Lin-Manuel Miranda creates arts fund for Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria

Lin-Manuel Miranda may just be one of the nicest guys in show business.

The Hamilton creator is not only bringing a production of his award-winning Broadway show to Puerto Rico, still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017, but he has bigger plans.

According to the Associated Press, Miranda isn't just going to bring the show to Puerto Rico in January. He's setting up multimillion-dollar fund to boost the arts in the U.S. territory, made up of all proceeds from the limited three-week run.

Dubbed the Flamboyan Arts Fund, it's intended to support the island's arts community and to rebuild arts institutions like galleries and theaters. Miranda told reporters on Sunday he hopes to see it grow to $15 million with the help of private and public funding.

“The goal wasn’t just artistic satisfaction, but how can we leave Puerto Rico a little better than we found it,” he told AP.

Miranda, whose parents were born in Puerto Rico, will return to the title role of Hamilton in January, when the show is performed at the University of Puerto Rico's campus in San Juan.

The damage caused by Hurricane Maria is estimated at more than $100 billion. All over Puerto Rico, art galleries, museums and other institutions are still managing the post-Maria deluge. According to a report by The New York Times, the institutions don't expect much government help to rebuild and develop, as Puerto Rico is currently in the midst of a recession — $74 billion in debt.

But with a leg-up like Miranda's Flamboyan Arts Fund, which has reportedly already awarded funds to a dance school and a theater company, the island's arts industry could finally rebuild.