Foundation for American Content and Entertainment

Public charity · Grantmaker Farmington Hills, MI EIN: 83-0911708

Produce bipartisan content that elevates diverse voices that are often ignored by the conventional media.

Foundation for American Content and Entertainment at a glance

In short: Foundation for American Content and Entertainment gave $325K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $163K), mostly in Nevada. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$325,000
+225.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+100.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$162,500
+62.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$162,500
Total assets
$487,045
-17.0% vs 2023
Primary geography
Nevada (85% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Foundation for American Content and Entertainment funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Maccabee Task Force Foundation: $275KMaccabee Task Force Foundation$275KThe Museum of Democracy Inc: $50KThe Museum of Democracy Inc$50K

The largest 2024 recipient was Maccabee Task Force Foundation ($275K). Together the top 2 received $325K.

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Las VegasNew YorkOrlando

How Foundation for American Content and Entertainment gives

  • Giving grew 30% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2023) to $325K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $325K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Maccabee Task Force Foundation Las Vegas, NVEducation$275,000
The Museum of Democracy Inc New York, NYEducation$50,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$487,045$1,100,111$1,154,284$325,0002
2023$586,626$1,467,055$1,070,083$100,0001
2022$155,456$836,247$1,287,363——
2021$616,104$1,400,000$807,680$250,0001

About Foundation for American Content and Entertainment

Based on IRS filings

Foundation for American Content and Entertainment is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Farmington Hills, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $487K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $325K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Foundation for American Content and Entertainment is led by David Grasso, CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2021); 3 of 5 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • David Grasso

    CEO

    CEO Director → CEO, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $64K (2021) → $221K (2024)

  • Scott Hantler

    COO & Director

    Director → COO & Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    $23K (2021) → $160K (2024)

  • Audrey Bloomberg

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Kahn

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phil Willard

    CFO

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    $18K (2021) → $36K (2024)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Steve Hantler (2021–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

David Grasso — CEO: $221KDavid GrassoCEO$221KScott Hantler — COO and Director: $160KScott HantlerCOO and Director$160KPhil Willard — CFO: $36KPhil WillardCFO$36K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $221K, to David Grasso (CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Foundation for American Content and Entertainment

How much does Foundation for American Content and Entertainment give each year?

Foundation for American Content and Entertainment gave $325K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $100K across 1 grant.

How large is Foundation for American Content and Entertainment?

Foundation for American Content and Entertainment reported $487K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.

What is Foundation for American Content and Entertainment?

Foundation for American Content and Entertainment is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Farmington Hills, MI. It holds $487K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Foundation for American Content and Entertainment operate?

Foundation for American Content and Entertainment has awarded grants in Florida, Nevada, New York.

What is Foundation for American Content and Entertainment's EIN?

Foundation for American Content and Entertainment's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-0911708. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 8, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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