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Foundations that fund arts and culture in California

4,553 private foundations gave $764 million for arts and culture to organizations in California in their latest year. The largest was The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, with $54.7 million in 10 grants.

Foundations ranked by arts and culture grants to recipients in California, latest year
FoundationGrantsAmountAccepts applications
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation10$54.7 millionNo
The David Geffen Foundation5$50.1 millionNo
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation (New York)50$31.4 millionYes
Perenchio Foundation60$26.0 millionNo
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation160$22.1 millionYes
The J Paul Getty Trust131$13.4 millionYes
The Schmidt Family Foundation28$12.2 millionYes
The Conrad Prebys Foundation84$12.0 millionYes
Simpson PSB Fund17$11.4 millionYes
Moss Foundation1$10.0 millionNo
Dunaway Foundation2$9.7 millionNo
Colburn Foundation95$9.1 millionYes
The Walt and Lilly Disney Foundation5$8.8 millionNo
Colburn Music Fund1$8.4 millionNo
The Ford Foundation (New York)51$8.1 millionYes
East West Bank Foundation7$7.6 millionNo
The Ahmanson Foundation61$7.2 millionYes
Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation Inc3$6.5 millionNo
Kenneth Rainin Foundation69$6.1 millionNo
The Norton Simon Foundation1$6.0 millionNo
Dew Foundation (Texas)10$5.4 millionNo
Crankstart Foundation29$5.1 millionNo
Wayne Thiebaud Foundation5$4.7 millionNo
Alumbra Innovations Foundation (Arkansas)4$4.5 millionNo
Resnick Foundation12$4.2 millionNo

Amounts count grants whose purpose or recipient matches arts and culture, paid to recipients in California. A foundation based in another state appears when it gives here.

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