Funding search · EIN 953735188 · West Hollywood, CA
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 92
- grants reported
- $4.4M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $27,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
fellowshipsaccrossaffairsbroadcastingdeptheducationeducationalengagement
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Film Independent2 grants · $449,840
- The UCLA Foundation2 grants · $365,000
- Sundance Institute2 grants · $350,000
- California Institute of the Arts3 grants · $205,000
- California State University - Northridge Foundation2 grants · $180,000
- Southwestern Law School3 grants · $175,000
- California State University Dominguez Hills Foundation2 grants · $173,000
- California State University Los Angeles Foundation2 grants · $170,600
- California State University Long Beach Research Foundation2 grants · $170,000
- Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation2 grants · $170,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 92 reported grants, largest first.
- $224,920
Film Independent · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $224,920
Film Independent · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $220,000
The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $175,000
Sundance Institute · Park City, UT · 2023
General support
- $175,000
Sundance Institute · Park City, UT · 2022
General support
- $145,000
The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Filmaid International · Beechhurst, NY · 2023
General support
- $100,000
California State University - Northridge Foundation · Northridge, CA · 2022
General support
- $86,500
California State University Dominguez Hills Foundation · Carson, CA · 2023
General support
- $86,500
California State University Dominguez Hills Foundation · Carson, CA · 2022
General support
- $85,300
California State University Los Angeles Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $85,300
California State University Los Angeles Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $85,000
Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation · Fullerton, CA · 2023
General support
- $85,000
California State University Long Beach Research Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2023
General support
- $85,000
Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation · Fullerton, CA · 2022
General support
- $85,000
California State University Long Beach Research Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2022
General support
- $80,000
California State University - Northridge Foundation · Northridge, CA · 2023
General support
- $75,000
Southwestern Law School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $72,500
California Institute of the Arts · Valencia, CA · 2023
Fellowships
- $72,500
California Institute of the Arts · Valencia, CA · 2022
Fellowships
- $65,000
Los Angeles City College Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $65,000
Los Angeles City College Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $65,000
Los Angeles City College · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Fellowships
- $60,000
American Film Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $60,000
The Los Angeles Valley College Foundation · Van Nuys, CA · 2023
General support
- $60,000
American Film Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $60,000
The Los Angeles Valley College Foundation · Van Nuys, CA · 2022
General support
- $60,000
California Institute of the Arts · Valencia, CA · 2021
Fellowships
- $55,000
Mt San Antonio College Foundation · Walnut, CA · 2023
General support
- $55,000
The Santa Monica College Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
General support
- $55,000
Mt San Antonio College Foundation · Walnut, CA · 2022
General support
- $55,000
The Santa Monica College Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
General support
- $54,000
Veterans in Media & Entertainment · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $53,500
Motion Picture and Television Fund · Woodland Hills, CA · 2022
General support
- $50,000
National Hispanic Media Coalition · La Habra Hgts, CA · 2023
General support
- $50,000
National Hispanic Media Coalition · La Habra Hgts, CA · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Outfest · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Southwestern Law School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting · Washington, DC · 2021
Promotes in-depth engagement with global affairs through its sponsorship of quality international journalism accross all media platforms and innovative program of outreach and education.
- $50,000
Southwestern Law School · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Free legal services for filmmakers/students
- $45,000
International Documentary Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $35,000
The Film Collaborative · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Motion Picture and Television Fund · Woodland Hills, CA · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Women in Film · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Women in Film · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $30,000
Los Angeles Press Club · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General support
- $25,000
Brooklyn College Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Streetlights · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Brooklyn College Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Streetlights · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
The Film Collaborative · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Australians in Film Foundation · Hollywood, CA · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Camera News Inc Dba Third World Newsreel · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Cerritos College Foundation · Narwal, CA · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Film2future · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Glendale College Foundation Incorporated · Glendale, CA · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Inner-City Filmmakers · Oxnard, CA · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Loyola Marymount University · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Respectability · Fredericskburg, VA · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Australians in Film Foundation · Hollywood, CA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Camera News Inc Dba Third World Newsreel · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Cerritos College Foundation · Narwal, CA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Easterseals Central California · Fresno, CA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Film2future · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Inner-City Filmmakers · Oxnard, CA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Loyola Marymount University · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Respectability · Fredericskburg, VA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Southern California Public Radio · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Support noncommercial educational public radio production and broadcasting
- $10,000
Barcid Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Black Tv & Film Collective · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Mockingbird Incubator · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Sag-Aftra Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
United States Veterans' Artists Alliance · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Women Make Movies · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Black Tv & Film Collective · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support
- $10,000
City Year · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Military Veterans in Journalism · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Tomorrows Filmmakers Today · Studio City, CA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
United States Veterans' Artists Alliance · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Women Make Movies · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Latino International Film Institute · Glendale, CA · 2021
General support
- $10,000
Los Angeles Lgbt Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General support
- $10,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General support
- $10,000
Womens Voices Now · Rolling Hills Estates, CA · 2021
General support
- $5,000
Aclu Foundation of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Asian Americna Journalists Association · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Born To Act Players Corp · Reseda, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Music Mends Minds · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
- The Ayco Charitable Foundation15,303 grants · $2.05B
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- Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund19,135 grants · $6.79B
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