Subsidy Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
Walt Disney
Ownership Structure:
publicly traded (ticker symbol DIS)
Headquartered in:
California
Major Industry:
entertainment
Specific Industry:
entertainment
Subsidy Summary | Subsidy Value | Number of Awards |
---|---|---|
State/Local | $2,021,189,822 | 205 |
Federal (grants and allocated tax credits) | $0 | 0 |
TOTAL | $2,021,189,822 | 205 |
Loan / Bailout Summary | Total Face Value | Number of Awards |
State/Local loans, bond financing and venture capital | $0 | 0 |
Federal loans, loan guarantees and bailout assistance (not including repayments) | $0 | 0 |
TOTAL | $0 | 0 |
Time Period for State and Local Awards:
Earliest year of data: 1991. Availability of data for earlier years varies greatly from program to program. The majority of the listings for this parent company are for the period since 2015.
Time Period for Federal Awards:
FY2000 to the present
Notes:
Dollar totals do not include awards for which no subsidy value is disclosed.
Links:
Top 5 States for state/local awards | Total Subsidy $ | Number of Awards |
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Florida | $572,592,916 | 4 |
California | $499,566,394 | 46 |
Connecticut | $308,035,736 | 31 |
New York | $303,151,087 | 41 |
Louisiana | $113,192,503 | 14 |
All other | $224,651,186 | 69 |
Individual Subsidy Records:
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Company | Location | Subsidy Source |
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Subsidy Value | Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
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20th Century Fox Film Corp | Pennsylvania | state | $20,832,692 | tax credit/rebate | ||
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Pennsylvania | state | $12,053,359 | tax credit/rebate | ||
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Pennsylvania | state | $1,550,805 | tax credit/rebate | ||
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Pennsylvania | state | $262,240 | tax credit/rebate | ||
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Pennsylvania | state | $209,363 | tax credit/rebate | ||
DISNEY STORE USA, LLC | New Jersey | state | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | ||
Touchstone Television Productions dba ABC Studios Inc. | Pennsylvania | state | $1,738,465 | tax credit/rebate | ||
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION | Pennsylvania | state | $3,509,680 | tax credit/rebate | ||
American Broadcasting Company, Inc. (1991) | New York | local | 1991 | $9,118,562 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Walt Disney | California | local | 1996 | $200,000,000 |
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Disney Worldwide Shared Services | Florida | state | 2000 | $680,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN (owned by Walt Disney Co.) | Connecticut | state | 2000 | $75,000,000 |
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DISNEYLAND, A DIVISION OF WALT DISNEY WORLD CO. | California | state | 2003 | $1,243,750 | training reimbursement | |
American Broadcasting Co. ('91) | New York | local | 2003 | $809,948 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
American Broadcasting Co. ('95) | New York | local | 2003 | $216,273 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
American Broadcasting Company, Inc. ('91) | New York | local | 2004 | $891,961 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
American Broadcasting Company, Inc. ('95) | New York | local | 2004 | $143,811 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
American Broadcasting Company, Inc. (1995) | New York | local | 2005 | $1,401,898 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
American Broadcasting Company, Inc. (1995) | New York | local | 2006 | $159,353 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Touchstone Television Productions | South Carolina | state | 2006 | $303,631 | tax credit/rebate | |
American Broadcasting Company, Inc. (1995) | New York | local | 2007 | $1,489,432 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Touchstone Television Productions | South Carolina | state | 2007 | $2,159,848 | tax credit/rebate | |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | District of Columbia | state | 2007 | $238,918 | tax credit/rebate | |
Disney Interactive | Utah | state | 2008 | $5,250,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
American Broadcasting Company, Inc. (1991) | New York | local | 2008 | $713,663 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
American Broadcasting Company, Inc. (1995) | New York | local | 2008 | $2,969,240 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Touchstone Television Productions | South Carolina | state | 2008 | $3,072,702 | tax credit/rebate | |
American Broadcasting Company, Inc. (1991) | New York | local | 2009 | $762,953 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
American Broadcasting Company, Inc. (1995) | New York | local | 2009 | $216,500 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
ABC/Disney | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $206,280 | tax credit/rebate | |
Disney | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $3,241,493 | tax credit/rebate | |
Walt Disney | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $6,448,273 | tax credit/rebate | |
Touchstone Television Productions | South Carolina | state | 2009 | $6,498,045 | tax credit/rebate | |
20th Century Fox Television | Texas | state | 2009 | $821,764 | grant | |
DISNEYLAND RESORT, A DIVISION OF WALT DISNEY COMPANY | California | state | 2010 | $759,570 | training reimbursement | |
TCF International Productions Inc. | Michigan | state | 2010 | $27,547 | cost reimbursement | |
20th Century Fox Television | Texas | state | 2010 | $821,764 | cost reimbursement | |
TCF International Productions, Inc. | Michigan | state | 2010 | $27,547 | cost reimbursement | |
Buena Vista Production | Illinois | state | 2010 | $375,469 | tax credit/rebate | |
20th Century Fox Film Corp | Illinois | state | 2010 | $953,395 | tax credit/rebate | |
