Private foundation · EIN 95-2232340

The Louis B Mayer Foundation

Preselected only

Montclair, NJ

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Tax year 2025 (period ending 2025-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202620759349100972
Total assets (EOY)$7,614,760
Grants paid$583,000
Typical (median) grant$40,000
Grants listed17
Giving in home state (NJ)0%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K2
$5K–$25K4
$25K–$100K11
$100K+0

Smallest $2,500 · Largest $85,000

Geographic focus

CA
39%
NY
32%
TX
16%
ME
9%
OH
5%

Common purposes

projectfilmcenterequipmenttargetingdiseaseimmunotherapycellsdancearchivelegacyroofreplacementconservationupgraded

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$575,000$7,715,59217
2024$530,000$8,008,89213
2025$583,000$7,614,76017

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2025.

Top recipients (tax year 2025)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
George Eastman MuseumRochester, NYRoof replacement for LBM Conservation Center.$85,000
American CinemathequeLos Angeles, CAFor upgraded projection equipment.$57,000
Md Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TXDr. Ray - Targeting Alzheimer's Disease with Immunotherapy.$51,000
George Eastman MuseumRochester, NYFilm Atlas Project with Seaver Center.$50,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CASmall vessel disease in the heart and brain; identifying biomarkers for dementia treatment targets.$50,000
Northeast Historic FilmBucksport, MEUnrestricted, one-time emergency funding.$50,000
Association Of Moving Image ArchiviLos Angeles, CAFor film restoration support including fellowships, "The Moving Image" journal, equipment kits for loan, and training vi$47,500
Uc Berkeley Art Museumpacific FilmBerkeley, CAPreservation of 5 short films by Jordon Belson.$45,000
Md Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TXDr. Gordon - Targeting metabolic adaptations to boost immunotherapy effectiveness in Osteosarcoma.$40,000
Cincinnati Children'S HospitalCincinnati, OHDr. Zheng / Understanding the mechanism of how normal blood cells transition to MDS and Leukemia cells for developing no$30,000
Uc Berkeley Art Museumpacific FilmBerkeley, CACineFiles Film Document Imaging Project.$25,000
Arts Resources In Collaboration IncNew York, NYTo support the Eye on Dance Archive Legacy Project$20,000
Columbia UniversityNew York, NYThe Robert Gottlieb Memorial Scholarship - Columbia Publishing Course.$11,000
George Eastman MuseumRochester, NYLouis B. Mayer Foundation Fellowship Program.$10,000
Arts Resources In Collaboration IncNew York, NYFurther support of the Eye on Dance Archive Legacy Project.$5,000
George Eastman MuseumRochester, NYSelznick School's 2025-2026 academic year.$4,000
George Eastman MuseumRochester, NYUnrestricted.$2,500
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