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Who funds arts, culture and humanities in California: 2,852 foundations, $532.9 million in grants
2,852 private foundations paid 10,240 grants totaling $532,852,061 to arts, culture and humanities nonprofits in California, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, with $54,964,786 in 9 grants.
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- Cause
- Arts, culture and humanities
- Recipients in
- California
- Foundations
- 2,852
- Grants
- 10,240
- Total granted
- $532,852,061
Foundations that funded arts, culture and humanities in California
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 2,852 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 9 | $54,964,786 | $27,000,000 | The Broad Art Foundation | Arts - to support art collection and lending activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Dunard Fund USA LTD | Northbrook, IL | 6 | $53,995,000 | $52,500,000 | Colburn School | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Perenchio Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 59 | $24,978,000 | $5,000,000 | Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 32 | $17,622,300 | $2,500,000 | Alliance for California Traditional Arts | To support organizational capacity and a national fellowship for traditional artists | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 24 | $15,725,985 | $2,492,357 | The Tech Interactive | In support of an earthquake exhibition area with a shake table simulator, themed design challenges, and interactive data visualization activities. | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 163 | $14,846,846 | $600,000 | The Center for Cultural Innovation | For the vallejo arts fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The J Paul Getty Trust | Los Angeles, CA | 83 | $13,247,795 | $10,909,326 | The Center for Cultural Innovation | Trust grants | apps.irs.gov |
| The Conrad Prebys Foundation | San Diego, CA | 77 | $10,379,605 | $3,000,000 | San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Walt and Lilly Disney Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $7,813,075 | $7,513,075 | The Walt Disney Family Museum | Education - arts | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ahmanson Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 45 | $6,691,700 | $1,000,000 | Los Angeles Master Chorale Association | Toward renovation and remodel of the office | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 13 | $6,121,606 | $1,500,000 | Internews Network | In support of activities and grants to support local news organizations in communities with low civic information scores | apps.irs.gov |
| The Norton Simon Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | Norton Simon Museum of Art at Pasadena | Unrestricted support of the museum's operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 33 | $5,949,712 | $700,000 | Center for Asian American Media | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | apps.irs.gov |
| WM Keck Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 13 | $5,710,750 | $2,000,000 | Museum Associates | To improve access to art and art education | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | 49 | $5,504,281 | $1,164,870 | Prevention Institute | Building power for increased community wellness system funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Dunaway Foundation | La Jolla, CA | 1 | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | NTC Foundation | Performing arts center "the joan" | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 10 | $5,152,000 | $3,000,000 | Kqed Inc | Strengthening civic engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| The Broad Art Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $5,047,083 | $5,000,000 | The Broad | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| MR and MRS Samuel Oschin Family Foundation | Woodland Hills, CA | 1 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | California Science Center Foundation | California science center samuel oschin air and space center. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 49 | $4,668,572 | $1,428,572 | Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts | The wallis arrives: a comprehensive campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenneth Rainin Foundation | Oakland, CA | 84 | $4,102,295 | $1,300,000 | Roxie Theater | $1,200,000 for the roxie forever campaign and $100,000 for general operations support of the new facility and staff. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 12 | $3,662,822 | $2,384,842 | Prevention Institute | 81728 expanding the people, parks, and power's broad-based movement for park and green-space equity in the u.s., led by the most-impacted communities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 51 | $3,470,000 | $300,000 | South Coast Repertory Inc | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 35 | $3,335,000 | $350,000 | Arts Council Santa Cruz County | Families and Communities | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 8 | $3,110,737 | $1,000,000 | News Revenue Hub Inc | Accelerate the news revenue hubs capacity by scaling its technical staff to enable product, analytics, and data benchmarking capabilities, and to provide free access to those products and capabilities | apps.irs.gov |
| Boeing Company Charitable Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,100,000 | $3,100,000 | California Science Center Foundation | Endeavour lacampaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris & Donald Fisher Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | To support operations. | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | 26 | $2,896,050 | $750,000 | Mission Bit | To support computer science coursework for san francisco students | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph M Parsons Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 48 | $2,834,900 | $500,000 | The Colburn School | Over three years for support of the campus expansion project | apps.irs.gov |
| Gerson Bakar Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $2,825,250 | $2,500,000 | California Academy of Sciences | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hobsonlucas Family Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 27 | $2,661,000 | $650,000 | The Film Foundation | Grant donation | apps.irs.gov |
| East West Bank Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 9 | $2,602,007 | $988,568 | Museum Associates | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Avatar Alliance Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2,350,000 | $2,350,000 | The Game Changers Foundation | Providing supportive services to individuals impacted by poverty. our primary mission is to combat hunger, unemployment and the housing crisis for displaced women, children, men and retired veterans. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Smidt Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 2 | $2,230,000 | $2,030,000 | Holocaust Museum La | General operating support; project support | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Marcia Goldman Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 29 | $2,175,800 | $1,400,000 | Epacenter | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Snap Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 22 | $2,110,000 | $250,000 | Inner-City Arts | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Weingart Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 20 | $2,075,828 | $1,500,000 | Destination Crenshaw | Black justice and healing | apps.irs.gov |
| Koret Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 36 | $2,020,000 | $200,000 | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | K12 education programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald T Leahy Charitable Remainder Trust | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $2,002,580 | $2,002,580 | California Science Center Foundation | Provide learning opportunities. | apps.irs.gov |
| Craig Newmark Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | Common Sense Media | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 6 | $1,850,000 | $500,000 | Common Sense Media | To expand and unify common sense medias ai ratings across platforms, and develop ai literacy tools for safer digital environments. | apps.irs.gov |
| Samueli Foundation | Corona Del Mar, CA | 11 | $1,835,000 | $500,000 | Orange County Museum of Art | Empathy project | apps.irs.gov |
