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Grant recipient EIN 95-3902004Arts and culture

Who funds American Cinematheque?

35 private foundations gave American Cinematheque in Los Angeles, CA $2 million across 79 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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

79 grants

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

  1. The Louis B Mayer FoundationMontclair, NJ 2025

    For upgraded projection equipment.

    $57,000
  2. Robert Gore Rifkind FoundationWest Hollywood, CA 2025

    Further goals of the foundation

    $25,000
  3. The Andrew J Kuehn Jr FoundationLaguna Woods, CA 2025

    Charitable organization activity

    $15,000
  4. The George H Scanlon FoundationOkoboji, IA 2025

    General operating budget

    $1,200
  5. Perenchio FoundationPasadena, CA 2024

    General

    $760,000
  6. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2024

    General operating support

    $100,000
  7. Charles V Roven Family FoundationFort Worth, TX 2024

    General Fund Project

    $51,000
  8. The Steve Tisch Family FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.

    $10,000
  9. Roy and Patricia Disney Family FoundationBurbank, CA 2024

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  10. The J Paul Getty TrustLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Getty marrow undergraduate interns at los angeles county organizations

    $7,900
  11. Grace Ford Salvatori FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2024

    Motion picture preservation

    $7,000
  12. The David Geffen FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    General support

    $6,000
  13. Lee and Louis Kuhn Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  14. European Languages and Movies in AmericaSanta Monica, CA 2024

    Cultural

    $5,000
  15. 87 North Action FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    donation for mission

    $3,000
  16. The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold FoundationStudio City, CA 2024

    To build a diverse and engaged film community through immersive film curation, conversation, and presentation.

    $3,000
  17. Stern Sidney Memorial TUWSaint Louis, MO 2024

    General operating

    $3,000
  18. The Rosenthal Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    To support thriving arts essential for a healthy democracy

    $2,000
  19. The Streisand FoundationWoodland Hills, CA 2024

    To Support the Cinema provided diverse film programming and immersive in-person discussions and events with thousands of filmmakers and luminaries, presenting new and repertory cinema to Los Angeles.

    $1,000
  20. Hobsonlucas Family FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2024

    General donation

    $1,000
  21. Banky Larocque FoundationVenice, CA 2024

    Charitable

    $400
  22. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2023

    Educational programming and outreach in 2023

    $25,000
  23. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2023

    General operating support

    $25,000
  24. The Steve Tisch Family FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.

    $15,000
  25. Roy and Patricia Disney Family FoundationBurbank, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $10,000
  26. Declaration of Trust of the Bijan Amin and Soraya Amin FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    To promote social education & medical science research

    $9,000
  27. The J Paul Getty TrustLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Getty marrow undergraduate interns at los angeles county organizations

    $7,675
  28. The Stanley & Joyce Black Family FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2023

    General support for the american cinematheque which believes that cinema is a communal experience with the power to entertain, enlighten and inspire.

    $7,000
  29. Grace Ford Salvatori FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2023

    Motion picture preservation

    $7,000
  30. The David Geffen FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    General support

    $6,000
  31. Lee and Louis Kuhn Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $5,192
  32. Hobsonlucas Family FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2023

    General donation

    $5,000
  33. The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold FoundationStudio City, CA 2023

    To build a diverse and engaged film community through immersive film curation, conversation, and presentation.

    $3,000
  34. The Rosenthal Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    To support thriving arts essential for a healthy democracy

    $2,000
  35. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $175
  36. The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2022

    Toward phase II archiving of historical materials and prog. For presv. & pub. Access

    $69,000
  37. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2022

    Edu. Programming and outreach

    $25,000
  38. Iac Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Arts

    $20,000
  39. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2022

    General operating support

    $10,000
  40. The John Logan FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2022

    General fund

    $10,000
  41. The David Geffen FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    General support

    $5,000
  42. Grace Ford Salvatori FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2022

    Arts and cinema preservation

    $3,900
  43. The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold FoundationStudio City, CA 2022

    To build a diverse and engaged film community through immersive film curation, conversation, and presentation.

    $3,000
  44. The Rosenthal Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    Unrestricted grant

    $2,500
  45. Wes Schaefer and Cathy King Charitable FoundationGlendale, CA 2022

    Support

    $2,500
  46. The Nord Family FoundationAmherst, OH 2022

    General operating support

    $1,500
  47. Hobsonlucas Family FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2022

    General donation

    $1,000
  48. Hobsonlucas Family FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2022

    General donation

    $1,000
  49. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $316
  50. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2021

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  51. Lee and Louis Kuhn Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  52. Grace Ford Salvatori FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2021

    Arts and cinema preservation

    $6,500
  53. The Rosenthal Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Unrestricted grant

    $2,500
  54. Hobsonlucas Family FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2021

    General donation

    $1,000
  55. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $416
  56. Robert H Lorsch Foundation TrustSanta Monica, CA 2021

    General support

    $75
  57. The Steve Tisch FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.

    $302,500
  58. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2020

    General operating support

    $25,000
  59. The Hearthland FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    Arts, culture & media

    $25,000
  60. Hobsonlucas Family FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2020

    General donation in honor of spike lee

    $10,000
  61. The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    Arts

    $10,000
  62. Charles V Roven Family FoundationFort Worth, TX 2020

    General fund

    $5,000
  63. The David Geffen FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  64. Grace Ford Salvatori FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2020

    Arts and Cinema Preservation

    $1,000
  65. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $466
  66. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2019

    Educational Programming

    $50,000
  67. Grace Ford Salvatori FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2019

    Motion picture preservation dinner

    $6,500
  68. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2019

    Educational programming

    $5,000
  69. Charles V Roven Family FoundationFort Worth, TX 2019

    General fund

    $5,000
  70. The David Geffen FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2019

    General support

    $5,000
  71. Donald W Collier Charitable Trust IIChicago, IL 2019

    Unrestricted

    $350
  72. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2018

    Educational programming

    $160,000
  73. Brenden Mann Foundation Co Dorsey & WhitneySioux Falls, SD 2018

    Annual award evening

    $6,000
  74. Grace Ford Salvatori FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2018

    Motion picture preservation dinner

    $6,000
  75. Lee and Louis Kuhn Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

    General support

    $5,000
  76. The David Geffen FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2018

    General support

    $5,000
  77. The Streisand FoundationWoodland Hills, CA 2018

    Preserves historic site

    $2,000
  78. Donald W Collier Charitable Trust IIChicago, IL 2018

    Unrestricted

    $350
  79. Lee and Louis Kuhn Foundation IncNew York, NY 2017

    General support

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

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

  1. The Ralph M Parsons FoundationLos Angeles, CA 160 grants Accepts applications $12,065,250 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 187 grants Accepts applications $5,271,834 to similar organizations
  3. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 74 grants Accepts applications $3,240,897 to similar organizations
  4. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 97 grants Preselected only $5,477,962 to similar organizations
  5. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 97 grants Preselected only $5,409,897 to similar organizations
  6. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 60 grants Accepts applications $37,537,415 to similar organizations
  7. Weingart FoundationLos Angeles, CA 73 grants Accepts applications $6,908,796 to similar organizations
  8. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 56 grants Preselected only $105,453 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 95-3902004 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.