Opulent Philanthropy Inc., Tax ID 45-3088713 /Disaster Relief California Wildfires

We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of our local community. We are   providing food and shelter to those in need during the Pacific Palisades, California Wildfire. We are committed to making a positive impact on the lives of those around us. By supporting Opulent Philanthropy Inc., you are supporting your community and helping to build a brighter future for all.

Palisades/ Altadena, California Wildfire Disaster Relief Fund: We have provided shelter and over a million meals during these disasters.
Every contribution, big or small, will bring much-needed assistance to families struggling in the aftermath of this disaster.
Here's how your donation can help:
$50 can provide a care package with essential supplies for a family in need.
$250 can help ensure a family displaced by the fire has access to food and shelter
$1,000 can help ensure a family displaced by the fire has long term access to food and shelter.
We also accept DAF, Stock and Cryptocurrency on our website www.opulentusa.org/california  

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More than 30,000 people have been asked to evacuate as a fast-moving fire has spread near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood near Los Angeles. Video footage shows many evacuees were forced to abandon their cars while trying to flee the seaside neighborhood sandwiched between Santa Monica and Malibu. The Palisades Fire has grown to at least 1,261 acres, the Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley said at a news conference. The City of Los Angeles has declared an emergency. and officials warned that the worst is yet to come tonight, due to a dangerous windstorm.  

Personnel in place: Over 250 firefighters are on scene fighting the Palisades Fire, Crowley said Tuesday. This includes 46 engines, three trucks, five helicopters and six paramedic ambulances, among other resources. California had “pre-positioned hundreds of assets and personnel on Sunday in anticipation of this wind event,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said at a news briefing Tuesday, listing a range of resources brought down from different parts of the state. Newsom also expressed his gratitude to President Joe Biden, who is in LA currently, for federal assistance. California also received a Fire Management Grant Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Tuesday, Newsom announced on X.

Abandoned vehicles: People faced traffic gridlock as they tried to flee the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, video from CNN affiliate KABC shows. Multiple people told KABC they left their cars trying to get out of the area. If evacuees have to abandon a vehicle, “get it as far off the road as you can so that emergency vehicles get by,” McDonnell said. Power cutoff: Southern California Edison, which supplies power to 5 million homes and businesses, has begun preemptively shutting off power to some customers in order to prevent its electric system from becoming a possible source of fire ignition. About 8,600 customers fall under the current Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS), which the utility describes as “a tool of last resort” amid heightened fire conditions. The shutoffs stretch across Los Angeles, Riverside and Ventura Counties. The utility is considering shutoffs for more than 400,000 additional residents as extreme winds gust through parts of Southern California. The Palisades Fire has jumped across the Pacific Coast Highway, where cars were packed attempting to leave earlier in the day, and has burned two lifeguard towers on the beach, Los Angeles Fire Department Captain Sheila Kelliher told CNN. Speaking with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, she said the whipping winds through the steep canyon makes fighting the fire “very challenging” and that firefighters have to move their command post due to the encroaching fire.

Altadena, California

Houses on Harriet Street in Altadena, California, are “systematically being destroyed” one by one by the fast-moving Eaton Fire, CNN’s Anderson Cooper reported Wednesday from the streets of the engulfed neighborhood.

“We’ve seen dozens of homes were destroyed,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper, adding that there are also “a lot of secondary explosions” from the insides of residences and vehicles.

Cooper said it’s a matter of misfortune where flying embers land and start more fires, saying that some houses just across the street from burned-down neighborhoods could still make it through unscathed if embers don’t land on them.

“It is just a surreal scene in Altadena,” Cooper said.

Meanwhile, in the Pacific Palisades, where winds are still gusting, CNN national correspondent Nick Watt said, “there is smoke and flames just every which way you look.”

He said both of the community’s grocery stores have burned down as well as the theater, library, many schools and restaurants as well as plenty of homes.

“Because of the value of the property here, Jake, this could end up being one of the most expensive, one of the costliest wildfires that we have ever, ever seen,” Watt told Tapper Wednesday afternoon while standing in the neighborhood’s rubble. Dispatching from Altadena, California, in east Los Angeles County, Cooper showed a block where conditions were getting progressively worse, to the point the sky was almost completely black, and burning trees helped flames reach high into the air – an apocalyptic view. While the winds had died down since he arrived in the area 30 minutes earlier, embers were flying sporadically across the street, almost hitting Cooper. He described house fires spreading to other homes and cars, explosions all along the street and firefighters doing their best to move debris and save homes despite running out of water, all in less than an hour.

