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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-2232340

The Louis B Mayer Foundation

A private foundation in Montclair, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $583,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $583,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $7,614,760

  • Tax year 2024

    $530,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $8,008,892

  • Tax year 2023

    $575,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $7,715,592

  • Tax year 2022

    $600,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $7,993,841

  • Tax year 2021

    $566,210

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $8,162,281

  • Tax year 2020

    $520,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $8,253,346

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. George Eastman MuseumRochester, NY

    Roof replacement for LBM Conservation Center.

    $85,000
  2. American CinemathequeLos Angeles, CA

    For upgraded projection equipment.

    $57,000
  3. MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    Dr. Ray - Targeting Alzheimer's Disease with Immunotherapy.

    $51,000
  4. George Eastman MuseumRochester, NY

    Film Atlas Project with Seaver Center.

    $50,000
  5. Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterW Hollywood, CA

    Small vessel disease in the heart and brain; identifying biomarkers for dementia treatment targets.

    $50,000
  6. Northeast Historic FilmBucksport, ME

    Unrestricted, one-time emergency funding.

    $50,000
  7. Association of Moving Image ArchiviLos Angeles, CA

    For film restoration support including fellowships, "The Moving Image" journal, equipment kits for loan, and training via webinars and a conversation series.

    $47,500
  8. Individual

    Preservation of 5 short films by Jordon Belson.

    $45,000
  9. MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    Dr. Gordon - Targeting metabolic adaptations to boost immunotherapy effectiveness in Osteosarcoma.

    $40,000
  10. Cincinnati Children's HospitalCincinnati, OH

    Dr. Zheng / Understanding the mechanism of how normal blood cells transition to MDS and Leukemia cells for developing novel therapeutics.

    $30,000
  11. Individual

    CineFiles [individual] Document Imaging Project.

    $25,000
  12. Arts Resources in Collaboration IncNew York, NY

    To support the Eye on Dance Archive Legacy Project

    $20,000
  13. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    The Robert Gottlieb Memorial Scholarship - Columbia Publishing Course.

    $11,000
  14. George Eastman MuseumRochester, NY

    Louis B. Mayer Foundation Fellowship Program.

    $10,000
  15. Arts Resources in Collaboration IncNew York, NY

    Further support of the Eye on Dance Archive Legacy Project.

    $5,000
  16. George Eastman MuseumRochester, NY

    Selznick School's 2025-2026 academic year.

    $4,000
  17. George Eastman MuseumRochester, NY

    Unrestricted.

    $2,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture6 grants $208,50077% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $50,00019% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $11,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $187,500
  2. California3 grants $154,500
  3. Texas2 grants $91,000
  4. Maine1 grant $50,000
  5. Ohio1 grant $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Elizabeth GottliebTrustee/Trea. Hours 1Pay $0
  • Judi FarkasPres./Secretary Hours 2Pay $0
  • Elliot R CattarullaTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paolo Cherchi UsaiTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

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