The Charles V Roven Family Foundation concentrates its giving on film and cinematic institutions and on Jewish/Israel-focused education and humanitarian causes. A majority of dollars flow to a single major cultural project—the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures—while recurring gifts support Bar‑Ilan University and smaller film organizations; there is also targeted humanitarian support for Israel. Grants are purposeful (planning, development, general operating) rather than widely distributed small donations.
The Charles V Roven Family Foundation’s most distinctive recent pattern is its repeated support for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, including four grants of $125,000 across 2023, 2024, and 2025 for planning, development, operations, design, construction, and general fund work. That sustained commitment signals a funder that favors major cultural institutions and multi-year relationship giving rather than a broad scatter of small awards. The foundation also backs Jewish higher education and Israel-related humanitarian work, with recurring support for American Friends of Bar-Ilan University and grants to ISRAAID US Global Humanitarian. Other recent awards show a related circle of priorities: film preservation and presentation, Holocaust education, and assistance tied to the motion picture community. Grants to American Cinematheque, Holocaust Museum LA, and MPTF Motion Picture & Television Fund fit that pattern. The giving mix includes operating support, general funds, and purpose-specific project gifts, suggesting the foundation often chooses established institutions and targeted needs over open-ended program portfolios. Across the recent grants list, the same organizations appear more than once, which points to continuity in the foundation’s approach to favored partners.
Film and motion picture institutions are a central theme. The foundation gave $51,000 in 2025 to American Cinematheque for a general fund project, and it also supported the MPTF Motion Picture & Television Fund with $34,300 in 2025 for the Country House Fund. Those awards sit alongside museum and preservation-oriented giving. Jewish education and Israel-focused work form another clear lane. In 2024, it gave $25,000 to Yeshiva University for general support, and it awarded $25,000 to Jewish National Fund in the same year. The foundation also supported humanitarian relief through $50,000 to ISRAAID US Global Humanitarian in 2024. The recent grants list also includes broader community-serving causes. Examples include $15,000 to LA Family Housing in 2023, $15,000 to SOS Children’s Villages California Inc in 2024, and $10,000 to Feeding America in 2023.
Typical grant size centers on mid-five-figure gifts: p25 is $6,250, median is $10,000, and p75 is $15,000. The foundation’s recent behavior also shows repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, especially in film and Jewish-focused institutions, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time project grants. The structure of the gifts is mostly general fund, general operating, or purpose-specific project support, with occasional capital or campaign funding. It does fund individuals, but the recent grants list here is composed of institutional awards.
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$95K
$303K
$377K
Most grants fall between $6K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
About 8% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Concentrated giving with a small number of sizable grants; repeat multi-year or multi-grant support to flagship cultural and educational organizations rather than many small one-off awards.
Notable grantees: Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, American Friends of Bar‑Ilan University, American Cinematheque, ISRAAID US Global Humanitarian
Grant recipients are entirely U.S.-based in the recent grants list. California appears most often, with recurring recipients in Los Angeles, Woodland Hills, North Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Palo Alto, Pasadena, and other cities. New York is another frequent destination, including New York City and Rockville Centre. Texas recipients appear as well, including Fort Worth, which matches a small share of grants to the foundation’s HQ state, though most giving lands elsewhere.
Its recent grants cluster around film and motion picture institutions, Jewish education, Holocaust-related institutions, and Israel-focused humanitarian support. The list includes repeated awards to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, American Friends of Bar-Ilan University, American Cinematheque, and ISRAAID US Global Humanitarian.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; American Friends of Bar-Ilan University appears in 2023 and 2024; and Holocaust Museum LA appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Typical awards are in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $6,250, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $15,000. The recent list also includes larger gifts of $125,000 and $66,667.
California receives the most grants by count, with many recipients in Los Angeles and other California cities. New York is also a frequent destination, and 7% of grants go to recipients in Texas.
