The actress made her contribution with support from the Bezos Courage & Civility Award, which is presented by Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez

The Eva Longoria Foundation with support of the Courage and Civility Award on Monday pledged $1 million to support California wildfire relief efforts. Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro announced the pledge on social media today,

"Everybody who's out there and helping and doing their part, thank you," the actress said in an emotional Instagram video

Fires in the Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Sylmar and Ventura areas remained active on Tuesday, with Southern California facing "critical fire weather" through Wednesday. High winds that have fueled the blazes for the past week picked up Monday morning and were expected to remain dangerous throughout the week.