Motion Picture Association Inc
Sherman Oaks, CA · EIN 13-1068220. Reported 228 grants totalling $14.3M to 84 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, 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. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 84 distinct organizations, with 24% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 76% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% private foundations manage. This list is close to settled, so a newcomer has to displace someone rather than fill a gap.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $12,500 and $50,000; the smallest was $5,326 and the largest $1,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Copyright Alliance | Washington, DC | $1,827,572 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program | Burbank, CA | $837,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | Fairfax, VA | $785,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Intellectual Property Alliance | Washington, DC | $750,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Democratic Governors Assoc | Washington, DC | $525,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Republican Governors Association | Washington, DC | $525,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies Inc | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Americans for Tax Reform | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Int'l Center for Law & Economics | Portland, OR | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America | Washington, DC | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hudson Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Technology Policy Institute | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Free State Foundation Inc | Potomac, MD | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Senate Presidents Forum | Golden, CO | $181,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Institute for Policy Innovation | Lewisville, TX | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Media Coalition Inc | New York, NY | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Information Technology Andinnovation Foundation | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Abff Ventures LLC | New York, NY | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Motion Picture & Tv Fund Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washington Legal Foundation | Washington, DC | $110,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Allvanza | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| International Policy Network | Portland, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Republican State Leadership Committee | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| California Chamber of Commerce | Sacramento, CA | $85,542 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Commitment | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Individual Freedom | Fairfax, VA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Citizens Against Government Waste | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Taxpayers Union | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Taxpayers Protection Alliance | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Freedom House Inc | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Middleburg Film Festival | Middleburg, VA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Third Way Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coalition of Service Industries Inc | Washington, DC | $69,167 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Film Institute Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Council of the Americas Inc | New York, NY | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Association of Latino Independent Producers Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camera News Inc D B a Third World Newsreel | New York, NY | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Innovation Economy Institute | Oakton, VA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Motion Picture and Television Fund | Woodland Hls, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Inc | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Hispanic Media Coalition | Whittier, CA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Asian American Media | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Multicultural Media Telecom and Internet Council | Jericho, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| State Legislative Leaders | Marstons Mills, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Committee for Justice | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Online Safety Institute | Washington, DC | $41,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Anticounterfeiting Coalition Inc | Washington, DC | $41,244 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Council of Young Political Leaders Inc | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Barcid Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baton Rouge Area Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Consumer Action for a Strong Economy Inc | Alexandria, VA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Action Network Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust Inc | Washington, DC | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Georgia Chamber of Commerce Inc | Atlanta, GA | $35,833 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Independent Media Artists of Ga Etc Inc | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Japanese American Citizens League | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shakespeare Theatre | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Urban League Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ripon Society Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urbanworld Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Atlanta Jewish Film Society Inc | Smyrna, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Digital Progress Institute | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ghetto Film School Inc | Bronx, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lulac Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association | Norcross, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Foundation for American Innovation | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Art Culture & Education Inc | Lawrenceville, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Georgia Reel Industry Professionals Pac | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Corporate Counsel Women of Color Inc | Ft Washington, MD | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Icon Talks | Washington, DC | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Citizenship Education Fund | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Celebrate Democracy LLC | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Film Independent Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Independent Womens Forum | Winchester, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Urban League | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| March of Dimes Inc | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Chrysalis Center | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington International Trade Foundation | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emily C and John E Hansen Intellectual Property Law Institut | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
60 of 84 (71%) 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.
- Abff Ventures LLC
Film Festival Sponsorship
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 51 of 84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | $3,784,660 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 56 | $3,936,493 | $22,500 |
| 2023 | 53 | $3,064,497 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 55 | $3,522,958 | $20,000 |
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
45% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. 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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Funders that support the same organizations
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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 $20,000 -- 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 District of Columbia.
- 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 Motion Picture Association Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 37 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 18 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 15301 Ventura Blvd Bldg E, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91403.
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