Funding search · EIN 462796479 · Los Angeles, CA
The Wilhelm Family 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.
- 77
- grants reported
- $684,670
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $8,640
- 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.
What they fund
publiceducationexpensesartistartscommunityresidencyperformance
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Social and Environmental Entrepreun1 grant · $21,200
- Community Partners2 grants · $18,530
- Actors Bridge Ensemble2 grants · $18,000
- Rediscover Center1 grant · $16,000
- Frantured Atlas2 grants · $16,000
- Wende Museum of the Cold War1 grant · $15,000
- Los Angeles Nomadic Division1 grant · $15,000
- La Contemporary Archive2 grants · $13,000
- Indigo Art Alliance1 grant · $12,000
- Dance Downtown La1 grant · $12,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 77 reported grants, largest first.
- $21,200
Social and Environmental Entrepreun · Calabasas, CA · 2022
2022-2023 general operating support
- $16,000
Rediscover Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Maker education programming in public schools
- $15,000
Los Angeles Nomadic Division · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
2022-2023 public programming
- $15,000
Wende Museum of the Cold War · Culver City, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $12,000
Dance Downtown La · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Launch: la residency program
- $12,000
Indigo Art Alliance · Portland, ME · 2022
2022-2023 general operating support
- $10,900
Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support for los fotos project.
- $10,000
A Studio in the Woods · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Support for self as universe: mending our collective ecosystem residencies.
- $10,000
Active Cultures · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support for new series of projects and community oriented programs in los angeles.
- $10,000
Actors Bridge Ensemble · Nashville, TN · 2024
Support the world premiere of grove an environmental and climate change performance.
- $10,000
Association for Community Design · Boston, MA · 2024
Support for acd pathways a project that will create new platforms for the community design field.
- $10,000
Bob Baker Marionette Theater · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support for sustainability initiative during bob baker day.
- $10,000
Gyopo · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support for general operation and upcoming programs.
- $10,000
Indigenous Roots · St Paul, MN · 2024
Support for culture bearer and community organizer residency.
- $10,000
Kuumba Lynx · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support for place, space,werkz dance and multimedia performance.
- $10,000
Laxart · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support for life on earth: art and ecofeminism
- $10,000
Manifest Works · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Funding for workforce training program.
- $10,000
Mono No Aware · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Support for free seminar on non toxic developing methods.
- $10,000
The Curtis Legacy Foundation · Burena Vista, CO · 2024
Support for the descendants project a multi media venture.
- $10,000
The in Series · Washington, DC · 2024
Support for ethiopia performance project.
- $10,000
Women in Media · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support for women in media green production initiative.
- $10,000
Womens Audio Mission · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Support for local sirens artists recording residencies
- $10,000
Youth Arts Unlocked · Swartz Creek, MI · 2024
General operating support.
- $10,000
High Desert Test Sites · Joshua Tree, CA · 2023
Creative fellowship
- $10,000
Prison Communities Internationnal · Purchase, NY · 2023
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Art Resources Transfer · New York, NY · 2022
Art education programming
- $10,000
Center for Land Use Interpretation · Culver City, CA · 2022
Public programming
- $10,000
City As Living Laboratory · New York, NY · 2022
2022 public programming
- $10,000
Craft Contemporary · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
2022-2023 arts education programming
- $10,000
International City Theatre · Long Beach, CA · 2022
2022-2023 arts education programming
- $10,000
International Studio and Curatorial · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Vision fund residencies
- $10,000
Joan Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Public art programming
- $10,000
La Performance Practice · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
2022-2023 general operating support
- $10,000
Project X Foundation for Art Cirtic · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
2022-2023 public programming
- $10,000
Project X Foundation Sculpture Cent · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
2022-2023 public programming
- $10,000
The Industry · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $10,000
The Map Fund · New York, NY · 2022
2022-2023 general operating support
- $10,000
Tidewater Arts Outreach · Norfolk, VA · 2022
2022-2023 programming
- $8,640
Fractured Atlas · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support.
- $8,000
Hollywood Heart · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support for programming.
- $8,000
South West Colorado Canyons Allianc · Cortez, CO · 2024
Support for four corners indigenous art market.
- $8,000
Street Symphony Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operating support.
- $8,000
Actors Bridge Ensemble · Nashville, TN · 2023
Programming
- $8,000
Art Share Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operating expenses
- $8,000
Automata Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Artist in residence
- $8,000
Childrens Museum of the Arts · New York, NY · 2023
Emergency arts education fund
- $8,000
City Museum Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Composer residency
- $8,000
Danceware · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Dancewave through college and beyond program
- $8,000
Frantured Atlas · New York, NY · 2023
Pocoapoco artist in residence
- $8,000
Fulcrum Arts · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Artist programming
- $8,000
Grimalkin Records · Dendron, VA · 2023
General operating expenses
- $8,000
Heidi Duckler Dance · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operating expenses
- $8,000
La Contemporary Archive · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Programming
- $8,000
Navel La Co · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Programming
- $8,000
Rivers Institute · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Confluence festival & programming
- $8,000
Sage Studio Gallery · Austin, TX · 2023
General operating expenses
- $8,000
Slamdance Group · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operating expenses
- $8,000
The Opera Company · El Paso, TX · 2023
Community engagement & education/public programming
- $8,000
Womens Center for Creative Work · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Artist in residence & programming
- $8,000
Frantured Atlas · New York, NY · 2022
Fiscal sponsor of mishou magazine
- $8,000
Future Roots · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Capital campaign
- $8,000
Rair · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
2022-2023 residency & fellowships program
- $8,000
Velaslavasay Panorama · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
2022-2023 programming
- $7,630
Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operating support.
- $7,500
Agile Rascal · San Francisco, CA · 2022
2022-2023 programming
- $7,000
Equitable Vitrines · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operating expenses
- $6,000
Vox Papuli · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
2022-2023 general operating support
- $5,800
Threaded Together · Flagstaff, AZ · 2022
2022-2023 public programming
- $5,000
La Contemporary Archive · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Funding for gleaning the archives.
- $5,000
Bardo La · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
2022 public programming
- $5,000
City Hearts Kids Say Yes To the Art · Topanga, CA · 2022
2022-2023 arts education programming
- $5,000
Epsilon Spires · Brattleboro, VT · 2022
2022-2023 general operating support
- $5,000
Monterey Jazz Festival · Monterey, CA · 2022
Music education programming
- $4,000
Open Circle Theatre · Rockville, MD · 2023
The grieving project & programming
- $3,500
Outsider Film Arts Festival · Austin, TX · 2023
Artist programming
- $3,000
Black Joy Parade · Oakland, CA · 2022
2022 public programming
- $2,500
Institute of Contemporary Art Los a · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operating support.
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