 The fandom is considered to be charitable , raising money for a number of different efforts . The Brony Thank You Fund was originally established to create a fan @-@ funded advertisement to air on Hub Network as a thank you to the show 's creators in November 2012 . The charitable drive far exceeded its goal , with additional funds used to give money to provide toys for children through Toys For Tots . The fund has since incorporated in the state of New Hampshire , and successfully registered as a non @-@ profit 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) organization under United States law . They claim to be the first such media @-@ related fandom to achieve this status . In December 2013 , the Fund donated $ 50 @,@ 000 to endow an animation scholarship in perpetuity at the California Institute of the Arts . Similarly , a group called " Bronies for Good " ran blood drives and raised over $ 60 @,@ 000 during 2012 for charities like the Children 's Cancer Association , Room to Read , CureSearch , and Your Siblings . Voice actress Tara Strong has gained help from the fandom for her " Kiki 's Cancer Fund " to help the daughter of a close friend who had been diagnosed with a brain tumor , and has stated that the child " wouldn 't be alive today without the My Little Pony fans " ; raising $ 100 @,@ 000 to help however , the girl subsequently died of her illness . Faust enlisted help from the bronies to raise money for the Wildlife Learning Center in California , with the Center offering to name some of its animals after characters in the show when certain donation levels were raised . 
