the entertainment community with a safety net of health and social services, including temporary financial assistance, case management, and residential living. From childcare to living and aging well with dignity and purpose, MPTF is there to guide the industry workforce through the enormous obstacles life presents. For over 100 years, the extraordinary generosity of the entertainment community has enabled MPTF to deliver charitable services to industry members in need. MPTF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization.
OUR MISSION
MPTF supports our entertainment community in living and aging well, with dignity and purpose,
and in helping each other in times of need.
A SPIRIT OF PHILANTHROPY & VOLUNTEERISM
MPTF is supported by the philanthropy and volunteer services of fellow entertainment industry members. Our industry is unique and we have a history of taking care of our own like no other industry in the world. People are at the heart of what we do each and every day and it’s because of the generosity of countless donors, families, and volunteers, that we can deliver services to thousands of people each month.
“The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.”
-MARY PICKFORD
The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.
-MARY PICKFORD
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bob Beitcher, MPTF, President & CEO
Nicole Clemens, Head of International Originals, Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios
George Clooney, Actor & Partner, Smokehouse Pictures
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator, SAG-AFTRA
Dr. Eric Esrailian, Producer, Physician, Investor, Entrepreneur; UCLA
Jim Gianopulos, CEO, The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
Howard Hammond, CEO, City National Bank
Russell Hollander, National Executive Director, DGA
Michael Karlin, Partner, NKSFB
Hawk Koch, Principal, The Koch Company
Jessie Kornberg, President & CEO, Skirball Cultural Center
Matthew D. Loeb, President, I.A.T.S.E. International
Kevin McCormick, Executive Vice President, Production and Senior Advisor, Warner Bros. Pictures
Lisa Pierozzi, Finance Executive
Peter Rice, Former Chairman, Walt Disney Television and Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks
Maria Rodriguez, Global Labor and Employment Practice Group Co-Chair, LA Office Managing Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Karen Rosenfelt, Principal, Sunswept Entertainment
Nina L. Shaw, Partner, Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein Lezcano Bobb & Dang
Emma Thomas, Producer, Syncopy, Inc.
Casey Wasserman, Chairman & CEO, Wasserman Media Group
John Wells, Principal, John Wells Productions
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
J.J. Abrams, Director & Producer, Bad Robot
Byron Allen, CEO, Allen Media Group
Ike Barinholtz, Actor
Betsy Beers, Partner, Shondaland
Greg Berlanti, Writer, Director, Producer, Berlanti Productions
Yvette Nicole Brown, Actor
Christine Chiu, Actor-Producer, Entrepreneur
Maha Dakhil, Motion Picture Agent, CAA
Lauren Shuler Donner, Producer
Channing Dungey, Chairman, Warner Bros. Television Group
Dr. Eric Esrailian, Producer, Physician, Investor, Entrepreneur; UCLA
Colin Farrell, Actor
Tony Goldwyn, Actor & Director
Carol Hamilton, Former Group President, L’Oreal USA
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, director, entrepreneur, actor and producer
Kevin McCormick, Executive Vice President, Production and Senior Advisor, Warner Bros. Pictures
McG, Filmmaker
Christopher Nolan, Director & Producer, Syncopy, Inc.
Kelly Bush Novak, Founder, ID PR
Ann Sarnoff, Former Chair and CEO, WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group
Mickey Segal, Managing Partner of Business Services, NKSFB
Courtenay Valenti, Head of Film, Streaming and Theatrical, Amazon MGM Studios