Funding search · EIN 954268286 · Burbank, CA

Cecil B De Mille Foundation

Name: Cecil B De Mille Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

68
grants reported: $2.8M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

horses arts families school county film education global

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Red Bucket Equine Rescue4 grants · $405,000
University of Southern California4 grants · $400,000
American Film Institute4 grants · $350,000
Academy Museum of Motion Picture2 grants · $300,000
Hoofs & Woofs Animal Rescue4 grants · $210,000
San Dieguito Boys & Girls3 grants · $150,000
Academy Foundation1 grant · $100,000
UCLA School of Theatre4 grants · $100,000
Denkai Animal Sanctuary1 grant · $90,000
Hoag Hospital Foundation3 grants · $75,500

Giving over time

$326,500

2022

$758,000

2023

$723,000

2024

$962,500

2025

Grant history

All 68 reported grants, largest first.

$200,000
Academy Museum of Motion Picture · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
To support the educational and cultural activities in the motion picture industry
$200,000
Red Bucket Equine Rescue · Chino Hills, CA · 2025
Saving and rehabilitating horses
$150,000
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
To support usc school of cinematic arts
$100,000
American Film Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
To support the screening and events for verterans and nurture film artists
$100,000
Hoofs & Woofs Animal Rescue · Valley Center, CA · 2025
To help the horses in need
$100,000
Academy Museum of Motion Picture · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support the educational and cultural activities in the motion picture industry
$100,000
American Film Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support the screening and events for verterans and nurture film artists
$100,000
Red Bucket Equine Rescue · Chino Hills, CA · 2024
Saving and rehabilitating horses
$100,000
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support usc school of cinematic arts
$100,000
Academy Foundation · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023
To support the educational and cultural activities in the motion picture industry
$100,000
American Film Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To support the screening and events for verterans and nurture film artists
$100,000
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To support usc school of cinematic arts
$90,000
Denkai Animal Sanctuary · Yellow Jacket, CO · 2022
To maintainan sanctuary quality of life,no kill facility,provide permanent shelter for farm animals
$75,000
Red Bucket Equine Rescue · Chino Hills, CA · 2023
Saving and rehabilitating horses
$50,000
Boys & Girls Club · Burbank, CA · 2025
To inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible citizens.
$50,000
American Friends of Our Armed Forces · Palm Desert, CA · 2024
To provide financial, emotional and social assistance to military men and women serving overseas and their families remaining at home
$50,000
Hoofs & Woofs Animal Rescue · Valley Center, CA · 2024
To help the horses in need
$50,000
Nevada Museum of Art · Reno, NV · 2024
To support diverse and inspirational encounters with art and cultures and encourage interdisciplinary investigation
$50,000
San Dieguito Boys & Girls · Solana Beach, CA · 2024
To provide assistance to indigent families
$50,000
Chapman University · Orange, CA · 2023
To provide personalized education that leads to inquiring, ethical, and productive lives as global citizens
$50,000
Hoag Hospital Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2023
To raise funds for hoag memorial hospital presbyterian.
$50,000
Hoofs & Woofs Animal Rescue · Valley Center, CA · 2023
To help the horses in need
$50,000
San Dieguito Boys & Girls · Solana Beach, CA · 2023
To provide assistance to indigent families
$50,000
American Film Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support the screening and events for verterans and nurture film artists
$50,000
San Dieguito Boys & Girls · Solana Beach, CA · 2022
To provide assistance to indigent families
$50,000
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support usc school of cinematic arts
$30,000
National Film Preservation Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
To support the preservation of american films
$30,000
Institute for a Secure America · Washington, DC · 2023
To bring disciplined analysis of how america can strengthen its national security and the security of our allies and friends.
$30,000
National Film Preservation Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support the preservation of american films
$30,000
Red Bucket Equine Rescue · Chino Hills, CA · 2022
Saving and rehabilitating horses
$25,000
Bfi America · New York City, NY · 2025
To advance film and television in the uk and usa through education, audience engagement, and the preservation of screen heritage.
$25,000
Hoag Hospital Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2025
To raise funds for hoag memorial hospital presbyterian.
$25,000
The Pollination Project Foundation · Martinez, CA · 2025
To help launch and sustain locally-led grassroots social change projects
