The Tyler Perry Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on high-profile cultural institutions, entertainment-sector causes, and basic needs for vulnerable populations. Grants combine large gifts to major arts/film organizations with significant support for children’s health, basic necessities, housing repair for seniors/veterans, clean water initiatives, and efforts that confront hate and support Jewish causes. Giving is national and international in scope despite the foundation’s Atlanta base, and the foundation often makes repeat grants to mission-aligned partners.
Tyler Perry Foundation Inc. gives at the intersection of arts, entertainment, and direct aid, with one of its largest recent gifts going to The Metropolitan Museum of Art for the collection, study, conservation, and presentation of works of art across time and cultures. That arts support sits alongside funding for film institutions, performance organizations, and community-based services for children, seniors, and families. The foundation’s recent grants show a mix of cultural patronage and practical assistance. It backed American Friends of Tiff to transform how people see the world through film, and it also supported Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Fn for high-quality pediatric care. Other grants point to a broader pattern: help for children in need through Baby2baby, home repairs for older adults and disabled homeowners through HouseProud Atlanta, and clean-water access through Charity Water. It also funded anti-hate and Holocaust education work through the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Across these examples, the foundation pairs institutional arts giving with targeted support for vulnerable populations and community needs.
Arts and film are central to the foundation’s identity. It gave $350,000 to American Friends of Tiff to transform the way people see the world through film, and $50,000 to Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation to support dance performances, training, and community programming. Its basic-needs grantmaking includes direct help for children and families. The foundation awarded $200,000 to Baby2baby for diapers, clothing, and other necessities, and $40,000 to Pajama Program Inc. to help children have a loving bedtime and restful night. Health and stability also appear in the recent grants list. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Fn received $200,000 for pediatric care, while HouseProud Atlanta received $100,000 for no-cost home repairs for seniors, veterans, and disabled homeowners. The foundation also gave $100,000 to Charity Water for clean and safe drinking water in developing countries.
Typical grants cluster around five figures: p25 is $9,777, median is $12,000, and p75 is $30,000. The recent list also includes several larger outliers, which suggests a pattern of many modest awards alongside select major gifts. Repeated support appears in the data: Charity Water, Kindnessorg, Pajama Program Inc, One Love Community, HouseProud Atlanta, and some others show up in more than one grant year. The foundation is a Regular Funder, not a DAF, and it funds individuals. The file does not show an application process, so the grant pattern has to be read from awarded grants rather than an open call.
$2M
$42K
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$2M
Most grants fall between $10K and $30K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$30K
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Relatively concentrated giving with several large six-figure grants; mix of nationally prominent institutions and targeted nonprofits. The foundation makes repeat grants to a few partners and balances cultural/entertainment investments with direct-service funding for vulnerable populations.
Notable grantees: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Friends of TIFF, Baby2Baby, Charity: Water, Simon Wiesenthal Center
Grantmaking is national, with recipients concentrated in New York: the top state by grant count is NY, and 47% of grants go to recipients in Georgia, the headquarters state. Recent grants land in major hubs including New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Brooklyn, and Woodland Hills. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the provided data, with 105 grants in the U.S. and no non-U.S. recipients listed.
The foundation supports arts and film institutions, performing arts organizations, children’s health and basic-needs services, housing repair for seniors and disabled homeowners, clean water work, and anti-hate or Holocaust education efforts. Recent grants include support for museums, film, pediatric care, family essentials, and community safety-net programs.
Typical awards are in the five-figure range: p25 is $9,777, the median is $12,000, and p75 is $30,000. The recent grants list also includes larger gifts such as $500,000 and $350,000, showing that the foundation makes both mid-sized and major grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Charity Water, Kindnessorg, Pajama Program Inc, One Love Community, and HouseProud Atlanta. That pattern suggests the foundation often revisits mission-aligned partners rather than making only one-time awards.
