Motion Picture Association
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About Motion Picture Association
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) serves as the leading advocate of the film, television, and streaming industry around the world, working to advance the creative industry, protect members' content across all screens, defend the creative and artistic freedoms of storytellers, and support innovative distribution models that expand viewing choices for audiences globally.
Focus Areas
FilmTelevisionStreamingContent protectionPolicy & advocacyResearchWorkforce development
Who They Fund
film festivalsresearch organizationsnonprofit organizations (general)
Funding Style
general operating support
About Motion Picture Association
A major throughline in Motion Picture Association Inc’s grantmaking is support for copyright and intellectual property policy work. Across the recent grants list, that shows up in sizable, repeated awards to policy and research groups, alongside funding for workforce pipelines tied to entertainment law. The foundation’s giving is not limited to one-off sponsorships: Carnegie Mellon University received $1,000,000 in 2023 and another $750,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for research, while the Copyright Alliance received $525,000 in 2023, $402,572 in 2024, and $350,000 in 2025 for general support. Those awards sit next to regular support for organizations working on legal and economic analysis, such as the International Intellectual Property Alliance and the Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economics. The pattern suggests a funder that backs institutions shaping the policy, legal, and research environment around film, television, and streaming. It also invests in industry talent development through the MPA Entertainment Law and Policy Fellowship, which is listed as a career program focused on entertainment law, policy, and workforce development.
What Motion Picture Association Funds
Research and policy analysis are central to the foundation’s recent giving. Carnegie Mellon University received $1,000,000 in 2023 and $750,000 in each of 2024 and 2025 for research. The George Mason University Foundation Inc also received general support, including $215,000 in 2025 and $190,000 in 2024. Intellectual property advocacy is another clear thread: the Copyright Alliance was awarded $525,000 in 2023 for general support, while the International Intellectual Property Alliance received $200,000 in 2024 and $200,000 in 2025. Workforce development appears through the MPA Entertainment Law and Policy Fellowship, a listed program focused on entertainment law, policy, and workforce development.
How Motion Picture Association Gives
Typical grant size is $11,167 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, even as the recent grant list includes larger institutional awards. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Carnegie Mellon University, the Copyright Alliance, the Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program, and the International Intellectual Property Alliance, which points to recurring support rather than isolated gifts. Motion Picture Association Inc is a public charity, and it also makes program-related investments. The active fellowship program listed on its site accepts unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.5M
Total Assets
$66.9M
Total Revenue
$83.2M
Total Expenses
$84M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $50K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National11 states funded
About 18% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
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