STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

We invite you to join the American Film Institute as a sponsor. AFI produces year-round programs and events including the AFI Life Achievement Award, AFI FEST presented by Audi, AFI DOCS and AFI Awards. Through a customized package consisting of brand awareness, marketing and hospitality elements, sponsors will reach a diverse audience of film enthusiasts, emerging and established filmmakers, entertainment community professionals and consumers. AFI has a successful track record of helping companies accomplish key business objectives through exclusive rights and benefits such as:

• Category exclusivity
• Exclusive entertainment industry events with influencers
• Targeted access to key demographics
• Inclusion in media and advertising campaigns and customized onsite presence

For additional information on sponsorship, please contact Brent Colby, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships at 323.856.7673.

MORE WAYS TO GIVE

Find out all the ways you can champion the art of the moving image both today and in the future. There are many planned giving options that can benefit you and AFI.

EMPLOYER MATCHING GIFTS

Many companies have a matching gift program for employees that will double or triple your impact – and some even match gifts made by retirees. Contact your HR department to find out if your employer participates. Please note that some companies do not match membership gifts for which benefits are received.

IN-KIND DONATIONS

If you’re interested in making an in-kind donation such as equipment, computer hardware and software, books, artifacts and art, please contact us. Your inquiry will be directed to the appropriate area of the Institute to determine if your donation fits our current needs in support of our mission and programs.

GIFT OF STOCK

You could make a gift of appreciated securities that costs you less than the benefit it gives AFI, and also avoid capital gains tax. The stock donated must have been held long-term (more than 12 months) for you to receive the greatest tax savings. To ensure proper handling, please notify us of your gift.

CONTACT US

To learn more about the many ways to give, contact Peter Indall, Senior Manager, Individual Giving, at 323.856.7656 or at [email protected].

FUTURE GIFTS

BEQUESTS

Wills and living trusts are the most popular and simplest way to arrange a legacy gift. To include AFI in your will, please use the following language:
“I, [name], of [city, state, ZIP], give, devise and bequeath to the American Film Institute [written amount or percentage of the estate or description of property] for its unrestricted use and purpose.”

BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS

Continue supporting our work even after your lifetime by naming AFI as a beneficiary of your donor advised fund, retirement plan, IRA, or life insurance policy. It is the most cost-effective gift you can make, saving other less-taxed assets for loved ones.

Retirement Assets

Retirement assets can be among the costliest assets to distribute to loved ones because they are subject to income taxes. Because AFI is tax-exempt, when you name us as a beneficiary of your retirement account, you bypass any income taxes.

Life Insurance

Naming AFI as a beneficiary of your insurance policies can provide a low-cost method of financial planning with a large impact to AFI.

Real Estate

If you own real estate that has appreciated in value, you may wish to leave a gift of real estate in your will to AFI to reduce your tax burden. You can make a gift of your residence, vacation home or farm to obtain a substantial tax deduction and, at the same time, retain the right for you and your spouse to live there during your lifetimes.

CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS

In the right circumstances, this plan can increase your income, reduce your taxes, unlock appreciated investments, rid you of investment worries and ultimately provide very important support. With a charitable remainder trust, you can receive income each year for the rest of your life from assets you give to the trust you create. Your income can be either variable or a fixed amount. The remaining balance passes to AFI at the termination of the trust.

CHARITABLE LEAD TRUSTS

Make a donation now while reducing the tax burden for your heirs in the future. You give assets to a trust that pays AFI an income for a specified number of years. The longer the length of time, the better the gift tax savings for you. When the term is up, the remaining trust assets go to your family or other beneficiaries you select.

This is an excellent way to transfer property to family members. This type of charitable lead trust (also called a non-grantor, or family lead trust) is especially appealing to AFI supporters who are financially comfortable enough that they can forgo investment income on some assets.

CONTACT US

For questions or more information on how these gifts might work for you, please contact Kerry Toolan, Interim Chief Advancement Officer at 323.856.7677 or [email protected]

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OUR COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS

AFI is deeply grateful to the following donors whose generosity has helped advance the art of the moving image.

