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Berlanti Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.0M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
44
Grants FY2025
36
Organizations funded FY2024
47%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
25 to 36
FY2019 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$4.0M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 47% of the organizations Berlanti Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $229k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthCivil RightsHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving39$1.0M31%
FY202436$1.2M47%
FY202326$1.5M42%
FY202231$2.5M35%
FY202130$1.6M37%
FY202031$2.4M68%
FY201925$1.5Mn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$2.1MRecreation & Sports$2.1MHealth$1.4MHuman Services$1.4MEducation$1.4MMembership Benefit$1.4MCivil Rights$799kReligion$458kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
NY
OR
NV
IN
CT
CA
VA
MD
NC
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Northwestern University$2,000,00040%
The Actors' Fund of America$1,352,00051%
Motion Picture and Television Fund$1,150,00071%
Glsen Inc$1,000,00026%
Fcancer$950,000329%
The Paley Center for Media$602,50061%
Temple Israel of Hollywood$457,8726n/a
People for the American Way Foundation$300,00024%
Friends of the Los Angeles Free Clinic$215,00073%
Glaad Inc$160,00040%
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All grantees of Berlanti Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Northwestern University$2,000,00040%
The Actors' Fund of America$1,352,00051%
Motion Picture and Television Fund$1,150,00071%
Glsen Inc$1,000,00026%
Fcancer$950,000329%
The Paley Center for Media$602,50061%
Temple Israel of Hollywood$457,8726n/a
People for the American Way Foundation$300,00024%
Friends of the Los Angeles Free Clinic$215,00073%
Glaad Inc$160,00040%
Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Found$160,00011%
The Giving Spirit$155,00065%
ACLU Foundation of Southern California$145,00041%
Your Kids Our Kids Inc$117,500369%
Geffen Playhouse Inc$105,00040%
Baby2baby$105,00030%
Array Alliance Inc$100,00011%
Coachella Valley Repertory$100,00024%
City Year Inc$96,00060%
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$90,00050%
Jewish Family Service of the Desert$70,00061%
Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc$70,00051%
Writers Guild Foundation$65,00035%
Best Is Ahead Foundation Inc$60,0001n/a
Bps Foundation$60,00010%
Sylvia Rivera Law Project Inc$50,00015%
Village School Inc$50,00020%
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc$50,00010%
The Second Stage Theatre Inc$50,00010%
Hillcrest Country Club Charitable Fund$50,00016%
Young Eisner Scholars$50,0001n/a
National Network of Abortion Funds Inc$50,00010%
Jabali Academy$50,00026%
Family Equality$45,00031%
Etm-La Inc$35,00011%
New York Restoration Project$35,00020%
Our Childrens Earth Foundation$30,00014%
Safe Space Pictures Foundation$30,00014%
Girls Inc of Greater Los Angeles$30,00031%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles$28,00050%
National AIDS Memorial Inc$25,000127%
The Library Foundation of Los Angeles$25,00010%
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles$25,00010%
Human Family Educational and Cultural Institute$22,50042%
The Thirst Project$22,00022%
The Maple Counseling Center$21,50060%
Inner-City Arts$20,00010%
Burbank Youth Vocal Arts Foundation$17,50024%
Alliance for Children's Rights$17,50030%
Academy of Scifi Fantasy & Horror$17,5001n/a
Girls Inc$17,50030%
Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc$17,50020%
Del Shores Foundation$17,50035%
Legacy Youth Leadership International$15,00020%
Nywici Foundation Inc$15,0001n/a
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$12,50010%
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society Inc$10,00010%
La Family Housing Corporation$10,00010%
Vista del Mar Child and Family Services$10,00020%
The Tank Ltd$10,00011%
You Gotta Believe - the Older Child Adoption & Permanency Movement Inc$10,00011%
National Black Justice Coalition Inc$10,00011%
Cbe-Pride$10,0001n/a
From The Heart Productions$10,00010%
Inevitable Foundation$10,00020%
Friends of the Cultural Center Inc$10,00010%
Cancer Support Community Greater San Gabriel Valley$10,00020%
Jhpiego Corporation$10,00010%
The Creative Coalition$10,00020%
We the Protesters Inc$10,00010%
African American AIDS Policy and Training Institute$10,00010%
Palm Springs Plaza Theatre Foundation$10,00010%
Operation Smile Inc$7,50020%
International Radio and Television Society Foundation Inc$7,50011%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$5,00010%
United Way of North Carolina$5,00010%
Vetsaid Inc$5,00021%
Lupus la Co Emerge$5,00011%
National Coalition Against Censorship Inc$5,00010%
Save The Children Federation Inc$5,00010%
Equality California Institute$5,00010%
Afterimage Public Media$5,0001n/a
Muslim Public Affairs Council Foundation$5,00020%
The wayOut LGBTQ Foundation aka wayOUT$4,40020%
Trevor Project Inc$2,50010%
Looking Above and Beyond Inc$2,50010%
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation$2,50010%
Israel 21c$2,5001n/a
The Barbara Sinatra Children's Center at Eisenhower$2,50010%
Los Angeles Rams Foundation$2,50010%
Venice Family Clinic Foundation$2,50010%
Los Angeles Lgbt Center$2,50010%
Northwell Health Foundation$1,50010%
Out Athlete Fund$1,0001n/a
Showing Up for Racial Justice Education Fund Inc$1,00010%
