Grants awarded
Who does The David Geffen Foundation fund?
The David Geffen Foundation has awarded $395 million across 436 grants to 212 grantees between 2020 and 2023. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $25,000.
Total awarded
$395.2M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
212
Grants
436
Years
2020–2023
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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$90.0M | 7 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$81.7M | 6 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Museum of Modern Art
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$60.0M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| L La County Museum of Art | $50.0M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| Y Yale University | $45.0M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Columbia University | $25.0M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Academy Foundation | $15.0M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W World Trade Center Performing Arts Center | $10.0M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration | $4.0M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N National Library of Israel USA | $2.1M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Prostate Cancer Foundation
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$1.5M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
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$1.4M | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| U UCLA Foundation (geffen Playhouse) | $1.1M | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$1.1M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| S Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation | $500K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$350K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
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$300K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| W World Jewish Congress American Section | $200K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| F Friends of United Hatzalah INC | $200K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $200K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A American Friends of Soroka Medical Center | $150K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$150K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
Success Academy Charter Schools INC
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$125K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| E Encorps Stem Teachers Program | $100K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Save the Children | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Jewish National Fund -Keren Kayemeth Leisrael- INC
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
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$100K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
Whitney Museum of American Art
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$100K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
Anti-Defamation League
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$100K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| J Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles | $80K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation
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$80K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| J Jewish Healing and Hospice Center of Los Angeles | $80K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
People for the American Way
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$80K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
Simon Wiesenthal Center INC
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$75K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$75K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
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$75K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| I International Medical Corp | $75K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Project Angel Food
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$70K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Venice Family Clinic
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$65K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $65K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission | $60K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Saban Community Clinic | $52K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Callen-Lorde Community Health Center | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Children's Diabetes Foundation | $50K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | AK | |
Food Bank for New York City
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| A Aids Project Los Angeles | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | DC | |
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| L Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| M Mayors Fund for Los Angeles | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Charles B Wang Community Health Center INC
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
Exceptional Minds
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
Clooney Foundation for Justice
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| F Federation of Jewish Communities of the Cis INC | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| V Valley Community Clinic | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N Nyc - Health and Hospitals | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Screen Actors Guilld Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $48K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
J Street Education Fund INC
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$45K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | DC | |
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation INC
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$45K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| C Chrysalis | $45K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Food Forward INC
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| F Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts | $40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | DC | |
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$35K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
Downtown Women's Center
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$35K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$35K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| N New York Public Library | $35K | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| 9 92nd Street Y | $32K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
New York Restoration Project
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$32K | 6 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| A Amfar | $30K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| W Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project | $30K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| M Musicares | $25K | 3 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| R Reaching Out Community Services | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
America Needs You
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| M Mlk Health and Wellness Community Development Corporation | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Fcancer
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
Apla Health & Wellness
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| S St John's Well Child & Family Center | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
City Harvest INC
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| I Ikhodi INC | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| G Ghmc | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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