Annual donors January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020

ANNUAL GIVING INDIVIDUALS

$500,000 and above

Lawrence Herbert

$100,000+

Robert A. Daly and Carole Bayer Sager; Nancy Collins Fisher

$50,000+

Janet and Brad Anderson; Idit and Moti Ferder; Leslie Miller and Richard Frank; Stephanie and Hunter Hunt; Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall; Estate of Robin Marcial; Scott Patterson; Todd Phillips; Tom Yoda

$25,000+

Bette and Wylie Aitken; Jenna Alexander; Hilary and Jack Angelo; Peyton Victoria Bradley; Deborah and Larry Bridges; Roger Birnbaum; James Costa; Elaine Harris; Teena Hostovich; Arlene Inch; Lilli and Anthony R. Jimenez; David R. Kiger; Lesley and Michael LaFetra; Estate of Daniel Nascimento; Dr. Jennifer Patterson and Sir Howard Stringer; Laila and Dryden Pence; Elika and Adam Portnoy; Deborah and Charles Royce; Anne and Steven Stodghill; Jenny and Jason West

$10,000+

Barbara and Jon Avnet; Margo and Jeffrey Barbakow; Gary and Betsy Birkenbeuel; Stephen G. Charles; William J. Chen; Sara and Magruder Dent; Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard; Ron Howard; Sandra Jetton; Rachel and John King; Estate of Scott L. Lange; The Lee Family Charitable Fund ; George H. and Marion H. Milton Charitable Trust; Holly Rice and Vince Gilligan; Genevieve Robert and Ivan Reitman; Dame Jillian Sackler; Theodore Sarandos and Nicole Avant; Arnold Schwarzenegger; George and Elizabeth Stevens, Jr.; Edward Zwick and Liberty Godshall

$5,000+

Anonymous; Janet and Brad Anderson; Nancy Blachman and David desJardins; Margaret and John Ptak; Takashi Cheng; Karin De Francis; Anne Dougherty and David Dobrikin; Alexandra and Ryan Gagerman; Bob and Mimi Gazzale; Mike Gonzalez; Gerry Hinkley and Allen Briskin; The Family of Alfred Hitchcock; Sandra Hughes; Lori and Jeff Hyland; Michael Kane; Barbara Klencke and Doug Huestis; James H. Lee; Richard Leibner; Lauren Merage and Tip Scarry; Sandy Mulligan; Phyllis Parvin and Sheldon Slaten; Lea and Theodore Pedas; Peter Roth; Lynne Coakley Steele and Pierre Steele

$2,500+

Anonymous (2); Elizabeth Ashwell; Jacque and James Balmain; Joan W. Concklin; Karen and Dean Cooper; Antoinette Corcillo; Peter Costello II; Shelley Wike Cranley; Janine Teague Eggers; Andrew Elisburg; Constance Elliot; Dr. Thomas M. Freeman, Ph.D.; Joan and Lawrence Friend; Lisa Hansen; Karen and Andy Hewitt; Sylvia and Benjamin Johnson; Jurate Kazickas and Roger Altman; Cathy King and Wes Schaefer; Steffanee J. Leaming and Louis J. Horvitz; Mateo Ledezma and Leonard Levine; Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow; Barbara Marshall; John T. McAleer; Jeanne Meyers; Amanda Moriarty; Stephanie Mueller; Christopher Olness; Sybil and Matthew Orr; Henry Otto and Judy Whalley; Ruth Pritchard-Kelly; Sheryl and Alan Resnik; Margo Resnik; Carla Rosen-Vacher; M Duane Rutledge; Jeff Sanderson; Ramzy Shuhaiber; Andria and Peter Strelow; Rosalie Swedlin and Robert Cort; Carol M. Swig; Joanne and William Tell; John Wendell and Mark Okun; Gwendolyn J. White

$1,000+

Jeannie Adams; Bonnie Arnold; Carrie Blazek; David Bohnett; Allegra Brandano; Helen Brandt; Allen Burry; Patrick Carroll; Robert J. Cohn; Bernadette Colognne aka BC; Peter Craig; Beth-Jana and John Dahl; Denise David; Laurie Deans and Joe Medjuck; Daniel Dodgen; Diana Lady Dougan; Frances Durako; Jay Elvove and Evelyn Joy; Sarah Fairbrother and Luke Wassum; Jean Picker Firstenberg; Ruth Flinkman-Marandy; Marc Fox CPA; Raymond Fudge; Lisa Gewirtz; Erleen and Harrell Gillis; Jim Goldschmidt; Mark Gottwald; Annette Graham; Maureen and James Hackett; James Hamlen; Nancy Heller and Fred Specktor; Kathleen Ann Henkel; Patti and Mitchell Herman; Jeffrey Hermann; Nance Hikes; Judy and Jonathan Hoff; Susan Holburt; Harriet Hubbard; Jess Jacobs; Gene F. Jankowski; Karen Jerome and Jonathan Eig; Joyce Lynn Jones; Patricia and John Koskinen; Anastasia Kotsiras; Mary and Stephen Kramer; Kira Reed Lorsch, The Robert H. Lorsch Foundation; Marcia Lucas; Joanne and Barry Lynn; Susan and Frank Mars; Kathy and Gregory McKeen; Stephanie McLennan; Brenda and Michael McNamara; Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford; Don Monaco; Unjoo Moon and Dion Beebe; Claire Moreno; Gary Mulhollan; Jack Nicholson; Lyn Nishimura; Andrea and John Nylund; Kevin O’Connell; Patricia and Ronald Oguss; Jennifer Ormson; Michelle Parrish; Danny DeVito; Susan L. Phillips; Lois Anne Polan; Francis Quillinan, Jr.; James Reding; Jason Reitman; Paula and Ira M. Resnick; Meryl Rizzotti; Christopher Robinson; Reemberto Rodriguez Sr.; Edward Romano; Alexandra Seros and Walter Ulloa; Sunny Sessa; Joan Shapiro and Edward Gartenberg; Nicole Simpson; Jane and James Stern; William R Stringer; Eliazar Talamantez; Paul R. Tetreault and John Jeter; Brian and Lise Tracey; Evelyn Truitt; Barbara Wingo; Susan Wolford and Delores Komar; Kathleen Zatta; Susan Zayatz