| United Plankton Charitable Trust | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $1,785,000 | $1,000,000 | California Institute of the Arts | To further organization's charitable purpose.to further organization's charitable purpose.to further organization's charitable purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph Aw Clayes III Charitable Trust | La Jolla, CA | 1 | $1,700,000 | $1,700,000 | Cygnet Theatre Company | Support of programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | 2 | $1,625,000 | $1,500,000 | Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The McConnell Foundation | Redding, CA | 5 | $1,597,581 | $1,588,581 | Turtle Bay Exploration Park | Operating support for calendar year 2024, sustainability gardens - site maintenance 2024, memberships, annual auction" | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 1 | $1,550,000 | $1,550,000 | Common Sense Media | For project support for digital citizenship resources, library pilot, and annual summit sponsorship | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1,550,000 | $1,550,000 | California Science Center Foundation | Payment for educational purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| William K Bowes Jr Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 6 | $1,527,500 | $1,000,000 | The Exploratorium | Exploratorium gallery renewal | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter and Elise Haas Fund | San Francisco, CA | 50 | $1,513,610 | $100,000 | The Center for Cultural Innovation | Two years of general operating support, for programming that prioritizes artists who are of cultural communities that are historically underserved | apps.irs.gov |
| Andrew J & Joyce D Mandell Family Foundation Inc | Newington, CT | 1 | $1,507,825 | $1,507,825 | From the Heart Productions | Unrestricted support of the organization's tax exempt status | apps.irs.gov |
| The Herb Alpert Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 12 | $1,507,400 | $1,152,400 | California Institute of Arts | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Larry and Helen Hoag Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 2 | $1,484,261 | $876,883 | Orange County Music & Dance | Community programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 8 | $1,474,919 | $350,000 | Film Independent Inc | To support the triennial sloan film summit, a three-day event of screenings, panels, staged readings, project updates, networking opportunities, and community building for sloan film grantees | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | Mountain View, CA | 20 | $1,458,916 | $250,000 | Safe Space Pictures Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Deutsch Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 5 | $1,450,000 | $1,000,000 | Holocaust Museum La | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| KHR McNeely Family Foundation | Sonoma, CA | 12 | $1,420,000 | $500,000 | Sonoma Valley Film Society | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris Foundation | Torrance, CA | 29 | $1,416,000 | $500,000 | California Science Center Foundation | Oschin air and space center | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zellerbach Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 102 | $1,400,000 | $75,000 | Independent Arts and Media | To support grantee's project 5 elements | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 6 | $1,400,000 | $350,000 | Prevention Institute | Health and Health Equity | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 44 | $1,363,943 | $500,000 | Brotherhood of Elders Network | For project support for the 40x40 council to develop and implement the rise east 10-year plan to improve the health and well-being of residents of east oakland. | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 47 | $1,346,879 | $500,000 | Capital & Main | To support Just Prosperity in California | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 6 | $1,325,000 | $700,000 | The Center for Cultural Innovation | Project support grant to continue the implementation of ambitious | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bernard Osher Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 51 | $1,314,500 | $115,000 | San Francisco Symphony | Lifelong learning institutes | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 3 | $1,310,000 | $800,000 | Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Support for youth development through music | apps.irs.gov |
| The Coulter Family Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 3 | $1,200,000 | $1,055,000 | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | To support Art Bash and annual exhibition fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Palo Alto, CA | 4 | $1,190,000 | $1,000,000 | Museum of Contemporary Art | To provide support to establish the eric and wendy schmidt environment and art prize. | apps.irs.gov |
| Oberndorf Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $1,145,000 | $1,000,000 | California Academy of Sciences | General charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Hess Foundation Inc | Parsippany, NJ | 1 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | Museum Associates | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund | San Francisco, CA | 28 | $1,094,800 | $250,000 | Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums | Exhibition support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grove Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $1,060,000 | $1,000,000 | Puente de La Costa Sur | General support, capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art | New York, NY | 3 | $1,046,000 | $913,000 | Center for Asian American Media | Reimagining and investing in a new infrastructure for us muslim storytelling in independent film and media. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Max H Gluck Foundation Inc | Sherman Oaks, CA | 8 | $1,041,600 | $413,000 | Colburn School | Gluck felloship program, jumpstart young musicians program, summer encounter | apps.irs.gov |
| Jonathan Logan Family Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 11 | $1,034,000 | $400,000 | International Documentary Association | Elevate grants and getting real conference 3 years | apps.irs.gov |
| Dhanam Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $1,015,000 | $1,000,000 | Exploratorium | To support the stability and revitalization fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Perforce Foundation | Alameda, CA | 2 | $1,010,000 | $865,000 | Little Opera House | Support for performing arts center development and construction | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fletcher Jones Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 2 | $1,010,000 | $1,000,000 | Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery | The "this land is" initiative marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald M Simon Family Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | 2 | $1,002,510 | $1,000,000 | Orange County Music and Dance Inc | To further donee organization's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simmsmann Family Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 2 | $1,002,000 | $1,000,000 | Academy Foundation | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Education Leaders of Color Inc | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rappaport Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Minnesota Street Project Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Salesforce Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Common Sense Media | Support for education and career opportunities for young people | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leonard & Sophie Davis Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $991,250 | $991,250 | Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums | Support cofam's department of contemporary art and programming's efforts in acquiring contemporary works of art by emerging underrepresented artists. | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 6 | $978,957 | $670,000 | Creative Visions Foundation | Empower women and girls | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gaska Alliance Foundation | Glendale, CA | 3 | $975,000 | $945,000 | Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California | For assistance with the establishment of a museum and cultural center to promote understanding and appreciation of americas ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the armenian american experience | apps.irs.gov |
| HN and Frances C Berger Foundation | Palm Desert, CA | 8 | $959,800 | $500,000 | Palm Springs Air Museum | the Auen Learning Center | apps.irs.gov |
| Cal Turner Family Foundation Inc | Nashville, TN | 3 | $950,000 | $350,000 | From the Heart Productions Inc | From the heart documentary - divide and conquer | apps.irs.gov |
| S Mark Taper Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 7 | $930,000 | $400,000 | Holocaust Museum La | Capital support for museum campus expansion. | apps.irs.gov |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | 10 | $907,800 | $208,000 | Museum of Craft and Design | Art & culture | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $900,000 | $250,000 | Geffen Playhouse Inc | Arts, culture & media | apps.irs.gov |
