The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4513461. Reported 139 grants totalling $7,515,626 to 99 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg funded make grants themselves, and it reported 4 grants totalling $322,250 to them. That is 5% of the $6,973,086 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Community Foundation | community foundation | California | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Rally Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | Georgia | $21,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Federation Council of Greater La | federated giving programme | California | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $35,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $1,000,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $2,638,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Police Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $630,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cedars Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Geffen Playhouse | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Academy Museum Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $246,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clooney Foundation for Justice | New York, NY | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City of Beverly Hills | Beverly Hills, CA | $165,636 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The John Paul Stevens Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Paley Center for Media | New York, NY | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sag Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Care (cooperative for Assistance & Relief Everywhere) | Atlanta, GA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Burning Man Project | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cedars Sinai | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Malibu Urgent Care Center | Malibu, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | $98,900 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Elton John AIDS Foundation | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nova Ukraine | Stanford, CA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Joseph's Center | Venice, CA | $65,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| The People Concern | Los Angeles, CA | $52,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $46,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cityyear | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Jewish Theological Seminary | New York, NY | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Los Angeles Free Clinic | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Rape Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Saban Community Clinic | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Adl | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| BABY2BABY | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bbbsla | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Science Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chrysalis | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Downtown Women's Center | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fcancer | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Glsen | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harvard Westlake School | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Healing Ca | Pasadena, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope of the Valley | Mission Hills, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inner City Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Lgbt Center | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacific Council on International Policy | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saban Community Clinic | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Safe Place for Youth | Venice, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Steinberg Institute | Sacramento, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teach for America Inc | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Center for Early Education | West Hollywood, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The People Concern and La Chefs for Human Rights | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Alchemy | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Venice Community Housing | Venice, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Victim's First | Chino Hills, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Weingart Center | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rally Foundation Inc | Sandy Springs, GA | $21,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alliance for Children's Rights | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ghetto Film School Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $19,540 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Childrens Rights | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Year Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jhpiego | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Family Housing Corporation | North Hollywood, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Alternatives for Children Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United States Veterans Initiative | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Sheba Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of the Musee Orsay | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Discovery Science Center of Los Angeles | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Earth League International | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Impact Africa Network | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La's Best | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make-a-Wish Greater La | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Foster Youth Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Navy Seal Foundation Inc | Virginia Beach, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Als | Huntingtown, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Needs Network Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Foundation for AIDS Research Amfar | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tower Cancer Research Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urban Upbound | Long Island, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Apollo Theater Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Action Network Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Laurence School | Valley Glen, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Prism the Gift Fund US | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame | Beverly Hills, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Foundation for Living Beauty | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Upwardly Global | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Variety the Children's Charity of Southern California | Stevenson Ranch, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Village School Inc | Pacific Palisades, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beverly Hills Police | Beverly Hills, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Action Network | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| ACLU | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Population Services International | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Monica Catholic High School | Santa Monica, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Disease & Related Disorders (caringkind) | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
25 of 99 (25%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 24%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 101 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | $2,694,800 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 42 | $1,416,086 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 31 | $2,619,740 | $24,600 |
| 2024 | 18 | $785,000 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg has 7 of them, worth $2,750,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Cedars Sinai | Los Angeles, CA | $700,000 |
| Los Angeles Police Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $600,000 |
| Cedars Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 |
| Cedars Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $400,000 |
| Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 |
| Geffen Playhouse | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 |
| Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 |
Where its money goes
87% of its giving went to organizations in California.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 11400 W Olympic Blvd 550, Los Angeles, CA, 90064. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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