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The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$785k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
18
Grants FY2024
28
Organizations funded FY2023
36%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$300,000
Organizations funded a year
28 to 58
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Total assets, FY2024
$10M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 36% of the organizations The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $119k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationCommunity ImprovementInternationalOther
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
FY2024still arriving17$485k29%
FY202328$1.0M36%
FY202240$1.4M48%
FY202145$1.6M71%
FY202046$2.5M48%
FY201958$1.4M41%
FY201846$901k54%
FY201758$1.0Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$3.6MArts & Culture$2.7MHealth$1.6MPublic Safety & Disaster$1.1MHousing & Shelter$946kHuman Services$847kCivil Rights$738kInternational$558kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
NY
MA
PA
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
DC
HI
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 161 grantees
All grantees of The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Los Angeles Police Foundation$1,042,17573%
Geffen Playhouse Inc$700,00071%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$600,00060%
The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles$550,00011%
The Paley Center for Media$530,00061%
Motion Picture and Television Fund$490,85021%
Burning Man Project$300,00041%
Academy Museum Foundation$246,80010%
The American Film Institute$180,00040%
Clooney Foundation for Justice$175,00031%
Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc$175,00060%
Los Angeles Mission Inc$160,00050%
The John Paul Stevens Foundation$150,00026%
Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Found$145,00031%
The Rape Foundation$135,00061%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles$132,50033%
American Jewish Committee$125,00020%
Georgetown University$125,00020%
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$125,00030%
Friends of Malibu Urgent Care Center$125,000246%
Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc$123,90040%
Save The Children Federation Inc$115,00020%
City Year Inc$106,37550%
American Friends of the Musee Dorsay$81,00049%
California Science Center Foundation$75,00040%
St Joseph Center$65,00020%
Glsen Inc$65,00030%
Nova Ukraine$65,00010%
Anti-Defamation League$60,00030%
Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills$55,0005n/a
The Garry Marshall Theatre$55,00022%
The People Concern$52,00030%
Friends of the Los Angeles Free Clinic$51,00031%
NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc$50,00010%
Destination Crenshaw$50,00011%
Array Alliance Inc$50,00010%
Cangress Dba Los Angeles Community Action Network$50,00011%
Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment$50,00010%
The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association$50,00020%
The Center for Early Education$50,00020%
Human Rights Watch Inc$50,00020%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$50,00020%
Birthright Israel Foundation$46,00020%
La Family Housing Corporation$45,00040%
Alliance for Children's Rights$40,00040%
Baby2baby$40,00040%
Jewish Theological Seminary of America$36,0001n/a
Operation Smile Inc$35,00020%
Harvard-Westlake School$35,00060%
Rally Foundation Inc$31,25020%
Tower Cancer Research Foundation$30,00060%
International Medical Corps$30,00030%
Los Angeles Lgbt Center$30,00030%
The Los Angeles Free Clinic$25,00010%
Pacific Council on International Policy$25,00011%
Inner City Law Center$25,00010%
Chrysalis$25,0001n/a
Healing California$25,00013%
Safe Place for Youth Inc$25,00011%
Fcancer$25,00012%
Venice Family Clinic$25,00010%
Glaad Inc$25,00010%
Steinberg Institute$25,00011%
Chrysalis Center$25,00010%
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc$25,00010%
The ONE Campaign$25,00010%
Urban Alchemy$25,00010%
Downtown Women's Center$25,00010%
Victims First Inc$25,000138%
Venice Community Housing Corporation$25,00010%
Compassion & Choices$25,00010%
Teach for America Inc$25,00010%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$25,00010%
Los Angeles Urban League$25,00011%
Friends of the High Line Inc$25,00010%
Conservation International Foundation$25,00010%
American Friends of Hebrew University Inc$25,00010%
Homeboy Industries$22,50020%
Museum of Modern Art$22,50010%
Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles$20,00022%
College Track$20,00020%
United Friends of the Children$20,00020%
National Foster Youth Institute$20,00021%
The Ghetto Film School Inc$19,54020%
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles$18,50020%
The Ryman-Carroll Foundation$17,00031%
Jhpiego Corporation$15,00010%
Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy$15,00010%
Oceana Inc$15,00020%
United States Veterans Initiative$15,00010%
New Alternatives for Children Inc$15,00010%
We the Protesters Inc$13,00010%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$12,00010%
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation$11,66830%
California Institute of the Arts$11,00020%
Special Needs Network Inc$10,00010%
The Alliance for Climate Protection$10,00010%
Project Als Inc$10,00010%
Sharewell$10,0001n/a
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank$10,00010%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles$10,00010%
La's Best$10,00010%
American Friends of Sheba Medical Center Inc$10,00010%
Humane Society of Ventura County$10,00010%
Earth League International$10,00011%
The Hawn Foundation$10,00011%
Navy Seal Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Discovery Science Center of Los Angeles$10,00010%
Impact Africa Network INC$10,00012%
Foundation for Ethnic Understanding$10,00011%
People for the American Way Foundation$10,00010%
Film Independent$10,00010%
Newtown Action Alliance Foundation$10,00015%
Gift of Life Marrow Registry Inc$10,00010%
Fulfillment Fund$10,00010%
American Cinematheque$10,00010%
El Nido Family Centers$10,00010%
Save a Child's Heart Foundation US Inc$10,00010%
Joyful Heart Foundation$7,50010%
Angels at Risk$7,50022%
American Museum of the Moving Image$7,50010%
Bhpoa Benevolent Fund$7,00040%
East River Development Alliance Inc$6,00020%
Feminist Majority Foundation$5,00020%
Hispanic Federation Inc$5,00010%
American Friends of Tel Aviv Univ$5,00010%
Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame$5,0001n/a
United States Fund for Unicef$5,00010%
New School for Child Development$5,00010%
