The Louis B Mayer Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 95-2232340

Foundation Overview

Based in Montclair, NJ, The Louis B Mayer Foundation has awarded 134 grants totaling $5,079,210 to organizations in Massachusetts, New York and 6 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $2,500 to $195,500, with a median award of $35,000.

Latest Tax Year
2025
Total Giving (all years)
$5,079,210
Total Assets
$14,655,185
Median Grant (all grants)
$35,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
17
Median Grant
$40,000
% Median Grant Decline
-11% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: May 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 18%

3 of 17 recipients (18%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
New York

45% of grants are awarded in New York, with additional funding distributed across 7 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within New York, funding concentrates in Rochester (55%), New York (45%).

Funding Trajectory
+12%

Stable funding levels with 12% change over 5 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 4 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (52%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Louis B Mayer Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
George Eastman Museum $4,000 Rochester, NY, US Selznick School's 2025-2026 Academic Year. 2025
George Eastman Museum $85,000 Rochester, NY, US Roof Replacement For Lbm Conservation Center. 2025
Uc Berkeley Art Museumpacific Film $25,000 Berkeley, CA, US Cinefiles Film Document Imaging Project. 2025
George Eastman Museum $50,000 Rochester, NY, US Film Atlas Project With Seaver Center. 2025
George Eastman Museum $10,000 Rochester, NY, US Louis B. Mayer Foundation Fellowship Program. 2025
Arts Resources In Collaboration Inc $20,000 New York, NY, US To Support The Eye On Dance Archive Legacy Project 2025
Uc Berkeley Art Museumpacific Film $45,000 Berkeley, CA, US Preservation Of 5 Short Films By Jordon Belson. 2025
Cedars-sinai Medical Center $50,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Small Vessel Disease In The Heart And Brain; Identifying Biomarkers For Dementia Treatment Targets. 2025
Cincinnati Children's Hospital $30,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Dr. Zheng / Understanding The Mechanism Of How Normal Blood Cells Transition To Mds And Leukemia Cells For Developing Novel Therapeutics. 2025
Columbia University $11,000 New York, NY, US The Robert Gottlieb Memorial Scholarship - Columbia Publishing Course. 2025
George Eastman Museum $2,500 Rochester, NY, US Unrestricted. 2025
Md Anderson Cancer Center $51,000 Houston, TX, US Dr. Ray - Targeting Alzheimer's Disease With Immunotherapy. 2025
Md Anderson Cancer Center $40,000 Houston, TX, US Dr. Gordon - Targeting Metabolic Adaptations To Boost Immunotherapy Effectiveness In Osteosarcoma. 2025
Arts Resources In Collaboration Inc $5,000 New York, NY, US Further Support Of The Eye On Dance Archive Legacy Project. 2025
American Cinematheque $57,000 Los Angeles, CA, US For Upgraded Projection Equipment. 2025
Association Of Moving Image Archivi $47,500 Los Angeles, CA, US For Film Restoration Support Including Fellowships, "The Moving Image" Journal, Equipment Kits For Loan, And Training Via Webinars And A Conversation Series. 2025
Northeast Historic Film $50,000 Bucksport, ME, US Unrestricted, One-time Emergency Funding. 2025
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $45,000 Brookline, MA, US Dr. Reinherz - Harnessing T Cells For Immune-oncology. 2024
George Eastman Museum $5,000 Rochester, NY, US Selznick School's 2024-2025 Academic Year. 2024
George Eastman Museum $64,500 Rochester, NY, US Upgrade To Lbm Conservation Center Back-up Generator And Installation. 2024
George Eastman Museum $40,000 Rochester, NY, US Film Atlas Project With Seaver Center. 2024
George Eastman Museum $10,000 Rochester, NY, US Louis B. Mayer Foundation Fellowship Program. 2024
Mt Sinai Medical Center $50,000 New York, NY, US Enhancing Anti-tumor Immune Response And Flash Radiation In Pediatric Diffuse Midline Glioma. 2024
Arts Resources In Collaboration Inc $25,000 New York, NY, US To Support The Eye On Dance Archive Legacy Project 2024
Uc Berkeley Art Museumpacific Film $25,000 Berkeley, CA, US For The Cinefiles Film Document Imaging Project. 2024
Vanguard Charitable $48,500 Warwick, RI, US The Louis B. Mayer Donor Advised Fund. 2024
Ucla Film And Television Archive $55,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Tbd - Preservation Of The Forbidden Valley. 2024
