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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-4085811

The David Geffen Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 93 grants and $112.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $112,492,683

    Grants listed
    93
    Assets, end of year
    $332,722,186

  • Tax year 2023

    $129,741,899

    Grants listed
    86
    Assets, end of year
    $438,590,219

  • Tax year 2022

    $90,593,083

    Grants listed
    103
    Assets, end of year
    $461,962,163

  • Tax year 2021

    $107,843,612

    Grants listed
    98
    Assets, end of year
    $481,191,890

  • Tax year 2020

    $67,048,299

    Grants listed
    149
    Assets, end of year
    $526,821,989

  • Tax year 2019

    $41,175,591

    Grants listed
    152
    Assets, end of year
    $561,463,212

  • Tax year 2018

    $38,649,620

    Grants listed
    160
    Assets, end of year
    $553,159,688

Grants paid in 2024

93 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. LA County Museum of ArtLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $50,000,000
  2. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $15,000,000
  3. UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $10,049,100
  4. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000,000
  5. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    General support

    $8,333,333
  6. Milken Center for Advancing the American DreamSanta Monica, CA

    General support

    $6,000,000
  7. Academy FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $5,000,000
  8. 92nd Street YNew York, NY

    General support

    $3,000,000
  9. Association for Frontotemporal DegenerationRadnor, PA

    General support

    $1,000,000
  10. Elton John AIDS FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000,000
  11. Motion Picture & Television FundWoodland HLS, CA

    General support

    $1,000,000
  12. National Library of Israel USANew York, NY

    General support

    $700,000
  13. UCLA Foundation (geffen Playhouse)Los Angeles, CA

    General support

    $300,000
  14. Harlem School of the ArtsNew York, NY

    General support

    $100,000
  15. Simon Wiesenthal CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  16. Skirball Cultural CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  17. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  18. Lambda Legal Defenseeduc FNDNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  19. Encorps STEM Teachers ProgramRedondo Beach, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  20. GlaadLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  21. Hammer MuseumLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  22. Hetrick-Martin InstituteNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  23. Jazz Foundation of AmericaNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  24. One CampaigWashington, DC

    General support

    $25,000
  25. Bucks Rock CampNew Milford, CT

    General support

    $24,000
  26. American Friends of the Israel Sports Center for the DisabledNorthfield, IL

    General support

    $20,000
  27. Jenkins Penn Haitian Relief OrganizationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  28. Jewish Healing and Hospice Center of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  29. People for the American Way FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $20,000
  30. Safe HorizonNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  31. SageNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  32. World Jewish Congress American SectionNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  33. Music CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $15,000
  34. Ali Forney CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  35. Angels at RiskLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  36. Angels at RiskLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  37. Baby 2 BabyLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  38. Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  39. Creative TimeNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  40. Downtown Women's CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  41. Equality California InstituteLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  42. Food ForwardNorth Hollywood, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  43. Guild Hall of East HamptonEast Hampton, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  44. Homeless Not ToothlessLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  45. National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  46. Rape FoundationSanta Monica, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  47. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and MuseumCleveland, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  48. Sansum ClinicSanta Barbara, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  49. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General support

    $10,000
  50. Students Run Americastudents Run LATarzana, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  51. United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  52. West Hollywood Community Housing CorporationW Hollywood, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  53. Municipal Art Society of New YorkKatonah, NY

    General support

    $7,500
  54. Museum of Television & RadioNew York, NY

    General support

    $7,500
  55. The Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation the Gordon Parks FoundationPleasantville, NY

    General support

    $7,500
  56. American CinemathequeLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $6,000
  57. Los Angeles Fire Department FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $6,000
  58. Algemeiner IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  59. Bet TzedekLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  60. Beverly Hills Fireman's Relief FundBeverly Hills, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  61. Beverly Hills Police Officers AssociationBeverly Hills, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  62. Breast Cancer Research FoundationPasadena, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  63. California-Hawaii Elks Major Projects IncPlaya Del Rey, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  64. Camp BravoNorthridge, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  65. Chabad of CalforniaLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  66. Children's Action NetworkLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  67. City YearDorchester, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  68. Feminist Majority FoundationBeverly Hills, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  69. Friends of United Hatzalah IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  70. Gay Lesbian & Straight Education NetworkNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  71. Hawn FoundationSanta Monica, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  72. Heal the BaySanta Monica, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  73. Human Rights Campaign FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  74. Liberty Hill FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  75. Los Angeles County Police Canine AssociationSanta Monica, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  76. National Breast Cancer CoalitionWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  77. New Jewish HomeNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  78. New York Public LibraryNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  79. New York Restoration ProjectNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  80. Pen AmericaNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  81. Shakespeare Center of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  82. Songwriters Hall of FameKatonah, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  83. St Joseph CenterVenice, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  84. University of Southern California - Neighborhood Academic InitiativeBeverly Hills, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  85. Venice Family ClinicVenice, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  86. Actors' Fund of AmericaNew York, NY

    General support

    $3,000
  87. New York Landmarks ConservancyNew York, NY

    General support

    $3,000
  88. International Myeloma FoundationStudio City, CA

    General support

    $2,500
  89. ACLU Foundation of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $2,000
  90. Roundabout Theatre CompanyNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  91. Jewish Big Brothers of Los Angeles Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of LosLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $1,500
  92. Saban Community ClinicLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $1,500
  93. Vida SchoolAgoura Hills, CA

    General support

    $1,250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture15 grants $50,312,00071% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $18,388,68326% of the total
  3. Human services7 grants $1,090,0002% of the total
  4. Health5 grants $1,026,5001% of the total
  5. Civil rights4 grants $77,000<1% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $35,000<1% of the total
  7. 8 other causes12 grants $109,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California50 grants $72,904,850
  2. New York31 grants $23,413,833
  3. Connecticut2 grants $15,024,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000,000
  5. District of Columbia5 grants $105,000
  6. Illinois1 grant $20,000
  7. Ohio1 grant $10,000
  8. Tennessee1 grant $10,000
  9. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • David GeffenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • J Dallas DishmanEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $409,000

The return

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