“The fire captain was telling me that they watch for the attics … Once you see smoke billowing out of the attic and the attic is on fire, that house might be a lost cause,” he said.

While the situation in Alta Dena is dangerous, Cooper assured viewers that they are able to leave quickly if things worsen and are taking precautions to be safe.

Almost 1 million customers of Los Angeles County electricity providers are without power as of Wednesday afternoon, as authorities fight multiple fires in Los Angeles County that have burned more than 20,000 acres, reportedly killed at least five people and prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.

The death toll in the Eaton Fire rose to five after saying earlier in the day two people had died, and all five deaths “occurred in and around Altadena and Pasadena.” the Eaton Fire, began on Tuesday evening in Eaton Canyon near the San Gabriel Mountains and grew rapidly overnight to cover 10,600 acres as of Wednesday morning, with 0% contained. The Eaton Fire also triggered a round of mandatory evacuations in the nearby areas of Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre. City officials said at least 550 homes in Pasadena are affected by the evacuation orders, which cover large portions of the city’s northern neighborhoods along with most of eastern Altadena and nearly the entirely of Sierra Madre. 

Santa Monica expanded its evacuation order, advising residents for all areas north of Montana Avenue from the beach to 11th Street to leave immediately, and areas to the south and east remain under evacuation warnings.  

The Palisades Fire in Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades—an affluent coastal neighborhood—exploded to 15,832 acres, making it the largest fire of the four burning in Los Angeles County as of Wednesday afternoon.

Eaton Fire in Altadena, a small city directly north of Pasadena, grew to 10,600 acres with 0% containment.

Los Angeles Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said at least two civilians died in the Eaton Fire, though the cause of their deaths were not disclosed.

The Woodley Fire began in the Sepulveda Basin neighborhood, expanding to 30 acres before being brought under control, according to The New York Times. 

The Hurst Fire ignited in the suburban area of Sylmar. 

 Nearly 940,000 homes and businesses in Los Angeles County—or nearly 25% of customers tracked—were without power Wednesday afternoon as of 3 p.m. PST, according to Poweroutage.US. Out of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s 1.5 million customers, 155,000 are without power as of 1 p.m. Wednesday, according to the department, which noted it could take up to 48 hours before crews are able to respond to outages not already being addressed. 

Actor James Woods—who posted videos of his area engulfed in flames on X—told CNN he left his Palisades home on Tuesday, and described the harrowing process of helping an older neighbor evacuate, at one point breaking into tears as he described his house’s likely demise. Meanwhile, actor Mark Hamill wrote on Instagram Tuesday saying he evacuated his Malibu home, while singer Mandy Moore said she evacuated with her kids and animals, saying she feels “gutted for the destruction and loss” caused by the wildfires. Vice President Kamala Harris's home in Los Angeles was put under an evacuation order, though no one was in the home at the time the order was placed, spokesperson Ernesto Apreza said. Keith Wasserman, founder of the real estate investment firm Gelt Venture Partners, said he would pay “any amount” for private firefighters to protect his Pacific Palisades home, sparking backlash from some users on X. Other celebrities who reportedly, have homes in areas affected by evacuation orders include Adam Sandler, Ben Affleck, Tom Hanks, Parris Hilton and Steven Spielberg. 

We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of our local community. From providing food and shelter to those in need to offering educational programs and support services, we are committed to making a positive impact on the lives of those around us. By supporting Opulent Philanthropy Inc., you are supporting your community and helping to build a brighter future for all.

• We provide immediate assistance and long support during natural disasters when people are forced to evacuate and/or their homes are destroyed leaving them in need of shelter, food, or water. 
• We support cancer patients who are unable to pay for medical treatments, copayments, or after care assistance that may not be covered by their insurance. 
• We support impoverished students who qualify for a higher education but cannot afford to pay tuition through grants and scholarships.  
• We support the homeless by providing shelter, food, and water, as more people than ever are living on the streets without the basic necessities to survive. 
• Our staff, volunteers, and those we serve work together to provide assistance to those in need due to circumstances beyond their control to empower the most vulnerable among us and improve their quality of life.