Broadway Cares

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is a New York-based nonprofit and the theater community's response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It grew out of two groups formed in 1987 and 1988, Actors' Equity's Equity Fights AIDS and The Producers' Group's Broadway Cares, which merged in 1992. Drawing on the talents and generosity of actors, crews, and audiences, BC/EFA has raised more than 300 million dollars since 1988 for AIDS service organizations and other health programs across the country. Its signature fundraising events include the Easter Bonnet Competition, the fall Red Bucket Follies (formerly Gypsy of the Year), and Broadway Bares.