$25,000
UCLA School of Theatre · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
To provide support for tft global theater lab in avignon, france
$25,000
UCLA School of Theatre · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To provide support for tft global theater lab in avignon, france
$25,000
Central Coast Film Society · Pismo Beach, CA · 2023
To celebrate cinema and promote media arts and entertainment on ca's central coast
$25,000
UCLA School of Theatre · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To provide support for tft global theater lab in avignon, france
$25,000
UCLA School of Theatre · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To provide support for tft global theater lab in avignon, france
$20,000
Edwin J Gregston Fund · Arcadia, CA · 2024
To support programs to benefit and enhance the quality of life of california thoroughbred horse racing's backstretch workers and their families.
$20,000
The Folded Flag Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
To assist the families of united states military personnel who have lost their lives
$20,000
Casady School Okc · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
To instill students with the educational and social skills to triumph in their future endeavors.
$18,000
Don Diego Fund · Del Mar, CA · 2023
To provide annual scholarships to outstanding san diego county high school seniors
$12,000
Don Diego Fund · Del Mar, CA · 2025
To provide annual scholarships to outstanding san diego county high school seniors
$10,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
To help continue advancing excellence in education, research and service
$10,000
Wikimedia Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
To support wikipedia and its sister projects and to help the world share in free knowledge.
$10,000
California Institue of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2024
To support the development of hispec
$10,000
Don Diego Fund · Del Mar, CA · 2024
To provide annual scholarships to outstanding san diego county high school seniors
$10,000
Friends of the British Film Institute · New York, NY · 2024
To support creativity and actively seek out the next generation.
$10,000
Institue for Film Education · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
To promote education in film
$10,000
Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund · Lexington, KY · 2024
To help permanently disabled jockeys with their day-to-day needs.
$10,000
Wikimedia Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To support wikipedia and its sister projects and to help the world share in free knowledge.
$10,000
Wikimedia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support wikipedia and its sister projects and to help the world share in free knowledge.
$10,000
Winners Foundations · Arcadia, CA · 2023
To provide information, support, and referral services for employees and family members of the ca horse racing community.
$10,000
Hoofs & Woofs Animal Rescue · Valley Center, CA · 2022
To help the horses in need
$8,000
Winners Foundations · Arcadia, CA · 2024
To provide information, support, and referral services for employees and family members of the ca horse racing community.
$5,000
California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support improving lives, uplifting communities, and fostering positive social change here at home and around the world.
$5,000
Champions Retreat · Hayden, ID · 2023
To procure a facility for retired race horses and to share equine therapeutic benefits with those in our community
$5,000
Segestrom Center for the Arts · Costa Mesa, CA · 2023
To help develop and operate a major performing arts center
$3,500
Del Mar Community Connection · Del Mar, CA · 2024
To help seniors live active, vibrant lives by providing transportation, education, and social activities.
$2,000
Desert Community Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
To encourage and facilitate charitable giving in our desert communities
$1,000
Segestrom Center for the Arts · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
To help develop and operate a major performing arts center
$1,000
Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
To fundraise for cancer care in santa barbara county
$1,000
Michael J Fox Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
To provide for parkinson's research
$1,000
United States Deputy Sheriff'S Association · Wichita, KS · 2023
Organization dedicated to the assistance and support of law enforcement, their families, and their communities through equipment, training, end of watch donations, and citizen awareness programs.
$1,000
Medium Photography · San Diego, CA · 2022
To foster awareness and understanding of innovative photography
$500
Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
To fundraise for cancer care in santa barbara county
$500
Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
To fundraise for cancer care in santa barbara county
$500
Hoag Hospital Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2022
To raise funds for hoag memorial hospital presbyterian.

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.