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Who funds Define American
EIN 46-4610491 · Los Angeles, CA · NTEE P84
Define American of Los Angeles, CA (EIN 46-4610491) was named as a grant recipient by 31 funders in 75 grants paid totaling $12,552,405 in tax years 2018–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$12,552,405
75 grants paid
Funders
31
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$1,975,000
not included in grants received
Funders
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Grants
The 82 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The San Francisco Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | A | $250,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202611329349304731 |
| 2025 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Define American Alexandria, VA | A | $85,300 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202601389349301700 |
| 2025 | Richter Family Foundation C/O Joan Ricter Weidling | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $500 | paid | TO HUMANIZE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IMMIGRANTS | 202610649349101151 |
| 2024 | Freedom Together Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $750,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202513219349101966 |
| 2024 | Catena Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $325,000 | paid | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT | 202523219349106862 |
| 2024 | The James Irvine Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | To support Additional Grantmaking in CA | 202543149349101919 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Define American Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202503169349102460 |
| 2024 | The Kresge Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202513169349101931 |
| 2024 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Define American Los Angeles, CA | A | $154,855 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202530159349302758 |
| 2024 | The California Endowment | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $150,000 | paid | ADVANCING HEALTH AND EQUITY FOR UNDOCUMENTED CALIFORNIANS: TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND EQUITABLE SYSTEMS FOR UNDOCUMENTED CALIFORNIANS THROUGH NARRATIVE CHANGE STRATEGIES THAT LIFT UP THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITY WHILE TARGETING DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AND MOBILITY IN CALIFORNIA. | 202540449349100304 |
| 2024 | The Heising-Simons Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $150,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543219349106499 |
| 2024 | Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $113,500 | paid | TO ADVANCE NARRATIVE CHANGE AND STRENGTHEN DIGITAL NARRATIVE CHANGE INFRASTRUCTURE. FOR GENERAL SUPPORT IN HONOR OF JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS AND SHAUNA SIGGELKOW. FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | 202503189349103615 |
| 2024 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | Define American Los Angeles, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY | 202513189349306886 |
| 2024 | The San Francisco Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | 202541339349302554 |
| 2024 | Unbound Philanthropy | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202513089349101376 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202513219349106006 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202513219349106006 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Define American Alexandria, VA | A | $75,250 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202521349349310887 |
| 2024 | Tides Center | Define American Los Angeles, CA | A | $57,500 | paid | QUALITY EDUCATION | 202513189349304201 |
| 2024 | Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202513159349306031 |
| 2024 | Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | A | $31,000 | paid | JUSTICE FUND | 202502819349301845 |
| 2024 | Treeline Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202503099349100735 |
| 2024 | Richter Family Foundation C/O Joan Ricter Weidling | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $500 | paid | TO SUPPORT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IMMAGRANTS | 202520719349100607 |
| 2024 | Esjay Foundation Inc C/O Nathan M Grossman & Associates | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $250 | paid | PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | 202511349349101106 |
| 2023 | The Chicago Community Trust | Define American Los Angeles, CA | A | $2,000,000 | paid | General operating support | 202442279349302684 |
| 2023 | The Jpb Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $600,000 | approved, future | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202443189349104054 |
| 2023 | The Jpb Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $600,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202443189349104054 |
| 2023 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Define Am Los Angeles, CA | D | $400,000 | paid | 79063 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR DEFINE AMERICAN | 202443129349100234 |
| 2023 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Define Am Los Angeles, CA | D | $375,000 | paid | 81168 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT FOR DEFINE AMERICAN | 202443129349100234 |
| 2023 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Define Am Los Angeles, CA | D | $375,000 | approved, future | 81168 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT FOR DEFINE AMERICAN | 202443129349100234 |
| 2023 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | Define American Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | in support of general operations | 202423189349103932 |
| 2023 | The Kresge Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $200,000 | paid | THIS GENERAL OPERATING GRANT SUPPORTS DEFINE AMERICAN AND ITS MISSION TO FIGHT INJUSTICE AND ANTI-IMMIGRANT HATE THROUGH THE POWER OF STORYTELLING. | 202413199349106071 |
| 2023 | The San Francisco Foundation | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $200,000 | paid | ADVISED - FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | 202431359349311628 |
| 2023 | The Kresge Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $200,000 | approved, future | THIS GENERAL OPERATING GRANT SUPPORTS DEFINE AMERICAN AND ITS MISSION TO FIGHT INJUSTICE AND ANTI-IMMIGRANT HATE THROUGH THE POWER OF STORYTELLING. | 202413199349106071 |
| 2023 | Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $117,000 | paid | FOR THE FUND'S 70TH ANNIVERSARY; TO ADVANCE STRATEGIES THAT CHANGE NARRATIVES IN SUPPORT OF IMMIGRANTS; FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | 202443189349103539 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | FOR CULTURAL AND NARRATIVE WORK TO COUNTER DISINFORMATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RACIAL NATIONALISM | 202423199349105557 |
| 2023 | Unbound Philanthropy | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT USES MEDIA AND CULTURAL STRATEGIES TO SHIFT THE PUBLIC CONVERSATION AROUND IMMIGRATION, IDENTITY, AND CITIZENSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES | 202413199349106081 |
| 2023 | Unbound Philanthropy | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | approved, future | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT USES MEDIA AND CULTURAL STRATEGIES TO SHIFT THE PUBLIC CONVERSATION AROUND IMMIGRATION, IDENTITY, AND CITIZENSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES | 202413199349106081 |
| 2023 | Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202433139349300948 |
