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Who funds Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego?

La Jolla, California · EIN 951855640

15 private foundations reported grants to Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla, California totaling $1.2 million across 16 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was The Conrad Prebys Foundation, with $500,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Funders of Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego that accept applications

If your organization does similar work, these foundations are prospects: they already fund work like Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego's and say in their IRS filings that they accept applications.

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Foundations that fund Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

All 15 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The Conrad Prebys Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
General operating1$500,000
Sahm Family Foundation
California · 2025
General support1$275,000
M & I Pfister Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$170,250
Fernandez Buddin Foundation
Delaware · 2025
Sponsorship of Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys2$125,000
French Fund Samuel Katherine TUA
Missouri · 2025
General operating1$20,000
HG Foundation
California · 2025
General support1$19,695
Karney Flaster Family Foundation
California · 2025
Public support of organization mission1$12,500
Hood Family Foundation
California · 2024
Education1$12,500
Masserini Maurice J TUA
Missouri · 2025
General operating1$10,000
The William Hall Tippett and Ruth Rathell Tippett Foundation
California · 2025
To support the reflections program.1$5,000
Schulte-Rosales Charitable Foundation
Texas · 2025
General support1$5,000
The Thomas C Ackerman Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
Education1$4,500
Laura & Richard Schrager Family Foundation
California · 2025
General operating1$1,000
The Shared Fund
Minnesota · 2025 · accepts applications
General use of charity1$1,000
Amazonsmile Foundation
Washington · 2023
General support1$73

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

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Questions people ask

Who funds Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego?

The Conrad Prebys Foundation, Sahm Family Foundation, M & I Pfister Foundation, Fernandez Buddin Foundation and French Fund Samuel Katherine TUA, and 10 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego get from foundations?

$1.2 million in 16 reported grants from 15 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

The Conrad Prebys Foundation, M & I Pfister Foundation, The Thomas C Ackerman Foundation and The Shared Fund say in their filings that they accept applications.

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