Hollywood Foreign Press Association
West Hollywood, CA · EIN 95-6191816. Reported 221 grants totalling $144.3M to 123 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the IRS classifies it as a named trust (NTEE T90Z).
- How spread out its giving is. 123 distinct organizations, with 85% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is extreme concentration. A grantmaker sending three quarters of its money to one organization is in practice a support fund for that organization, whatever its classification says, and an unsolicited request is very unlikely to go anywhere.
- How much its list changes. 44% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $25,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $60,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $50.0M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
2 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $74.4M in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globe Foundation | W Hollywood, CA | $122.9M | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association Charitable Trust | W Hollywood, CA | $7,550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Film Independent Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $1,536,430 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc | Baltimore, MD | $1,200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Committee to Protect Journalists Inc | New York, NY | $650,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Laboratory for Icon & Idiom Inc | New York, NY | $525,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Core Community Organized Relief Effort | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Smithsonian Institute | Washington, DC | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $360,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Film Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Storyville Center for the Spoken Word Inc | New York, NY | $340,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Journalists Care Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | $326,136 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Filmaid International Inc | Beechhurst, NY | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Inc | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | New York, NY | $275,100 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| American Cinematheque | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Newfilmmakers Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $237,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $235,950 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| International Womens Media Foundation | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Conservancy | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of America | Tampa, FL | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sundance Institute | Park City, UT | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gingold Theatrical Group | New York, NY | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Film Noir Foundation | Alameda, CA | $159,784 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pen America Los Angeles | Santa Monica, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pro Publica Inc | New York, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childrens Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Film Preservation Society Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $118,690 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Press Club | Los Angeles, CA | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Outfest | Los Angeles, CA | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Motion Picture and Television Fund | Woodland Hls, CA | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Elmos Village | Los Angeles, CA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| International Documentary Association Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lollipop Theater Network Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chinese for Affirmative Action | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hospitality Industry Training and Education Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Project Angel Food | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Valley Cultural Center | Woodland Hls, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vidiots Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA | $72,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Veterans in Media & Entertainment | Los Angeles, CA | $64,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Film Institute Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Echo Park Film Center | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southern California Public Radio | Pasadena, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| A Place Called Home | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| California State Summer School Arts Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Connie Rice Institute for Urban Peace | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Streetlights | West Hollywood, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Documentary Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Compton Unified School District Education Foundation Inc | Compton, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dag Hamnmarskjold Fund for Journalists Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Easter Seals Southern California Inc | Irvine, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Inquirefirst | San Diego, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Venice Arts | Marina Dl Rey, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Actors Gang Inc | Culver City, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aitysh USA | Long Beach, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Community Health Project Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Film Collaborative Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Saturday Night Bath Concert Fund | Lawndale, CA | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Australians in Film | West Hollywood, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Debbie Allen Dance Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Disability Belongs | Fredericksbrg, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Free the Work | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Get Lit Words Ignite Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hollywood Heritage | Hollywood, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Journalism Develoment Network Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Latino Film Institute Youth Cinema Project | Glendale, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Music Arts and Community Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Operation Snow Leopard Afghanistan | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Telluride Foundation | Telluride, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Type Media Center Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Womens Voices Now Inc | Rllng Hls Est, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Israfest Foundation Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Latin-American Cinemateca of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| California Institute of the Arts | Valencia, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Los Angeles Unified School District Education Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Outlast Arts and Education | Lees Summit, MO | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nollywood in Hollywood Foundation | Glendale, CA | $10,045 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Balkan Cultural Center | North Hills, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Black Tv & Film Collective Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Creative Netwerk | Astoria, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forward Impact | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kids in the Spotlight Inc | Burbank, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Plaza De Cultura Y Artes | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Vernon, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Manifestworks | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Military Veterans in Journalism Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Muralism | Valley Village, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Popstheclubcom Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban Scholar Academy | Inglewood, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women Make Movies Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| ACLU Foundation of Southern Calif | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Association of Black Journalists - Los Angeles | Pasadena, CA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Slauson Rec Theater School and Company | Calabasas, CA | $5,435 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| California State University Los Angeles Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Als Network | Woodland Hls, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arpa Foundation for Film Music and Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation | Fullerton, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| California State University Dominguez Hills Toro Auxiliary Par | Carson, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| California State University Long Beach Research Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Goethe of Southern California Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Guadalupe Nipomo Dunes Center | Guadalupe, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mt San Antonio College Foundation | Walnut, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| South East European Film Festival | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Los Angeles Valley College Foundation | Van Nuys, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Santa Monica College Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Actors Fund of America | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cicely Tyson Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Share Our Strength | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
58 of 123 (47%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Golden Globe Foundation
THE HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION ("HFPA") IS BEING LIQUIDATED AND 100% OF ITS INTEREST IN 656 N. ROBERTSON, LLC, A DISREGARDED ENTITY, WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE GOLDEN GLOBE FOUNDATION. - Hollywood Foreign Press Association Charitable Trust
GRANTS TO ENTERTAINMENT RELATED ORGANIZATIONS - Film Independent Inc
FILM INDEPENDENT PRESENTS PROGRAM - Storyville Center for the Spoken Word
LA-BASED MAINSTAGE STORYTELLING EVENINGS FOR NATIONWIDE RADIO - Laboratory for Icon & Idiom Inc - Indiecollect
RESTORATION OF LGBTQ FILMS - American Cinematheque
SUPPORT FOR FOREIGN FILM PROGRAMMING.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 106 of 123 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 86 | $10.4M | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 18 | $1,614,100 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 58 | $54.6M | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 59 | $77.6M | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
95% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $25,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Hollywood Foreign Press Association's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 650 North Robertson Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA, 90069.
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