The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
Historical FunderLos Angeles, California · EIN 56-2305694 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$13.2M
Organizations funded318
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$334M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $50,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | SEAN OSTROVSKY CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICE |
|---|---|
| Address | 1801 CENTURY PARK EAST SUITE 2010, LOS ANGELES CA 90067 |
| Phone | 3104494500 |
| Form and materials | TO REQUEST FUNDING, SUBMIT A BRIEF LETTER OF INQUIRY (1-2 PAGES) THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: - A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, OBJECTIVES AND SERVICES. - HIGHLIGHTS OF 1-2 PROGRAMS WITH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THEIR GOALS AND DESIRED OUTCOMES. - POPULATION AND GEOGRAPHIC REGION TO BE SERVED. - THE AMOUNT REQUESTED FROM THE FOUNDATION. |
| Deadlines | LETTERS OF INQUIRY ARE ACCEPTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR |
| Restrictions | THE ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FOUNDATION FUNDS 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE FOUNDATION'S AREAS OF FOCUS (COLLEGE ACCESS; EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ISRAEL; DIABETES AND OBESITY PREVENTION; ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH AND CAREGIVER SUPPORT; JEWISH LIFE; ARTS EDUCATION; SELECT PROGRAMS AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY) PRIMARILY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND ISRAEL. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT FUND INDIVIDUALS, CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS OR LEGISLATION. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
23% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&a) | London, UK | Gilbert galleries | $612,130 |
| Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles | San Pedro, CA | Our future is blue - altasea's campaign | $400,000 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | Crc computational pathology project | $333,333 |
| Hillel at UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | The rosalinde and arthur gilbert foundation executive director chair | $250,000 |
| Sonduk El Yanabia (Yanabiya) | Omer, IS | Yanabia | $201,000 |
| Sonduk El Yanabia (Yanabiya) | Omer, IS | Yanabia | $201,000 |
| Berkeley Hillel | Berkeley, CA | Matching grant and endowed naming of the rosalinde and arthur gilbert foundation executive director | $200,000 |
| Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies | Berkeley, CA | The helen diller institute for jewish law and israel studies | $200,000 |
| Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies | Berkeley, CA | Rosalinde & arthur gilbert endowment for the berkeley institute for jewish law and israel studies | $200,000 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | UCLA law - criminal justice program | $200,000 |
| UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate | Los Angeles, CA | The UCLA rosalinde and arthur gilbert foundation program in real estate, finance and urban economics | $200,000 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University | Los Angeles, CA | Hebrew university project nurture | $193,500 |
| Foundation for California Community Colleges | Sacramento, CA | California college guidance initiative (ccgi) | $166,667 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Israel emergency response | $166,667 |
| UCLA Y&s Nazarian Center for Israel Studies | Los Angeles, CA | The rosalinde and arthur gilbert foundation endowment for teaching in israel studies at UCLA | $166,000 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University | Los Angeles, CA | Hebrew university project nurture | $160,650 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University | Los Angeles, CA | Faculty recruitment & retention; support female scientist post-docs | $150,000 |
| American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra | New York, NY | Music director's chair | $150,000 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | Tumor-Targeting STEM cell project | $150,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Tour de summer camps | $150,000 |
| The Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Washington DC, DC | The rosalinde and arthur gilbert foundation senior fellow | $150,000 |
| Technion | Haifa, IS | Matching grant to support recruitment of new female faculty members | $130,000 |
| Desert Stars | Lahav, IS | Desert stars - a new bedouin leadership in the negev | $125,000 |
| Desert Stars | Lahav, IS | Desert stars - a new bedouin leadership in the negev | $125,000 |
| Friends of Elnet | Los Angeles, CA | Operations, advocacy, and programming | $125,000 |
| Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust | Los Angeles, CA | Continued development of watts art towers campus, maywood riverfront park, and zela davis park | $120,000 |
| Koret Israel Economic Development Funds (Kiedf) | Tel Aviv, IS | Sme and micro business support | $110,000 |
| Koret Israel Economic Development Funds (Kiedf) | Tel Aviv, IS | Sme and micro business support | $110,000 |
| Ajeec-Nisped | Beersheva, IS | Core funding | $100,000 |
| American Israel Education Foundation | Washington, DC | Aief general operations | $100,000 |
| Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | General operating support and the los angeles expansion project | $100,000 |
