The Louis B Mayer Foundation
EIN 952232340Total Given 2020–2024
$2.8M
71 grants · $558K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$30K
typical mid grants · $25K–$50K
grant size
65%
deep partner · 11/17 multi-year
repeat
$13.3M
Assets (2024)
17
Distinct Recipients
About
Portfolio investment management services
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Phone
(212) 812-4362
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $520K | $12.1M | $325K | 11 |
| 2021 | $566K | $13.7M | $588K | 14 |
| 2022 | $600K | $11.2M | $551K | 16 |
| 2023 | $575K | $12.2M | $420K | 17 |
| 2024 | $530K | $13.3M | $970K | 13 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 71 grants on record
Minimum
$4K
25th Pctl
$25K
Median
$30K
Average
$39K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$196K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
JF
Judi Farkas
President./Secretary
Leadership
EG
Elizabeth Gottlieb
Trustee/Trea
PU
Paolo Cherchi Usai
Trustee
EC
Elliot R Cattarulla
Trustee
JF
Judi Farkas
President./Secretary
Leadership
EC
Elliot R Cattarulla
Trustee
EG
Elizabeth Gottlieb
Trustee/Trea
PU
Paolo Cherchi Usai
Trustee
RG
Robert A Gottlieb
Trustee
RG
Robert A Gottlieb
Trustee/President
Leadership
JF
Judi Farkas
Secretary/Trea
Leadership
PU
Paolo Cherchi Usai
Trustee
EC
Elliot R Cattarulla
Trustee
RG
Robert A Gottlieb
Trustee/President
Leadership
JF
Judi Farkas
Secretary/Trea
Leadership
EC
Elliot R Cattarulla
Trustee
PU
Paolo Cherchi Usai
Trustee
RG
Robert A Gottlieb
Trustee/President
Leadership
JF
Judi Farkas
Secretary/Trea
Leadership
EC
Elliot R Cattarulla
Trustee
PU
Paolo Cherchi Usai
Trustee
Grants Awarded (71 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Charitable | Warwick, RI | $195,500 | To establish the Louis B. Mayer Donor Advised Fund. | 2020 |
| George Eastman Museum | Rochester, NY | $101,000 | Digitization of the personal papers of independent filmmaker Leo Hurwitz. | 2024 |
| Miami City Ballet | Miami Beach, FL | $100,000 | For general operating support. | 2022 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $92,000 | To preserve the film heritage of William S. Hart. | 2021 |
| George Eastman Museum | Rochester, NY | $82,000 | To preserve the film heritage of William S. Hart. | 2020 |
| George Eastman Museum | Rochester, NY | $80,000 | To preserve the film heritage of William S. Hart. | 2021 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $70,000 | To preserve the film heritage of William S. Hart. | 2023 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $70,000 | To preserve the film heritage of William S. Hart. | 2022 |
| George Eastman Museum | Rochester, NY | $64,500 | Upgrade to LBM Conservation Center back-up generator and installation. | 2024 |
| UCLA Film and Television Archive | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | For the preservation of "Dog HeavenX and "The Kid from Borneo". | 2021 |
| UCLA Film and Television Archive | Los Angeles, CA | $55,000 | TBD - Preservation of The Forbidden Valley. | 2024 |
| Miami City Ballet | Miami Beach, FL | $50,000 | For general operating support in 2021. | 2020 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Brookline, MA | $50,000 | Dr. Kee Kiat Yeo,Artificial Intelligence and Pediatric CNS tumors research. | 2021 |
| Miami City Ballet | Miami Beach, FL | $50,000 | For general operating support. | 2021 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Brookline, MA | $50,000 | Dr. Ahn / Dr. Wu Neoantigen Vaccine for CLL. | 2023 |
| Miami City Ballet | Miami Beach, FL | $50,000 | For general operating support in 2023. | 2023 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $50,000 | Dr. Ray - Targeting Alzheimer's Disease with Immuno-therapy. | 2024 |
| Mt Sinai Medical Center | New York, NY | $50,000 | Enhancing Anti-tumor immune Response and Flash Radiation in Pediatric Diffuse Midline Glioma. | 2024 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Brookline, MA | $50,000 | Dr. Pasi Janne - Properties of Dormant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. | 2022 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Brookline, MA | $50,000 | Dr. Rizwan Romee - CAR Therapies for HER2 Positive Breast Cancer. | 2022 |
| Vanguard Charitable | Warwick, RI | $48,500 | The Louis B. Mayer Donor Advised Fund. | 2024 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering | New York, NY | $48,000 | Dr. Tammela / Dissection of Cancer Cell States in Solid Tumors (Intra-Tumoral Heterogeneity). | 2023 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | Dr. Nelson / Vascular inflammation and Heart failure research. | 2021 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Brookline, MA | $45,000 | Dr. Reinherz - Harnessing T Cells for Immune-oncology. | 2024 |
| UCLA Film and Television Archive | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | Restoration of The Microscope Mystery. | 2022 |