Yes. Recent examples include $50,000 to ISRAAID US Global Humanitarian in 2024 and $25,000 to United States Fund for UNICEF in 2024. The broader pattern also includes support for organizations tied to community relief and assistance.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Museum of Motion Pictures | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 2025 | General Fund Project |
| American Cinematheque | Los Angeles, CA | $51,000 | 2025 | General Fund Project |
| MPTF Motion Picture & Television Fund | Woodland Hills, CA | $34,300 | 2025 | Country House Fund |
| National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame | Fort Worth, TX | $24,100 | 2025 | General Fund |
| Jhpiego | Baltimore, MD | $12,650 | 2025 | General Fund |
| Holocaust Museum LA | Los Angeles, CA | $12,500 | 2025 | General Fund |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $12,500 | 2025 | General Fund |
| Independent School Alliance for Minority Affairs | Culver City, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Fund |
| Epilepsy Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Fund |
| LA Family Housing | North Hollywood, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Fund |
| Beth-El Congregation | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | General Fund |
| Oakwood School | North Hollywood, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship endowment |
| Ghetto Film School | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Donation |
| Producers Guild of America Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Fund |
| Brent Shapiro Foundation for Alcohol & Drugs | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | Education on disease of alcohol & drug dependence |
| Children's Hospital of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | GOFARR Gabriel's Org Funding All Renal Research |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | General Fund |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 | 2025 | General Fund |
| Congregation Tifereth Zvi | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | Religious; Jewish Teaching |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, VA | $2,500 | 2025 | Donation |
| Congregation Ohr Hachaim | Los Angeles, CA | $1,800 | 2025 | General Fund |
| Academy Museum of Motion Pictures | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 2024 | General Fund Project |
| American Friends of Bar-Ilan University | New York, NY | $66,667 | 2024 | General Fund |
| ISRAAID US Global Humanitarian | Palo Alto, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Yeshiva University | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| United States Fund for UNICEF | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Jewish National Fund | Rockville Ctr, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| MPTF Motion Picture & Television Fund | Woodland Hills, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | Country House Fund |
| SOS Children's Villages California Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Holocaust Museum LA | Los Angeles, CA | $11,750 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Beth-El Congregation | Fort Worth, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Oakwood School | North Hollywood, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Scholarship endowment |
| Epilepsy Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Brent Shapiro Foundation for Alcohol & Drugs | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | Education on disease of alcohol & drug dependence |
| Children's Hospital of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | GOFARR Gabriel's Org Funding All Renal Research |
| LA Family Housing | North Hollywood, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Arts Bridging The Gap | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Congregation Tifereth Zvi | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 2024 | Religious; Jewish Teaching |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Loa Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Congregation Ohr Hachaim | Los Angeles, CA | $1,800 | 2024 | General Fund |
| Academy Museum of Motion Pictures | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 2023 | General Fund Project |
| ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $125,000 | 2023 | GIFT FOR PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, OPERATIONS, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION |
| American Friends of Bar-Ilan University | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | General Fund |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| MOTION PICTURE & TELEVISION FUND | WOODLAND HILLS, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | COUNTRY HOUSE FUND |
| MPTF Motion Picture & Television Fund | Woodland Hills, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | Country House Fund |
| LA Family Housing | North Hollywood, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | General Fund |
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
$125,000General Fund Project
MPTF Motion Picture & Television Fund
$34,300Country House Fund
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
$24,100General Fund
General Fund
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
$12,500General Fund
LA Family Housing
$10,000General Fund
Beth-El Congregation
$10,000General Fund
Ghetto Film School
$10,000Donation
Producers Guild of America Foundation
$10,000General Fund
Education on disease of alcohol & drug dependence
GOFARR Gabriel's Org Funding All Renal Research
Congregation Tifereth Zvi
$3,000Religious; Jewish Teaching
Congregation Ohr Hachaim
$1,800General Fund
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
$125,000General Fund Project
MPTF Motion Picture & Television Fund
$20,000Country House Fund
Beth-El Congregation
$10,000General Fund
Education on disease of alcohol & drug dependence
GOFARR Gabriel's Org Funding All Renal Research
Arts Bridging The Gap
$5,000General Fund
Congregation Tifereth Zvi
$3,000Religious; Jewish Teaching
Congregation Ohr Hachaim
$1,800General Fund
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
$125,000General Fund Project
ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES
$125,000GIFT FOR PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, OPERATIONS, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
MOTION PICTURE & TELEVISION FUND
$20,000COUNTRY HOUSE FUND
MPTF Motion Picture & Television Fund
$20,000Country House Fund