The Laurence School$5,00020%
Covenant House California$5,00020%
Variety - the Childrens Charity of Southern California Tent 25$5,00011%
Maui Food Bank Inc$5,00010%
The Leary Firefighters Foundation$5,00011%
Apollo Theater Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation$5,00012%
National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund$5,00010%
The Foundation for Living Beauty Dba Living Beauty Cancer Foundation$5,00011%
Police Athletic League Inc$5,00010%
The California Wildlife Center$5,00010%
Charity Global Inc$5,0001n/a
Upwardly Global$5,00010%
Oakland School for the Arts$5,00010%
Vision to Learn$5,00010%
Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc$5,00010%
ACLU Foundation of Southern California$4,50030%
Village School Inc$3,00010%
Hollywood Charity Horse Show$3,00011%
Taking the Reins$2,50011%
Uta Foundation$2,50010%
Community Partners$2,50010%
Pico Union Project$2,50010%
International Cell Surgical Society$1,00011%
Donorschooseorg$1,00010%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$1,00010%
We Charity William C Moran & Assoc PC$1,00010%
Population Services International$1,00010%
Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation$1,00010%
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy$1,00010%
Pastors United Community Advocacy Inc$1,00010%
Care-Free Rehab Inc$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 34 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 154 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLos Angeles Police Foundation: $1,042,175 over 7y, 3.5% of budgetGeffen Playhouse Inc: $700,000 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetCedars-Sinai Medical Center: $600,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles: $550,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Paley Center for Media: $530,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetMotion Picture and Television Fund: $490,850 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetBurning Man Project: $300,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetAcademy Museum Foundation: $246,800 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe American Film Institute: $180,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetClooney Foundation for Justice: $175,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetElton John AIDS Foundation Inc: $175,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetLos Angeles Mission Inc: $160,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe John Paul Stevens Foundation: $150,000 over 2y, 5.6% of budgetScreen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Found: $145,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetThe Rape Foundation: $135,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles: $132,500 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $125,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGeorgetown University: $125,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $125,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Malibu Urgent Care Center: $125,000 over 2y, 46% of budgetSimon Wiesenthal Center Inc: $123,900 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $115,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCity Year Inc: $106,375 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of the Musee Dorsay: $81,000 over 4y, 9.4% of budgetCalifornia Science Center Foundation: $75,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSt Joseph Center: $65,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGlsen Inc: $65,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetNova Ukraine: $65,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Garry Marshall Theatre: $55,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetThe People Concern: $52,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Los Angeles Free Clinic: $51,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetNAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDestination Crenshaw: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetArray Alliance Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCangress Dba Los Angeles Community Action Network: $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCommunity Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Center for Early Education: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHuman Rights Watch Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $46,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLa Family Housing Corporation: $45,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAlliance for Children's Rights: $40,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBaby2baby: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Smile Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHarvard-Westlake School: $35,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRally Foundation Inc: $31,250 over 2y, 0.3% 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 154.

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 FoundationCA45.4× affinity33 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · The David Geffen Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Weingart Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · The Katie McGrath & Jj Abrams Family Foundation · Conrad N Hilton Foundation · Liberty Hill Foundation · The Smidt Foundation · Wasserman 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 The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation

How much does The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation give?
The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation reported 18 grants totaling $785,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 28 and 58 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (26%), Arts & Culture (19%), Health (12%).
Who are The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Los Angeles Police Foundation ($1.0M), Geffen Playhouse Inc ($700k), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ($600k).
Does The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg 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 The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include California Community Foundation, The Annenberg Foundation, The David Geffen Foundation.
Where is The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation based?
The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation is based in CA.

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 201 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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