Golden Globe Foundation Continues Support of Education, Film and Free Speech With Grant Awards

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As a seasoned gamer who has spent countless hours immersed in virtual worlds, I can’t help but draw parallels between my escapades and this heartening news about the Golden Globe Foundation‘s grant recipients. Just as I navigate through different levels, these nonprofits are embarking on their own journeys towards making a difference in arts, culture, education, journalism, and free speech protections.

The Golden Globe Foundation is bringing joy as we approach the holidays by announcing the nonprofits that will receive their grants for the years 2024 and 2025. This diverse selection includes a total of 83 organizations.

In 2023, after the sale of the Golden Globes, a new foundation was established to continue the philanthropic work initiated by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. This foundation earns revenue from licensing fees for the televised event and distributes it, totaling $60 million over three decades. The recipients of this year’s grants extend longstanding support for arts education, film preservation, journalism, free speech advocacy, and uplifting underprivileged communities.

The President of the Golden Globe Foundation, Henry Arnaud, stated that their foundation is dedicated to both nurturing their community and working towards a world where creativity thrives. With roots deeply embedded in history, the organization takes pride in offering assistance to numerous programs that positively influence areas such as art, culture, education, journalism, and free speech advocacy. They are pleased with this year’s grant recipients and celebrate their significant contributions.

As a gamer, I’d say: “Alright, check it out! These grants were handed out in various fields. For promoting cultural exchange through films, we got $865,000. For professional mentorship and training programs, it’s $525,000. Journalism and press freedom programs received $450,500. We have $430,000 for fellowships and institutional support for higher education film schools. Pre-professional education and mentoring programs got $212,000. Community arts and social service programs received $197,500, while film restoration and preservation got $175,000. For journalism colleges and universities, there’s $100,000 in grants, and lastly, $20,000 for endowed film scholarships and fellowships.

Among those receiving grants are organizations like Black TV & Film Collaborative, Easterseals Southern California Disability Challenge, Film Aid International, Film Independent, Film2Future, Inner-City Filmmakers, Lollipop Theater, The Moth, Urban Peace Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, National Hispanic Media Coalition, RespectAbility, Sundance Institute, The Film Collaborative, Third World Newsreel, United Veterans’ Artists Alliance, Women In Film, Big Brothers Big Sisters Los Angeles, Venice Arts, A Place Called Home, Compton Unified School District Foundation, Echo Park Film School, IndieCollect, National Museum of American History, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, International Women’s Media Foundation, ProPublica, Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, New Filmmakers of Los Angeles, Valley Cultural Foundation, and Vidiots Foundation, as well as several others.

The following higher education institutions are set to receive support: American Film Institute, the UCLA Film & Television Archive Film Series/Residency for BIPOC Artists, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), California State Universities such as Dominguez Hills, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Fullerton, Northridge, and the community colleges in Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and Cerritos. Additionally, Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles Valley College, Loyola Marymount University, Mt. San Antonio College, Glendale Community College, and Brooklyn’s Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema are also included.

The Golden Globe Foundation distributed honors to an array of programs and unique initiatives as well. Among these recipients were the NAACP Hollywood Bureau, granted $400,000, the Cinematheque Francaise for their restoration of the 1927 masterpiece, Napoleon, which received $100,000, and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, who were given a similar amount.

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2024-12-03 20:26