Celebrity | Puerto Rico Celeb Inspires Oprah to Send $2M to Puerto Rico 'The needs of Puerto Rico … are still very real' By Arden Dier Posted Apr 9, 2019 8:42 AM CDT Copied Oprah Winfrey speaks during an event to announce new Apple products in Cupertino, Calif., on March 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar) Lin-Manuel Miranda didn't just raise $15 million for artists in bringing Hamilton to Puerto Rico. He also inspired a friend. Oprah Winfrey has donated $2 million to relief efforts in the US territory hit hard by Hurricane Maria in September 2017, reports Entertainment Tonight. "I was so moved by Lin-Manuel Miranda's commitment … that I wanted to join in the revitalization efforts," Winfrey says in a statement, per People. "The needs of Puerto Rico … are still very real" and the work of support groups "is long from over," she adds. Half of her donation will go to Hispanic Federation's UNIDOS Disaster Relief & Recovery Program to Support Puerto Rico, while the other $1 million will go to the Flamboyan Arts Fund. (President Trump thinks the US has sent Puerto Rico enough already.) Read These Next Trumps ends trade talks with Canada. Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. Supreme Court is a yes on age checks for porn sites. Report an error