Overview
- The friends-organized fundraiser for Kimberly Van Der Beek and the couple’s six children has surpassed $2.6 million, with the page citing essential living costs and the children’s education.
- A representative said the January 9 purchase of the 36-acre ranch outside Austin followed years of renting and that friends provided the down payment through a trust.
- Online criticism questioned the need for donations given the recent home purchase, while close friend Mehcad Brooks publicly rebuked detractors and defended the family.
- New reports highlighted a federal tax lien filed in November 2021 for $269,328.62 in unpaid 2018–2019 taxes, which records show was paid and released in April 2022.
- Before his death on February 11 at age 48 from colorectal cancer, Van Der Beek auctioned memorabilia, raising tens of thousands of dollars to help offset medical expenses.