Grants awarded
Who does Lear Family Foundation fund?
Lear Family Foundation has awarded $5.3 million across 175 grants to 109 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $2,500 and $20,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $10,000 versus $2,750 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$5.3M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
109
Grants
175
Years
2020–2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sundance Institute
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$1.6M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | UT | |
| L Lacma | $880K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Utah Film Center | $625K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Pfaw | $350K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| E Entertainment Industry Fund | $200K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $120K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pbswnet | $115K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$106K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Pal-O-Mine Equestrian INC
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$105K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Youth Represent INC
|
$96K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
People for the American Way
|
$95K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
Advance Democracy INC
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$70K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| I Individual recipient | $51K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Film Independent INC
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| L Living Archives INC | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| T The Climate Reality Project | $45K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Rainforest Alliance INC
|
$45K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Geffen Playhouse INC
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$45K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| A ACLU of Southern California | $40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$35K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| A Academy Foundation | $35K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$28K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| M Mangrove Arts INC | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Womens Guild Cedars Sinai Medicial Center
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$25K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| C Cedar Sinai Medical Center | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Simon Wisenthal Center | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N NRDC | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
National Breast Cancer Foundation INC
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
The Imagen Foundation
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$10K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| B Bella Vita Rescue Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Public Counsel
|
$10K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| L La Theatre Works | $10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Climate Emergency Fund
|
$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
Facing History & Ourselves INC
|
$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MA | |
| R Rice University | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Georgia Alliance Educ Fund | $10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| O Open Collective Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Crystal Bridges Momentary Arts Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Pollination Project | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TN | |
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | DC | |
| S Stanford University | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Social Impact Fund
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| M Motion Picture & Television | $10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Children's Defense Fund
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$10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | DC | |
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$10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| W Writers Guild Initiative | $8K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Calmatters
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$8K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| D Didi Hirsh Mental Health Services | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Jigsaw Educational Productions INC | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| P Pen America | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Scpr | $5K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| K Kcrw | $5K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Ed Asner Family Center | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Bellington Fund INC | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
World Central Kitchen Incorporated
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$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | DC | |
| M Mlk Health and Wellness CDC | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Downtown Women's Center
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Glsen INC
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| R Reford Center INC | $5K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Smf - Palast Fund | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Pacific Council on International Policy
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The Inkwell Theatre | $4K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| F Freeschools World Literacy USA INC | $3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| U USO | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Masket Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
Insideout Writers INC
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$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
Children's Institute INC
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$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| G Greater Greenfield Community Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| G Goldie Hawn Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Project Angel Food
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$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Freedom of the Press Foundation
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$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
National Breast Cancer Coalition
|
$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | DC | |
Tides Foundation
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$2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| T The New Shul | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NJ | |
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$2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| P Points North Institution | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Monica Catholic Schools | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N Nova Haifa University | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Body Traffic
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| G Grist | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| C Cii | $1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Masket Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of Mass Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
Climate Resolve
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$750 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| M Mandeville Canyon Association | $600 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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