| 2023 | Gofundmeorg | Define American Los Angeles, CA | A | $55,000 | paid | SUPPORT AAPI COMMUNITY | 202421299349304707 |
| 2023 | Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | A | $31,000 | paid | IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY AND JUSTICE | 202442909349302109 |
| 2023 | Colman Family Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $12,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202443139349101364 |
| 2023 | Treeline Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413069349100536 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Define American Alexandria, VA | A | $5,750 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202441369349301334 |
| 2023 | Esjay Foundation Inc C/O Nathan M Grossman & Associates | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $250 | paid | PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | 202411799349100211 |
| 2022 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | Define American Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $500,000 | approved, future | In support of general operations | 202313179349104401 |
| 2022 | Tides Foundation | Define American Alexandria, VA | A | $450,000 | paid | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT | 202400469349300305 |
| 2022 | Tides Foundation | Define American Alexandria, VA | A | $450,000 | paid | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT | 202333189349300213 |
| 2022 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | Define American Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | In support of general operations | 202313179349104401 |
| 2022 | The San Francisco Foundation | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $200,000 | paid | ADVISED - FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | 202301309349301545 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Define American Alexandria, VA | A | $177,150 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202430459349302913 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation Usaf Academy, CO | A | $177,150 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202321309349304807 |
| 2022 | Catena Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $175,000 | paid | IMMIGRATION - SUPPORT CHNGES TO ANTI-IMMIGRANT RHETORIC IN THE MEDIA. | 202333199349104488 |
| 2022 | The Ford Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | FOR CULTURAL AND NARRATIVE WORK TO COUNTER DISINFORMATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RACIAL NATIONALISM | 202343199349104934 |
| 2022 | Unbound Philanthropy | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT USES MEDIA AND CULTURAL STRATEGIES TO SHIFT THE PUBLIC CONVERSATION AROUND IMMIGRATION, IDENTITY, AND CITIZENSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES | 202303199349105200 |
| 2022 | Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | TO RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATE BEST PRACTICES ON CHANGING THE NARRATIVE IN SUPPORT OF IMMIGRANTS. | 202313199349103071 |
| 2022 | The Ford Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | approved, future | FOR CULTURAL AND NARRATIVE WORK TO COUNTER DISINFORMATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RACIAL NATIONALISM | 202343199349104934 |
| 2022 | The Kresge Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT TOWARD DEVELOPING THE SKILLS, RESOURCES AND VISIBILITY FOR IMMIGRANT ARTISTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION, COMMITTED TO LOCAL AND NATIONAL NARRATIVE WORK. | 202333179349102048 |
| 2022 | Tides Center | Define American Alexandria, VA | A | $57,500 | paid | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT | 202323189349300212 |
| 2022 | Tides Center | Define American Alexandria, VA | A | $57,500 | paid | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT | 202440469349300404 |
| 2022 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202302569349300030 |
| 2022 | Treeline Foundation | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202333199349103503 |
| 2022 | Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | Define American Los Angeles, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | 202313199349103071 |
| 2022 | Boston Foundation Inc | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $7,500 | paid | Operating Support/Annual Fund | 202321319349305022 |
| 2021 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Define American Alexandria, VA | A | $200,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202221339349302787 |
| 2021 | Charities Aid Foundation America | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $150,200 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202220739349300922 |
| 2021 | The San Francisco Foundation | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $100,000 | paid | ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. | 202201319349304190 |
| 2021 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | Define American Los Angeles, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202232859349300818 |
| 2021 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $10,000 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202211339349310116 |
| 2020 | Impactassetsinc | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $200,000 | paid | DEFINE AMERICAN'S ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA AND GENERAL OPERATING GRANT | 202133199349315428 |
| 2020 | The San Francisco Foundation | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $200,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | 202141369349301959 |
| 2020 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Define American Baltimore, MD | A | $102,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202121359349300427 |
| 2020 | Unbound Philanthropy | Define American Los Angeles, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT USES MEDIA AND CULTURAL STRATEGIES TO SHIFT THE PUBLIC CONVERSATION AROUND IMMIGRATION, IDENTITY, AND CITIZENSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES | 202123139349101527 |
| 2020 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143139349300424 |
| 2020 | Neo Philanthropy Inc | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $45,000 | paid | Program Grant | 202113009349301746 |
| 2020 | Tides Center | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $15,000 | paid | EQUALITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT | 202103149349300610 |
| 2020 | Boston Foundation Inc | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $10,000 | paid | Operating Support/Annual Fund | 202121319349302772 |
| 2019 | The San Francisco Foundation | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $350,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT, IN HONOR OF THE 11 MILLION, FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | 202011549349301116 |
| 2019 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $263,500 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202041789349301474 |
| 2018 | The San Francisco Foundation | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $200,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 201941339349301714 |
| 2018 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Define American Los Angeles, CA | A | $160,250 | paid | FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES | 201931359349301478 |
| 2018 | Borealis Philanthropy | Define American Louisville, KY | A | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF DEFINE AMERICAN | 201921519349300627 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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