| The Adi and Jerry Greenberg Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $895,500 | $600,000 | Geffen Playhouse Inc | general purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Mimi and Peter Haas Fund | San Francisco, CA | 23 | $890,250 | $260,000 | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | Annual giving 2024-2025 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 7 | $872,300 | $250,000 | Latino Theater Company | To support the national latinx theater initiative, a 10-year effort to provide significant funding to theaters and ensembles across the united states and puerto rico founded by and for people of latin | apps.irs.gov |
| William S & Nancy E Thompson Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $850,000 | $850,000 | Pacific Symphony | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $841,116 | $399,000 | Eastside Arts Alliance | To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts Initiative. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eisner Foundation Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | 9 | $811,500 | $451,500 | Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Hutto-Patterson Charitable | Encino, CA | 2 | $809,080 | $799,080 | Slamdance Group | Arts and cultural programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Manitou Fund | White Bear Lake, MN | 8 | $780,000 | $300,000 | Santa Barbara International Film Festival Inc | Educational programming ($200k) and general operating ($100k) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Baker Street Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 11 | $780,000 | $200,000 | Independent Arts & Media | Cinemasf upgrade to theaters | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 20 | $750,230 | $450,000 | Miguel Contreras Foundation | To create high-road career pathways programs for opportunity youth in los angeles that lead to economic mobility | apps.irs.gov |
| La84 Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | California Science Center Foundation | Youth sports | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morf Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $750,000 | $500,000 | The Film Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Simpson PSB Fund | Orinda, CA | 5 | $730,000 | $525,000 | Oakland Museum of California | To provide funds for unrestricted general operating support to further the mission of the organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| John Mohme Foundation | Culver City, CA | 4 | $716,500 | $241,500 | Capital Public Radio | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Technical Training Foundation | Beverly, MA | 4 | $674,650 | $333,333 | California Science Center Foundation | Grants | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen and Will Webster Foundation | Arcadia, CA | 3 | $668,710 | $575,000 | Pasadena Conservatory of Music | Conservancyconservatoryconservatory | apps.irs.gov |
| Sage Foundation | Arlington, WA | 3 | $650,000 | $400,000 | Music Is Extraordinary Inc | Refer to statement 12 (footnote) of this tax return | apps.irs.gov |
| John Pritzker Family Fund | Redwood City, CA | 11 | $627,500 | $250,000 | Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums | Irving Penn Exhibition | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert M & Marjie A Bennett Foundation | Woodland Hills, CA | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation | To preserve and celebrate the history of television, to educate television professionals. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tu Foundation | Fountain Valley, CA | 2 | $600,000 | $350,000 | Pacific Symphony | Support for the arts - music | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $600,000 | $250,000 | Level Ground Inc | Recapturing the gender narrative | apps.irs.gov |
| The Audre Slater Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 11 | $575,000 | $260,000 | Madison Project | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 5 | $555,000 | $500,000 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Righteous Persons Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $550,000 | $500,000 | Jewish Story Partners | Arts & culture | apps.irs.gov |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $550,000 | $250,000 | San Francisco Symphony | To support the music education programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Crescent Porter Hale Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 10 | $546,000 | $120,000 | East Bay Center for the Performing Arts | Middle school youth | apps.irs.gov |
| Terra Foundation for American Art | Chicago, IL | 9 | $535,000 | $100,000 | Center for Cultural Innovation | Arts education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 7 | $530,000 | $325,000 | Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History | Support for the 2024 mineral masquerade; space lab exhibition & school & teacher services programs; general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roy Cockrum Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $526,300 | $526,300 | Old Globe Theatre | Henry VI | apps.irs.gov |
| Sean N Parker Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $525,000 | $525,000 | Museum Associates | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eucalyptus Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $525,000 | $500,000 | Exploratorium | Stability & revitalization fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Anne Wojcicki Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 6 | $520,000 | $250,000 | The Exploratorium | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 5 | $516,666 | $200,000 | Oakland Museum of California | Support for preservation of an art collection | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosenthal Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $512,500 | $300,000 | Versa-Style Dance Company | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Paul & Elisabeth Merage Family Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | 2 | $504,688 | $500,000 | Simbelle Productions | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stanley & Joyce Black Family Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 4 | $503,500 | $250,000 | Holocaust Museum La | To support the holocaust museum la which continues its mission to commemorate those who perished, honor those who survived, educate about the holocaust and inspire a more dignified and humane world. | apps.irs.gov |
| Elaine P Wynn and Family Foundation BT | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $502,500 | $500,000 | The Mayten Foundation | To help organization with its charitable mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Troper Wojcicki Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $501,000 | $500,000 | California Academy of Sciences | General support ($470k/year) and science trustees table at the annual gala ($30k/year) | apps.irs.gov |
| Adobe Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $500,000 | $200,000 | San Jose Museum of Art Association | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Culture Wise Studies Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gilead Foundation | Foster City, CA | 2 | $500,000 | $250,000 | Forward Impact | Narratives that bind us: how storytelling can disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline, and reimagine youth incarceration. | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $500,000 | $350,000 | Catchlight | To support efforts to build and scale an initiative to add visual journalism capacity to nonprofit newsrooms across the united states. | apps.irs.gov |
| Manoogian Simone Foundation | Dearborn, MI | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | The Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra Foundation | Religious/cultural | apps.irs.gov |
| Ramsay Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 5 | $500,000 | $100,000 | Berkeley Repertory Theatre | Support youth education programming | apps.irs.gov |
| Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation | Glenview, IL | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Berkeley Film Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $500,000 | $250,000 | Museum Foundation of Pacific Grove Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Slattery Family Foundation | Key Largo, FL | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Planes of Fame Air Museum | To preserve aviation history, inspire interest in aviation, educate the public and honor aviation pioneers and veterans. | apps.irs.gov |
| Susan Crown Exchange Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Common Sense Media | Public charity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Creative Visions Foundation | The louie channel | apps.irs.gov |
