J. Paul Getty Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's work centres on visual arts, cultural heritage, art history, museums, archival collections and art conservation, and its geographic focus is given as 'Priority: Worldwide', so a project in those fields is the clearest fit.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $250 and $165,000, and the median is about $7,700, so a modest request suits its usual giving, although its largest grant was about $11,000,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- If your work concerns Black art in the United States, its Black Visual Arts Archives initiative encourages exhibitions, digital projects and community events that bring archives to the public, so build your proposal around that engagement.
- About a third of its grant dollars to organisations in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so it does support returning grantees.
- The application method is not stated, so check its website, which describes project funding and opportunities for individual researchers and interns, before you write.
Overview
J. Paul Getty Trust is a US private foundation based in Los Angeles, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Getty's grants help people and organisations research and preserve cultural heritage from all times and places. Its grantmaking advances the visual arts worldwide and supports projects related to art history, museums, archival collections and art conservation, as well as fellowships and internships at its Los Angeles campus. Its Black Visual Arts Archives initiative provides grants to survey, process and digitise materials related to Black art in the United States. Organisations are encouraged to develop exhibitions, digital projects and community events that activate these archives for broader public engagement. The website describes a mix of organisational project funding and opportunities for individual researchers and interns.
Themes
- Visual arts
- Cultural heritage
- Art history
- Museums
- Archival collections
- Art conservation
Geographic Focus
Priority: Worldwide.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 33% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 1,004 grants to organisations were about $7,700 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The Black Visual Arts Archives initiative encourages organisations to develop exhibitions, digital projects and community events that activate archives for broader public engagement.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 3%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 26%
- The largest single recipient received 16% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 33% of grant dollars went to organisations J. Paul Getty Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- 25% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (India, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland).
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 288 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $7,900 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Center for Cultural Innovation · Trust grants$10,909,3262024 tax year
- National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States · Keeping it modern$1,550,0002024 tax year
- Center for Curatorial Leadership · Professional development$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Wissenschaften Ev · Connecting art histories$846,2262024 tax year
- James Cook University · Getty global art and sustainability fellowships$442,5002024 tax year
- Los Angeles Conservancy · Special projects, conservation$420,0002024 tax year
- Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery · Getty global art and sustainability fellowships$408,8502024 tax year
- New York University · Connecting art histories$365,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jenn Stringer — VP, Chief Digital Officer
- Pierre Ouillet — Evp, Finance & Operations
- Kelly S Moody — VP, Development And Institutional Advancement
- Benjamin Liou — Senior Managing Director Equity & Bonds
- Katharine Krieger — VP, Treasurer & CIO
- Barbara Jesuele — Deputy Chief Investment Officer
- William G Humphries — Controller
- Nancy Gibson — VP, Chief Human Resources Officer
- Stephen W Clark — VP, General Counsel, & Secretary
- Katherine E Fleming — Trustee, President & CEO
- Anne M Sweeney — Trustee
- John J Studzinski — Trustee
- Jaynie Miller Studenmund — Trustee
- G Gabrielle Starr — Trustee
- Robert W Lovelace — Chair, Board Of Trustees
- Pamela J Joyner — Trustee
- Jose E Feliciano — Trustee
- Bruce W Dunlevie — Trustee
- Megan B Chernin — Trustee
- Mary Schmidt Campbell — Trustee
and 1 more
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $394,655,685 | $26,289,033 | $16,341,567,063 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $420,555,483 | $25,624,724 | $16,876,948,065 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $448,537,004 | $29,098,518 | $17,878,410,628 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to J. Paul Getty Trust?
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Contact
- (310) 440-7320
- bvaa@getty.edu
- gcischolars@getty.edu
- villascholars@getty.edu
- researchgrants@getty.edu
- Los Angeles, CA
- getty.edu
Applying to J. Paul Getty Trust?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (310) 440-7320
- bvaa@getty.edu
- gcischolars@getty.edu
- villascholars@getty.edu
- researchgrants@getty.edu
- Los Angeles, CA
- getty.edu