The Annenberg Foundation
Invitation OnlyConshohocken, Pennsylvania · EIN 23-6257083 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$53.3M
Organizations funded543
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$1.5B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $15,000 and $50,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
98% of grants went outside Pennsylvania.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation | Playa Vista, CA | Charitable mission and programs | $11,603,575 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | Wildlife crossing initiative | $4,000,000 |
| Philadelphia Orchestra Association | Philadelphia, PA | Artistic endeavors fund, touring fund, ed fund and tech fund | $2,680,404 |
| Animal Wellness Foundation | Marina Del Rey, CA | Design and operation of the dog bless you doggy day care | $2,200,000 |
| Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts | Beverly Hills, CA | The wallis arrives: a comprehensive campaign | $1,428,572 |
| Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation | Vienna, VA | Fallen journalists memorial | $1,300,000 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | Women's lung cancer initiative | $1,166,667 |
| Brown University of Providence | Providence, RI | Lindemann performing arts center at brown university | $833,333 |
| Los Angeles Opera Company | Los Angeles, CA | General production budget | $750,000 |
| Utah Film Center Dba Salt Lake City Film Center and | Salt Lake City, UT | To support the 5th episode of social studies | $700,000 |
| Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center Inc | Niwot, CO | General operating support | $425,000 |
| Katmai Conservancy | Anchorage, AK | Otis fund 2024 | $402,000 |
| Casapo | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $351,000 |
| Dreamyard Project Inc | Bronx, NY | General operating support | $350,000 |
| Museum Associates | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $340,000 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Womens cancer research fund | $333,334 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | Neurology project | $333,333 |
| Citizens of the World Charter Schools - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Cwc silver lake middle school capital campaign | $333,333 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | General operations raja ampat and reshark programs | $300,000 |
| Orangutan Foundation International | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Clooney Foundation for Justice | New York, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Joel fleischman professorship fund in the sanford school | $250,000 |
| East Coast Assistance Dogs Inc | Torrington, CT | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $250,000 |
| National Audubon Society Inc | New York, NY | Seabird institute and rowe sanctuary | $250,000 |
| Polar Bears International | Bozeman, MT | General operating support | $250,000 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Socioemotional benefits of opera choir for children study | $250,000 |
| Ensemble Les Talens Lyriques | Paris, FR | The 2024- 2025 season of the ensemble les talens lyriques | $221,360 |
| Actors Gang Inc | Culver City, CA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Democracy Now Productions Inc | New York, NY | Advocacy work related to programming areas | $200,000 |
| Dia Center for the Arts Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Holocaust Museum LA | Los Angeles, CA | Grow rooftop garden a feature of building truth | $200,000 |
| Katmai Conservancy | Anchorage, AK | General operating support and the otis fund | $200,000 |
| Los Angeles Urban League | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Media Matters for America | Washington, DC | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association Inc | New York, NY | Saturday matinee radio broadcasts | $200,000 |
| Mpala Research Centre | Nanyuki, KE | Charitable missions and programming of the mrc | $200,000 |
| Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts | Beverly Hills, CA | Grow @ the wallis education | $200,000 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Inclusion across the lifespan project at usc annenberg | $175,000 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Center for east-west medicine | $166,666 |
| American Friends of the Paris Opera and Ballet | New York, NY | Paris opera junior company | $162,514 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $160,000 |
| Maui United Way Inc | Wailuku, HI | Recommends support for maui bioremediation group | $156,000 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | Los angeles county office of food equity | $155,000 |
| Raptor Resource Project | Decorah, IA | General operating support | $150,000 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Aspen ideas festival | $150,000 |
| Women Make Movies Inc | New York, NY | Acting like women project | $150,000 |
| World Monuments Fund Inc | New York, NY | Gos and preservation efforts in bears ears national monument | $133,334 |
| American Friends of the National Gallery London Inc | New York, NY | To support the director's circle | $128,309 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Salary for the community liaison of the wli | $127,800 |
| Barnard College | New York, NY | Grow annenberg scholarship fund and grow annenberg arts internship fund | $125,500 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | Stanford center on longevity | $125,000 |
| The Actors' Fund of America | New York, NY | Support bridge between cicely tyson and rita moreno buildings | $125,000 |
| The Maple Counseling Center | Los Angeles, CA | Briskin/Wilder center fellows | $125,000 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Third space thinking | $125,000 |
| Myriad USA Inc | New York, NY | Recommends that grants funds be used to support opera fuoco. | $113,227 |
