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 20222024. 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

$7.1M
2022
$9.8M
2023
$7.5M
2024

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.