Jonathan Logan Family Foundation
Invitation OnlyBerkeley, California · EIN 47-2268391 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$10.1M
Organizations funded74
Typical grant$75,000
Total assets$104.7M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $190,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
67% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Trusted elections fund | $1,000,000 |
| Foundation for National Progress | San Francisco, CA | All contributions are for the general charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational activities of each donee organization | $600,000 |
| Howard University | Washington, DC | Digitization of the black press archive | $551,500 |
| Voter Registration Project | Washington, DC | All contributions are for the general charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational activities of each donee organization | $500,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Free election fund | $500,000 |
| Campaign Legal Center | Washington, DC | Protecting voter access | $500,000 |
| Icij | Washington, DC | All contributions are for the general charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational activities of each donee organization | $450,000 |
| International Documentary Association | Los Angeles, CA | Elevate grants and getting real conference 3 years | $400,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Digital storytelling and blues initiative | $350,000 |
| Marshall Project | New York, NY | All contributions are for the general charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational activities of each donee organization | $333,000 |
| Berkeley Repertory Theatre | Berkeley, CA | Resilience campaign gos | $250,000 |
| Miami Foundation | Miami, FL | Newsmatch | $250,000 |
| Spelman College | Atlanta, GA | Center for innovation and the arts | $250,000 |
| Invisible Institute | Chicago, IL | Organizational development | $242,000 |
| Deep South Today | Ridgeland, MS | Gos mississippi today | $200,000 |
| First Amendment Coalition | San Rafael, CA | Capacity building and gos | $200,000 |
| Groundtruth Project | Brighton, MA | Report for america | $200,000 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | Logan center for urban investigative reporting | $191,000 |
| International Center for Journalists | Washington, DC | Combating information gaps and disinformation | $190,000 |
| Propublica | New York, NY | Full-Time journalist position | $175,000 |
| Propublica | New York, NY | Editor training program | $153,000 |
| Firelight Media | New York, NY | William greaves fund | $150,000 |
| Indij Public Media (Ict) | Phoenix, AZ | Ict political reporter 3 years | $150,000 |
| New America Foundation | Washington, DC | 2 fellows | $145,000 |
| Regents of the University of Ca at Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | "The great yes, the great no" | $125,000 |
| Catapult Film Fund | San Francisco, CA | Support for development grants over three years | $120,000 |
| Irp | Berkeley, CA | Symposium over 10 years | $105,000 |
| Inn | Los Angeles, CA | All contributions are for the general charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational activities of each donee organization | $100,000 |
| Muckrock Foundationmlk50 | Somerville, MA | Investigative reporting | $100,000 |
| Our Family Coalition | San Francisco, CA | All contributions are for the general charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational activities of each donee organization | $100,000 |
| After Innocence | Oakland, CA | Capacity building | $100,000 |
| Muckrock Foundation | Boston, MA | Candidate accountability research project | $100,000 |
| Archival Producers Alliance Ida | Los Angeles, CA | Generative ai guidelines | $90,000 |
| Center for Independent Documentary | Newton, MA | Documentary film "the disruptors" | $75,000 |
| Kovno Communications | Berkeley, CA | Documentary film "labors of love: the life and legacy of henrietta szold" | $75,000 |
| Los Cenzontles | San Pablo, CA | Outreach associate position, artistic personnel and tech/audio/visual contractors | $75,000 |
| Military Veterans in Journalism | Silver Springs, MD | Counter-Disinformation work | $75,000 |
| Film Forum | New York, NY | "Seized, but not silenced" | $75,000 |
| Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Cuny Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Community voices, community votes | $65,000 |
| Fund for Investigative Journalism (Fij) | Washington, DC | All contributions are for the general charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational activities of each donee organization | $60,000 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | What documentary filmmakers should know about the law - 3 years | $56,000 |
| Making Gay History | New York, NY | Podcast "making gay history" | $50,000 |
| Women Make Movies | New York, NY | Documentary film "the gender project" | $50,000 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | Film equipment | $45,000 |
| Little Village Foundation | Solvang, CA | All contributions are for the general charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational activities of each donee organization | $40,000 |
| Berkeley Film Foundation | Berkeley, CA | Elevate grant for emerging filmmaker over 5 years | $30,000 |
| Center for Independent Documentary | Newton, MA | Documentary film "the united states of urvashi" | $25,000 |
| Jewish Film Institute | San Francisco, CA | Jfi completion grants | $25,000 |
| Kovno Communications Inc | Berkeley, CA | Documentary "shaking it up: the life and times of liz carpenter" | $25,000 |
| Sisters in Cinema | Chicago, IL | Resource fund | $25,000 |
| Mountain State Spotlight | Charleston, WV | 2024 election listening tours | $25,000 |
| Walking Iris Media | San Francisco, CA | "The dating game" | $25,000 |
| Metropole Film Board | New York, NY | Documentary "just kids" | $25,000 |
| Radio Ambulante Studios | New York, NY | El pendulo podcast and video series | $25,000 |
| Documented | New York, NY | Reimagining multilingual community-driven journalism for immigrants | $25,000 |
| Religious News Foundation | Columbia, TX | National reporting | $25,000 |
| Lenfest Institute | Philadelphia, PA | Emergency gos | $25,000 |
| Producer Hub | Princeton, NJ | "I feel myself to be part of something" | $25,000 |
| The Aftermath Project | Los Angeles, CA | 1492/1619 american aftermaths project | $24,000 |
| Film Independent | Los Angeles, CA | Documentary film "hallelujah anyway" | $20,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 74 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation for National Progress | San Francisco, CA | All contributions are for the general charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational activities of each donee organization | $1,200,000 |
| Invisible Institute | Chicago, IL | Gos | $600,000 |
| First Amendment Coalition | San Rafael, CA | Capacity building and gos | $400,000 |
| Wgbh Frontine | Boston, MA | Democracy films | $250,000 |
| Groundtruth Project | Brighton, MA | Report for america | $200,000 |
| Firelight Media | New York, NY | William greaves fund | $150,000 |
| Bronx Documentary Center | Bronx, NY | Gos | $150,000 |
| Catapult Film Fund | San Francisco, CA | Development grants | $125,000 |
| After Innocence | Oakland, CA | Capacity building | $100,000 |
| Inn | Los Angeles, CA | All contributions are for the general charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational activities of each donee organization | $100,000 |
| Metropole Film Board | New York, NY | "Just kids" | $25,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10,147,991 | 85 |
| 2023 | $7,875,900 | 79 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 12, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543169349101514
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 47-2268391
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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