The Golden Globe Foundation has announced its 2025–26 grants program, awarding $3 million to 86 nonprofit organizations. These grants will support film and journalism schools, mentorship and training programs, higher-education fellowships, investigative journalism, free speech initiatives, film restoration and preservation, and programs uplifting underserved communities.
“The Golden Globe Foundation is proud to continue its longtime commitment to philanthropy by providing financial support to a wide range of impactful nonprofit programs,” said Golden Globe Foundation president Adam Tanswell. “This year’s grantees play significant roles in empowering and enriching their communities. We are delighted to fund these meaningful initiatives in arts, culture, education, journalism and press freedom during a time of increasing need.”
Golden Globe Foundation President Adam Tanswell. Photo: Golden Globe Foundation
Funding for the Golden Globe Foundation’s philanthropy is made possible from revenue generated
by licensing fees from the Golden Globe® Awards and existing resources of the organization.
Golden Globe Foundation is providing financial support to a variety of worthy programs and
special projects including $400,000 to the NAACP Hollywood Bureau, $100,000 to
Cinematheque Francaise for the restoration of the 1927 classic, Napoleon, $75,000, and to
IndieCollect for the restoration of six independent films. A new collaboration with the National Association of Theatre Owners California Nevada included a movie pass and screening series
for Los Angeles first responders and their families in recognition of their extraordinary service
during the devastating wildfires.
Other recipients: A Place Called Home, Atlantic Council, Australians in Film, Barcid Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters Los Angeles, Black TV & Film Collaborative, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Compton Unified School District Foundation, Deaf West Theatre, Easterseals Southern California Disability Challenge, Film Independent, Film2Future, FilmAid, Freedom of the Press Foundation, Fresh Films, Get Lit, Gingold Theatrical Group, Hollywood Heritage Museum, InquireFirst, Institute for Nonprofit News, International Documentary Foundation, Justice for My Sister Collective, Latino Film Institute, Library Foundation of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Conservancy, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Los Angeles Press Club, Manifest Works, Military Veterans in Journalism, Motion Picture & Television Fund, Muralism, Music Mends Minds, National Association of Latino Independent Producers, National Hispanic Media Coalition, National Museum of American History, National Press Club Freedom Center, New Filmmakers Los Angeles, Organized Crime & Corruption Reporting Project, Outlast, Outwords, Pasifika Entertainment Advancement Komiti, Represent Justice, RespectAbility, St. Elmo Village, Streetlights, Sundance Institute, Telluride Film Festival, The Film Collaborative, The Moth, Third World Newsreel, Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today, Type Investigations, Unusual Suspects Theatre Company, Urban Peace Institute, Valley Cultural Foundation, Venice Arts, Vidiots Foundation, Women In Film, Women’s Voices Now and Writers Guild Foundation.
Higher education institutions set to receive grants include American Film Institute, Brooklyn College Feirstein School, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Long Beach, Cal State Los Angeles, Cal State Northridge, California Institute of the Arts, California State Summer School Arts Foundation, Cerritos College Foundation, College of the Canyons, Glendale Community College, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles Valley College, Loyola Marymount University, Mt. San Antonio College, Santa Monica College, Southwestern Law School, University of California Los Angeles, Urban Scholar Academy and USC Media Arts & Engineering Magnet School.
