The Face Foundation is primarily a health-focused donor whose giving is dominated by a very large grant to HIV/AIDS work, while also supporting hospitals, cancer research/ care, and a few community/public-safety and cultural causes. Grants range from a single transformational award to the Elton John AIDS Foundation to smaller gifts for regional medical centers and a police benevolent fund, indicating interest in both global disease-focused philanthropy and local community health/public-safety organizations.
Face Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by a $275,000 grant to the Elton John AIDS Foundation, a clear sign that HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment is a defining part of its portfolio. Beyond that large award, the foundation has also supported medical institutions, cancer and diabetes services, and a small set of civic and cultural organizations. The pattern suggests a health-centered funder that also makes targeted grants for community benefit and arts-related work. In the latest grants listed, Face Foundation gave $30,000 to Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation for high quality health care through teaching, research, charity care, and financial responsibility, and $11,100 to City of Hope CA for cancer and diabetes work. It also appears in local public-safety and community support through repeat gifts to the Beverly Hills Police Officers Benevolent Fund, plus a smaller arts grant to Waco Theater Center. Taken together, the grant list shows a mix of large disease-focused support and smaller local awards.
HIV/AIDS is the clearest focus in the record, led by the $275,000 grant to The Elton John Aids Foundation to be a powerful force in ending the AIDS epidemic. Medical care and institutional support is another major thread: Face Foundation gave $30,000 to Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation to support high quality health care through teaching, research, charity care, and financial responsibility. Cancer and diabetes appear through a $11,100 grant to City of Hope CA for work touching cancer and diabetes. The foundation also supported community safety with a $10,000 grant to Beverly Hills Police Officers Benevolent Fund to enrich the community and enhance police services. Arts and culture appear in a smaller gift to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Fdn Inc for promoting roll & roll music as a cultural aspect of modern life and society.
Face Foundation’s typical grant size is $6,500 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $20,000 at the 75th percentile, though the recent record also includes a much larger outlier. The foundation’s filings show it is a regular funder rather than a DAF or program-related investment vehicle. Repeat giving is visible in the recent grants: Beverly Hills Police Officers Benevolent Fund received awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to ongoing support rather than one-off giving. The portfolio mixes larger institutional gifts with smaller community grants, and the most recent year on file is 2025.
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Most grants fall between $7K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
About 31% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Concentrated giving with one very large, mission-defining gift (Elton John AIDS Foundation) combined with several smaller, one-off grants to hospitals, cancer centers, a police benevolent fund, and an arts organization; some repeat funding to a local public-safety grantee.
Notable grantees: The Elton John AIDS Foundation, Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation, City of Hope (CA), Beverly Hills Police Officers Benevolent Fund, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation
Grants are entirely domestic in the recent list, with 9 grants and 100% to U.S. recipients. New York appears most often by grant count, reflecting the foundation’s strongest giving concentration there, while Florida recipients include Miami Beach and Coral Gables. California grants reach Duarte, Beverly Hills, North Hollywood, and Los Angeles-area cultural and community organizations. The geographic pattern is regional rather than national, with awards landing in a small set of metro areas across Florida, New York, and California.
The recent grant record is centered on HIV/AIDS, hospital and medical center support, and cancer and diabetes care. It also includes smaller awards for public safety and cultural work, including a police benevolent fund, a theater center, and a museum-related arts grant.
Yes. Beverly Hills Police Officers Benevolent Fund appears three times in the recent grants list, with awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern suggests continuing support across multiple years rather than isolated giving.
Typical grant size sits at $6,500 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $20,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes a much larger $275,000 grant, showing that the foundation sometimes makes outlier awards alongside smaller recurring gifts.
By grant count, New York is the top state for recipient organizations. The recent list also includes recipients in Florida and California, and all of the grants shown go to U.S. organizations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $30,000 | 2026 | To provide high quality health care to our diverse community enhanced through teaching, research, charity care and financial responsibility. |
| The Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | TO BE A POWERFUL FORCE TO END THE AIDS EPIDEMIC AND THE STIGMA THAT SURROUNDS HIV/AIDS. |
| WOMEN OF TOMORROW | MIAMI, FL | $8,000 | 2026 | To inspire, motivate and empower at-risk young women to live up to their full potential through a unique group mentoring program with highly accomplished professional women and scholarship opportunities. |
| CHARITY BUZZ | NEW YORK, NY | $7,491 | 2026 | Charity Buzz company partners with various 501(c)(3) charities to help them raise funds for their causes. |
| MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $30,000 | 2025 | To provide high quality health care to our diverse community enhanced through teaching, research, charity care and financial responsibility. |
| BAPTIST HEALTH SOLUTIONS FOUNDATION | CORAL GABLES, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | Advancing the mission of Baptist Health South Florida through the generosity of donors. |
| BEVERLY HILLS POLICE OFFICERS BENEVOLENT FUND | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $6,500 | 2025 | to enrich the community of Beverly Hills, to assist in community activities and to enhance police services. |
| ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME FDN INC | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE ROLL & ROLL MUSIC AS A CULTURAL ASPECT OF MODERN LIFE AND SOCIETY. |
| CITY OF HOPE CA | DUARTE, CA | $11,100 | 2024 | To make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. |
| BEVERLY HILLS POLICE OFFICERS BENEVOLENT FUND | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | to enrich the community of Beverly Hills, to assist in community activities and to enhance police services. |
| THE ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $275,000 | 2023 | TO BE A POWERFUL FORCE IN THE END TO THE AIDS EPIDEMIC. |
| BEVERLY HILLS POLICE OFFICERS BENEVOLENT FUND | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $1,480 | 2023 | to enrich the community of Beverly Hills, to assist in community activities and to enhance police services. |
| WACO THEATER CENTER | NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA | $300 | 2023 | TO HELP IN THE EMPOWERMENT OF ARTISTS, AND PEOPLE IN GENERAL, WITHIN A DIVERSIFIED POOL OF THE LA COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. |
To provide high quality health care to our diverse community enhanced through teaching, research, charity care and financial responsibility.
TO BE A POWERFUL FORCE TO END THE AIDS EPIDEMIC AND THE STIGMA THAT SURROUNDS HIV/AIDS.
WOMEN OF TOMORROW
$8,000To inspire, motivate and empower at-risk young women to live up to their full potential through a unique group mentoring program with highly accomplished professional women and scholarship opportunities.
CHARITY BUZZ
$7,491Charity Buzz company partners with various 501(c)(3) charities to help them raise funds for their causes.
To provide high quality health care to our diverse community enhanced through teaching, research, charity care and financial responsibility.
BAPTIST HEALTH SOLUTIONS FOUNDATION
$10,000Advancing the mission of Baptist Health South Florida through the generosity of donors.
to enrich the community of Beverly Hills, to assist in community activities and to enhance police services.
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME FDN INC
$20,000TO PROMOTE ROLL & ROLL MUSIC AS A CULTURAL ASPECT OF MODERN LIFE AND SOCIETY.
CITY OF HOPE CA
$11,100To make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes.
to enrich the community of Beverly Hills, to assist in community activities and to enhance police services.
THE ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION
$275,000TO BE A POWERFUL FORCE IN THE END TO THE AIDS EPIDEMIC.
to enrich the community of Beverly Hills, to assist in community activities and to enhance police services.
WACO THEATER CENTER
$300TO HELP IN THE EMPOWERMENT OF ARTISTS, AND PEOPLE IN GENERAL, WITHIN A DIVERSIFIED POOL OF THE LA COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND.