The HFPA (through its Charitable Trust/Foundation) distributes income from the Golden Globe Awards to support film education, preservation, professional training and cultural exchange, and to provide humanitarian relief when appropriate.
A $50,000,000 grant to the Golden Globe Foundation stands out in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s recent giving and signals the scale of its charitable trust work. Through that structure, the association channels income from the Golden Globe Awards into film education, preservation, professional training, cultural exchange, and humanitarian relief. The recent record also shows a mix of large general-support awards and targeted project grants, including support for Film Independent’s Film Independent Presents program and the Smithsonian Institution. The pattern is not limited to film exhibition or awards-adjacent activity: the association has also backed journalism organizations, library and community film programming, and health-related relief groups. Its grant list includes recurring support for some organizations, alongside one-time project funding for restorations and digital infrastructure. The overall profile is that of a regional funder using awards-derived resources to support the film ecosystem, media freedom, and selected public-benefit efforts. The association’s giving is concentrated in California recipients, but its portfolio also reaches Washington, DC, New York, and other U.S. cities.
Film preservation is a visible thread in the grant record. In 2024, Hollywood Foreign Press Association gave $150,000 to Laboratory for Icon & Idiom Inc - Indiecollect for restoration of LGBTQ films, and it also awarded $75,000 to Film Noir Foundation for grant project "Trapped" tied to completion of "La Bestia Debe Morir" restoration. Education and training show up through higher-education and professional development grants, including $290,000 to Film Independent Inc for the Film Independent Presents program and $100,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. The association also funds journalism and press-freedom work: it supported Committee to Protect Journalists, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Inc, and ProPublica. Cultural programming appears as well, such as $100,000 to American Cinematheque for foreign film programming and $50,000 to Outfest for restore/rebuild website work.
Typical grants cluster around a mid-sized range: p25 is $17,511, median grant size is $30,000, and p75 is $63,750. The grant list combines one-time project awards with repeated general-support grants, and some recipients appear in multiple years, including NAACP Empowerment Programs, Committee to Protect Journalists, Film Independent Inc, and International Women’s Media Foundation. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The recent record includes both very large transfers and smaller operating-style awards, indicating a mix of major institutional support and selective project funding.
$77.6M
$5.7M
$2.4M
$84.2M
Most grants fall between $18K and $64K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$64K
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Grant recipients are entirely U.S.-based in the recent sample. California accounts for 71% of grants, with frequent recipients in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, and other California cities such as Alameda and Santa Barbara. Outside California, Washington, DC appears often among grantees, including several journalism and cultural institutions, and New York City is another repeated location. Smaller but recurring activity also lands in places such as Baltimore, Tampa, and Beechhurst.
The recent grants show support for film preservation and programming, journalism and press-freedom organizations, cultural institutions, and selected humanitarian groups. Examples in the data include film restoration projects, foreign film programming, journalism nonprofits in Washington, DC and New York, and medical relief organizations.
Yes. Although 71% of grants go to recipients in California, the recent list also includes organizations in Washington, DC; New York, NY; Baltimore, MD; Tampa, FL; and Santa Barbara, CA. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the data provided.
The typical grant size is $30,000 at the median. The interquartile range runs from $17,511 at p25 to $63,750 at p75, showing that many awards sit in the tens of thousands, with some much larger institutional grants above that range.
Yes. Several organizations received multiple grants across 2023 and 2024, including NAACP Empowerment Programs, Committee to Protect Journalists, Film Independent Inc, and International Women’s Media Foundation. That suggests repeat support alongside one-off project grants.
The focus areas listed in the data include film preservation, higher education for film schools, scholarships and fellowships, professional training and mentoring, cultural exchange through film, and humanitarian relief. Recent grants also connect to independent film exhibition, LGBTQ film restoration, journalism support, and website rebuild work.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN GLOBE FOUNDATION | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $48,437,632 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GOLDEN GLOBE FOUNDATION | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $24,445,868 | 2025 | THE HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION ("HFPA") IS BEING LIQUIDATED AND 100% OF ITS INTEREST IN 656 N. ROBERTSON, LLC, A DISREGARDED ENTITY, WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE GOLDEN GLOBE FOUNDATION. |
| HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE TRUST | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $1,920,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NAACP EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS | BALTIMORE, MD | $400,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FILM INDEPENDENT INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $290,000 | 2025 | FILM INDEPENDENT PRESENTS PROGRAM |
| COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS | NEW YORK, NY | $175,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $170,475 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LABORATORY FOR ICON & IDIOM INC - INDIECOLLECT | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | RESTORATION OF LGBTQ FILMS |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STORYVILLE CENTER FOR THE SPOKEN WORD INC | NEW YORK, NY | $105,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEWFILMMAKERS LOS ANGES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $70,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OUTFEST | LOS ANGELES, CA | $55,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $52,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PROPUBLICA | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONNIE RICE INSTITUTE FOR URBAN PEACE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MEDIA FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA | TAMPA, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PULITZER CENTER ON CRISIS REPORTING | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEN AMERICA LOS ANGELES | SANTA MONICA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS5 | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $45,000 | 2025 | LENA - 08/26/24 12:58PM WORKSHEET SCHEDULE I |
| GINGOLD THEATRICAL GROUP | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | FILM SERIES AT DOWNTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC CANCERS |
| LOS ANGELES PRESS CLUB3 | LOS ANGELES, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| A PLACE CALLED HOME | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VIDIOTS FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VALLEY CULTURAL CENTER | WOODLAND HILLS, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO | PASADENA, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TYPE MEDIA CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST ELMOS VILLAGE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ECHO PARK FILM CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INQUIREFIRST | SAN DIEGO, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOLLIPOP THEATER NETWORK INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ORGANIZED CRIME AND CORRUPTION REPORTING PROJECT (OCCRP) | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMPTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | COMPTON, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VENICE ARTS | MARINA DL REY, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $12,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OUTLAST ARTS AND EDUCATION | LEES SUMMIT, MO | $12,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MURALISM | VALLEY VILLAGE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | LENA - 08/26/24 12:41PM WORKSHEET SCHEDULE I |
| MILITARY VETERANS IN JOURNALISM INC | SILVER SPRING, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MANIFESTWORKS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FORWARD IMPACT | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
GOLDEN GLOBE FOUNDATION
$48,437,632GENERAL SUPPORT
GOLDEN GLOBE FOUNDATION
$24,445,868THE HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION ("HFPA") IS BEING LIQUIDATED AND 100% OF ITS INTEREST IN 656 N. ROBERTSON, LLC, A DISREGARDED ENTITY, WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE GOLDEN GLOBE FOUNDATION.
HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE TRUST
$1,920,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
LABORATORY FOR ICON & IDIOM INC - INDIECOLLECT
$150,000RESTORATION OF LGBTQ FILMS
LENA - 08/26/24 12:58PM WORKSHEET SCHEDULE I
GINGOLD THEATRICAL GROUP
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LOS ANGELES PRESS CLUB3
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CALIFORNIA STATE SUMMER SCHOOL ARTS FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
VALLEY CULTURAL CENTER
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST ELMOS VILLAGE
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ECHO PARK FILM CENTER
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
INQUIREFIRST
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LOLLIPOP THEATER NETWORK INC
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMPTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OUTLAST ARTS AND EDUCATION
$12,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MURALISM
$10,000LENA - 08/26/24 12:41PM WORKSHEET SCHEDULE I