Funding search · EIN 831458921 · Wilmington, DE
Berlanti Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 155
- grants reported
- $6.2M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- The Actors Fund of America5 grants · $842,000
- The Actors Fund of America - Entertainment Communi4 grants · $783,000
- Motion Picture and Television Fund11 grants · $680,000
- Fcancer3 grants · $650,000
- Northwestern University1 grant · $500,000
- The Paley Center for Media8 grants · $477,500
- People for the American Way Foundation2 grants · $300,000
- Temple Israel of Hollywood4 grants · $232,872
- Aclu Foundation of Southern California3 grants · $130,000
- Friends of the Los Angeles Free Clinic4 grants · $130,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 155 grants.
- $500,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Barbara Berlanti Professorship in Writing for the Screen and Stage Scholarship Fund
- $400,000
Fcancer · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $334,000
The Actors Fund of America · New York, NY · 2022
Essential Campaign: Supporting a Life in the Art
- $333,000
The Actors Fund of America · New York, NY · 2024
Essential Campaign: Supporting a life in the arts
- $333,000
The Actors Fund of America - Entertainment Communi · New York, NY · 2023
Essential Campaign: Supporting a life in the arts
- $250,000
The Actors Fund of America - Entertainment Communi · New York, NY · 2023
Film and Television support
- $200,000
Fcancer · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $150,000
Motion Picture and Television Fund · Woodland Hills, CA · 2023
Strike Relief Programs
- $150,000
People for the American Way Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $150,000
The Actors Fund of America - Entertainment Communi · New York, NY · 2023
Strike Relief Programs
- $150,000
People for the American Way Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $107,872
Temple Israel of Hollywood · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Briskin Elementary School
- $100,000
The Actors Fund of America · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable Event
- $100,000
The Paley Center for Media · Newyork, NY · 2025
The Peter Roth Internship Program
- $100,000
Motion Picture and Television Fund · Woodland Hills, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
- $100,000
The Paley Center for Media · New York, NY · 2024
The Peter Roth Internship Program
- $100,000
The Paley Center for Media · New York, NY · 2023
The Peter Roth Internship Program
- $100,000
Aclu Foundation of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $100,000
Motion Picture and Television Fund · Woodland Hills, CA · 2022
100th Anniversary Campaign
- $100,000
Motion Picture and Television Fund · Woodland Hills, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $100,000
The Paley Center for Media · New York, NY · 2022
The Peter Roth Internship Program
- $75,000
Motion Picture and Television Fund · Woodland Hills, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $75,000
Temple Israel of Hollywood · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
expansion and renovation of the outdoor sports and play facilities
- $60,000
Best Is Ahead Foundation · Ashton, MD · 2025
Maryland Men's Soccer Scholarship Fund
- $60,000
Bps Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Maryland Men's Soccer Student-Athletes
- $60,000
Glaad · Pasadena, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Fcancer · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $50,000
Young Eisner Scholars · Inglewood, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $50,000
Friends of the Los Angeles Free Clinic · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
- $50,000
Motion Picture and Television Fund · Woodland Hills, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
- $50,000
The Actors Fund of America · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable Event
- $50,000
Geffen Playhouse · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
The Actors Fund of America - Entertainment Communi · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable Event
- $50,000
Baby2baby · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Friends of the Los Angeles Free Clinic · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
National Network of Abortion Funds · Beaverton, OR · 2022
Showrunner Fund
- $35,000
The Giving Spirit · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $30,000
Our Childrens Earth Foundation · Napa, CA · 2023
Drag Story Hour fund
- $30,000
Safe Space Pictures Foundation · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023
Last Guest Of the Holloway Motel Project
- $30,000
Motion Picture and Television Fund · Woodland Hills, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $25,000
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General Contribution/Children's Fund
- $25,000
Jabali Academy · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $25,000
The Actors Fund of America · New York, NY · 2025
Writers Guild Member Fund
- $25,000
The Paley Center for Media · Newyork, NY · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Village School · Santa Monica, CA · 2025
The Village Fund
- $25,000
Etm-La · Burbank, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Jabali Academy · Encino, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
- $25,000
Temple Israel of Hollywood · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Bay-Nimoy ECC program
- $25,000
Village School · Pacific Plsds, CA · 2024
The Village Fund
- $25,000
New York Restoration Project · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Temple Israel of Hollywood · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Bay-Nimoy ECC program
- $25,000
Library Foundation of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Motion Picture and Television Fund · Woodland Hills, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $25,000
National AIDS Memorial · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Geffen Playhouse · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
The Paley Center for Media · Newyork, NY · 2025
Paley Honors 2025
- $20,000
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Geffen Playhouse · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
- $20,000
Motion Picture and Television Fund · Woodland Hills, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Motion Picture and Television Fund · Woodland Hills, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $20,000
The Paley Center for Media · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $17,500
Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Friends of the Los Angeles Free Clinic · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $15,000
Nywici Foundation · McLean, VA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $15,000
The Giving Spirit · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Aclu Foundation of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
- $15,000
The Giving Spirit · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Aclu Foundation of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Protector of Freedom Package for the ACLU Bill of Rights awards 2023
- $15,000
Friends of the Los Angeles Free Clinic · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Simon Wiesenthal Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $15,000
The Giving Spirit · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
City Year · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Geffen Playhouse · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $12,500
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
- $12,500
The Paley Center for Media · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Bighorn Golf Club Charities · Palm Desert, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Burbank Youth Vocal Arts Foundation · Burbank, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $10,000
City Year · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Family Equality · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Friends of the Cultural Center · Palm Desert, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Girls Inc of Greater Los Angeles · North Hollywood, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Jewish Family Service of the Desert · Palm Springs, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Make a Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Motion Picture and Television Fund · Woodland Hills, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
New York Restoration Project · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Palm Springs Plaza Theatre Foundation · Palm Springs, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $10,000
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Bighorn Golf Club Charities · Palm Desert, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Etm-La · Burbank, CA · 2024
ETM-LA's mission to provide music education to under-resourced schools in Los Angeles county
- $10,000
Girls Inc of Greater Los Angeles · North Hollywood, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Human Family Educational and Cultural Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Jewish Family Service of the Desert · Palm Springs, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Jhpiego Corporation · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Bighorn Golf Club Charities · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Bighorn Golf Club Charities · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $10,000
From the Heart Productions · Oxnard, CA · 2023
Vipers Fund
- $10,000
Girls Inc of Greater Los Angeles · North Hollywood, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Jewish Family Service of the Desert · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
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