The top state by grant count is New York. Georgia accounts for 47% of grants, which is where the foundation is headquartered, but the giving pattern is broader and includes recipients in California, Texas, Washington, DC, and Illinois as well.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals. The award list also includes organizations serving children, families, seniors, veterans, and entertainment professionals, indicating that individual support sits alongside nonprofit grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | TO COLLECT, STUDY, CONSERVE, AND PRESENT SIGNIFICANT WORKS OF ART ACROSS TIME AND CULTURES IN ORDER TO CONNECT ALL PEOPLE TO CREATIVITY, KNOWLEDGE, IDEAS, AND ONE ANOTHER. |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TIFF | WOODLAND HILLS, CA | $350,000 | 2025 | TO TRANSFORM THE WAY PEOPLE SEE THE WORLD, THROUGH FILM. |
| CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA FN | ATLANTA, GA | $200,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY PEDIATRIC CARE TO THE KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. |
| BABY2BABY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE CHILDREN IN NEED ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH DIAPERS, CLOTHING AND ALL THE BASIC NECESSITIES THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES. |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | To confront anti-Semitism, hate, defend the safety of Israel and Jews worldwide, and teach the lessons of the Holocaust for future generations. |
| HOUSEPROUD ATLANTA | ATLANTA, GA | $100,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE NO-COST HOME REPAIRS FOR SENIORS, VETERANS, AND DISABLED HOMEOWNERS, KEEPING THEM WARM, SAFE, AND DRY. |
| Kindnessorg | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | To show people everywhere that contributing an act of kindness not only makes the world a better place, but it actually improves your overall well-being, too. |
| Kindnessorg | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | To show people everywhere that contributing an act of kindness not only makes the world a better place, but it actually improves your overall well-being, too. |
| Entertainment Community Fund | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | To foster stability and resiliency, and provide a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan. |
| CHARITY WATER | New YorK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | To bring clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries. |
| HOPE ATLANTA | ATLANTA, GA | $75,000 | 2025 | TO AID PEOPLE IN TRANSIT WHO ARE IN DISTRESS. |
| Humanity Plus Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $52,500 | 2025 | To supports the development of high-impact technology to make beneficial futures attainable, focusing on science, technology, culture, and social issues. |
| SOUTH FULTON INSTITUTE | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO CREATE ARTISTICALLY VIBRANT, ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, AND MORE DEEPLY CONNECTED COMMUNITIES. |
| ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE PIONEERING VISION OF THE CHOREOGRAPHER, DANCER, AND CULTURAL LEADER ALVIN AILEY BY BUILDING AN EXTENDED CULTURAL COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES DANCE PERFORMANCES, TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR ALL. |
| Greater Washington Community Founda | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | To lead, mobilize, and ignite the power of philanthropy to build a racially equitable, just, and thriving region where everyone prospers. |
| MOVING IN THE SPIRIT | ATLANTA, GA | $40,000 | 2025 | TO USE THE DISCIPLINE OF DANCE TO HELP CHILDREN AND TEENS DEVELOP THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE SKILLS THEY NEED TO THRIVE. |
| One Love Community | Brooklyn, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | To eliminate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. |
| Los Angeles Mission Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | To provide help, hope and opportunity to men, women and children in need. |
| 14 PLUS FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | TO DEVELOP AND BUILD SCHOOLS AND ORPHANAGES FOR AFRICAN CHILDREN IN RURAL COMMUNITIES |
| BREAKING WALLS INC | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | To transform lives with the gospel of Jesus Christ and to break the bondage of sin, through Evangelism, Healing, and Restoration. |
| PRAYFIT MINISTRIES | WOODLAND HILLS, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | RAISING MONEY FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY DISABILITY. |
| PAJAMA PROGRAM INC | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | To ensure children have a loving bedtime and restful good night as the start of a positive, empowering good day. |
| OPERATION WARM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $26,400 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE WARMTH, CONFIDENCE, AND HOPE THROUGH BASIC NEED PROGRAMS THAT CONNECT UNDERSERVED KIDS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES NEEDED TO THRIVE. |
| Caring For Others | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO ERADICATE POVERTY AROUND THE WORLD. |
| Harlem Stage | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | To perpetuate and celebrate the unique and diverse artistic legacy of Harlem and the indelible impression it has made on American culture. |
| ATLANTA DRUM ACADEMY | JONESBORO, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES OF MARGINALIZED CHILDREN BY ELEVATING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, CHALLENGING STUDENTS CAPABILITIES, AND BUILDING CAREER PATHWAYS THROUGH INNOVATIVE PERCUSSION. |
| Atlanta Youth Soccer Foundation | Lilburn, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | To inspire socio-economically challenged children to reach their fullest potential through a holistic program of physical training, discipline, teamwork and leadership development. |
| Alliance for Chiildren's Rights | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | To protect the rights of children in poverty and those overcoming abuse and neglect by delivering free legal services, supportive programs, and systemic solutions. |
| DRAWCHANGE INC | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | To empower impoverished children through the use of art therapy-based programming. |
