Foundations that fund theaters in California

371 foundations made gifts to theaters in California, reaching 390 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024.

371Foundations gave here
114Accept applications
$5,000Typical gift
390Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY · EIN 13-610696135 gifts · typical $35,000 · 202435 · $2,685,000$35,0002024Accepts applications
The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA · EIN 94-165567328 gifts · typical $56,500 · 202428 · $1,687,173$56,5002024Accepts applications
Caplin FoundationWilmington, DE · EIN 52-607898121 gifts · typical $1,500 · 202421 · $40,000$1,5002024Invite only
The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA · EIN 95-608999812 gifts · typical $28,600 · 202412 · $1,037,200$28,6002024Accepts applications
Perenchio FoundationPasadena, CA · EIN 45-060789211 gifts · typical $284,000 · 202411 · $6,335,000$284,0002024Invite only

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 979 matched gifts to theaters in California in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 390 matched organizations received gifts to theaters in California in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to theaters in California was $5,000 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund theaters in California?

371 foundations made gifts to 390 organizations in California in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

114 of the 371 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.