Warner Music Group Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund

EIN 853060424

Baldwin Place, NY 10505 |(212) 275-2500

https://www.wmg.com/fund
Total Given 2020–2024
$2.2M
11 grants · $442K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$192K
typical big bets · $55K–$200K
grant size
25%
balanced · 2/8 multi-year
repeat
$44K
Assets (2024)
8
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (212) 275-2500

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $1.4M $128K $470K 4
2022 $8K $48K $684K 1
2023 $574K $46K $671K 5
2024 $192K $44K $260K 1

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 11 grants on record

Minimum
$8K
25th Pctl
$55K
Median
$192K
Average
$201K
75th Pctl
$200K
Maximum
$987K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

YD
Yrthya Dinzey-Flores
President Leadership
TA
Temi Adeniji 4+ yrs
Vice-President Leadership
LD
Lou Dickler
Treasurer Leadership
EV
Elisa Vivero
Secretary Leadership
PT
Peter Thoren
Member
ML
Michael Lynton 4+ yrs
Member
VB
Val Blavatnik
Member
JP
Julian Petty 3 yrs
Member
SG
Shani Gonzales
Member
RB
Rayna Bass
Member
AD
Austin Daboh
Member
EW
Eric Wong 2 yrs
Member

Grants Awarded (11 total)

Purpose
Howard University Washington, DC $986,700 CENTER FOR MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSMUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMEXECUTIVE IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM 2020
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition San Francisco, CA $200,000 FINES AND FEES INITIATIVEEDUCATION FUND 2020
Rythm & Blues Foundation New Yor, NY $200,000 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVESADMINISTRATIVE COSTS 2020
Ashe' Cultural Arts Center New Orleans, LA $200,000 CLAIBORNE CORRIDOR CULTURAL INNOVATION DISTRICT.HOTEL ASHE & COLTURAL CONV. CENTER.APPS & ANTI-DISPLACEMENT... 2023
Howard University Washington, DC $191,540 CENTER FOR MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSMUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMEXECUTIVE IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM 2023
Howard University Washington, DC $191,540 CENTER FOR MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSMUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMEXECUTIVE IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM 2024
Black Cultural Archives $92,750 PRESERVING & CELEBRATINGHISTORIES OF AFRICAN& CARIBBEAN PEOPLE IN THE UK. 2023
Overtown Youth Center Miami, FL $60,000 IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVICES.GENDER SPECIFICS SERVICES, POST HIGH SCHOOL SERVICES.SUMMER... 2023
Black Futures Lab San Francisco, CA $50,000 GENERAL OPERATIONAL COSTS 2020
The Africa Center New York, NE $30,000 RESEARCH, PLANNINGDELIVERY OF THE MOVEMENTSIN THE MODERN DIASPORA EXHIBIT. 2023
Black Cultural Archives $8,350 PRESERVING & CELEBRATINGHISTORIES OF AFRICAN& CARIBBEAN PEOPLE IN THE UK. 2022