| Alliance for Chiildren's Rights | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | To protect the rights of children in poverty and those overcoming abuse and neglect by delivering free legal services, supportive programs, and systemic solutions. |
| Atlanta Youth Soccer Foundation | Lilburn, GA | $19,000 | 2025 | To inspire socio-economically challenged children to reach their fullest potential through a holistic program of physical training, discipline, teamwork and leadership development. |
| House of Artists Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $18,000 | 2025 | To champion mobility, trade skills training, emergency preparedness, social skills, financial literacy, and workforce development for autistic artists centered around creative arts, while constantly advancing forward thinking and planning for citizens living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their circles of support. |
| Kids Video Connection | DECATUR, GA | $17,000 | 2025 | Teaching youth media literacy, communication skills, and video production. |
| BENCAO BRASIL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | TO BRING THE ART OF CAPOEIRA AND CULTURE OF BRAZIL TO THE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. |
| ALL FOR LUNCH | Cumming, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | To eliminate school lunch debt and fight against childhood food insecurity. |
| ONESOURCE LEARNING DEVELOPMENT CENT | SNELLVILLE, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | TO AID AT-RISK YOUTH & LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES IN EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, WHILE ENABLING THEM TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO LIVE SUCCESSFUL LIVES. |
| KidsgymUSA | College Park, GA | $12,000 | 2025 | To put fitness principles into practice through gymnastics and educational programs that build mental and physical lifestyles for children and youth. |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | To put Judeo-Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. |
| NEW IMAGE EMERGENCY SHELTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | To decrease and prevent homelessness throughout Los Angeles County. |
| CASCADE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THEORGANIZATION'SACTIVITIES. |
| GERALD D CRAWFORD FOUNDATION | MORROW, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ACTIVATE GENERATIONAL WEALTH THROUGH EDUCATION, SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, AND SOCIETAL AWARENESS. |
| Whitney Houston Legacy Foundation | White Plains, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | To inspire the Youth, create opportunities and empower them to succeed beyond their expectations, creating a lasting solution to their challenges with hopes of improving their lives in a positive way. |
| Harlem Stage | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | To perpetuate and celebrate the unique and diverse artistic legacy of Harlem and the indelible impression it has made on American culture. |
| Los Angeles Mission Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | To provide help, hope and opportunity to men, women and children in need. |
| FORT STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THEORGANIZATION'SACTIVITIES. |
| One Love Community | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | To eliminate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. |
| GIRLS ON THE RUN GEORGIA | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO INSPIRE GIRLS TO BE JOYFUL, HEALTHY AND CONFIDENT USING A FUN, EXPERIENCE-BASED CURRICULUM WHICH CREATIVELY INTEGRATES RUNNING. |
| Ethiopia Education Initiatives | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THEORGANIZATION'SACTIVITIES. |
| McNair Discovery Learning Academy | Decatur, GA | $8,000 | 2025 | To ensure student success, leading to higher education, work, and life-long learning. |
| BE COMPELLED | ATLANTA, GA | $7,500 | 2025 | TO ADDRESS A GROWING NEED FOR QUALITY AND WELL-TRAINED COACHES, WITH A FOCUS ON EQUIPPING THEM TO CULTIVATE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUTH, AGES 6-18. |
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
$500,000TO COLLECT, STUDY, CONSERVE, AND PRESENT SIGNIFICANT WORKS OF ART ACROSS TIME AND CULTURES IN ORDER TO CONNECT ALL PEOPLE TO CREATIVITY, KNOWLEDGE, IDEAS, AND ONE ANOTHER.
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TIFF
$350,000TO TRANSFORM THE WAY PEOPLE SEE THE WORLD, THROUGH FILM.
CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA FN
$200,000TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY PEDIATRIC CARE TO THE KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
TO PROVIDE CHILDREN IN NEED ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH DIAPERS, CLOTHING AND ALL THE BASIC NECESSITIES THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES.
Simon Wiesenthal Center
$100,000To confront anti-Semitism, hate, defend the safety of Israel and Jews worldwide, and teach the lessons of the Holocaust for future generations.
HOUSEPROUD ATLANTA
$100,000TO PROVIDE NO-COST HOME REPAIRS FOR SENIORS, VETERANS, AND DISABLED HOMEOWNERS, KEEPING THEM WARM, SAFE, AND DRY.
To show people everywhere that contributing an act of kindness not only makes the world a better place, but it actually improves your overall well-being, too.
To show people everywhere that contributing an act of kindness not only makes the world a better place, but it actually improves your overall well-being, too.
Entertainment Community Fund
$100,000To foster stability and resiliency, and provide a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan.
CHARITY WATER
$100,000To bring clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries.
HOPE ATLANTA
$75,000TO AID PEOPLE IN TRANSIT WHO ARE IN DISTRESS.
Humanity Plus Inc
$52,500To supports the development of high-impact technology to make beneficial futures attainable, focusing on science, technology, culture, and social issues.
SOUTH FULTON INSTITUTE
$50,000TO CREATE ARTISTICALLY VIBRANT, ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, AND MORE DEEPLY CONNECTED COMMUNITIES.
TO FURTHER THE PIONEERING VISION OF THE CHOREOGRAPHER, DANCER, AND CULTURAL LEADER ALVIN AILEY BY BUILDING AN EXTENDED CULTURAL COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES DANCE PERFORMANCES, TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR ALL.
To lead, mobilize, and ignite the power of philanthropy to build a racially equitable, just, and thriving region where everyone prospers.
