David Ellison’s Skydance Media Donates $1M to Support Humanitarian Relief Amid Israel Crisis

Skydance Media, led by David Ellison, has committed $1 million to humanitarian relief efforts in Israel and the region after Hamas terror attacks that hit the country over the weekend.

The funds will go to American Friends of Magen David Adom through an employee match program subsidized in part by CEO Ellison.

“Skydance stands with Israel, strongly condemns the attacks against its citizens, is donating support to the victims of this tragic act of terrorism, and prays for the safe release of innocents hostages,” the Top Gun: Maverick production and media company earlier said in an Oct. 8 statement posted to Instagram.

Magen David Adom supplies ambulances, medical equipment and supplies to support life saving efforts in Israel. David Ellison is part of the Ellison family, and his father is Larry Ellison, the co-founder of tech giant Oracle, and his sister Megan is the founder of Annapurna Pictures.

The Skydance donation follows Comcast committing $2 million to aid the humanitarian efforts in Israel and the Middle East region, including $1.5 million going immediately to Save the Children Federation Inc., Doctors Without Borders, Direct Relief, and American Friends of Magen David Adom. 

Also this week, Paramount Global donated $1 million to humanitarian relief efforts led by Magen David Adom, NATAL, UJA-Federation of New York and Save the Children, which included matching employee donations to ease suffering in the region.

And Disney donated $1 million to Magen David Adom, an affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and another $1 million to other nonprofit organizations working in the region, particularly those with a focus on providing aid to children.