The Loreen Arbus Foundation
Invitation OnlyBeverly Hills, California · EIN 75-3126107 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$551K
Organizations funded12
Typical grant$50,000
Total assets$534K
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $50,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 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
83% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reelabilities International | New York, NY | To support platforms dedicated to international films focusing on the lives, stories, artistic expression of people with disabilities. | $150,000 |
| Women's Enews | New York, NY | Provides electronic news of womens issues | $82,675 |
| Barnard College | New York, NY | Supports educations | $50,000 |
| Cerebral Palsy Foundation | New York, NY | Enables real world impact by collaborating with influential researchers, thinkers, and organizations around the world to drive significant… | $50,000 |
| Paley Center for Media | New York, NY | Social significance of film and television in our society | $50,000 |
| Television Academy Foundation | No Hollywood, CA | Advancement of telecommunication arts and sciences and to foster creative leadership in the telecommunication industry | $50,000 |
| Women's Media Center | Washington, DC | Has the goal of making women visable and powerful in the media | $50,000 |
| Disability Rights Advocates | Berkeley, CA | To advance equal rights and opportunity for people with all types of disabilities nationwide.advocates for equal rights and opportunity for… | $25,000 |
| New York Women in Film & Television | New York, NY | Supports women in the performing arts | $25,000 |
| Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | Conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, global… | $10,000 |
| Chicken & Egg Films Inc | Brooklyn, NY | To support women and gender-expansive filmmakers globally. | $5,500 |
| Inevitable Foundation | New York, NY | Assist disabled writers and filmmakers to achieve artistic and financial freedom | $2,500 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $550,675 | 12 |
| 2024 | $603,825 | 23 |
| 2023 | $785,978 | 26 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Mar 6, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202600659349100425
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 75-3126107
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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