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The Golden Globe Foundation is a non-profit successor organization to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and is responsible for administering philanthropic activities and grants connected with the Golden Globe Awards. The awards themselves are now owned and operated by Dick Clark Productions following the dissolution of the HFPA in 2023. [1] [2]

In January 2024, the foundation announced $5 million in grants to 96 organizations catering to underserved communities, universities, and colleges as well as for film restoration projects and to assist journalists around the world. [3]

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References

  1. "We thought the Golden Globes couldn't get any worse. We were wrong". USA Today. January 8, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  2. "Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge Acquire Golden Globes". 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  3. Thompson, Jaden (January 5, 2024). "Golden Globe Foundation Awards $5 Million in Grants to 96 Organizations". Variety. Retrieved February 2, 2024.