Funders › CA › The David Geffen Foundation › 2018
Grants paid by The David Geffen Foundation, tax year 2018
EIN 95-4085811 · Los Angeles, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2018, The David Geffen Foundation (EIN 95-4085811) reported 160 grants paid totaling $38,649,620. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2018
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UCLA Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $13,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | UCLA Foundation Los Angeles, CA | C | $11,683,037 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Museum of Modern Art New York, NY | B | $10,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration Radnor, PA | C | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation New York, NY | C | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | UCLA Foundation (geffen Playhouse) Los Angeles, CA | U | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Survivors of the Shoah Los Angeles, CA | D | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Young Eisner Scholars Los Angeles, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | International Rescue Committee New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Bridge School Hillsborough, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | American Film Institute Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Lymphoma Research Foundation of America New York, NY | D | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Movement Advancement Project Denver, CO | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Lambda Legal Defenseeduc Fnd New York, NY | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Navy Seal Foundation New York, NY | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Film Forum New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Harmony Project Los Angeles, CA | C | $37,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Hetrick-Martin Institute New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | City Year Los Angeles, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | American Society for Yad Vashem Los Angeles, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Facing Addiction Danbury, CT | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Simon Wiesenthal Center Los Angeles, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Aclu Lesbiangay Rights Project New York, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Hammer Museum Los Angeles, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Natural Resources Defense Council Santa Monica, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | God's Love We Deliver New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | One Campaign Washington DC, DC | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Brotherhood Crusade Los Angeles, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Music Center Los Angeles, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | America Needs You New York, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Simon Wiesenthal Center Los Angeles, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | America's Second Harvest Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Children's Diabetes Foundation Denver, CO | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Fcancer Los Angeles, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | One Archives Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | American Friends of the Hebrew University Encino, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Lincoln Center for Performing Arts New York, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Western Center On Law and Poverty Los Angeles, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Jewish Healing and Hospice Center of Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | People Assisting the Homeless Los Angeles, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Friends of the Israel Defense Forces Los Angeles, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | National Gay and Lesbian Task Force New York, NY | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Safe Horizon New York, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | World Jewish Congress American Section New York, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Alcott Center for Mental Health Services Los Angeles, CA | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Actors' Fund of America New York, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | United Negro College Fund Los Angeles, CA | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | We Are Laurel Canyon Los Angeles, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Sage New York, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Project Angel Food Los Angeles, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles Beverly Hills, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Chrysalis Santa Monica, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Amfar New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Venice Family Clinic Venice, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | New York Restoration Project New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Malaria No More Seattle, WA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Public Theater New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Elton John AIDS Foundation New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Tierra del Sol Foundation Sunland, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Conservancy Los Angeles, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | American Theatre Wing New York, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Elton John AIDS Foundation New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation West Hollywood, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles Culver City, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts New York, NY | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Skirball Cultural Center Los Angeles, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | La Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Los Angeles, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Women's Guild of Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Robert F Kennedy Memorial New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Hollywood Community Housing Corporation Los Angeles, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Breast Cancer Research Foundation New York, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | City of Hope Duarte, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Boston, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Museum of Television & Radio New York, NY | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Rape Foundation Santa Monica, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Food Forward North Hollywood, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Angels at Risk Beverly Hills, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Als Association the Agora Hills, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Homeless Not Toothless Brentwood, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Cleveland, OH | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | 92nd Street Y New York, NY | U | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Children's Defense Fund Culver City, CA | U | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Museum of the Moving Image New York, NY | U | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Debbie Allen Dance Academy Los Angeles, CA | D | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Venice Family Clinic Venice, CA | B | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Beverly Hills Fireman's Relief Fund Beverly Hills, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | La Promise Fund Los Angeles, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Help Group the Sherman Oaks, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Jewish Big Brothers of Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Breast Cancer Research Foundation Glendale, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission Los Angeles, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | New Jewish Home New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Downtown Women's Center Los Angeles, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Police Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Lambda Literary Foundation Los Angeles, CA | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Children's Action Network Los Angeles, CA | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | United Nations Children's Fund (unicef) Los Angeles, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | New York Restoration Project Pleasantville, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | American Cinematheque Los Angeles, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | New York Public Library New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | United Friends of the Children Los Angeles, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Vaad Hanochos Hatmimiminc Gjcf - Gershon Jacobson Jewish Continuity Fund New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Algemeiner Inc New York, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Human Rights Campaign Foundation Washington DC, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Beverly Hills Police Officers Association Beverly Hills, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Chrysalis Santa Monica, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Sero Project Milford, PA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Greenway Arts Alliance Los Angeles, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Cancercare New York, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | American Friends of the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled Northfield, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Heal the Bay Santa Monica, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | National Institute for Reproductive Health New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Westside Family Health Center Santa Monica, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Songwriters Hall of Fame Pleasantville, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | The Trevor Project West Hollywood, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Anderson Center for Autism Staatsburg, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Human Rights Watch Los Angeles, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | American Film Institute Los Angeles, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Feminist Majority Foundation Beverly Hills, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | World of Children Laguna Hillas, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles County Police Canine Association Santa Monica, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Los Angeles, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center East Hampton, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | National Breast Cancer Coalition Sherman Oaks, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Sponsors for Educationl Opportunity New York, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Bet Tzedek Los Angeles, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | National Museum of American Jewish History Philadelphia, PA | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Etta Ohel North Hollywood, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Students Run Americastudents Run la Tarzana, CA | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Project Sunshine New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Laurel Foundation Pasadena, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | St Joseph Center Venice, CA | B | $4,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Anti-Defamation League Los Angeles, CA | U | $3,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Human Rights Watch Sherman Oaks, CA | U | $3,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation Los Angeles, CA | C | $3,333 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Press Club Los Angeles, CA | C | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | New York Landmarks Conservancy New York, NY | C | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | C | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Gatehouse the Grapevine, TX | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Discovery Cube Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Friendly House Los Angeles, CA | D | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Jewish Big Brothers of Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Raise a Child Los Angeles, CA | C | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Alternative Living for the Aging Los Angeles, CA | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | The Kennedy Center Washington DC, DC | C | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Liberty Hill Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Race to Erase Ms Los Angeles, CA | C | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Roundabout Theatre Company New York, NY | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Gmhc New York, NY | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | La Free Clinic Los Angeles, CA | U | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Aclu Foundation of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | C | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | New York Restoration Project New York, NY | B | $1,250 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Public Counsel Los Angeles, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Bailey House New York, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Homeboy Industries Woodland Hills, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Para Los Ninos Culver City, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Theater Hall of Fame New York, NY | C | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
| 2018 | Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Pacific Palisades, CA | C | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201923199349105342 |
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