Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA

The Hearthland Foundation

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Typical grant size
$10K $25K $100K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
397
Repeat grantees
134
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Kate Capshaw Spielberg
DIRECTOR
Steven Spielberg
DIRECTOR
Kristie Macosko Krieger
DIRECTOR
Gerald Breslauer
PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR (THRU 12/31)
Michael Rutman
CFO (THRU 12/31), DIRECTOR
Tammy Anderson
SECRETARY (THRU 12/31), DIRECTOR
Meghan Christiansen
SECRETARY (AS OF 12/31)

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
5.2%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
1,018
Total grants awarded
$136.9M
Total amount
$134K
Average grant
$3.7M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$26.7M
91 grants
2023
$11.3M
38 grants
2022
$10.1M
30 grants
2021
$10.8M
45 grants
2020
$19.2M
153 grants
2019
$11.1M
99 grants
2018
$10.2M
110 grants
2017
$9.2M
110 grants
2016
$8.9M
161 grants
2015
$9.8M
94 grants
2014
$9.6M
87 grants

Top recipients

9 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$23.4M
7 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$11.0M
4 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$5.0M
4 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$4.1M
7 grants · MN · ✓ Exact match
$3.9M
3 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$3.0M
3 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$2.8M
9 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$2.8M
Usc School of Cinematic Arts
6 grants · CA
$2.5M
2 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$2.0M

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

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$250K
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$250K
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$250K
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$250K
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$250K
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$250K
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$250K
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$250K
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$250K
The Art and Advocacy Society
ARTS, CULTURE & MEDIA
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$250K
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PA · TY 2024
$225K
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$211K
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$200K
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$200K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.