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Judith Keller, Urban Geogarpher, PhD Candidate, University of Heidelberg

Brad Pitt's apparently defunct foundation reached a $20.5 million settlement with Hurricane Katrina survivors over its green housing debacle

Brad Pitt walks past a house under construction in New Orleans in a 2007 photo. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

The six homeowners who sued Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation over the faulty construction of housing it built for them have reached a US$20.5 million settlement with the apparently defunct charity.

According to attorneys who disclosed the settlement in August 2022, all owners of the more than 100 homes Make It Right designed and built are eligible for $25,000 in reimbursements for any previous repairs if a judge approves their request. The rest of the money will be distributed according to the severity of the problems the homes are having.

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