Funding search · EIN 954191227 · Santa Monica, CA
The Herb Alpert Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 263
- grants reported
- $24.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- California Institute of Arts3 grants · $3.5M
- UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music2 grants · $2.8M
- The Harlem School of the Arts3 grants · $1.7M
- Louisiana Museum Foundation3 grants · $1.5M
- UCLA Foundation UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music1 grant · $1.3M
- Pacific Jazz Orchestra2 grants · $1.3M
- Good People Fund3 grants · $1.1M
- California State Summer School Foundation3 grants · $1.1M
- Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz3 grants · $750,000
- Ps Arts3 grants · $705,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 263 grants.
- $1.4M
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $1.3M
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $1.3M
UCLA Foundation UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $1.2M
California Institute of Arts · Valencia, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $1.2M
California Institute of Arts · Valencia, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $1.1M
California Institute of Arts · Valencia, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $1.1M
Louisiana Museum Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Charitable
- $1.0M
Pacific Jazz Orchestra · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $800,000
The Harlem School of the Arts · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $785,000
The Harlem School of the Arts · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $424,300
California State Summer School Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $400,000
Good People Fund · Millburn, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $400,000
Good People Fund · Millburn, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $400,000
King Baudouin Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $350,000
Good People Fund · Millburn, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $340,300
California State Summer School Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $326,300
California State Summer School Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $300,000
Louisiana Museum Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Charitable
- $250,000
Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $250,000
Pacific Jazz Orchestra · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $250,000
Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $250,000
The Actors' Fund of America · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $250,000
Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $240,000
Ps Arts · Venice, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $240,000
Ps Arts · Venice, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $225,000
Ps Arts · Venice, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $200,000
Chrysalis · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $200,000
Chrysalis · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $200,000
Chrysalis · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $200,000
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $150,000
The Harmony Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $150,000
The Harmony Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $150,000
The Harlem School of the Arts · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $150,000
The Harmony Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $125,000
Fulcrum Arts Fbo Sappa · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $110,000
La City College · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $110,000
Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $100,000
Field Museum of Natural History · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Fulcrum Arts Fbo Sappa · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Louisiana Museum Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
The Jazz Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Turnaround Arts California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Fulcrum Arts Fbo Sappa · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Music Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
The Jazz Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Turnaround Arts California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Jazz House Kids · Montclair, NJ · 2022
Charitable
- $100,000
The Jazz Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $100,000
The Kennedy Center Fbo Turnaround Arts (Pcah) · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $100,000
Turnaround Arts California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $80,000
California State University Northridge · Northridge, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $80,000
Homeboy Industries · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $80,000
California State University Northridge · Northridge, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $80,000
Homeboy Industries · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $80,000
California State University Northridge · Northridge, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $80,000
Homeboy Industries · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $75,000
Leadercomm Global Community · Arlington, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $75,000
Leadercomm Global Community · Arlington, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $75,000
Leadercomm Global Community · Arlington, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
The Painted Turtle · Lake Hughes, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
UCLA Foundation Music Partnership · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
Berklee College of Music · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Friends of Malibu Urgent Care · Malibu, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
The Painted Turtle · Lake Hughes, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Artworxlathe Heart Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
The Painted Turtle · Lake Hughes, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
UCLA Foundation Music Partnership · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
Venice Arts · Venice, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $45,000
Rediscover · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $45,000
Contra Tiempo · Culver City, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $45,000
Rediscover · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $45,000
Santa Monica Youth Orchestra · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $45,000
Sol-La Music Academy · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $45,000
The Actors' Gang · Culver City, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $45,000
Young Storytellers Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $40,000
The Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Charitable
- $40,000
Venice Arts · Venice, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $40,000
Kjazz Cslub Research · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $40,000
The Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Charitable
- $40,000
The Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Charitable
- $35,000
Community Partners Fbo L a Commons · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $35,000
Community Partners Fbo Libros Schmibros Lending · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $35,000
Plaza De La Raza · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $35,000
Ryman-Carroll Foundation Previously Ryman Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $35,000
Scholarship Audition Performance Prepatory Academy · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $35,000
The Ascap Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $35,000
Contra Tiempo · Culver City, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $35,000
Santa Monica Youth Orchestra · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $35,000
The Ascap Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $35,000
Dream a World Education · Beverly Hills, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $35,000
Madison Project Foundation Dba the Broad Stage · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $35,000
The Ascap Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $33,850
The International Trumpet Guild · Hattiesburg, MS · 2024
Charitable
- $33,000
La Jazz Society · Van Nuys, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $33,000
La Jazz Society · Van Nuys, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $30,000
18th Street Arts Center · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $30,000
Artworxlathe Heart Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $30,000
Everybody Dances La · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $30,000
Kjazz Cslub Research · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
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