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The Kemp R Niver Scholarship Fund

Accepts applications Glendale, California · EIN 957016831

The Kemp R Niver Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Glendale, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $20,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $20,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was the same as $20,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$20,0001$263,508
2024$20,0001$256,611
2025$20,0001$236,076

How to apply

ContactMartin C Kristal
333 South Hope Street Ste 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone or email(213) 489-3222
What to submitBiography and resume, statement of future goals, example of research paper in the general area of film history
DeadlinesMust be submitted in time for spring quarter announcement; funds paid out following fall quarter.
RestrictionsScholarships awarded to graduate students in film history

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Kemp R Niver Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California1$20,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
UCLA Foundation School of Theater Film and Television
Los Angeles, CA
Assist in financial aid of film students$20,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Kemp R Niver Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Must be submitted in time for spring quarter announcement; funds paid out following fall quarter.

How much does The Kemp R Niver Scholarship Fund give?

$20,000 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs The Kemp R Niver Scholarship Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Martin C Kristal (Trustee).

What does The Kemp R Niver Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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