Mia Kirshner on Funding and Philanthropy

The money for I Live Here came mostly out of Mia Kirshner s pocket, but she established the Foundation to fund future stories. Kirshner: The I Live Here Foundation, I mean, it s new, but basically it s very small and humble. And because I financed the first book myself primarily for the reason that I really didn t know if what I was doing, if this concept would be successful and I didn t feel right about asking for money. Amnesty gave a tiny bit of money in the beginning but that was it but I can t c