Columbia University $11,000 New York, NY, US Columbia Publishing Course 5-year Scholarship. 2024
George Eastman Museum $101,000 Rochester, NY, US Digitization Of The Personal Papers Of Independent Filmmaker Leo Hurwitz. 2024
Md Anderson Cancer Center $50,000 Houston, TX, US Dr. Ray - Targeting Alzheimer's Disease With Immuno-therapy. 2024
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $45,000 Brookline, MA, US Dr. Reinherz - Harnessing T Cells For Immune-oncology. 2024
George Eastman Museum $5,000 Rochester, NY, US Selznick School's 2024-2025 Academic Year. 2024
George Eastman Museum $64,500 Rochester, NY, US Upgrade To Lbm Conservation Center Back-up Generator And Installation. 2024
George Eastman Museum $40,000 Rochester, NY, US Film Atlas Project With Seaver Center. 2024
George Eastman Museum $10,000 Rochester, NY, US Louis B. Mayer Foundation Fellowship Program. 2024
Mt Sinai Medical Center $50,000 New York, NY, US Enhancing Anti-tumor Immune Response And Flash Radiation In Pediatric Diffuse Midline Glioma. 2024
Arts Resources In Collaboration Inc $25,000 New York, NY, US To Support The Eye On Dance Archive Legacy Project 2024
Uc Berkeley Art Museumpacific Film $25,000 Berkeley, CA, US For The Cinefiles Film Document Imaging Project. 2024
Vanguard Charitable $48,500 Warwick, RI, US The Louis B. Mayer Donor Advised Fund. 2024
Ucla Film And Television Archive $55,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Tbd - Preservation Of The Forbidden Valley. 2024
Columbia University $11,000 New York, NY, US Columbia Publishing Course 5-year Scholarship. 2024
George Eastman Museum $101,000 Rochester, NY, US Digitization Of The Personal Papers Of Independent Filmmaker Leo Hurwitz. 2024
Md Anderson Cancer Center $50,000 Houston, TX, US Dr. Ray - Targeting Alzheimer's Disease With Immuno-therapy. 2024
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $25,000 Brookline, MA, US Dr. Perez's Neuroendocrine Tumor (Net)clinical Trial Correlative Studies. 2023
George Eastman Museum $5,000 Rochester, NY, US Selznick School's 2023-2024 Academic Year. 2023
George Eastman Museum $30,000 Rochester, NY, US William S. Hart Films Supplemental Grant And Extension To 12/31/2025. 2023
Uc Berkeley Art Museumpacific Film $25,000 Berkeley, CA, US Cinefiles Film Document Imaging Project. 2023
Miami City Ballet $36,400 Miami Beach, FL, US Second Half Of Annual Gift. 2023
George Eastman Museum $36,600 Rochester, NY, US Film Atlas Project With Seaver Center. 2023
Arts Resources In Collaboration Inc $20,000 New York, NY, US To Support The Eye On Dance Archive Legacy Project 2023
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $50,000 Brookline, MA, US Dr. Ahn / Dr. Wu Neoantigen Vaccine For Cll. 2023
Miami City Ballet $50,000 Miami Beach, FL, US For General Operating Support In 2023. 2023
Ucla Film And Television Archive $25,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Preservation Of The Confession (1920). 2023
Museum Of Modern Art $70,000 New York, NY, US To Preserve The Film Heritage Of William S. Hart. 2023
Memorial Sloan Kettering $48,000 New York, NY, US Dr. Tammela / Dissection Of Cancer Cell States In Solid Tumors (Intra-tumoral Heterogeneity). 2023
Cincinnati Children's Hospital $35,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Dr. Zheng / Acute Myeloid Leukemia. 2023
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $25,000 Brookline, MA, US Dr. Waks/her2+ Breast Cancer (Matched Internally By (Dfci). 2023
Ucla Film And Television Archive $25,000 Los Angeles, CA, US For 5 Shorts: Doctor Cupid (1911), Cursed By His Beauty (1914), Nearly A Widow (1914), Twixt Love And The Iceman (1916) And The Hicksville Terrors (1921). 2023
Cincinnati Children's Hospital $30,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Dr. Zheng / Improving Cancer Immunotherapy. 2023
Film Preservation Society $39,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Funding The Preparation And Scanning Of Eight Titles As Part Of The Biograph Project. 2023
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $25,000 Brookline, MA, US Dr. Perez's Neuroendocrine Tumor (Net)clinical Trial Correlative Studies. 2023
George Eastman Museum $5,000 Rochester, NY, US Selznick School's 2023-2024 Academic Year. 2023
George Eastman Museum $30,000 Rochester, NY, US William S. Hart Films Supplemental Grant And Extension To 12/31/2025. 2023
Uc Berkeley Art Museumpacific Film $25,000 Berkeley, CA, US Cinefiles Film Document Imaging Project. 2023
