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Golden Globe Foundation FY2024 filing

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W Hollywood, CA501(c)(4)Since 2023Arts & Culture EIN 93-1824030Revenue $70.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRSggfdn.org650 N Robertson Blvd, 90069-5022 · W Hollywood, CATax-exempt since Aug 2024

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The Golden Globe Foundation was formed to promote social welfare by making payments to or for the use of charitable organizations or for charitable purposes, and to carry out and support the charitable, literary, scientific and educational activities and undertakings of charitable organizations identified or connected with the motion picture, television, dramatic, musical, and comedy theatre, audio and visual recording and journalism industries.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36.6M a year · 91% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $48.4M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 95 voting members
Concern: none of 95 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$70.3M
Spent
$515K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$119.9M
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$70.3M
FY2024
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$70.3M
FY2025$10.3M
Expenses
$515K
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$515K
FY2025$7.0M
Net assets
$119.9M
FY2024
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$119.9M
FY2025$125.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2024.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Helen Hoehne
President & Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Henry Arnaud
Treasurer & Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gregory P Goeckner
Executive Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gregory P Goeckner’s $133K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports charitable causes and educational activities within the entertainment and media industries.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The organization was only recently formed and is developing its social welfare programs and activities.

Pt IX · col B
02

The organization was only recently formed and is developing its social welfare programs and activities.

Pt IX · col B
03

The organization was only recently formed and is developing its social welfare programs and activities.

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Hollywood Foreign Press AssociationFY2023$48.4M
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$48.4M
Grants paid · 80 grants · $2.9M · 2024–2024
NAACP Empowerment Programs INCMD · FY2024$400,000
Film Independent INCCA · FY2024$230,000
Smithsonian InstitutionDC · FY2024$150,000
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists INCDC · FY2024$100,000
Sundance InstituteUT · FY2024$87,500
The UCLA FoundationCA · FY2024$85,500
Southwestern Law SchoolCA · FY2024$75,000
Laboratory for Icon & Idiom INCNY · FY2024$75,000
Storyville Center for the Spoken Word INCNY · FY2024$55,000
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressDC · FY2024$50,000
Pulitzer Center on Crisis ReportingDC · FY2024$50,000
PropublicaNY · FY2024$50,000
Newfilmmakers Los AngelesCA · FY2024$50,000
National Hispanic Media CoalitionCA · FY2024$50,000
International Women's Media FoundationDC · FY2024$50,000
Filmaid International INCNY · FY2024$50,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of AmericaFL · FY2024$50,000
The Santa Monica College FoundationCA · FY2024$45,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$70.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$20.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$123K
Money outPt IX
$515K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$119.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$119.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a95
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$50.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$123K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20.1M
Total revenueLn 12$70.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$119.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$119.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$50.0M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Total assetsLn 16$0$50.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$50.1M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Total functional expensesLn 25$0$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.3M$7.0M$3.3M$125.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2025 $70.3M$515K$69.8M$119.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $50,123,288 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$50,000,000
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$123,288
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$50,123,288
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$0
I-18 Total expenses$0
I-19 Revenue less expenses$50,123,288
Part VI · Governance 0 of 95 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body95
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $50,123,288 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$50,000,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$50,000,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$50,000,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $123,288$123,288
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $123,288$50,123,288
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $0 across 0 lines filed
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
Part X · Balance sheet $50,123,288 assets, 4 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $50,123,288; see the IRS return.
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$50,123,288
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$50,123,288
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$50,123,288
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $50,123,288 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$50,123,288
XI-2 Total expenses$0
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$50,123,288
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$50,123,288

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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