Major Donors

Gifts received from January 1 to December 31, 2025.

Golden Benefactors ($100,000+)

AMC Networks 

America Express 

Andreas Dracopoulos 

Apple, Inc. 

Berlanti Family Foundation 

Bloomberg Philanthropies 

Candle Media 

Checketts Partners Investment Management 

Christina Spade 

Citi 

Cristiana Falcone 

Crystal McCrary & Raymond McGuire 

David Baszucki 

Electronic Arts 

Fox Corporation 

Frank A. Bennack, Jr. 

Globo Comunicacão e Participance's S.A 

Grupo Televisa SAB 

Haim Saban 

Hearst 

Hearst Foundations 

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) 

 

nterpublic Group 

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation 

Jonanthan Miller 

Liberty Global 

LinkedIn 

LionTree LLC 

Major League Baseball 

Major League Soccer 

Mattel 

Microsoft Corporation 

National Basketball Association 

National Football League 

National Hockey League 

NBCUniversal 

Netflix 

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs 

Nielsen 

Optimum Communications, Inc. 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 

PwC 

Riot Games 

SESAC Music Group 

Seven Seven Six 

Sirius XM Radio Inc. 

Sky Group 

Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation 

Take-Two Interactive Software 

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. 

Ten Till Productions 

The Angelo Family Charitable Foundation 

The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation 

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 

The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation 

The Kraft Group 

The Marc Haas Foundation 

The Procter & Gamble Company 

The Walt Disney Company 

Tyler Perry Studios 

VaynerMedia 

Verizon 

Vivendi 

Warner Bros. Discovery 

Warner Music Group 

William S. Paley Foundation, Inc. 

Yahoo! Inc. 

YouTube, Inc. 

Silver Benefactors ($50,000 to $99,999)

Accenture 

Berlanti Family Foundation 

Blue Pool Capital Limited 

Brooklyn Nets 

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP 

David Solomon 

FGS Global 

JPMorgan Chase Foundation

Kraft Family Foundation 

Lynda Carter 

MetLife Foundation 

Morgan Stanley 

Paramount Global 

The Achelis and Bodman Foundation 

The Asian American Foundation

The Nielsen Foundation 

Tubi Media Group 

Warner Bros. Television Group 

William C. Paley 

WndrCo 

 

Benefactors ($25,000 to $49,999)

3C Ventures 

Amazon Studios 

Banijay Americas 

Bertha and Isaac Liberman Foundation Inc. 

Christine Humphrey 

Coatue 

Crawford Family Foundation 

Creative Artists Agency 

Doğan Companies Group Holding Inc. 

End of Episode Productions 

Fanatics Charitable Foundation 

Fox Entertainment Group 

Fremantle Media North America Inc. 

FTI Consulting, Inc. 

Gary Bettman

HBO and HBO MAX Content 

Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation 

Hybe Co., Ltd. 

Jesse Collins Entertainment 

John Finck 

John H and Regina K Skully Foundation 

Judy McLaren 

Lionsgate Entertainment 

Marron Family Charitable Trust 

Mary Parent/Legendary Entertainment 

Meta 

Mitch Scherzer 

National Endowment for the Arts 

 

New York State Council on the Arts 

Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation Inc. 

Select Equity Group Foundation 

Sony Pictures Television, Inc. 

Stanley S. Shuman Family Foundation 

Ted Sarandos & Nicole Avant  

The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation 

The Ralph and Ricky Lauren Family Foundation 

Tishman Speyer Properties 

WME Entertainment 

WPP Media 

Leaders ($10,000 to $24,999)

ABC News 

Allyson Tang 

Andrea W. and Kenneth C. Frazier Family Foundation 

Barbie Greiwe 

BBC America 

BDT Capital Partners, LLC 

BET Networks 

Bill Lawrence & Christa Miller 

Blue Water Venture Partners 

Carol Sutton Lewis 

Christine Ponz 

CIBC Capital Markets 

Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation 

Danny Crisp 

David Zaslav 

Deloitte Services LLP 

Desiree Gruber 

Dolan Family Foundation 

Evergreen Trading 

Future B2B 

Gardiner & Theobald Inc. 

Giving Grousbeck Fazzalati 

Greg Meidel 

Hearst Television Inc. 

