Tom Viola and Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS (02/19/2021)

For video version of the show, click here: https://youtu.be/J8beTnEqlrw TOM VIOLA is the Executive Director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), one of the nation’s leading industry-based not-for-profit fundraising and grant-making organizations. Since its founding in 1988, BC/EFA has raised over $300 million for essential services for people living with HIV/AIDS and other critical health issues nationwide. broadwaycares.org BC/EFA supports a wide variety of programs at The Actors’ Fund: The HIV/AIDS Initiative; The Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative; Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts; Artists Health Insurance Resource Center, The Dancers’ Resource; Addiction and Recovery Services and more. In 2020, BC/EFA awarded The Actors Fund over $11.2 million. Since 1988, $112 million. In addition, BC/EFA awards grants to over 450 AIDS and family service organizations in all 50 states, Washington, DC and Puerto Rico. In 2020, BC/EFA’s National Grants Program awarded more than $8 million to these social service agencies. Since 1988, $126 million. Since 1998, Viola has served as a Trustee of The Actors Fund and is chair of The Actors Fund’s Human Services Committee and a member of the Executive Committee. In 2010, Viola was awarded the Tony Honor “in recognition of the leadership, advocacy and creativity with which he has mobilized the theatre community’s response to AIDS and other critical health issues as executive director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.” https://broadwaycares.org