$500+

Mary and Terry Andrues; James P. Axiotis; Kyle Bailey; Kevin Baker; Suzanna and Peter Banwell; Paris Barclay; Ali Bell; Russell Bennett; Janet and Andrew Borba; Jason Brock; Wilson Bryan; Harold Bucholtz; Robert Burton; Alex Butterfield; Shane Cagney; Bobette J. Campbell; Maria G. Carmona; Andrea Chamblee; Rita Clermont; Suzanne Cluff; Jeanne Coyhis; Bonnie Dale; Stephen DeCherney; Katherine Degerberg and John Parker; Diane Deshong; Gennaro Devito; Jason Dick; Sherman Edwards; Paul Fishback; Dean Fitzgerald; Scott M. Fixell; Debra Force; Keith Fred; William French; Kathryn Fritzdixon; Sara T. Gama; H. Susan Gerone and Blair Brown; Bob Gerritsen; Jewell C. Gillespie; Mark Gordon; David Gothelf; Anna and Richard Greenbalgh; Lynne F. Haims and Roger A. Lewis; Maureen and E. Barry Haldeman; Jill and Marty Handelsman; Gerard Harper; Anne and Basil Henderson; Laurence Herman; Thora Hiller; John Houser; Robert Ivison; Allison Jones; Marion Jones; Frank Kendall; Erna Kerst; Matthias Langauer; William Lafranchi; Rachel M. Lamothe; Sandra and David Lee; Marianne LePelley; May Lesar; Walter Lowe; Christopher Lowery; June and Thomas Lowery; Jeffrey Lubbers; Doris Luster; Jane Trapnell Marino; Linda Marks and Rafael Lopez; Robert S. Massey; Cindy Maynard; J.P. McDermott; Ian McLean; Cary McStay; Randy Mears; Daniela Vasem Medeiros; Doris M. Meissner; Terrence Moore; Sean P. Moran; Robert Newcomb; Sally and Peter O’Brien; Diana Ossana; Joseph Overbeck; Shelley Parr; Margaret Patterson; Julie Phillips; Josh Porro; Karen Ray; Cathleen and Peter Reiher; Stephen Richards; Bruce Robinson; Beth Rohman; Mary Ann Rossi; Melinda Salzman and Sherman Edwards; Kevin Saulnier; Lawrence Sher; Richard H. Sherratt; Azim Shivji; Rachel Shostak; Steven Shriver; Lani Sinclair; Delacey Skinner; Kathryn Slott; James Smailes; Cody Smith; Marilee Snider; Adam Spector; Pierre Spengler; Karen and Joseph Spinner; James Steverson; Inez Stokholm; Rod Stough; David Swersky Esq; Karla Taylor and Mike McNamee; Theresa and Andrew Thibadeau; David and Linda Valdes; Charlann Vander Pluym; Thomas Welsh; David Wendelman; Lynn Wheat; Harold Wheeler; Nancy Willen; Takashi Yamashita; Edward Yu

ANNUAL GIVING ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT

$1,000,000 and above

Audi of America; George Lucas Family Foundation; Montgomery County, Maryland; Perenchio Foundation

$250,000+

Apple; AT&T; Breyer Family Foundation; Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.; Netflix; State of Maryland; Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

$100,000+

2929 Entertainment/Todd Wagner; The Ahmanson Foundation; Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County; AT&T Foundation; The Bridges/Larson Foundation; Cecil B. DeMille Foundation; Fox Broadcasting Company; Alan and Cindy Horn Foundation; Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation; Maryland State Arts Council; National Endowment for the Humanities; NBCUniversal; Paramount Pictures; Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation; Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.; Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg’s The Wunderkinder Foundation