Hiltzik Strategies 

Islanders Children's Foundation 

Jacqueline Corbelli 

Jennifer C. Witz 

Joan Ganz Cooney 

John and Amy Griffin Foundation 

John H. Josephson 

Jordan M. Wertlieb 

Juan Luis Cebrián 

Katie Everett-Beck 

Ken Lowe 

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund 

Lazard 

Madigan Family Foundation 

Mahendra Durai 

Margaret Meyer 

Mark Hantho 

Maureen J. Reidy 

Michael Chae 

Mike Fries 

Michael Tuch Foundation 

Mitra Best 

 

Molly and Bill Ford  

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management 

NBC Universal News Group 

Norman Chen 

Phil Schuman 

PocketWatch, Inc. 

Reba McEntire 

Robert Manfred Jr. 

Sam Davis 

Sarah Min 

Scott P. Kurnit 

Stephen F. Cooper 

Steve Lafferty 

Stuart S. Applebaum 

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 

The Ellen M. Violett and Mary P.R. Thomas Foundation, Inc. 

The Katie McGrath & JJ Abrams Family Foundation 

TikTok 

TV Azteca SAB de CV 

Visa USA Inc 

William & Kay Koplovitz Charitable Fund 

Yorn Levine Barnes Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner Endlich Goodell & Gellman 

Advocates ($5,000 to $9,999)

A+E Global Media 

Adam Bird 

Barclays 

Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer 

Bloomberg L.P. 

Citadel Global Equities 

CNBC 

The Cowles Charitable Trust 

Daniel Benton & Stephanie March Family Foundation 

The David Geffen Foundation 

Emily Sussman

Fatima Productions 

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher 

Harry and Florence Sloan Foundation 

HBO, Inc. 

Jeanette Calandra 

Kim Coleman Casting 

Louis Salamone 

Lynn Klugman 

Marc Pritchard 

Mark Simone 

The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation 

McCann World Group

MGM+ 

Nina Wells 

Penske Media Corporation 

The Pinkerton Foundation 

Richard Plepler 

Sheila Shahpari 

Steve Martin Charitable Foundation 

Susannah Gray and John Lyons 

United Talent Agency 

Guardians ($2,500 to $4,999)

Lauri Baker 

Lawrence Harris 

Lee Ruttenberg 

Liz Blacker 

Liz Block 

Logical Strategies 

Loreen Arbus Productions, Inc. 

Lorraine E Schwartz Inc 

Los Angeles Rams 

Lynn Schoenbaum 

Marc Leder 

Mark A. Prince Jr. 

Mark Kollar 

Martin Miller 

Martin Pompadur 

Matchbook Company 

Matteo Monteverdi 

Maya Harris 

MB Global Partners, LLC 

MDC General Services Holding Company LLC 

Memelord Movies Corporation 

Meredith Marshall 

Michael Hanel 

Michael Keyserling 

Michael Lubin 

Monee Amin 

Moritz Baier-Lentz 

Mundie & Associates 

NASCAR 

NBA2K League 

Ned Haspel 

Nelson Saiers

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) 

New York Post 

Nexstar Media, Inc. 

Norman Pearlstine 

Orlando Media Group 

Pace Public Relations 

Patrick Steel 

Paul Szurek 

Prime Macaya Capital Management LP 

Publicis Groupe 

Rebellis Communications 

Reddit, Inc. 

Robert Berstein 

Samantha Warrick 

Sean McCaffrey 

Sentinel Group 

Shannon Mishkin 

Somesh Dash 

Spark Foundry 

Sphere Entertainment Co. 

SSP Partners LLC 

Steven Llanusa 

Sugar23 

TED-Ed 

The G&M Investment Fund 

Thomas Gallagher 

Tom Fuller 

Tracey Pakosta 

Travellers 

United Talent Agency 

Vicken Astourian 

Vimeo 

vYve by Vayner 

WE TV 

David Proper

R/GA

The Travelers Companies

Jim Robinson

Rockefeller Foundation

Gideon Rose

Michael I. Roth

RSM US LLP

Giorgi Rtskhiladze

Mark Rubin

Nelson Saiers

Louis Salamone

Skydance Media

Elena Sofko

SoundExchange

SSP Partners LLC

Sun Capital Partners, Inc.

Suzy

Taconic Capital Advisors

India Thomson

Anil Unnikrishnan

The Ellen M. Violett and Mary P.R. Thomas Foundation, Inc.

Odetta Watkins

Jordan M. Wertlieb

Janiyah White

Julie Willey

Associates ($1,000 to $2,499)

Aaliyah Ivanovic 

Adam Lacy 

Adam Lewinson 

Aisha Mcshaw 

Al Roker 

Alan H. Blank 

Alan Pfeffer 

Alison Andrews Weber 

Alliance Bernstein 

Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. 

