The Sawdust's “Benevolence Fund,” started in 1987, is a non-profit organization, assisting artists living in Laguna Beach who have, “suffered a catastrophic event, making them unable to work." This fund holds yearly fundraisers.Sawdust website “Sawdust Festival Benevolence Fund”, Retrieved 4 June 2015." Auction to help artists" Orange County Register 2, August 2011.Daniella Walsh. "Annual Artists’ Benevolence Fund Auction at Sawdust" Laguna Beach Independent, 12 August 2011.
