Directors Guild Foundation
Directors Guild Foundation at a glance
In short: Directors Guild Foundation gave $188K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $188K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $188,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $188,000
- Median grant
- $188,000
- Total assets
- $4,543,811
- +5.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Directors Guild Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Motion Picture and Television Fund ($188K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $188K (2025) to $769K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $188K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Motion Picture and Television Fund Woodland Hills, CA | Donation | $188,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,543,811 | $482,253 | $319,768 | $188,000 | 1 | $122,905 |
| 2024 | $4,296,724 | $465,071 | $164,021 | — | — | $84,487 |
| 2023 | $3,910,739 | $445,039 | $511,798 | $350,000 | 2 | $87,238 |
| 2022 | $3,851,548 | $339,710 | $93,461 | — | — | $83,296 |
| 2021 | $3,998,743 | $330,841 | $819,524 | $769,000 | 3 | $92,293 |
| 2020 | $4,030,272 | $912,319 | $347,594 | $295,000 | 1 | $81,563 |
About Directors Guild Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Directors Guild Foundation is a public charity, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $188K. Net investment income was $123K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Directors Guild Foundation is led by Todd Holland, Chairman & Trustee on every filing since 2020; none of the 25 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Todd Holland
Chairman & Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cleve Landsberg
Treasurer & Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gilbert Cates Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Burrows
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jesus Trevino
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanna Kerns
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joyce Thomas
Trustee
Trustee → Trustee - Past, 2021
Trustee - Past → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leonard Garner Jr.
Assistant Treasurer & Trustee
Trustee → Assistant Treasurer & Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lesli Linka Glatter
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Cendrowski
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Zinberg
Assistant Secretary & Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Millicent Shelton
2nd Vice Chair & Trustee
Assistant Treasurer & Trustee → Secretary & Trustee, 2024
Secretary & Trustee → 2nd Vice Chair & Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paris Barclay
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Berger
1st Vice Chairman & Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Taylor Hackford
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen McGill
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zetna Fuentes
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ed Ornelas
Secretary & Trustee
Trustee → Assistant Treasurer & Trustee, 2024
Assistant Treasurer & Trustee → Secretary & Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Belsey
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Martha Mitchell
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Derrick Doose
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J. Rupert Thompson
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Whelan
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Attias
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jay D. Roth
2nd Vice Chairman & Trustee-Past
2nd Vice Chairman & Trustee → 2nd Vice Chairman & Trustee-Past, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Carl Weathers (2020–2024) — Secretary & Trustee - Past
- Former: Robert Butler (2020–2024) — Trustee - Past
- Former: Arlene Sanford (2020–2023) — Trustee - Past
- Former: Betty Thomas (2020–2023) — Trustee - Past
- Former: Mary Rae Thewlis (2020–2023) — Trustee - Past
- Former: Tom Whelan (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Brooke Kennedy (2020–2021) — Trustee - Past
- Former: Donald Petrie (2020–2021) — Trustee - Past
- Former: Thomas Schlamme (2020–2021) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Directors Guild Foundation
How much does Directors Guild Foundation give each year?
Directors Guild Foundation gave $188K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Directors Guild Foundation?
Directors Guild Foundation reported $4.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $482K.
Where does Directors Guild Foundation operate?
Directors Guild Foundation has awarded grants in California, New York.
What is Directors Guild Foundation's EIN?
Directors Guild Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-6052151. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 28, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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