TO USE THE DISCIPLINE OF DANCE TO HELP CHILDREN AND TEENS DEVELOP THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE SKILLS THEY NEED TO THRIVE.
One Love Community
$40,000To eliminate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition.
To provide help, hope and opportunity to men, women and children in need.
14 PLUS FOUNDATION INC
$30,000TO DEVELOP AND BUILD SCHOOLS AND ORPHANAGES FOR AFRICAN CHILDREN IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
BREAKING WALLS INC
$30,000To transform lives with the gospel of Jesus Christ and to break the bondage of sin, through Evangelism, Healing, and Restoration.
PRAYFIT MINISTRIES
$30,000RAISING MONEY FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY DISABILITY.
PAJAMA PROGRAM INC
$30,000To ensure children have a loving bedtime and restful good night as the start of a positive, empowering good day.
OPERATION WARM
$26,400TO PROVIDE WARMTH, CONFIDENCE, AND HOPE THROUGH BASIC NEED PROGRAMS THAT CONNECT UNDERSERVED KIDS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES NEEDED TO THRIVE.
To perpetuate and celebrate the unique and diverse artistic legacy of Harlem and the indelible impression it has made on American culture.
ATLANTA DRUM ACADEMY
$25,000TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES OF MARGINALIZED CHILDREN BY ELEVATING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, CHALLENGING STUDENTS CAPABILITIES, AND BUILDING CAREER PATHWAYS THROUGH INNOVATIVE PERCUSSION.
Atlanta Youth Soccer Foundation
$25,000To inspire socio-economically challenged children to reach their fullest potential through a holistic program of physical training, discipline, teamwork and leadership development.
Alliance for Chiildren's Rights
$20,000To protect the rights of children in poverty and those overcoming abuse and neglect by delivering free legal services, supportive programs, and systemic solutions.
DRAWCHANGE INC
$20,000To empower impoverished children through the use of art therapy-based programming.
Alliance for Chiildren's Rights
$20,000To protect the rights of children in poverty and those overcoming abuse and neglect by delivering free legal services, supportive programs, and systemic solutions.
Atlanta Youth Soccer Foundation
$19,000To inspire socio-economically challenged children to reach their fullest potential through a holistic program of physical training, discipline, teamwork and leadership development.
House of Artists Foundation
$18,000To champion mobility, trade skills training, emergency preparedness, social skills, financial literacy, and workforce development for autistic artists centered around creative arts, while constantly advancing forward thinking and planning for citizens living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their circles of support.
Kids Video Connection
$17,000Teaching youth media literacy, communication skills, and video production.
BENCAO BRASIL
$15,000TO BRING THE ART OF CAPOEIRA AND CULTURE OF BRAZIL TO THE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
ALL FOR LUNCH
$15,000To eliminate school lunch debt and fight against childhood food insecurity.
ONESOURCE LEARNING DEVELOPMENT CENT
$15,000TO AID AT-RISK YOUTH & LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES IN EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, WHILE ENABLING THEM TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO LIVE SUCCESSFUL LIVES.
KidsgymUSA
$12,000To put fitness principles into practice through gymnastics and educational programs that build mental and physical lifestyles for children and youth.
To put Judeo-Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
NEW IMAGE EMERGENCY SHELTER
$10,000To decrease and prevent homelessness throughout Los Angeles County.
CASCADE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
$10,000TO SUPPORT THEORGANIZATION'SACTIVITIES.
GERALD D CRAWFORD FOUNDATION
$10,000TO ACTIVATE GENERATIONAL WEALTH THROUGH EDUCATION, SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, AND SOCIETAL AWARENESS.
Whitney Houston Legacy Foundation
$10,000To inspire the Youth, create opportunities and empower them to succeed beyond their expectations, creating a lasting solution to their challenges with hopes of improving their lives in a positive way.
To perpetuate and celebrate the unique and diverse artistic legacy of Harlem and the indelible impression it has made on American culture.
To provide help, hope and opportunity to men, women and children in need.
FORT STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$10,000TO SUPPORT THEORGANIZATION'SACTIVITIES.
One Love Community
$10,000To eliminate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition.
GIRLS ON THE RUN GEORGIA
$10,000TO INSPIRE GIRLS TO BE JOYFUL, HEALTHY AND CONFIDENT USING A FUN, EXPERIENCE-BASED CURRICULUM WHICH CREATIVELY INTEGRATES RUNNING.
Ethiopia Education Initiatives
$10,000TO SUPPORT THEORGANIZATION'SACTIVITIES.
McNair Discovery Learning Academy
$8,000To ensure student success, leading to higher education, work, and life-long learning.
BE COMPELLED
$7,500TO ADDRESS A GROWING NEED FOR QUALITY AND WELL-TRAINED COACHES, WITH A FOCUS ON EQUIPPING THEM TO CULTIVATE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUTH, AGES 6-18.