| Redford Center Inc | San Francisco, CA | Let them be naked documentary | $107,000 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Division of gen internal medicine and health services research | $106,500 |
| Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation | New York, NY | General operating support | $105,000 |
| Fiscal Sponsorship Allies Inc | Indianapolis, IN | To support the east side riders bike club | $102,890 |
Showing the 60 largest of 543 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation | Playa Vista, CA | Charitable mission and programs | $115,000,000 |
| The Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation | Playa Vista, CA | Support of university of southern california | $50,000,000 |
| The Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation | Playa Vista, CA | Support of wallis annenberg center for the performing arts | $15,000,000 |
| The Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation | Playa Vista, CA | Support of annenberg wildlife crossing initiative | $10,000,000 |
| The Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation | Playa Vista, CA | Support of the annenberg community beach house | $10,000,000 |
| Animal Wellness Foundation | Marina Del Rey, CA | Design and operation of the dog bless you doggy day care | $2,800,000 |
| The Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation | Playa Vista, CA | Charitable mission and programs | $2,484,265 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Socioemotional benefits of opera choir for children study | $1,000,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association Inc | New York, NY | Saturday matinee radio broadcasts | $800,000 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Womens cancer research fund | $666,666 |
| American Friends of the Paris Opera and Ballet | New York, NY | Paris opera junior company | $643,091 |
| National Audubon Society Inc | New York, NY | Seabird institute and rowe sanctuary | $500,000 |
| Hispanic Society of America | New York, NY | Goya research center the 2028 rego/goya exhibition and gos | $400,000 |
| The Actors' Fund of America | New York, NY | Support bridge between cicely tyson and rita moreno buildings | $375,000 |
| World Monuments Fund Inc | New York, NY | Gos and preservation efforts in bears ears national monument | $266,666 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Joel fleischman professorship fund in the sanford school | $250,000 |
| East Coast Assistance Dogs Inc | Torrington, CT | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | General operations raja ampat and reshark programs | $200,000 |
| Orangutan Foundation International | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Owens Valley Indian Water Commission | Bishop, CA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Channel Islands Park Foundation | Ventura, CA | Salary support for the inaugural executive director | $150,000 |
| Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center Inc | Niwot, CO | General operating support | $150,000 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Sargent and paris exhibition | $125,000 |
| American Journalism Project Inc | Washington, DC | The los angeles local news initiative | $100,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Innovation and entrepreneurship fuqua school of business | $100,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Trinity college of arts and sciences program II | $100,000 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | Los angeles county office of food equity | $95,000 |
| School of American Ballet Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $75,000 |
| The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County | San Luis Obispo, CA | General operating support | $75,000 |
| STEM to the Future | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $60,000 |
| Friendship Luxembourg Asbl | Luxembourg, | The charitable mission of friendship luxembourg asbl | $52,977 |
| Chesapeake Conservancy Inc | Annapolis, MD | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Childrens Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Gofarr fund kidney research | $50,000 |
| Debbie Allen Dance Inc | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Deman the duke entertainment media and arts network | $50,000 |
| Global Conservation | Portola Vally, CA | Komodo survival program | $50,000 |
| Kitten Rescue | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Michigan Environmental Council | Lansing, MI | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Muse-Ique | Pasadena, CA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Netherland-America Foundation Incorporated | New York, NY | Anne frank house friends fund | $50,000 |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, VA | Somerset house trust | $33,034 |
| Crsp | Los Angeles, CA | Support the ciclos project | $33,000 |
| Healthy Gulf | New Orleans, LA | General operating support | $31,800 |
| Kounkuey Design Initiative Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Adopt-A-Lot | $25,000 |
| Pacific Orca Society | Alert Bay, | Charitable mission and programs of the pacific orca society | $25,000 |
| Southern California Center for Nonprofit Management | Los Angeles, CA | Social impact sector summit | $25,000 |
| Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America Inc NFP | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $5,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $53,343,335 | 591 |
| 2023 | $200,053,691 | 559 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 18, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543219349108909
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 23-6257083
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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