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Grant recipient EIN 83-1501685Arts and culture

Who funds Forward Impact?

16 private foundations gave Forward Impact in Los Angeles, CA $4.4 million across 39 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2020 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

39 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Marci and Martin Karplus Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  2. Gilead FoundationFoster City, CA 2024

    Narratives that bind us: how storytelling can disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline, and reimagine youth incarceration.

    $250,000
  3. The Elevate Prize Foundation IncMiami, FL 2024

    Elevate prize program - represent justice support - to support using the power of media to change the justice system

    $125,000
  4. The Tow Foundation IncNew Canaan, CT 2024

    General operating support

    $100,000
  5. Weissberg FoundationMcLean, VA 2024

    General operating support

    $100,000
  6. The Hearthland FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Arts, culture & media

    $100,000
  7. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    Support narrative change strategies and policy advocacy by elevating the voice of impacted "ambassadors"

    $80,000
  8. Frances Lear FoundationHarrison, NY 2024

    General support

    $24,000
  9. Inmaat FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Represent justice - kemba outreach

    $15,000
  10. Inmaat FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support

    $15,000
  11. Frances Lear FoundationHarrison, NY 2024

    General support

    $2,500
  12. Frances Lear FoundationHarrison, NY 2024

    General support

    $2,500
  13. The Elevate Prize Foundation IncMiami, FL 2024

    Elevate prize program - represent justice site visit

    $2,000
  14. Marci and Martin Karplus Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  15. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To support represent justice's ambassadors program

    $750,000
  16. Gilead FoundationFoster City, CA 2023

    Program Support- Narratives that bind us: how storytelling can disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline, and reimagine youth incarceration.

    $250,000
  17. Perspective Media Initiatives IncNew York, NY 2023

    Operating support ($100,000); capacity building ($150,000)

    $250,000
  18. Perspective Media Initiatives IncNew York, NY 2023

    Core support for storytelling programs

    $250,000
  19. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    For core operating support for narrative change and communications efforts to advance public narratives around youth justice in california.

    $250,000
  20. The Tow Foundation IncNew Canaan, CT 2023

    Unrestricted funding

    $100,000
  21. The Hearthland FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Arts, culture & media

    $100,000
  22. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2023

    Support narrative change strategies to effect juvenile and criminal legal system transformation

    $75,000
  23. Perspective Media Initiatives IncNew York, NY 2023

    Org effectiveness for website development project

    $20,000
  24. Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    To support a study on the effect of narrative film on feelings toward formerly incarcerated people.

    $10,000
  25. Inmaat FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $10,000
  26. Gilead FoundationFoster City, CA 2023

    Program support: Travel grant for APHA Conference

    $2,500
  27. Marci and Martin Karplus Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  28. Gilead FoundationFoster City, CA 2022

    Narratives that bind us: how storytelling can disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline, and reimagine youth incarceration

    $500,000
  29. Perspective Media Initiatives IncNew York, NY 2022

    Operating support ($100,000); impact support for sanson and me ($60,000); capacity building ($25,000)

    $185,000
  30. Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    To support a study on the effect of narrative film on feelings toward formerly incarcerated people.

    $90,000
  31. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2022

    Support narrative change strategies to effect juvenile and criminal legal system transformation

    $75,000
  32. Nia Community FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  33. Marci and Martin Karplus Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    Represent Justice fund

    $500
  34. Luminate Foundation IncWashington, DC 2021

    General operating support grant

    $500,000
  35. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2021

    Support narrative change strategies to effect juvenile and criminal legal system transformation

    $50,000
  36. Luminate Foundation IncWashington, DC 2021

    General operating support grant

    $50,000
  37. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    For project support of a narrative change and communications campaign to advance public narratives around youth justice in california.

    $50,000
  38. Frances Lear FoundationHarrison, NY 2021

    General support

    $15,000
  39. Rockefeller Brothers Fund IncNew York, NY 2020

    General operating purposes

    $75

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Los Angeles, CA and are not among Forward Impact’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 960 grants Preselected only $100,168 to similar organizations
  2. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 255 grants Preselected only $32,677,716 to similar organizations
  3. The J Paul Getty TrustLos Angeles, CA 376 grants Accepts applications $25,862,345 to similar organizations
  4. The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 152 grants Accepts applications $27,464,650 to similar organizations
  5. The Ralph M Parsons FoundationLos Angeles, CA 160 grants Accepts applications $12,065,250 to similar organizations
  6. Perenchio FoundationPasadena, CA 107 grants Preselected only $35,072,500 to similar organizations
  7. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 187 grants Accepts applications $5,271,834 to similar organizations
  8. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 97 grants Preselected only $5,477,962 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 83-1501685 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.