Editing Michael Douglas (section)

==Philanthropy==
In a 2016 interview with [[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]] magazine, Douglas described his philanthropic giving as the "sprinkle approach". He has given to over 70 organizations including [[Memorial Sloan-Kettering]], the hospital where he was treated for cancer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|title=How Michael Douglas and His Parents Turned Their Celebrity Into Serious Philanthropy|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a6093/michael-douglas-family/|date=8 December 2016|website=Town & Country}}</ref>
Douglas is a benefactor and board member of the Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York City and a longstanding board member of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT where he worked for three summers during college. He attended the ribbon-cutting opening ceremony in September 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jacobs|first=Julia|title=An Arts Center Opens at Ground Zero With Stars Onstage and Off|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/arts/perelman-performing-arts-center.html|date=14 September 2023|website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Parrott|first1=Max|last2=Sorensen|first2=Mac|title=Cultural cornerstone:Perelman Performing Arts Center opens in Lower Manhattan near World Trade Center|url=https://www.amny.com/business/perelman-pac-opens-lower-manhattan/|date=13 September 2023|website=AMNY}}</ref>
He supports [[PEN America]] and has presented awards at the organization's annual galas.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ferme|first=Antonio|title=Billions star Asia Kate Dillion Honors High Schooler Protesting Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Legislation|url=https://variety.com/2022/politics/news/asia-kate-dillon-pen-dont-say-gay-1235276660/|date=24 May 2022|website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Italie|first=Hillel|title=PEN America honors activists, artists and dissidents|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/pen-america-honors-activists-artists-and-dissidents/articleshow/91757432.cms|date=24 May 2022|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
In 1999, Douglas funded the establishment of [[UC San Francisco]]'s Michael Douglas Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Center.<ref name=AFI>{{cite web|title=Michael Douglas:37th AFI Life Achievement Award Honoree|url=https://www.afi.com/laa/michael-douglas/|website=American Film Institute}}</ref>
Douglas is a supporter of the Clinton Global Initiative, part of the [[Clinton Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Holywood gets involved in Clinton Global Initiative|url=https://arktimes.com/the-moviegoer/2006/09/22/hollywood-gets-involved-in-clinton-global-initiative|date=22 September 2006|website=Arkansas Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jana|first=Reena|title=Clinton Global Initiative's Annual Meeting to focus on design|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/clinton-global-initiatives-annual-meeting-to-focus-on-design/|date=19 September 2012|website=ZD Net}}</ref> In 2023, Douglas voiced the opening film, "Keep Going!" shown at the opening event of the annual meeting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clintonfoundation.org/clinton-global-initiative-september-2023-meeting/?w=slide-keep-going-panel|title=Keep Going|date=20 September 2023}}</ref>
For 12 years, Douglas hosted the Michael Douglas and Friends Celebrity Golf Tournament, raising over $10 million for the [[Motion Picture & Television Fund]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Pike|first=Joe|title=Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman to Host Celebrity Golf Tournament in The Bahamas|url=https://www.travelagentcentral.com/destinations/michael-douglas-morgan-freeman-to-host-celebrity-golf-tournament-bahamas|date=29 February 2012|website=Travel Agent Central}}</ref>
At UC Santa Barbara, he supports the Center for Film, Television, and New Media.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Douglas Pledges $1 Million for UCSB Film Center|url=https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/michael-douglas-pledges-1-million-for-ucsb-film-center|date=4 February 2004|website=Philanthropy News Digest}}</ref> He also founded and funds the Michael Douglas Foundation Visiting Artists Program for the Department of Theater and Dance.<ref name=AFI />
He serves on the Board of Trustees of The Douglas Foundation which has granted more than $118 million to organizations committed to providing more equitable access to education, healthcare, and the arts. The foundation was founded by his father and stepmother, Kirk and Anne Douglas, in 1964.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hammond|first=Pete|title=Douglas Foundation Archive Adds 10,000 Personal Items From Anne and Kirk, Goes Online Fully Digitized For Public Access|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/douglas-foundation-archive-michael-douglas-kirk-douglas-anne-douglas-1235249593/|date=4 February 2023|website=Deadline}}</ref>