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The David Geffen Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 95-4085811 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$112.5M
Grants reported
93
Median grant
$10K
Future commitments
None reported

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202493$112.5M

Where The David Geffen Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
LA COUNTY MUSEUM OF ARTLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$50M
YALE UNIVERSITYNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2024$15M
UCLA FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$10M
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTERNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT2024$10M
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT2024$8.3M
MILKEN CENTER FOR ADVANCING THE AMERICAN DREAMSANTA MONICA, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$6M
ACADEMY FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$5M
92ND STREET YNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT2024$3M
ASSOCIATION FOR FRONTOTEMPORAL DEGENERATIONRADNOR, PAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$1M
MOTION PICTURE & TELEVISION FUNDWOODLAND HILLS, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$1M
ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT2024$1M
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL USANEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT2024$700K
UCLA FOUNDATION (GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE)LOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$300K
HARLEM SCHOOL OF THE ARTSNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT2024$100K
SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTERLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$100K
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTERLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$100K
LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSEEDUC FNDNEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT2024$50K
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUEWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT2024$50K
ONE CAMPAIGWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT2024$25K
HAMMER MUSEUMLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$25K
HETRICK-MARTIN INSTITUTENEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT2024$25K
ENCORPS STEM TEACHERS PROGRAMREDONDO BEACH, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$25K
GLAADLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$25K
JAZZ FOUNDATION OF AMERICANEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT2024$25K
BUCKS ROCK CAMPNEW MILFORD, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2024$24K

How to apply

This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.

About this data

Figures are aggregated from The David Geffen Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.

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