| The James and Rebecca Morgan Charitable Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Common Sense Media | Public charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Windsong Trust | Manhattan Beach, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Simon Wiesenthal Center | Educational program support at the museum of tolerance | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert Gumbiner Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 1 | $486,700 | $486,700 | Museum of Latin American Art | Promotion of visual arts & culture | apps.irs.gov |
| Perspective Media Initiatives Inc | New York, NY | 8 | $485,000 | $100,000 | Afterimage Public Media | Production support for power and light | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 26 | $479,000 | $60,000 | Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts | The wallis school partners program | apps.irs.gov |
| Chuck Lorre Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $475,000 | $250,000 | The Museum of Contemporary Art | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph Drown Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $475,000 | $300,000 | Common Sense Media | Operating support & la education support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Greenberg Foundation | Ventura, CA | 13 | $473,110 | $289,000 | Southern California Public Radio | Support of charitable mission | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc | New York, NY | 7 | $469,000 | $100,000 | Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions | Warhol re-granting initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Weaver Family Private Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 5 | $464,375 | $453,875 | Laguna Art Museum | Cultural support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hollywood Foreign Press Association Charitable Trust | West Hollywood, CA | 8 | $462,420 | $224,920 | Film Independent Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Reva and David Logan Foundation | Chicago, IL | 5 | $458,500 | $163,500 | Institute for Public Accuracy | Whisper general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Argyros Family Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | 4 | $457,004 | $267,329 | South Coast Repertory | Arts | apps.irs.gov |
| The Miner Anderson Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 14 | $454,000 | $110,000 | Independent Arts & Media | CinemaSF fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Price Philanthropies Foundation | La Jolla, CA | 16 | $453,349 | $111,849 | San Diego Air & Space Museum | General support; programs and projects | apps.irs.gov |
| California Physicians' Service FDN Dba Blue Shield of California FDN | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $450,000 | $200,000 | Afrola Media Group | Domestic violence prevention journalism | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $450,000 | $450,000 | Common Sense Media | Digital citizenship for a new era in ops | apps.irs.gov |
| Quest Foundation | Danville, CA | 11 | $449,863 | $90,000 | Bay Area Discovery Museum | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Schlinger Chrisman Foundation Northern Trust Company Trustee | Chicago, IL | 5 | $440,000 | $235,000 | Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts | Support for performing arts. | apps.irs.gov |
| Pilara Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $423,892 | $275,437 | The Fine Arts Museums Foundation | Art | apps.irs.gov |
| The William G Irwin Charity Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 6 | $420,000 | $100,000 | San Francisco Ballet Association | Annual grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Northrop Grumman Foundation | Falls Church, VA | 2 | $401,500 | $400,000 | California Science Center FDN | General operating grants & matching gifts. | apps.irs.gov |
| Avery-Tsui Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | San Diego Museum of Art | Community engagement pavilion reading room | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A Just Society | New York, NY | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Partners Asia | To support partners asia's regranting and capacity building support to women, girls, and lgbtqi rights organizations across thailand | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry T and Elizabeth Segerstrom Charitable Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | 2 | $400,000 | $200,000 | Colburn School | Support for artistry programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Meredith and Rosemary Willson Charit (aka the Music Man Foundation) | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $400,000 | $125,000 | Los Angeles Opera Company | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roddenberry Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Academy Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc | Bethesda, MD | 23 | $398,050 | $100,000 | Puente de La Costa Sur | Farmworker housing | apps.irs.gov |
| The Michael and Lori Milken Family Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 6 | $398,000 | $235,000 | Los Angeles Ballet | Cultural, libraries & museums | apps.irs.gov |
| Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 11 | $395,000 | $50,000 | Harmony Project Bay Area | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Davies Charitable Trust | San Bruno, CA | 1 | $390,900 | $390,900 | San Francisco Symphony | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Jay & Deanie Stein Foundation Trust | Jacksonville, FL | 3 | $390,500 | $378,000 | Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Support orchestra | apps.irs.gov |
| The Segerstrom Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | 5 | $362,500 | $125,000 | South Coast Repertory | To support the 2025 theater for young audiences series | apps.irs.gov |
| Marjorie Lindsey Charitable Trust Uad | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $362,470 | $362,470 | Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Crescendo for Music and the Arts | La Canada, CA | 1 | $360,000 | $360,000 | Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts | General grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Munger Charitable Trust Number One | Pasadena, CA | 2 | $357,785 | $258,377 | Southern California Public Radio | (1) description: 486 shares of berkshire hathaway class b securities (2) book value: $197,855 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received | apps.irs.gov |
| Edgerton Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $354,000 | $168,000 | Geffen Playhouse | General support of organization mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Family Foundation | Sioux Falls, SD | 2 | $351,000 | $346,000 | Palm Springs Air Museum Inc | General operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 2 | $350,000 | $200,000 | Robert C Maynard Institute for Journalism Education | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Parker Foundation | Carlsbad, CA | 10 | $347,000 | $100,000 | NTC Foundation | To support the judy mcdonald garden. | apps.irs.gov |
| Lakeside Charitable Trust | Austin, TX | 1 | $345,000 | $345,000 | The Film Collaborative | To support the organizations work with the distribution of creative works. | apps.irs.gov |
| Marriott Daughters Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 3 | $345,000 | $324,862 | The Film Collaborative | The planning and creation of a documentary on menopause | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $345,000 | $345,000 | Museum Associates | To support digital programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Resnick Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 11 | $344,825 | $100,000 | Reut USA | Donee's tax exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Nicholas Endowment | Irvine, CA | 4 | $333,000 | $175,000 | South Coast Repertory | Core support | apps.irs.gov |
| Harnisch Family Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $332,000 | $127,000 | Creative Visions Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $330,000 | $250,000 | Latino Theater Company | For its latinx theater initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| The Friedkin Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $330,000 | $330,000 | Project Recover | Funds for development costs to support the mission of repatriating Americans missing in action | apps.irs.gov |
