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Who funds Forward Impact
EIN 83-1501685 · Los Angeles, CA · NTEE A31
Forward Impact of Los Angeles, CA (EIN 83-1501685) was named as a grant recipient by 40 funders in 75 grants paid totaling $10,574,000 in tax years 2020–2025, 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
$10,574,000
75 grants paid
Funders
40
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2020–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$250,000
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 76 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Golden Globe Foundation | Forward Impact DBA Represent Justice Los Angeles, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202601349349310825 |
| 2025 | Marci and Martin Karplus Family Foundation | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202621349349102777 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $2,201,200 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202521349349310887 |
| 2024 | The Just Trust for Education | Represent Justice (forward Impact) Los Angeles, CA | A | $400,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202513219349309271 |
| 2024 | Gilead Foundation | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | Narratives that bind us: how storytelling can disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline, and reimagine youth incarceration. | 202533089349101628 |
| 2024 | The Elevate Prize Foundation Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $125,000 | paid | ELEVATE PRIZE PROGRAM - REPRESENT JUSTICE SUPPORT - TO SUPPORT USING THE POWER OF MEDIA TO CHANGE THE JUSTICE SYSTEM | 202513219349108121 |
| 2024 | The Tow Foundation Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202502259349100900 |
| 2024 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503239349300435 |
| 2024 | Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | Forward Impact (dba Represent Justice) Los Angeles, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202513159349306031 |
| 2024 | The Hearthland Foundation C/O Breslauer Rutman & Anderson Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & MEDIA | 202503189349104910 |
| 2024 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES, CRIME & LEGAL-RELATED | 202513189349306886 |
| 2024 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $80,000 | paid | Support narrative change strategies and policy advocacy by elevating the voice of impacted "ambassadors" | 202513219349100241 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $40,000 | paid | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | 202512119349301861 |
| 2024 | Seattle Foundation | Represent Justice Los Angeles, CA | A | $25,000 | paid | REPRESENT JUSTICE YOUTH JUSTICE MESSAGE TESTING | 202503189349315665 |
| 2024 | Frances Lear Foundation C/O Pkf O'connor Davies Llp | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $24,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202500939349100515 |
| 2024 | Inmaat Foundation C/O Presti & Naegele | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202503169349103320 |
| 2024 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202531209349303768 |
| 2024 | Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202520499349301607 |
| 2024 | Frances Lear Foundation C/O Pkf O'connor Davies Llp | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202500939349100515 |
| 2024 | Frances Lear Foundation C/O Pkf O'connor Davies Llp | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202500939349100515 |
| 2024 | The Elevate Prize Foundation Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $2,000 | paid | ELEVATE PRIZE PROGRAM - REPRESENT JUSTICE SITE VISIT | 202513219349108121 |
| 2024 | Marci and Martin Karplus Family Foundation | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202532259349100013 |
| 2023 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $750,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT REPRESENT JUSTICE'S AMBASSADORS PROGRAM | 202413199349106571 |
| 2023 | The Just Trust for Education | Represent Justice (forward Impact) Los Angeles, CA | A | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202433209349320708 |
| 2023 | The California Wellness Foundation | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | FOR CORE OPERATING SUPPORT FOR NARRATIVE CHANGE AND COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS TO ADVANCE PUBLIC NARRATIVES AROUND YOUTH JUSTICE IN CALIFORNIA. | 202433179349100408 |
| 2023 | Gilead Foundation | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | Program Support- Narratives that bind us: how storytelling can disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline, and reimagine youth incarceration. | 202403119349102290 |
| 2023 | The Elevate Prize Foundation Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $250,000 | approved, future | ELEVATE PRIZE PROGRAM - REPRESENT JUSTICE SUPPORT - TO SUPPORT USING THE POWER OF MEDIA TO CHANGE THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. | 202531069349100518 |
| 2023 | The Tow Foundation Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED FUNDING | 202413119349101931 |
| 2023 | Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | Forward Impact DBA Represent Justice Los Angeles, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202433139349300948 |
| 2023 | The Hearthland Foundation C/O Breslauer Rutman & Anderson Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & MEDIA | 202423209349105407 |
| 2023 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT NARRATIVE CHANGE STRATEGIES TO EFFECT JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION | 202533099349102133 |
| 2023 | The Chicago Community Trust | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $75,000 | paid | support for Represent Justice - Just Films | 202442279349302684 |
| 2023 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT NARRATIVE CHANGE STRATEGIES TO EFFECT JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION | 202443199349105409 |
| 2023 | Proteus Fund Inc | Forward Impact DBA Represent Justice Los Angeles, CA | A | $40,000 | paid | RIGHTS & JUSTICE | 202413199349304956 |
| 2023 | Proteus Fund Inc | Forward Impact DBA Represent Justice Los Angeles, CA | A | $40,000 | paid | RIGHTS & JUSTICE | 202513149349303316 |
| 2023 | National Basketball Players Association Foundation | Forward Impact DBA Represent Justice Los Angeles, CA | A | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202411369349309071 |