| College Access Plan | Pasadena, CA | General operating | $100,000 |
| Heart of Los Angeles (Hola) | Los Angeles, CA | Heart of las college and career success program | $100,000 |
| Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research (Formerly of Israel Studies) | Jerusalem, IS | Milken innovation center | $100,000 |
| Labc Institute | Los Angeles, CA | Rosalinde and arthur gilbert fellowship scholars program | $100,000 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | Hard stones exhibit, arts education, general operating, and capital | $100,000 |
| The Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | Parks for people - el sereno phase II and paxton park | $100,000 |
| The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&a) | London, UK | V&a east storehouse capital project | $100,000 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Gene D. block endowed chair in the dept. of integrative biology & physiology | $100,000 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | Bancroft library - the western jewish americana archivist | $100,000 |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | Hillel international engagement strategy and campus programming | $80,000 |
| Mati - Jerusalem Business Development Center | Jerusalem, IS | The blessing of business | $80,000 |
| Mati - Jerusalem Business Development Center | Jerusalem, IS | 02 business network | $80,000 |
| American Friends of the Us-Israel Binational Science Foundation | Garrett Park, MD | The rosalinde and arthur gilbert foundation u.s.-israel binational science foundation (bsf) multiplier research grants program | $75,000 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (Jdc) | New York, NY | The former soviet union and israel emergency response | $75,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Los Angeles, CA | Fighting antisemitism locally through security, advocacy and partnerships | $75,000 |
| Goldringwoldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life | Jackson, MS | Spirituality for the jewish south | $75,000 |
| Kounkuey Design Initiative | Los Angeles, CA | Proposal 1: measure a technical assistance initiative / proposal 2: intergenerational play streets | $75,000 |
| Legacy LA | Los Angeles, CA | Student success program | $75,000 |
| Olim Beyahad | Lod, IS | General operating support - employment, empowerment & leadership program for ethiopian israeli youth, young adults, and university graduates | $75,000 |
| Olim Beyahad | Lod, IS | General operating support - employment, empowerment & leadership program for ethiopian israeli youth, young adults, and university graduates | $75,000 |
| Sharewell Dba Cayton Children's Museum | Santa Monica, CA | General operating support | $75,000 |
| The Institute for College Access and Success | Washington, DC | Increase college degree completion by underrepresented students in los angeles and california | $75,000 |
| The Israel Democracy Institute | Jerusalem, IS | A new paradigm for ultra-orthodox integration in israel | $75,000 |
| Ajeec-Nisped | Beersheva, IS | Core funding | $72,500 |
| Hadassah Academic College | Jerusalem, IS | Promising prospects 2023-2024 | $72,500 |
| Hadassah Academic College | Jerusalem, IS | Promising prospects for 2024-2025 | $72,500 |
| Family Caregiver Alliance | San Francisco, CA | Innovations in alzheimer's caregiving awards | $65,000 |
| Fulfillment Fund | Los Angeles, CA | College success program | $60,000 |
| United Friends of the Children | Los Angeles, CA | Scholars program | $60,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 318 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles | San Pedro, CA | Our future is blue - altasea's campaign | $400,000 |
| Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles | San Pedro, CA | Our future is blue - altasea's campaign | $400,000 |
| Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles | San Pedro, CA | Our future is blue - altasea's campaign | $400,000 |
| Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles | San Pedro, CA | Our future is blue - altasea's campaign | $400,000 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | Crc computational pathology project | $333,333 |
| Hillel at UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | The rosalinde and arthur gilbert foundation executive director chair | $250,000 |
| Hillel at UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | The rosalinde and arthur gilbert foundation executive director chair | $250,000 |
| Hillel at UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | The rosalinde and arthur gilbert foundation executive director chair | $250,000 |
| Berkeley Hillel | Berkeley, CA | The rosalinde and arthur gilbert foundation executive director | $200,000 |
| Berkeley Hillel | Berkeley, CA | The rosalinde and arthur gilbert foundation executive director | $200,000 |
| Berkeley Hillel | Berkeley, CA | The rosalinde and arthur gilbert foundation executive director | $200,000 |
| Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies | Berkeley, CA | The helen diller institute for jewish law and israel studies | $200,000 |
| Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies | Berkeley, CA | General operating support helen diller institute for jewish law and israel studies | $200,000 |
| Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies | Berkeley, CA | General operating support helen diller institute for jewish law and israel studies | $200,000 |
| Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies | Berkeley, CA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies | Berkeley, CA | General operating support helen diller institute for jewish law and israel studies | $200,000 |
| Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies | Berkeley, CA | General operating support helen diller institute for jewish law and israel studies | $200,000 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | UCLA law - criminal justice program | $200,000 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | UCLA law - criminal justice program | $200,000 |
| UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate | Los Angeles, CA | Program in real estate, finance and urban economics | $200,000 |
| UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate | Los Angeles, CA | Program in real estate, finance and urban economics | $200,000 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University | Los Angeles, CA | Hebrew university project nurture | $193,500 |
| Foundation for California Community Colleges | Sacramento, CA | California college guidance initiative (ccgi) | $166,667 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Ucla's transformative coaching and leadership program | $166,667 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Ucla's transformative coaching and leadership program | $166,667 |
| Foundation for California Community Colleges | Sacramento, CA | California college guidance initiative (ccgi) | $166,666 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Israel emergency response | $166,666 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Ucla's transformative coaching and leadership program | $166,666 |
| UCLA Y&s Nazarian Center for Israel Studies | Los Angeles, CA | The rosalinde and arthur gilbert foundation endowment | $166,000 |
| UCLA Y&s Nazarian Center for Israel Studies | Los Angeles, CA | The rosalinde and arthur gilbert foundation endowment | $166,000 |
| UCLA Y&s Nazarian Center for Israel Studies | Los Angeles, CA | The rosalinde and arthur gilbert foundation endowment | $166,000 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University | Los Angeles, CA | Faculty recruitment & retention; support female scientist post-docs | $150,000 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University | Los Angeles, CA | Faculty recruitment & retention; support female scientist post-docs | $150,000 |
| American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra | New York, NY | Music director's chair | $150,000 |
| American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra | New York, NY | Music director's chair | $150,000 |
| Fares | Rupert, ID | Mirador basin project | $150,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Tour de summer camps | $150,000 |
| The Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Washington DC, DC | The rosalinde and arthur gilbert foundation senior fellow | $150,000 |
| The Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Washington DC, DC | The rosalinde and arthur gilbert foundation senior fellow | $150,000 |
| Technion | Haifa, | Matching grant to support recruitment of new female faculty members | $130,000 |
| Technion | Haifa, | Matching grant to support recruitment of new female faculty members | $130,000 |
| Technion | Haifa, | Matching grant to support recruitment of new female faculty members | $130,000 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | Hard stones exhibit, arts education, general operating, and capital | $125,000 |
| Ajeec-Nisped | Beersheva, | Core funding | $100,000 |
| American Israel Education Foundation | Washington, DC | Aief general operations | $100,000 |
| Fares | Rupert, ID | Mirador basin project | $100,000 |
| Fares | Rupert, ID | Mirador basin project | $100,000 |
| Labc Institute | Los Angeles, CA | Rosalinde and arthur gilbert fellowship scholars program | $100,000 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | Hard stones exhibit, arts education, general operating, and capital | $100,000 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | Hard stones exhibit, arts education, general operating, and capital | $100,000 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | Hard stones exhibit, arts education, general operating, and capital | $100,000 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | Hard stones exhibit, arts education, general operating, and capital | $100,000 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | Hard stones exhibit, arts education, general operating, and capital | $100,000 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | Hard stones exhibit, arts education, general operating, and capital | $100,000 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | Hard stones exhibit, arts education, general operating, and capital | $100,000 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | Hard stones exhibit, arts education, general operating, and capital | $100,000 |
| Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | Rand israel policy chair | $100,000 |
| Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | Rand israel policy chair | $100,000 |
| Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | Rand israel policy chair | $100,000 |
| Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | Rand israel policy chair | $100,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13,185,491 | 424 |
| 2023 | $11,711,173 | 432 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513179349104071
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 56-2305694
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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