Angela Aleiss 

Ann Tenenbaum 

Annabelle Brown 

Anne Dougherty 

Arlan Hamilton 

Ashley Peluso 

Bant Breen 

Barbie Greiwe 

Beesham Seecharan 

Ben Breitbart 

Ben Samek 

Ben Withnell 

Brett Paul 

Brian Frank 

Bruce Mann 

Carlos Sapena 

Chris Williams 

Christiane Ampil 

Cierra de Bie 

Connor Schell 

Craig Corman 

Cynthia L. Frybarger 

Dan Bernstein 

Daniel Dickinson 

Daniel Punt 

Daniel Rice 

Daryoush Kashani 

David Carey 

David Knee 

David Wasserman 

Debi Chirichella 

Debra Guerino 

Debra Martin Chase 

Demetrius Warrick 

Denise Bradley-Tyson 

Edith Morillo 

Elaine Wong 

Elisabeth Watson 

Elissa Christie 

Ella Kaale 

Ellen Lavinthal 

Eric Price 

Eva Fernandez 

Food Trends 

Fred Wistow 

Gregory Van Voorhis 

H. Joanne Brumberg 

Hagar Fagin 

Holly Pressman 

Jacqueline Charlesworth 

Jair Valenzuela 

James McVey 

Janice Mazza 

Jared Paserman 

Jennifer Rogers Doyle 

Jillian Gregory 

JiYoung Kim 

Joe Dowling 

Joel Meyer 

John Derderian 

Jon Skogmo 

Jorge Martinez 

Joseph Hernandez 

Julian Gold M.D. 

Julie Menin 

Julius Genachowski 

Karen Moss-Lux 

Keith Le Goy 

Kim Brazier 

Kristine Coratti Kelly 

Laura Peterson 

Lisa Perry 

Mae Soleiman 

Marcos Gonzalez 

Marisa Dreyer 

Mark A. Itkin 

Mark McKenna 

Marlessa Stivala

Mary Wells 

Megan Guerrero 

Melissa Peterman 

Michael Bartels 

Michael Kramer 

Michael Quintero 

Michael Shields 

Michael Spindler 

Michelle Good 

Mindy Schultheis 

Nicole Shapiro 

Pablo Castelblanco 

Pete Abitante 

Peter Levinsohn 

Phil & Gina deCarion 

Raeleen Endo 

Rob Jonas 

Robert Schultz 

Roberto Capra 

Roger Lynch 

Roman Mackiewicz 

Sabine Meyer 

Samantha Warrick 

Sandra Y. Hernandez 

Sandra Schwartz 

Sapna Iyer 

Sergey Taylor 

Shanell Boyd 

Shannon McVey 

Shelley Gagnet 

Simone Friedman 

Skye P. Marshall 

Sylvia Johnson 

The Program NYC 

Théo E. Spilka 

Thomas Lesinski 

Tiffanie Cardwell 

Victoria Dummer 

Wayne Garvie 

Will Blodgett 

Yolonda Marshall 

Zaudituube Griffith 

Zhilei Tong 

Additional Donors

In addition to those listed, The Paley Center for Media is most grateful to the 1,706 donors whose gifts of $1 to $999 also helped to make our work possible.    

 

And thank you to...  

The Paley Center for Media also wishes to thank McCann, UM, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Proskauer Rose LLP, and The Rahbar Group PLLC for their generous and ongoing commitment of professional and consulting services. The Paley Center for Media thanks Altice USA, Audacy, Bloomberg, BuzzFeed, CRN-HD, Discovery Hollywood Magazine, Enjoy Orange County, Google, Happening in DTLA, Hearst, iHeartMedia, KABC, KCAL, KCBS, KOLD, KOVR, Long Beach Post, Los Angeles Blade, Meta, NBCUniversal, New York Daily News, New York Post, New York Interconnect, Newsday, Nielsen, NPR for Southern California, Orion, Paramount Global, Spotify, Tremor, WABC-TV, WCBS-TV, WPIX-TV, WTIC, and WZDX for their advertising and promotional support.

We have made every effort to list donors to The Paley Center for Media accurately. If your name is not listed as you wish, or if you notice an inaccuracy, please contact the Development Office at 212.621.6780, or contact Laura Kisner, Manager, Membership & Development Operations, at lkisner@paleycenter.org.

 

Gifts received from January 1 to December 31, 2023.