Miami City Ballet $36,400 Miami Beach, FL, US Second Half Of Annual Gift. 2023
George Eastman Museum $36,600 Rochester, NY, US Film Atlas Project With Seaver Center. 2023
Arts Resources In Collaboration Inc $20,000 New York, NY, US To Support The Eye On Dance Archive Legacy Project 2023
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $50,000 Brookline, MA, US Dr. Ahn / Dr. Wu Neoantigen Vaccine For Cll. 2023
Miami City Ballet $50,000 Miami Beach, FL, US For General Operating Support In 2023. 2023
Ucla Film And Television Archive $25,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Preservation Of The Confession (1920). 2023
Museum Of Modern Art $70,000 New York, NY, US To Preserve The Film Heritage Of William S. Hart. 2023
Memorial Sloan Kettering $48,000 New York, NY, US Dr. Tammela / Dissection Of Cancer Cell States In Solid Tumors (Intra-tumoral Heterogeneity). 2023
Cincinnati Children's Hospital $35,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Dr. Zheng / Acute Myeloid Leukemia. 2023
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $25,000 Brookline, MA, US Dr. Waks/her2+ Breast Cancer (Matched Internally By (Dfci). 2023
Ucla Film And Television Archive $25,000 Los Angeles, CA, US For 5 Shorts: Doctor Cupid (1911), Cursed By His Beauty (1914), Nearly A Widow (1914), Twixt Love And The Iceman (1916) And The Hicksville Terrors (1921). 2023
Cincinnati Children's Hospital $30,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Dr. Zheng / Improving Cancer Immunotherapy. 2023
Film Preservation Society $39,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Funding The Preparation And Scanning Of Eight Titles As Part Of The Biograph Project. 2023
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $50,000 Brookline, MA, US Dr. Pasi Janne - Properties Of Dormant Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. 2022
George Eastman Museum $6,000 Rochester, NY, US Selznick School's 2022-2023 Academic Year. 2022
George Eastman Museum $40,000 Rochester, NY, US To Preserve The Film Heritage Of William S. Hart. 2022
Uc Berkeley Art Museumpacific Film $25,000 Berkeley, CA, US For The Film Programing Database. 2022
Miami City Ballet $100,000 Miami Beach, FL, US For General Operating Support. 2022
George Eastman Museum $30,000 Rochester, NY, US Acquisition Of A Sprocketless Drive. 2022
George Eastman Museum $9,000 Rochester, NY, US Film Atlas Project With Seaver Center. 2022
Arts Resources In Collaboration Inc $20,000 New York, NY, US To Support The Eye On Dance Archive Legacy Project 2022
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $30,000 Brookline, MA, US Dr. Megan Insco - How Rna Affects Metastatic Melanoma. 2022
Uc Berkeley Art Museumpacific Film $25,000 Berkeley, CA, US For The Cinefiles Film Document Imaging Project. 2022
Ucla Film And Television Archive $45,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Restoration Of The Microscope Mystery. 2022
Museum Of Modern Art $70,000 New York, NY, US To Preserve The Film Heritage Of William S. Hart. 2022
The La County Museum Of Natural His $40,000 Los Angeles, CA, US For Preserving Collection Of Film Fragments. 2022
Memorial Sloan Kettering $35,000 New York, NY, US Dr. Moss' Liquid Biopsies For Brain Metastasis Research. 2022
Cincinnati Children's Hospital $25,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Dr. Marc Rothenberg's Meta-computer Analysis Of Gastrointestinal Biopsies. 2022
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $50,000 Brookline, MA, US Dr. Rizwan Romee - Car Therapies For Her2 Positive Breast Cancer. 2022
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $50,000 Brookline, MA, US Dr. Pasi Janne - Properties Of Dormant Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. 2022
George Eastman Museum $6,000 Rochester, NY, US Selznick School's 2022-2023 Academic Year. 2022
George Eastman Museum $40,000 Rochester, NY, US To Preserve The Film Heritage Of William S. Hart. 2022
Uc Berkeley Art Museumpacific Film $25,000 Berkeley, CA, US For The Film Programing Database. 2022
Miami City Ballet $100,000 Miami Beach, FL, US For General Operating Support. 2022
George Eastman Museum $30,000 Rochester, NY, US Acquisition Of A Sprocketless Drive. 2022
George Eastman Museum $9,000 Rochester, NY, US Film Atlas Project With Seaver Center. 2022
Arts Resources In Collaboration Inc $20,000 New York, NY, US To Support The Eye On Dance Archive Legacy Project 2022
