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Private foundation (trust)EIN 954085811Est. 1987-04

THE DAVID GEFFEN FOUNDATION

LOS ANGELES, CA 900494926

Total Assets

$482.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$129.7M

FY 2023

Grants Made

86

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$1.5M

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$50M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$72.8M

Total Expenses

$131.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$130.1M

Distributable Amount

$22.2M

Min. Investment Return

$22.8M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

86 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $50M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $129.7M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

338 grants

LINCOLN CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS
$55.0M
5 grants
UCLA FOUNDATION
$51.7M
3 grants
LA COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
$50M
1 grant
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
$50M
3 grants
YALE UNIVERSITY
$30M
2 grants
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$16.7M
2 grants
ACADEMY FOUNDATION
$10M
2 grants
WORLD TRADE CENTER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
$10M
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

338 grants

<$10K
192
grants
$10–50K
104
grants
$50–250K
12
grants
$250K–1M
12
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+
15
grants

Geographic Focus

15 states

New York
$137.3M
48% of total
California
$116.5M
41% of total
Connecticut
$30.1M
10% of total
Pennsylvania
$3M
1% of total
District of Columbia
$222K
0% of total
Colorado
$50K
0% of total
Maryland
$30K
0% of total
New Jersey
$25K
0% of total
Washington
$20K
0% of total
Illinois
$10K
0% of total

+5 more states

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