| The Good Works Foundation | Aspen, CO | 3 | $324,999 | $284,999 | Ica La | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Wasserman Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 6 | $322,000 | $250,000 | Academy Museum Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sahm Family Foundation | Fullerton, CA | 4 | $320,000 | $275,000 | Museum of Contemporary Art of San Diego | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joseph and Vera Long Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | 16 | $315,000 | $30,000 | Enriching Lives Through Music | Tuition-free, intensive music education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sidney E Frank Foundation | Harrison, NY | 3 | $315,000 | $250,000 | The Colburn School | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Spenuzza-Velastegui Family Foundation | Monarch Beach, CA | 7 | $309,745 | $110,100 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts | Provide public performing arts porgrams. | apps.irs.gov |
| Inmaat Foundation | New York, NY | 18 | $307,500 | $100,000 | International Documentary Association | A very long winter | apps.irs.gov |
| Ann Jackson Family Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 16 | $305,500 | $50,000 | Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts | Capital campaign pledge | apps.irs.gov |
| Tomkat Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 5 | $305,000 | $100,000 | Compton Kidz Club | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation | Radnor, PA | 10 | $303,000 | $85,000 | Riverside Art Museum | Help with the cost of installing a new hvac system for its historic 1929 julia morgan building. | apps.irs.gov |
| Syzygy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $302,500 | $255,000 | Roxie Theater | Community support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zegar Family Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $302,000 | $175,000 | Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center | General purpose contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Collectible Art Preservation Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 2 | $300,000 | $250,000 | Skirball Cultural Center | Jack kirby exhibit | apps.irs.gov |
| SMBC Global Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Japanese American National Museum | Our promise capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $300,000 | $200,000 | Center for Cultural Innovation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Swanson Foundation | Burlingame, CA | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Kqed | Public service | apps.irs.gov |
| The Theodore J and Janice F Smith Family Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | 1 | $299,548 | $299,548 | Pacific Symphony | Annual fund and two classic concerts | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 7 | $296,110 | $168,178 | Museum Associates | To support art sharing and community engagement programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred E Mann Charities Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $295,000 | $250,000 | Los Angeles Opera Company | Support of charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayfarer Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $290,000 | $290,000 | Palenke Arts | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Eris & Larry Field Family Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 3 | $287,818 | $262,818 | Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carl and Yurie Pascarella Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $285,000 | $285,000 | Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Mosher Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 8 | $284,000 | $102,000 | Music Academy of the West | In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Distracted Globe Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $283,000 | $153,000 | Artequity Community | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter J & Holly O Thomson Charitable | Dallas, TX | 8 | $280,000 | $50,000 | Los Angeles Conservancy | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 2 | $279,378 | $147,043 | The Film Collaborative Inc | Gratitude revealed: grass roots events | apps.irs.gov |
| The North Star Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $276,596 | $276,596 | Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Billy & Audrey L Wilder Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | 1 | $275,000 | $275,000 | The Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center | Education. | apps.irs.gov |
| LL Foundation for Youth | Sherman Oaks, CA | 4 | $275,000 | $100,000 | Los Angeles Opera Company | Charitable contributions | apps.irs.gov |
| Teiger Foundation | New York, NY | 7 | $270,900 | $150,000 | The Museum of Contemporary Art | Program support. | apps.irs.gov |
| Wyncote Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | $270,000 | $120,000 | Bay Area Video Coalition | Support for specific pictures | apps.irs.gov |
| Y&S Nazarian Family Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 2 | $270,000 | $250,000 | Skirball Cultural Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Linda & Alvaro Pascotto Charitable Found Foundation | Zephyr Cove, NV | 2 | $269,000 | $240,000 | Los Angeles Opera Company | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Monimos Foundation | Ojai, CA | 2 | $266,611 | $241,611 | Monimos Art Foundation | To help grow its activities. monimos art foundation operates as a museum showcasing works of art. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Karsh Family Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 4 | $265,500 | $250,000 | Skirball Cultural Center | Philanthropic activity | apps.irs.gov |
| L Robert & Patricia Payne Family Foundation Inc | San Diego, CA | 10 | $261,000 | $50,000 | Opera Neo | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sharon D Lund Foundation | Orange, CA | 2 | $260,000 | $200,000 | California Institute of the Arts | General operation | apps.irs.gov |
| Lisa Stone Pritzker Family Fund | Palo Alto, CA | 8 | $257,000 | $100,000 | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | To share art and the creative process to open minds and help build a better world. | apps.irs.gov |
| Schlinger Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 10 | $255,000 | $100,000 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The John C Mithun Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $255,000 | $225,000 | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael J Connell Foundation Michael J Connell Charities Lte | Pasadena, CA | 5 | $252,000 | $142,000 | Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Board member dues/ annual fund 2024 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2,968 | $250,982 | $6,757 | Ayn Rand Institute the Center for the Advancement of Objectivism | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 22 | $250,900 | $50,000 | Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History | Capital/multi-year grants | apps.irs.gov |
| Acacia Foundation | Arcadia, CA | 3 | $250,000 | $130,000 | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | Museum education | apps.irs.gov |
| Adams Charitable Foundation | Falls Church, VA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Reclaim the Records | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Center for Cultural Innovation | to support research and development of new educational opportunities for artists and cultural communities | apps.irs.gov |
| Diane and Ron Miller Fund | Vineburg, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Walt Disney Family Museum | Arts/humanities | apps.irs.gov |
| Faro Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $250,000 | $150,000 | The Walden School | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Podium Society | All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bengier Foundation | Redwood City, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | The Exploratorium | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Farview Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Illuminate the Arts | Cash donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Klarman Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Jewish Story Partners | Unrestricted operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Michael and Karen Stone Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | San Diego Museum of Art | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mosse Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 4 | $250,000 | $236,000 | Berkeley Repertory Theatre | Charitable organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation Dba Jim Joseph Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $250,000 | $100,000 | Custom and Craft Jewish Rituals Inc | Diy jewish network | apps.irs.gov |
| World Wide Technology Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Academy Museum Foundation | To further the exempt purpose of the recipient organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rock Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 8 | $246,500 | $130,000 | Kqed | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Wingate Foundation | Riverside, CA | 4 | $243,600 | $194,000 | Craft in America | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pincus Family Fund | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $239,800 | $239,800 | National Film Preserve LTD | The Nugget Project, Show Ring Sponsorship fund, & TFF Patron Pass | apps.irs.gov |