$50,000+

Amazon Studios; AMC Networks Inc.; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; CuriosityStream; Deloitte & Touche LLP; Hollywood Foreign Press Association; National Endowment for the Arts; Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris Foundation; Pacific Theatres and ArcLight Cinemas; Showtime Networks

$25,000+

Creative Artists Agency; Lockton Insurance Company; NBC4 Telemundo44; Northern Trust; Participant Media; Tom Pollock Foundation; The Rosenthal Family Foundation; Dame Jillian and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler Foundation for the Arts, Sciences and Humanities; Village Roadshow Entertainment Group

$10,000+

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; Albert Jones Trust; Anonymous; Avant-Sarandos Family Foundation; Paul and Monica Bancroft Family Foundation; Dell, Inc.; DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities; ESPN Films; European Languages and Movies in America; Hoffs/Roach Living Trust; HBO; ICM Partners; Illumination Entertainment; Istituto Italiano Di Cultura; JF&G Pictures; Lifetime/A&E; The Dr. David M. Milch Foundation; Motion Picture Association; SAG Indie; The Franklin and Jean Schaffner Foundation; Steward Family Foundation

$5,000+

The Autry Foundation; City National Bank; Consulate General of Belgium; Deloitte Foundation; Epic Brokers; Farhang Foundation; FilmFreeway; Leahey & Johnson, P.C.; Lee Development Group; Lorraine F. Petitfils Education Foundation; Nora Roberts Foundation; SAG-AFTRA; Silbermann Family Trust; Taipei Economic & Cultural Representative Office in the US

$2,500+

Dana and Albert R. Broccoli Charitable Foundation; Consulate General of Switzerland in San Francisco; Instituo Luce-Cinecitta; The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles; Korean Cultural Center; The Nancy Malone Living Trust; Michigan Theater Foundation; Mitchell Family Charitable Fund; National Gallery of Art; Polish Film Institute; Sidney Stern Memorial Trust; Sundance Institute; Telefilm Canada

$1,000+

City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs; Consulate General of France in Los Angeles; Embassy of Denmark; Embassy of Hungary in Washington DC; Entertainment Partners; James and Theodore Pedas Family Foundation, Inc.; William and Karen Tell Foundation; J. & R. Widmark Foundation

$500+

Directors Guild of America; The William J. Farkas Trust; The John A. Rodger Jr. Foundation; PLNT Operations LLC

ANNUAL GIVING IN-KIND

Backstage; Margaret Black and John Ptak; William L. Christensen; Anna Christopher; Clean Plate Inc.; CNN en Español; Cospective; Deadline; Digital Industry LLC; DOCS in Progress; El Zol 107.9; Entertainment Weekly; Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce; Maui Holcomb; Hollywood Reporter; IndieWire; International Documentary Association; KCRW; Kesta Happening DC; LA Weekly; LAist and KPCC; LA Confidential; Los Angeles Times; Meet the Press; Pollo Campero; Realscreen; Justin Schornstein; Takoma Radio; Variety Media LLC; Wall Street Journal; The Washington Post; Nick Weidner; WETA TV26; The Wrap

AFI ENDOWMENT FUNDS

Irwin & Sheila Allen Endowed Scholarship; Auerbach-Stuart Family Scholarship; Holleigh Benson Endowed Memorial Award; Amy Rose Bloch Endowed Scholarship; Kirk Douglas Endowed Fellowship; Jean Picker Firstenberg Endowment; Ann Garcelon Endowed Scholarship; Bob & Mimi Gazzale Endowment ; The Getty Endowed Fund; Mosie Hackett Endowed Fellowship; Henry Hathaway Endowed Scholarship ; Hollywood Foreign Press Association Endowed Scholarship; Stanley Kamen Endowed Scholarship; Richard Levinson Endowed Scholarship; Harold Lloyd Endowment; The Nancy Malone Endowment provided by The Bob and Dolores Hope Charitable Foundation; Shirley A. Olivadoti Endowed Scholarship; Perenchio Family Endowed Scholarship; Daniel & Dorothea Petrie Endowed Scholarship; Mary Pickford Foundation Endowed Scholarship; Thomas P. Pollock Endowed Scholarship; Constance Ropolo Charitable Trust Endowed Scholarship; Jane Ann Stewart Endowed Scholarship; Carol Schreder Endowed Scholarship; Gary Winick Endowed Scholarship; Women in Film/Tichi Wilkerson Kassel Memorial Scholarship Fund