The Honey and Albert Shapiro Family Foundation concentrates its giving on Los Angeles–area performing arts organizations and a small number of local educational institutions. A majority of funds flow to entertainment-sector safety-net and service organizations and to individual theater companies, with a smaller commitment to a private school. The foundation appears to prioritize sustaining the local theater ecosystem and supporting entertainment industry personnel.
The largest recent gift in the record is a $100,000 grant to the Entertainment Community Fund, and that single award helps define how The Honey and Albert Shapiro Family Foundation gives: concentrated support for entertainment-industry welfare alongside Los Angeles theater institutions and a local private school. The foundation’s recent portfolio is compact, with grants mostly in five-figure amounts and a clear emphasis on organizations tied to the local performing arts ecosystem. Recipients include major and smaller theater groups as well as service organizations that support entertainment workers. That pattern shows up across several years. The foundation backed Center Theater Group in both 2024 and 2025, supported IAMA Theatre Company in 2025, and gave to Village Arts Theatre and Pace in the Los Angeles area. It also made a notable commitment to The Wesley School, indicating that education is part of the foundation’s local giving, though it sits alongside the larger arts-and-welfare pattern rather than replacing it. Overall, the grant list points to a family foundation focused on sustaining cultural institutions and the people who work in them.
A central theme is support for entertainment-industry welfare. In 2023, the foundation awarded $100,000 to the Entertainment Community Fund in New York, followed by $10,000 in 2024 to the same organization. That pairing shows ongoing interest in the safety-net side of the entertainment sector. Another theme is Los Angeles theater support. In 2025, the foundation gave $20,000 to IAMA Theatre Company for donation support, and it also backed Center Theater Group with $15,000 in 2025 after a $10,000 grant in 2024. Smaller theater organizations appear too: Village Arts Theatre received $10,000 in 2025. Education is present as well. The Wesley School received $15,000 in 2025, placing a local private school in the foundation’s portfolio alongside its arts giving.
Typical grants cluster at $10,000, with a median of $10,000 and a 25th to 75th percentile range of $10,000 to $15,000. The 2023 $100,000 award stands apart from that pattern, but most recent gifts are much smaller and tightly grouped. The record also shows repeat support rather than one-off giving: Center Theater Group and the Entertainment Community Fund each appear in multiple years. The foundation is a private family foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The recent grants list includes both cash and donation entries, suggesting standard grant and donation-style support in the portfolio.
$75K
$309K
$45K
$77K
Most grants fall between $10K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Concentrated, small portfolio: few grants per year with one large lead gift (the Entertainment Community Fund) plus several mid-sized donations to local theaters and one educational grantee; evidence of repeat support to entertainment-sector charities.
Notable grantees: Entertainment Community Fund / Entertainment Comm Fund, IAMA Theatre Company, Center Theatre Group, The Wesley School
Grantmaking is regional and heavily centered in California: 67% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. The largest cluster is in Los Angeles, with additional grants in North Hollywood, Lake Balboa, and Valley Village. Outside California, the foundation gave to recipients in New York City through the Entertainment Community Fund. The recipient-country mix is entirely U.S.-based, with 9 grants to U.S. organizations.
Its recent grants focus on entertainment-industry welfare, Los Angeles theater organizations, and one local private school. The largest award in the record went to the Entertainment Community Fund, while several other grants supported theater companies and institutions in the Los Angeles area.
Yes. Two organizations appear in multiple years: Center Theater Group received grants in 2024 and 2025, and the Entertainment Community Fund received grants in 2023 and 2024. That pattern suggests repeat support rather than a purely one-time approach.
Typical grants are small and tightly grouped. The median grant is $10,000, with the 25th percentile also at $10,000 and the 75th percentile at $15,000. A $100,000 grant appears as an outlier compared with the rest of the recent list.
Most grants go to California recipients, which account for 67% of grants in the record. Within California, recipients include organizations in Los Angeles, North Hollywood, Lake Balboa, and Valley Village. The remaining grants in the recent list went to New York City organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAMA THEATRE COMPANY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| THE WESLEY SCHOOL | NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| CENTER THEATER GROUP | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| ENTERTAINMENT COMM FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| VILLAGE ARTS THEATRE | LAKE BALBOA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| PACE | VALLEY VILLAGE, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| CENTER THEATER GROUP | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | CASH |
| ENTERTAINMENT COMM FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | CASH |
| ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | 501C3 |
THE WESLEY SCHOOL
$15,000DONATION
ENTERTAINMENT COMM FUND
$10,000DONATION
VILLAGE ARTS THEATRE
$10,000DONATION
PACE
$5,000DONATION
ENTERTAINMENT COMM FUND
$10,000CASH