Foundations that fund music organizations in California

938 foundations made gifts to music organizations in California, reaching 1,024 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.

938Foundations gave here
245Accept applications
$7,500Typical gift
1,024Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
Colburn FoundationLos Angeles, CA · EIN 95-469314532 gifts · typical $17,500 · 202432 · $6,181,973$17,5002024Accepts applications
The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA · EIN 94-165567332 gifts · typical $80,000 · 202432 · $2,679,606$80,0002024Accepts applications
The Conrad Prebys FoundationSan Diego, CA · EIN 20-321699325 gifts · typical $35,000 · 202425 · $4,496,634$35,0002024Accepts applications
The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA · EIN 94-606948224 gifts · typical $10,000 · 202424 · $252,500$10,0002024Accepts applications
The Bernard Osher FoundationSan Francisco, CA · EIN 94-250625718 gifts · typical $9,000 · 202418 · $346,000$9,0002024Accepts applications

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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 2,571 matched gifts to music organizations in California in tax years 2022–2025.
  • 1,024 matched organizations received gifts to music organizations in California in tax years 2022–2025.
  • The typical gift to music organizations in California was $7,500 in tax years 2022–2025.

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How many foundations fund music organizations in California?

938 foundations made gifts to 1,024 organizations in California in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

245 of the 938 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.