Annenberg Foundation

• Annenberg Foundation funds work in arts and culture, education and the environment, so check your project fits one of these themes before approaching.
• It operates by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a speculative application is not the way in; focus instead on building a relationship or being identified by the foundation.
• Most grants to organisations are modest, with eight in ten falling between $10,000 and $125,000 and half at $25,000 or less, so pitch a request of that size rather than a large one; the one $150,000,000 grant went to an organisation it funds every year that regrants to other organisations, and is not typical.
• The foundation is strongly relationship-led: 83% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had already funded in the previous two years, so new, unsolicited applicants are likely to face stiff competition for the remaining share.
• Given that it does not accept unsolicited requests, organisations without an existing connection or invitation should not apply directly.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation · Charitable mission and programs
  $11,603,5752024 tax year
• National Wildlife Federation · Wildlife crossing initiative
  $4,000,0002024 tax year
• Philadelphia Orchestra Association · Artistic endeavors fund, touring fund, ed fund and tech fund
  $2,680,4042024 tax year
• Animal Wellness Foundation · Design and operation of the dog bless you doggy day care
  $2,200,0002024 tax year
• Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts · The wallis arrives: a comprehensive campaign
  $1,428,5722024 tax year
• Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation · Fallen journalists memorial
  $1,300,0002024 tax year
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Women's lung cancer initiative
  $1,166,6672024 tax year
• Brown University of Providence · Lindemann performing arts center at brown university
  $833,3332024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.