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Who funds Kovno Communications Inc
EIN 94-3260911 · Berkeley, CA · NTEE A31
Kovno Communications Inc of Berkeley, CA (EIN 94-3260911) was named as a grant recipient by 32 funders in 65 grants paid totaling $2,169,732 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
$2,169,732
65 grants paid
Funders
32
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$25,000
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 66 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $65,000 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | 202611199349300601 |
| 2025 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $42,250 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202601389349301700 |
| 2025 | Revada Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SZOLD FILM | 202611259349103116 |
| 2025 | Texas Historical Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Obo Liz Carpenter Film Partners Austin, TX | A | $8,000 | paid | GRANT SUPPORTS EXTENDED SCREENINGS OF "SHAKING IT UP: THE LIFE & TIMES OF LIZ CARPENTER", A FULL LENGTH DOCUMENTARY CHRONICLING THE LIFE OF LIZ CARPENTER, THE INFLUENTIAL TEXAS JOURNALIST, ACTIVIST, AND POLITICAL OPERATOR WHO BECAME A HOUSEHOLD NAME WHILE WORKING IN LBJ'S WHITE HOUSE. | 202502469349300315 |
| 2025 | Chet & Jon Lappen Foundation DBA Lappen Family Foundation | Kovno Communications Berkeley, CA | B | $1,500 | paid | CHARITY/GENERAL | 202601329349104435 |
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $228,000 | paid | Arts & Culture | 202543149349305759 |
| 2024 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $126,500 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | 202541069349300729 |
| 2024 | Jonathan Logan Family Foundation | Kovno Communications Berkeley, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | DOCUMENTARY FILM "LABORS OF LOVE: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF HENRIETTA SZOLD" | 202543169349101514 |
| 2024 | The San Francisco Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $28,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF "JUDGING JURIES." FOR THE DOCUMENTARY, "A DOUBLE LIFE." | 202541339349302554 |
| 2024 | Jonathan Logan Family Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | DOCUMENTARY "SHAKING IT UP: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LIZ CARPENTER" | 202543169349101514 |
| 2024 | Kazan Mcclain Partners' Foundation | Kovno Communications Berkeley, CA | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543169349305769 |
| 2024 | Impactassetsinc | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543169349307999 |
| 2024 | Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202503219349314305 |
| 2024 | The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $7,500 | paid | STRIPPED FOR PARTS DOCUMENTARY FILM | 202543169349101824 |
| 2024 | David & Barbara B Hirschhorn Foundation Inc | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $7,070 | paid | support for the "Labors of Love: Henrietta Szolds Life and Legacy" documentary | 202503179349103245 |
| 2024 | Steiner King Foundation | Kovno Communications Berkelely, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202503119349100815 |
| 2023 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $111,000 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202441359349309439 |
| 2023 | The San Francisco Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $101,697 | paid | ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT OF THE FILM. JUDGING JURIES. ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT OF DIGITIZING THE ARCHIVES PROJECT. ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT OF THE FILM SHE DARED TO DREAM | 202431359349311628 |
| 2023 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $96,000 | paid | Arts & Culture | 202413129349304911 |
| 2023 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | 202411039349301716 |
| 2023 | Mfi Foundation | Kovno Communications Berkeley, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202433179349103203 |
| 2023 | Kazan Mcclain Partners' Foundation | Kovno Communications Berkeley, CA | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441149349301229 |
| 2023 | Jonathan Logan Family Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | DOCUMENTARY "SHE DARED TO DREAM" | 202423209349102957 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349105557 |
| 2023 | Jonathan Logan Family Foundation | Kovno Communications Berkeley, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | DOCUMENTARY FILM "SHAKING IT UP: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LIZ CARPENTER" | 202423209349102957 |
| 2023 | William F Harnisch Foundation Inc C/O William F Harnisch | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR FILM - STRIPPED FOR PARTS: AMERICAN JOURNALISM AT THE CROSSROADS | 202413209349102556 |
| 2023 | Wellsprings Family Foundation | Kovno Communications Berkeley, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | LIZ CARPENTER FILMDOCUMENTARY | 202441209349100919 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $7,268 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202441369349301334 |
| 2023 | American Endowment Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $7,000 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE | 202442479349301654 |
| 2023 | The US Charitable Gift Trust | Kovno Communications Berkeley, CA | A | $5,500 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202431319349304428 |
| 2023 | Minami Tamaki Yamauchi Kwok & Lee Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE RE-BROADCAST OF AND THEN THEY CAME FOR US ON PUBLIC TELEVISION. | 202442279349101354 |