| Womenconnect4good Inc | Springfield, MO | 1 | $238,000 | $238,000 | Let It Ripple | Charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kennedy Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 9 | $237,500 | $70,000 | Museum Associates | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Found | Louisville, KY | 13 | $235,460 | $63,478 | Film Collaborative | Restricted support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morris Stulsaft Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 9 | $235,000 | $35,000 | East Bay Center for the Performing Arts | For general support (3-year grant) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation | Portland, OR | 5 | $233,720 | $156,113 | Palm Springs Art Museum | Art exhibition support | apps.irs.gov |
| WWW Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 11 | $232,500 | $50,000 | Lobero Theatre Foundation | Ovation celebration ($250k over 5 years) | apps.irs.gov |
| Every Org | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $232,182 | $96,110 | The Work Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bothin Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 10 | $230,200 | $50,000 | Community Music Center | Purchase and install new hvac system in concert hall | apps.irs.gov |
| Barbara and Gerson Bakar Foundation Dba the Achieve Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $230,000 | $100,000 | San Francisco Playhouse | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Valhalla Foundation | Woodside, CA | 3 | $225,250 | $120,000 | Computer History Museum | General operating support - educational programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack and Goldie Nomberg Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $225,000 | $225,000 | Holocaust Museum La | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The HBB Foundation | Dekalb, IL | 1 | $225,000 | $225,000 | Grabhorn Institute | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hofmann Family Foundation | Concord, CA | 2 | $225,000 | $200,000 | Park Theater Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Murray Reese Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 2 | $225,000 | $200,000 | Palm Springs Art Museum | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| MJS Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $220,830 | $220,830 | Last Whispers | Gift to support the project - reversal/ode to joy (part 3) | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $220,750 | $160,750 | The Colburn School | Advancement of violin studies | apps.irs.gov |
| The Clare Rose Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 17 | $220,500 | $50,000 | A Reason To Survive | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $220,000 | $100,000 | Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Strauss Foundation TD | Saint Louis, MO | 13 | $218,500 | $143,000 | Academy Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Kathryn Hattox Charitable Trust | San Diego, CA | 2 | $218,367 | $145,578 | San Diego Opera Association | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pazala Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 2 | $214,200 | $213,200 | Intersection for the Arts | Arts & music | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnny Carson Foundation | Encino, CA | 11 | $214,100 | $50,000 | Comedy Gives Back | Unrestricted support | apps.irs.gov |
| The David Geffen Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $211,000 | $100,000 | Simon Wiesenthal Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Adam R Scripps Foundation | Ft Mitchell, KY | 5 | $210,000 | $100,000 | Compound LB | General Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Frances K & Charles D Field Foundation | Tiburon, CA | 4 | $210,000 | $85,000 | Merola Opera Program | 2025 summer festival | apps.irs.gov |
| The Norman & Sadie Lee Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $210,000 | $160,000 | Los Angeles Opera | Public support of organization mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Nancy & Joachim Bechtle Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $209,000 | $100,000 | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruderman Family Foundation | Newton Center, MA | 1 | $205,000 | $205,000 | Academy Foundation | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henderson Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 5 | $205,000 | $125,000 | Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco | Downtown future fund and annual fundraiser | apps.irs.gov |
| Arthur V Davis Foundation PF #3 | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | 2 | $204,000 | $150,000 | International Documentary Association | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorrance Family Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 2 | $201,500 | $200,000 | Northern Chumash Tribal Council | To support Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace H Coulter Trust | Sebastian, FL | 2 | $200,650 | $100,650 | Center for Asian American Media | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Lulu Roberts Family Foundation | San Mateo, CA | 1 | $200,356 | $200,356 | The Joy Culture Foundation | General operations (1,233 shs procter & gamble co.) | apps.irs.gov |
| Blitzer Family Foundation | Old Greenwich, CT | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Reut USA | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Global Sports Development | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Decentralized Pictures Foundation Inc | To help dcp further its charitable mission, which brings together independent filmmakers with production partners as a means of financing, in whole or in part, the production of motion pictures and, u | apps.irs.gov |
| Hermann Foundation Inc | Worcester, MA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Golden State Ballet Foundation | Enable donee to continue exempt function | apps.irs.gov |
| J L Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $200,000 | $100,000 | California Institute of the Arts | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Loud Hound Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Internews Network | General support of listening post collective in arizona, georgia, nevada, pennsylvania, wisconsin | apps.irs.gov |
| Mal BDL Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Film Independent Inc | To aid the donee in carrying out their exempt functions. | apps.irs.gov |
| Martin Architecture and Design Workshop Inc | Santa Monica, CA | 2 | $200,000 | $100,000 | Museum of Contemporary Art | Payments for supporting the program | apps.irs.gov |
| October Mountain Foundation Inc | Lynbrook, NY | 2 | $200,000 | $150,000 | The Grabhorn Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Independent Arts and Media | For the charitable purposes of el timpano | apps.irs.gov |
| Spunk Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Safe Space Pictures Foundation | A cinematic initiative for documentary filmmakers from southwest asia & north africa. to support the programs of close-up, an independent international organization which aims to promote the developme | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Latino Theater Company | Mission fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leslie and Susan Gonda (goldschmied) | Woodland Hills, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Holocaust Museum La | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rhimes Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Iama Theatre Company | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Svane Family Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Golden Gate Performing Arts Inc | Honoraria for artists | apps.irs.gov |
| The William H Donner Foundation Inc | Tarrytown, NY | 11 | $200,000 | $50,000 | Free Arts for Abused Children | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | San Francisco, CA | 10 | $199,000 | $110,000 | Council On American-Islamic Relations California | To support afghan immigrant and refugee integration, pathway to citizenship, and youth development in the sacramento valley. | apps.irs.gov |
| Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | Irvine, CA | 6 | $195,900 | $50,000 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts | Research, general support & education | apps.irs.gov |