Playground$1,00010%
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($872k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Berlanti Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 88 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNorthwestern University: $2,000,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Actors' Fund of America: $1,352,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetMotion Picture and Television Fund: $1,150,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetGlsen Inc: $1,000,000 over 2y, 5.6% of budgetFcancer: $950,000 over 3y, 29% of budgetThe Paley Center for Media: $602,500 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetPeople for the American Way Foundation: $300,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetFriends of the Los Angeles Free Clinic: $215,000 over 7y, 3.3% of budgetGlaad Inc: $160,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetScreen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Found: $160,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetThe Giving Spirit: $155,000 over 6y, 5.0% of budgetACLU Foundation of Southern California: $145,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetYour Kids Our Kids Inc: $117,500 over 3y, 69% of budgetGeffen Playhouse Inc: $105,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetBaby2baby: $105,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetArray Alliance Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCoachella Valley Repertory: $100,000 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetCity Year Inc: $96,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $90,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family Service of the Desert: $70,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetBighorn Golf Club Charities Inc: $70,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetWriters Guild Foundation: $65,000 over 3y, 5.2% of budgetBps Foundation: $60,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSylvia Rivera Law Project Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetVillage School Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Second Stage Theatre Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHillcrest Country Club Charitable Fund: $50,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetNational Network of Abortion Funds Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJabali Academy: $50,000 over 2y, 6.5% of budgetFamily Equality: $45,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetEtm-La Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetNew York Restoration Project: $35,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetOur Childrens Earth Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetSafe Space Pictures Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetGirls Inc of Greater Los Angeles: $30,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles: $28,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetNational AIDS Memorial Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetThe Library Foundation of Los Angeles: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJewish Family Service of Los Angeles: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHuman Family Educational and Cultural Institute: $22,500 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetThe Thirst Project: $22,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetThe Maple Counseling Center: $21,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetInner-City Arts: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBurbank Youth Vocal Arts Foundation: $17,500 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetAlliance for Children's Rights: $17,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGirls Inc: $17,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSimon Wiesenthal Center Inc: $17,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 88.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

California Community FoundationCA35.6× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · The Annenberg Foundation · Pledgeling Foundation · The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Tides Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · American Gift Fund · Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Berlanti Family Foundation

How much does Berlanti Family Foundation give?
Berlanti Family Foundation reported 44 grants totaling $1,022,900 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 25 and 36 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
What does Berlanti Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (18%), Recreation & Sports (17%), Health (12%).
Who are Berlanti Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Northwestern University ($2.0M), The Actors' Fund of America ($1.4M), Motion Picture and Television Fund ($1.1M).
Does Berlanti Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 47% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Berlanti Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Berlanti Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include California Community Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, The Annenberg Foundation.
Where is Berlanti Family Foundation based?
Berlanti Family Foundation is based in DE.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 113 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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