The newly shaped Golden Globes Basis honored this yr’s crop of organizations who obtained vital grant awards with a celebratory toast alongside Hollywood’s stars together with Da’Vine Pleasure Randolph and Jon Hamm.

This yr, the inspiration (now beneath the management of Board Chair Earl Gibson III) donated $5 million to 96 nonprofit organizations serving deprived communities, a number of universities and schools, movie restoration tasks all through the world, and packages offering support to journalists throughout the globe.

Recurring grantees embody packages reminiscent of Black TV & Movie Collaborative, Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Leisure, Easterseals Southern California Incapacity Problem, Movie Impartial, Nationwide Hispanic Media Coalition, RespectAbility, SAG/AFTRA Basis, Girls in Movie, Latino Movie Institute, IndieCollect, Nationwide Museum of American Historical past, Outfest, Vidiots Basis, Committee to Defend Journalists, Army Veterans in Journalism, Los Angeles Press Membership, KPCC/California Public Radio, PEN America, UCLA Range Report, Kids’s Hospital, Las Fotos, ManifestWorks and the City Peace Institute.

Hosted by Aja Naomi King and Eva LaRue on the Beverly Hilton, Friday night time’s dinner additionally featured appearances from presenters Erica Ash, Eugenio Derbez, Diane Warren, Taylor Zakhar Perez and Renata Notni.

“Philanthropy is a part of the Golden Globes custom and historical past since its founding, and our program has grown to help cultural, academic, creative and humanitarian organizations,” Earl Gibson III mentioned beforehand in a press release. “Our group has at all times taken pleasure in devoting its assets to supporting the broadest vary of packages with essentially the most affect particularly aimed toward underserved communities. We’re exceptionally pleased with this yr’s grantees and the affect they’re making.”

The occasion was damaged up by two performances: The primary leisure pause featured a comic story from The Moth (which additionally obtained grant funding from the Golden Globes Basis) alum Matty Struski, whose first-person narrative about his relationship together with his 10-year-old daughter dwelling with Cerebral Palsy not solely touched the room, however left them bursting with laughter. All people Dance LA closed the night time with a particular efficiency from their class of scholars, which prompted company to ship a standing ovation for the younger group of dancers.

Extra establishments receiving help embody Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Lengthy Seaside, Cal State Los Angeles, Cal State Northridge, Cerritos Faculty Basis, Feirstein College of Cinema at Brooklyn Faculty, Los Angeles Metropolis Faculty, Los Angeles Valley Faculty, Loyola Marymount College, Mt. San Antonio Faculty, Santa Monica Faculty, California Institute of the Arts, UCLA, Southwestern Regulation College and the American Movie Institute.