| Ann Peppers Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 7 | $195,000 | $30,000 | A Noise Within | Education program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $195,000 | $100,000 | California Academy of Sciences | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Behrens Eaton Tuw 71270600 | Palo Cedro, CA | 1 | $192,500 | $192,500 | The Eaton Gift Inc | General support grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Coeta and Donald Barker Foundation | Rancho Mirage, CA | 11 | $191,050 | $36,050 | Palm Springs Air Museum | Sponsorship & educational programs | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunard Fund USA LTD | Colburn School | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $52,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | The Broad Art Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Arts - to support art collection and lending activities | $27,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | The Broad | Los Angeles, CA | Arts - operating support for free general admission contemporary art museum in los angeles | $16,104,936 | apps.irs.gov |
| The J Paul Getty Trust | The Center for Cultural Innovation | Los Angeles, CA | Trust grants | $10,909,326 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Walt and Lilly Disney Foundation | The Walt Disney Family Museum | San Francisco, CA | Education - arts | $7,513,075 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Norton Simon Foundation | Norton Simon Museum of Art at Pasadena | Pasadena, CA | Unrestricted support of the museum's operations | $6,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | The Broad | Los Angeles, CA | Arts - support pledge for free general admission contemporary art museum in los angeles | $6,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dunaway Foundation | NTC Foundation | San Diego, CA | Performing arts center "the joan" | $5,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| MR and MRS Samuel Oschin Family Foundation | California Science Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | California science center samuel oschin air and space center. | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Perenchio Foundation | Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery | San Marino, CA | General | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Broad Art Foundation | The Broad | Los Angeles, CA | Operating support | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | The Broad | Los Angeles, CA | Arts - investment to increase access to the visual, performing, and literary arts | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Perenchio Foundation | Pasadena Playhouse State Theatre of California | Pasadena, CA | General | $3,174,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boeing Company Charitable Trust | California Science Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Endeavour lacampaign | $3,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Kqed Inc | San Francisco, CA | Strengthening civic engagement | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Conrad Prebys Foundation | San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association | San Diego, CA | General operating | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris & Donald Fisher Foundation | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | San Francisco, CA | To support operations. | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Alliance for California Traditional Arts | Fresno, CA | To support organizational capacity and a national fellowship for traditional artists | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gerson Bakar Foundation | California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | General support | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Latino Theater Company | Los Angeles, CA | To support the latinx theater initiative | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | The Tech Interactive | San Jose, CA | In support of an earthquake exhibition area with a shake table simulator, themed design challenges, and interactive data visualization activities. | $2,492,357 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Prevention Institute | Oakland, CA | 81728 expanding the people, parks, and power's broad-based movement for park and green-space equity in the u.s., led by the most-impacted communities | $2,384,842 | apps.irs.gov |
| Avatar Alliance Foundation | The Game Changers Foundation | Sacramento, CA | Providing supportive services to individuals impacted by poverty. our primary mission is to combat hunger, unemployment and the housing crisis for displaced women, children, men and retired veterans. | $2,350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | In support of the complete digitization and documentation of an extensive global collection of historical botany specimens. | $2,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | The Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | In support of an architectural master plan for campus site. | $2,133,414 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Smidt Foundation | Holocaust Museum La | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support; project support | $2,030,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald T Leahy Charitable Remainder Trust | California Science Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Provide learning opportunities. | $2,002,580 | apps.irs.gov |
| Craig Newmark Foundation | Common Sense Media | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WM Keck Foundation | Museum Associates | Los Angeles, CA | To improve access to art and art education | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WM Keck Foundation | The Colburn School | Los Angeles, CA | To support the for the new colburn center and endow the youth ensemble | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | The Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | In support of increased fundraising and growth in organization donor base. | $1,886,403 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | The Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | In support of the development of space-themed immersive experiences, interactive exhibits and public programming. | $1,797,244 | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph Aw Clayes III Charitable Trust | Cygnet Theatre Company | San Diego, CA | Support of programs | $1,700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McConnell Foundation | Turtle Bay Exploration Park | Redding, CA | Operating support for calendar year 2024, sustainability gardens - site maintenance 2024, memberships, annual auction" | $1,588,581 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Computer History Museum | Mountain View, CA | In support of infrastructure enhancements required to open museum collections online to the public and strategic planning. | $1,565,264 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation | California Science Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Payment for educational purposes | $1,550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | Common Sense Media | San Francisco, CA | For project support for digital citizenship resources, library pilot, and annual summit sponsorship | $1,550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Andrew J & Joyce D Mandell Family Foundation Inc | From the Heart Productions | Oxnard, CA | Unrestricted support of the organization's tax exempt status | $1,507,825 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc | Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums | San Francisco, CA | General Support | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weingart Foundation | Destination Crenshaw | Los Angeles, CA | Black justice and healing | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Internews Network | Arcata, CA | In support of activities and grants to support local news organizations in communities with low civic information scores | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts | Beverly Hills, CA | The wallis arrives: a comprehensive campaign | $1,428,572 | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Marcia Goldman Foundation | Epacenter | E Palo Alto, CA | General support | $1,400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | The Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | In support of a research and development fund and process to spur nimble exhibit and public program development. | $1,379,374 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dunard Fund USA LTD | Los Angeles Opera | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $1,300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenneth Rainin Foundation | Roxie Theater | San Francisco, CA | $1,200,000 for the roxie forever campaign and $100,000 for general operations support of the new facility and staff. | $1,300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Prevention Institute | Oakland, CA | Building power for increased community wellness system funding | $1,164,870 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Herb Alpert Foundation | California Institute of Arts | Valencia, CA | Charitable | $1,152,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hess Foundation Inc | Museum Associates | Los Angeles, CA | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose. | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Coulter Family Foundation | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | San Francisco, CA | To support Art Bash and annual exhibition fund | $1,055,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simmsmann Family Foundation | Academy Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | Educational | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oberndorf Family Foundation | California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | General charity | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | In support of a collaboration to improve the quality and utility of publicly collected data for biodiversity science and conservation decision-making. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Plankton Charitable Trust | California Institute of the Arts | Valencia, CA | To further organization's charitable purpose.to further organization's charitable purpose.to further organization's charitable purpose. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | To support transformative leadership within the american theater | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Salesforce Foundation | Common Sense Media | San Francisco, CA | Support for education and career opportunities for young people | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Dancers' Group | San Francisco, CA | 79512 uplifting the beauty and brilliance of disability, dismantling ableism, and mainstreaming the principles and practices of 'disability justice' | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation | Education Leaders of Color Inc | Los Angeles, CA | For general operating support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dhanam Foundation | Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | To support the stability and revitalization fund | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fletcher Jones Foundation | Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery | San Marino, CA | The "this land is" initiative marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Deutsch Foundation | Holocaust Museum La | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Independent Television Service Inc | San Francisco, CA | In support of general operations | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WM Keck Foundation | Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To equip the discovery theater | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ahmanson Foundation | Los Angeles Master Chorale Association | Los Angeles, CA | Toward renovation and remodel of the office | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rappaport Family Foundation | Minnesota Street Project Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Museum of Contemporary Art | Los Angeles, CA | To provide support to establish the eric and wendy schmidt environment and art prize. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | News Revenue Hub Inc | San Diego, CA | Accelerate the news revenue hubs capacity by scaling its technical staff to enable product, analytics, and data benchmarking capabilities, and to provide free access to those products and capabilities | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald M Simon Family Foundation | Orange County Music and Dance Inc | Irvine, CA | To further donee organization's exempt purpose. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grove Foundation | Puente de La Costa Sur | Pescadero, CA | General support, capital campaign | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William K Bowes Jr Foundation | The Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | Exploratorium gallery renewal | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | The Museum of Contemporary Art | Los Angeles, CA | In support of its collaborative exhibition monuments | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Lula Washington Contemporary Dance Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To support general operations | $995,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leonard & Sophie Davis Fund | Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums | San Francisco, CA | Support cofam's department of contemporary art and programming's efforts in acquiring contemporary works of art by emerging underrepresented artists. | $991,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| East West Bank Foundation | Museum Associates | Los Angeles, CA | Program support | $988,568 | apps.irs.gov |
| Perenchio Foundation | Inner-City Arts | Los Angeles, CA | General | $975,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gaska Alliance Foundation | Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California | Glendale, CA | For assistance with the establishment of a museum and cultural center to promote understanding and appreciation of americas ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the armenian american experience | $945,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art | Center for Asian American Media | San Francisco, CA | Reimagining and investing in a new infrastructure for us muslim storytelling in independent film and media. | $913,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Larry and Helen Hoag Foundation | Orange County Music & Dance | Irvine, CA | Community programs | $876,883 | apps.irs.gov |
| Perforce Foundation | Little Opera House | Alameda, CA | Support for performing arts center development and construction | $865,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| East West Bank Foundation | The Broad | Los Angeles, CA | Program support | $856,339 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Betti Ono Foundation | Emeryville, CA | To support general operations | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Perenchio Foundation | Japanese American National Museum | Los Angeles, CA | General | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Perenchio Foundation | Los Angeles Master Chorale Association | Los Angeles, CA | General | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William S & Nancy E Thompson Foundation | Pacific Symphony | Irvine, CA | General support | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Self-Help Graphics and Arts Inc | Los Angeles, CA | To support general operations | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ahmanson Foundation | Petersen Automotive Museum FDN | Los Angeles, CA | Toward installation of solar panels | $822,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ahmanson Foundation | California Institute of the Arts | Valencia, CA | Toward main campus elevator refresh | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Los Angeles, CA | Support for youth development through music | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hutto-Patterson Charitable | Slamdance Group | Los Angeles, CA | Arts and cultural programs | $799,080 | apps.irs.gov |
| Perenchio Foundation | American Cinematheque | Los Angeles, CA | General | $760,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Perenchio Foundation | A Noise Within | Pasadena, CA | General | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| La84 Foundation | California Science Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Youth sports | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Catchlight | San Francisco, CA | To secure the national expansion of catchlight local, a new model that advances the visual capacity of local newsrooms across the united states. | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Community Media Access Collaborative | Fresno, CA | Amplifying the health impacts of the social bond | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Latino Theater Company | Los Angeles, CA | To support a succession plan designed to preserve the history, impact, and legacy of the company | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Los Angeles Opera Company | Los Angeles, CA | General production budget | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Mission Bit | San Francisco, CA | To support computer science coursework for san francisco students | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Perenchio Foundation | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center | Los Angeles, CA | General | $746,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Robert C Maynard Institute for Journalism Education | Oakland, CA | Train news leaders and entrepreneurs on business development, management, marketing and building healthy workplaces. | $725,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Center for Asian American Media | San Francisco, CA | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.