| 2023 | Seattle Foundation | Represent Justice Los Angeles, CA | A | $20,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT THAT EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REFRAME THE NARRATIVE AROUND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT, CRIME AND JUSTICE. | 202443139349303424 |
| 2023 | Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $12,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202430469349302713 |
| 2023 | Givinga Foundation Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202403139349303260 |
| 2023 | Inmaat Foundation C/O Presti & Naegele | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413179349103751 |
| 2023 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF NARRATIVE FILM ON FEELINGS TOWARD FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE. | 202443209349107604 |
| 2023 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202433159349300308 |
| 2023 | Gilead Foundation | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | Program support: Travel grant for APHA Conference | 202403119349102290 |
| 2023 | Marci and Martin Karplus Family Foundation | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202422569349101102 |
| 2022 | New Venture Fund | Represent Justice Los Angeles, CA | A | $500,000 | paid | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | 202323149349302362 |
| 2022 | Gilead Foundation | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $500,000 | paid | NARRATIVES THAT BIND US: HOW STORYTELLING CAN DISRUPT THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE, AND REIMAGINE YOUTH INCARCERATION | 202312839349100326 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $101,500 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202321309349304807 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $101,500 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202430459349302913 |
| 2022 | Impactassetsinc | Represent Justice Los Angeles, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202333199349308098 |
| 2022 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $90,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF NARRATIVE FILM ON FEELINGS TOWARD FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE. | 202333199349104643 |
| 2022 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT NARRATIVE CHANGE STRATEGIES TO EFFECT JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION | 202323199349105577 |
| 2022 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT NARRATIVE CHANGE STRATEGIES TO EFFECT JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION | 202543099349102364 |
| 2022 | Plusoneplusoneplusone | Represent Justice Los Angeles, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | Program Support | 202302869349302450 |
| 2022 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | Arts & Culture | 202333189349318948 |
| 2022 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | 202330939349300403 |
| 2022 | The Chicago Community Trust | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | Support for Represent Justice, a nonprofit operated by Forward Impact | 202432279349301703 |
| 2022 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202302569349300030 |
| 2022 | The Chicago Community Trust | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | Support for Represent Justice, a nonprofit operated by Forward Impact | 202312279349301591 |
| 2022 | Charities Aid Foundation America | Good Films Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $36,587 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202320699349300532 |
| 2022 | Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation Inc | Represent Justice Forward Im Los Angeles, CA | A | $14,499 | paid | Support | 202313199349321546 |
| 2022 | George Kaiser Family Foundation | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | Justice for Julius Campaign Wrap&Case Study | 202313199349313961 |
| 2022 | The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham | Represent Justice Los Angeles, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349309861 |
| 2022 | California Community Foundation | Represent Justice Los Angeles, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202311349349300141 |
| 2022 | Nia Community Foundation | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $2,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202313189349105581 |
| 2022 | Marci and Martin Karplus Family Foundation | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $500 | paid | Represent Justice fund | 202321579349101152 |
| 2021 | Charities Aid Foundation America | Good Films Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $456,129 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202220739349300922 |
| 2021 | Can Art Change the World Inc | Forward Impact- Good Films Los Angeles, CA | A | $20,743 | paid | GENERAL SUPPOPRT | 202202419349300885 |
| 2021 | Frances Lear Foundation C/O Pkf O'connor Davies Llp | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202200949349100610 |
| 2021 | Edward Charles Foundation | Represent Justice Los Angeles, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE GIFT | 202230329349301233 |
| 2020 | Blue Meridian Partners Inc | Good Films Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $1,500,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT REPRESENT JUSTICE CAMPAIGN | 202101249349301015 |
| 2020 | Hopewell Fund | Good Films Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $250,000 | paid | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | 202143169349311614 |
| 2020 | Charities Aid Foundation America | Good Films Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $111,767 | paid | Charitable Donation | 202100639349300715 |
| 2020 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Good Films Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | 202140489349301804 |
| 2020 | Edward Charles Foundation | Good Films Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE GIFT IN SUPPORT OF REPRESENT JUSTICE CAMPAIGN | 202013589349300031 |
| 2020 | Edward Charles Foundation | Good Films Impact Los Angeles, CA | A | $15,000 | paid | CHARITABLE GIFT IN SUPPORT OF REPRESENT JUSTICE CAMPAIGN | 202013589349300031 |
| 2020 | Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | Forward Impact Los Angeles, CA | B | $75 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | 202123129349101907 |
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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