20th Century Fox | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $151,648 | tax credit/rebate | |
20th Century Fox | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $6,867,826 | tax credit/rebate | |
Walt Disney | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $117,855 | tax credit/rebate | |
Walt Disney | Louisiana | state | 2010 | $326,879 | tax credit/rebate | |
Touchstone Television Productions | South Carolina | state | 2010 | $5,695,567 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN/Starwave Partners G.P. | Connecticut | state | 2011 | $5,660,327 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN/Starwave Partners G.P. | Connecticut | state | 2011 | $10,813,421 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN/Starwave Partners G.P. | Connecticut | state | 2011 | $2,738,190 | tax credit/rebate | |
PIXAR | Washington | state | 2011 | undisclosed | tax credit/rebate | |
Buena Vista Production | Illinois | state | 2011 | $282,021 | tax credit/rebate | |
20th Century Fox Film Corp | Illinois | state | 2011 | $1,250,830 | tax credit/rebate | |
20th Century Fox | Louisiana | state | 2011 | $19,142,191 | tax credit/rebate | |
Touchstone Television Productions | South Carolina | state | 2011 | $5,042,464 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN, Inc. Bldg. C | Connecticut | state | 2011 | $6,685,395 | tax credit/rebate | |
Disney Worldwide services, Inc. | North Carolina | local | 2011 | undisclosed | grant | |
American Broadcasting Company, Inc. (1991) | New York | local | 2011 | $9,119 | multiple | |
20th Century Fox Television | Texas | state | 2011 | $1,259,913 | grant | |
ESPN | Connecticut | state | 2012 | $18,700,000 | grant/loan hybrid program | |
ESPN/Starwave Partners G.P. | Connecticut | state | 2012 | $13,437,607 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN/Starwave Partners G.P. | Connecticut | state | 2012 | $2,548,566 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN Internet Ventures | Connecticut | state | 2012 | $9,103,751 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN Enterprises, Inc. | Connecticut | state | 2012 | $1,789,298 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN, Inc. | Connecticut | state | 2012 | $6,685,395 | tax credit/rebate | |
Buena Vista Production | Illinois | state | 2012 | $465,481 | tax credit/rebate | |
20th Century Fox Film Corp | Illinois | state | 2012 | $1,441,849 | tax credit/rebate | |
20th Century Fox Film Corp | Illinois | state | 2012 | $3,049,765 | tax credit/rebate | |
20th Century Fox Film Corp | Illinois | state | 2012 | $3,859,450 | tax credit/rebate | |
20th Century Fox | Louisiana | state | 2012 | $19,997 | tax credit/rebate | |
Touchstone Television Productions | South Carolina | state | 2012 | $8,992,810 | tax credit/rebate | |
20th Century Fox Television | Texas | state | 2012 | $1,811,811 | grant | |
ABC Studios | Illinois | state | 2013 | $1,255,350 | tax credit/rebate | |
20th Century Fox Film Corp | Illinois | state | 2013 | $4,742,934 | tax credit/rebate | |
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | North Carolina | state | 2013 | $1,860,373 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN Enterprises, Inc. | Connecticut | state | 2013 | $1,560,863 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN Internet Ventures | Connecticut | state | 2013 | $9,734,345 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN, Inc. DC-2 Phase I | Connecticut | state | 2013 | $14,430,660 | tax credit/rebate | |
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION | Florida | state | 2013 | $363,632 | tax credit/rebate | |
Touchstone Television Productions | South Carolina | state | 2013 | $5,634,118 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN Enterprises, Inc. | Connecticut | state | 2014 | $1,264,686 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN Internet Ventures | Connecticut | state | 2014 | $10,200,883 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN, Inc. DC-2 Phase II | Connecticut | state | 2014 | $12,138,677 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN, Inc. | Connecticut | state | 2014 | $10,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
MARVEL STUDIOS - IRON WORKS PRODUCTIONS III, LLC | Florida | state | 2014 | $1,549,284 | tax credit/rebate | |
Disney Worldwide Services | North Carolina | state | 2014 | $15,625 | tax credit/rebate | |
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | North Carolina | state | 2014 | $5,836,436 | tax credit/rebate | |
Twentieth Century Fox Television, Inc. | North Carolina | state | 2014 | $10,912,186 | tax credit/rebate | |
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | New York | state | 2014 | $2,381,275 | tax credit/rebate | |
Brightstar FOX Holdings LLC | Louisiana | state | 2014 | $14,632,736 | tax credit/rebate | |
Touchstone Television Productions LLC | Texas | local | 2014 | $55,845 | grant | |
Touchstone Television Productions LLC | Texas | local | 2014 | $51,966 | grant | |
ABC Studios | Texas | state | 2014 | $436,391 | grant | |
Playdom | Texas | state | 2014 | $183,862 | grant | |
Touchstone Television LLC | New York | state | 2015 | $1,650,785 | tax credit/rebate | |
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp | New York | state | 2015 | $734,794 | tax credit/rebate | |
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. | New York | state | 2015 | $74,511 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN Internet Ventures | Connecticut | state | 2015 | $8,907,185 | tax credit/rebate | |
ESPN Enterprises, Inc. | Connecticut | state | 2015 | $3,563,974 | tax credit/rebate | |
Disney Worldwide Services | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $15,625 | tax credit/rebate | |
Twentieth Century Fox Film Coporation | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $2,989,016 | tax credit/rebate | |
Twentieth Century Fox Film Coporation | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $5,988,601 | tax credit/rebate | |
Twentieth Century Fox Film Coporation | North Carolina | state | 2015 | $14,510,114 | tax credit/rebate |
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