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Private foundation (trust)EIN 954191227Est. 1993-03

THE HERB ALPERT FOUNDATION

SANTA MONICA, CA 90401

Total Assets

$50.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$7.5M

FY 2024

Grants Made

86

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$87K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$1.3M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.3M

Total Expenses

$10.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$7.5M

Distributable Amount

$2.6M

Min. Investment Return

$2.6M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

86 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $25K to maximum $1.3M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $9.8M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

352 grants

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF ARTS
$3.5M
3 grants
UCLA HERB ALPERT SCHOOL OF MUSIC
$3.1M
3 grants
THE HARLEM SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
$1.9M
4 grants
GOOD PEOPLE FUND
$1.7M
4 grants
LOUISIANA MUSEUM FOUNDATION
$1.6M
4 grants
UCLA FOUNDATION UCLA HERB ALPERT SCHOOL OF MUSIC
$1.3M
1 grant
PACIFIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA
$1.3M
2 grants
CHRYSALIS
$1.2M
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

352 grants

<$10K
77
grants
$10–50K
194
grants
$50–250K
57
grants
$250K–1M
17
grants
$1–5M
7
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

17 states

California
$25.3M
81% of total
New York
$2.5M
8% of total
Louisiana
$1.6M
5% of total
New Jersey
$450K
1% of total
Illinois
$300K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$295K
1% of total
Virginia
$230K
1% of total
Alabama
$160K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$150K
0% of total
Washington
$105K
0% of total

+7 more states

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