The Caltech and JPL Disaster Relief Fund

In times of hardship, loss, and uncertainty, we depend on the collegiality, caring, and resilience of our community.

The Caltech and JPL communities—our dedicated staff, faculty, and students—have been greatly impacted by the devastating fires in Southern California. Thousands in our community have been displaced under mandatory evacuation orders, and hundreds including their families have lost their homes in the fires.

In response to this crisis, we have established a special Caltech and JPL Disaster Relief Fund to support our affected staff, faculty, and students. Every gift to this fund will support individuals whose lives have been interrupted by this tragedy, whether they've lost their homes or are experiencing some other dire situation due to this crisis.

Please consider making a contribution to this special fund that will be used by Caltech and JPL to directly support affected individuals and their families. Your generosity will make a profound difference during this time of outsized need and will help many rebuild and start to recover from this crisis.

Your gift to the Caltech and JPL Disaster Relief Fund will be exempt from all indirect costs and fees. While the magnitude of destruction from this firestorm is widespread, we can unite and lift our Caltech and JPL community together.

Donate by Check
Please make your check payable to Caltech and specify "Caltech and JPL Disaster Relief Fund" in the memo line or include this designation in an accompanying note. Mail to:

Other Ways to Give
For instructions on how to give via wire or electronic funds transfer, Donor Advised Funds, stocks and securities, IRA charitable rollover, and other options, visit Ways to Give.

Additional Resources
For questions about making a gift or how to support our community in other ways, please contact [email protected].

For campus updates and resources such as mental health and emergency services, please visit the Caltech emergency updates page: https://www.caltech.edu/emergency.

To assist members of the community as they respond to the fires, the Institute has curated information and resources on a centralized website at Caltech.edu/fires.