--- description: On Saturday, the annual gala for CORE: Community Organized Relief Effort raised $3.5 million dollars to benefit disaster relief. title: TIME Co-Sponsors Gala to Raise Funds for Hurricane Relief image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57fa9f974a03b9ad/698942b486f68e20196eb193/1077954860.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Press Room](/section/press-room/) ## Press Room Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Natural Disasters](/tag/natural-disasters/) ## Natural Disasters Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # TIME Co-Sponsors Gala to Raise Funds for Hurricane Relief by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 6, 2019 2:31 PM CUT  Jamie Foxx attends the Sean Penn CORE Gala benefiting the organization formerly known as J/P HRO & its life-saving work across Haiti & the world at The Wiltern on January 5, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Jamie Foxx attends the Sean Penn CORE Gala benefiting the organization formerly known as J/P HRO & its life-saving work across Haiti & the world at The Wiltern on January 5, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.Michael Kovac—(Credit too long, see caption) by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 6, 2019 2:31 PM CUT On Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, the annual gala for [CORE](https://www.jphro.org/ "undefined"): Community Organized Relief Effort (previously known as J/P HRO) raised $3.5 million dollars to benefit disaster relief and preparedness work. The event, hosted by Sean Penn and emceed by Jamie Foxx, was co-sponsored by individuals and organizations including TIME. At the gala, Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz of San Juan, among others, was honored for her relief work in Puerto Rico. Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, was the headlining musical performer. Billie Eilish and Macy Gray also performed. Other guests included Julia Roberts, Ben Stiller, Connie Britton, Larry David and Jimmy Kimmel. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5494880/time-gala-hurricane-relief/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5494880/time-gala-hurricane-relief/"},"headline":"TIME Co-Sponsors Gala to Raise Funds for Hurricane Relief","datePublished":"2019-01-06T14:31:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T22:25:24.326Z","description":"Anderson Cooper was honored for his work in Haiti","url":"https://time.com/5494880/time-gala-hurricane-relief/","keywords":["Natural Disasters","celebrities","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57fa9f974a03b9ad/698942b486f68e20196eb193/1077954860.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Press Room","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57fa9f974a03b9ad/698942b486f68e20196eb193/1077954860.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Sean Penn CORE Gala: Benefiting the organization formerly known as J/P HRO & Its Life-Saving Work Across Haiti & the World","caption":"Sean Penn CORE Gala: Benefiting the organization formerly known as J/P HRO & Its Life-Saving Work Across Haiti & the World","creditText":"Michael Kovac—(Credit too long, see caption)","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/press-room/","name":"Press Room"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/natural-disasters/","name":"Natural Disasters"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5494880/time-gala-hurricane-relief/","name":"TIME Co-Sponsors Gala to Raise Funds for Hurricane Relief"}}]}] ```