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $30,000 Brookline, MA, US Dr. Megan Insco - How Rna Affects Metastatic Melanoma. 2022
Uc Berkeley Art Museumpacific Film $25,000 Berkeley, CA, US For The Cinefiles Film Document Imaging Project. 2022
Ucla Film And Television Archive $45,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Restoration Of The Microscope Mystery. 2022
Museum Of Modern Art $70,000 New York, NY, US To Preserve The Film Heritage Of William S. Hart. 2022
The La County Museum Of Natural His $40,000 Los Angeles, CA, US For Preserving Collection Of Film Fragments. 2022
Memorial Sloan Kettering $35,000 New York, NY, US Dr. Moss' Liquid Biopsies For Brain Metastasis Research. 2022
Cincinnati Children's Hospital $25,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Dr. Marc Rothenberg's Meta-computer Analysis Of Gastrointestinal Biopsies. 2022
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $50,000 Brookline, MA, US Dr. Rizwan Romee - Car Therapies For Her2 Positive Breast Cancer. 2022
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $50,000 Brookline, MA, US Dr. Kee Kiat Yeo,artificial Intelligence And Pediatric Cns Tumors Research. 2021
George Eastman Museum $4,000 Rochester, NY, US Selznick School's 2021-2022 Academic Year. 2021
George Eastman Museum $80,000 Rochester, NY, US To Preserve The Film Heritage Of William S. Hart. 2021
Uc Berkeley Art Museumpacific Film $25,000 Berkeley, CA, US For The Film Programing Database. 2021
Miami City Ballet $50,000 Miami Beach, FL, US For General Operating Support. 2021
Arts Resources In Collaboration Inc $20,000 New York, NY, US To Support The Eye On Dance Archive Legacy Project 2021
Uc Berkeley Art Museumpacific Film $25,000 Berkeley, CA, US For The Cinefiles Film Document Imaging Project. 2021
Cedars-sinai Medical Center $25,000 Los Angeles, CA, US For Dr. R. Ho Re Sex Differences In Als. 2021
Ucla Film And Television Archive $60,000 Los Angeles, CA, US For The Preservation Of "dog Heavenx And "the Kid From Borneo". 2021
Museum Of Modern Art $92,000 New York, NY, US To Preserve The Film Heritage Of William S. Hart. 2021
Cedars-sinai Medical Center $45,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Dr. Nelson / Vascular Inflammation And Heart Failure Research. 2021
The La County Museum Of Natural His $40,000 Los Angeles, CA, US For Preserving Collection Of Film Fragments. 2021
Memorial Sloan Kettering $25,000 New York, NY, US Dr. Tammela / Behavior Of Lung And Pancreatic Cancer Cells In The High-plasticity Cell State Research. 2021
Memorial Sloan Kettering $25,210 New York, NY, US Dr. Soares / Microbiome And Malignant Transformation Of Cysts In Prostate Cancer Research. 2021
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $25,000 Brookline, MA, US Dr's. Freedman And Choueiri Liquid Biopsies Research. 2020
George Eastman Museum $82,000 Rochester, NY, US To Preserve The Film Heritage Of William S. Hart. 2020
George Eastman Museum $12,000 Rochester, NY, US For Support Of The L. Jeffrey Selznick School Of Film Preservation During The 2019-2020 School Year. 2020
Uc Berkeley Art Museumpacific Film $25,000 Berkeley, CA, US For The Cinefiles Film Document Imaging Project. 2020
Miami City Ballet $40,500 Miami Beach, FL, US For General Operating Support. 2020
Arts Resources In Collaboration Inc $15,000 New York, NY, US To Support The Eye On Dance Archive Legacy Project 2020
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $25,000 Brookline, MA, US For Dr's Aguirre And Wolpin Treat-seq-pancreatic Cancer Research. 2020
Uc Berkeley Art Museumpacific Film $25,000 Berkeley, CA, US For The Film Programming Database. 2020
Miami City Ballet $50,000 Miami Beach, FL, US For General Operating Support In 2021. 2020
Vanguard Charitable $195,500 Warwick, RI, US To Establish The Louis B. Mayer Donor Advised Fund. 2020
Paul Taylor Dance Foundation $25,000 New York, NY, US For Conserving And Processing Paul Taylor's Personal Materials. 2020

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Contact Information

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EIN 95-2232340
Website N/A
Address 31 WEST 34TH STREET 7TH FLOOR 7010 New York, NY 10001-3031

Key People (4)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Louis B Mayer Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Trustee/trea. Elizabeth Gottlieb
Pres./secretary Judi Farkas
Trustee Elliot R Cattarulla
Trustee Paolo Cherchi Usai

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated May 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.