Selena Gomez’s Rare Impact Fund benefit raises about $3 million and introduces Katherine Short award
The fourth annual Los Angeles benefit raised money for youth mental health initiatives and recognized a Sacramento nonprofit with a new award honoring Martin Short’s daughter.
Selena Gomez’s fourth annual Rare Impact Fund Benefit raised roughly $3 million for youth mental health initiatives on Oct. 14, 2026, at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, Billboard reported. The event introduced an award honoring Katherine Short, the daughter of actor Martin Short, who died by suicide in February 2026, according to Billboard.
Katherine Short award goes to Sacramento nonprofit
Gomez and Martin Short presented the new award to La Familia Counseling Center, a Sacramento nonprofit, Billboard reported. The award recognizes commitment to mental health and community service. Billboard said the center was honored for more than five decades of community service, making it the first recipient of the award established in Katherine Short’s memory.
Billboard reported that Martin Short spoke about his family’s grief and described mental illness as a disease. He emphasized widening access to support and reducing stigma. His remarks placed the tribute alongside the work recognized by the award: helping people obtain mental health support through community services.
How the Rare Impact Fund raises money
Billboard said the benefit’s fundraising came through paddle raises and a live auction. In an August announcement ahead of the event, Rare Beauty said Sean Hayes would serve as emcee. The company described the fund’s goal as mobilizing $100 million for organizations expanding young people’s access to mental health services and education worldwide.
Rare Beauty said in August that the fund had raised more than $30 million and supported 30 nonprofit partners across five continents. It said those partners reached 3.5 million young people annually. Those figures describe the fund at the time of the company’s announcement, before the October benefit.
The company also said it donates 1% of Rare Beauty sales to the fund. It identified philanthropic foundations, individuals, corporate partners and its community as other sources of funding. The annual benefit is another part of the fund’s effort to finance organizations working on youth mental health services and education.
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Sources and context
- Selena Gomez’s Rare Impact Fund Benefit Raises $3 Million, Honors Martin Short’s Late Daughter: ‘This Has Always Been Our Mission’Billboard
- SELENA GOMEZ ANNOUNCES FOURTH ANNUAL RARE IMPACT FUND BENEFIT SUPPORTING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTHRare Beauty press release distributed by PR Newswire
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