| 2022 | Jonathan Logan Family Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | "BARBARA LEE: SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER" 2022 OUTREACH | 202333189349105678 |
| 2022 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $55,100 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | 202330939349300403 |
| 2022 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $25,000 | paid | Arts & Culture | 202333189349318948 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $10,100 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202430459349302913 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Fishtown Preservation Society Inc Leland, MI | A | $10,100 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202321309349304807 |
| 2022 | Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202310189349300536 |
| 2022 | Impactassetsinc | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202333199349308098 |
| 2022 | William F Harnisch Foundation Inc C/O William F Harnisch | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR FILM - STRIPPED FOR PARTS: AMERICAN JOURNALISM AT THE CROSSROADS | 202323199349101577 |
| 2022 | The Lois & Irving Blum Foundation Inc | Kovno Communications Berkeley, CA | B | $7,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313199349102121 |
| 2022 | The Sanford & Linda Gallanter Foundation | Kovno Communications Berkeley, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | COMMUNITY SUPPORT | 202303189349102195 |
| 2022 | The Elizabeth Crook & Marc Lewis Foundation | Kovno Communications Berkeley, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 202301299349104580 |
| 2021 | National Philanthropic Trust | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $60,000 | paid | CULTURE & ARTS | 202231339349309863 |
| 2021 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $8,100 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | 202230499349301028 |
| 2021 | Chet & Jon Lappen Foundation DBA Lappen Family Foundation | Kovno Communications Berkeley, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | CHARITY/GENERAL | 202202449349100325 |
| 2020 | Jonathan Logan Family Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $180,000 | paid | DOCUMENTARY STAY WOKE: BARBARA SPEAKS FOR ME | 202123169349103322 |
| 2020 | Jonathan Logan Family Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $63,546 | paid | OUTREACH FOR DOCUMENTARY AND THEN THEY CAME FOR US | 202123169349103322 |
| 2020 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $60,000 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | 202140489349301804 |
| 2020 | National Philanthropic Trust | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $51,250 | paid | CULTURE & ARTS | 202121459349300307 |
| 2020 | The San Francisco Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $37,667 | paid | FOR SUPPORT FOR OUT OF THE PAST. FOR THE FILM RUNNING FROM TOMORROW, FOR THE DOCUMENTARY: STAY WOKE. | 202141369349301959 |
| 2020 | Stephen M Silberstein Foundation | Kovno Communications Berkeley, CA | B | $35,000 | paid | DEVELOP, PRODUCE, AND DISTRIBUTE FILM AND VIDEO FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | 202123099349100767 |
| 2020 | The Ford Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $25,000 | approved, future | For outreach and community screening efforts for the film Waging Change, a documentary film about the efforts to end the tipped minimum wage | 202123199349107292 |
| 2020 | The Ford Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | For outreach and community screening efforts for the film Waging Change, a documentary film about the efforts to end the tipped minimum wage | 202123199349107292 |
| 2020 | Kazan Mcclain Partners' Foundation | Kovno Communications Berkeley, CA | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202101329349302440 |
| 2020 | Reva and David Logan Foundation | Kovno Communications Berkeley, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | WAGING CHANGE DOCUMENTARY FILM OUTREACH | 202113199349107471 |
| 2020 | Jewish Community Foundation of the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $12,000 | paid | 202133149349303208 | |
| 2020 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $10,250 | paid | Arts & Culture | 202103199349327615 |
| 2020 | California Humanities | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | CORE PROGRAMS | 202122809349301962 |
| 2020 | American Endowment Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAMS | 202133159349308163 |
| 2019 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $56,334 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | 202010489349300101 |
| 2019 | The Rogovy Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | film Stripped for Parts: American Journalism at the Crossroads | 202011219349101801 |
| 2019 | The Rogovy Foundation | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | film Stripped for Parts: American Journalism at the Crossroads | 202011219349101801 |
| 2018 | Kazan Mcclain Partners' Foundation | Kovno Communications Berkeley, CA | A | $25,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201931159349301618 |
| 2018 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $11,000 | paid | FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES | 201931359349301478 |
| 2018 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | 201930459349302018 |
| 2018 | The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | Kovno Communications Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $7,500 | paid | STRIPPED FOR PARTS:AMERICAN JOURNALISM AT THE CROSSROADS DOCUMENTATY | 201933199349103158 |
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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