The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 95-4686318 · since 1999broadfoundation.org·Los Angeles·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$148M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$2,700 to $840k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$128k

Typical grant (median)

126 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

This foundation gives from Los Angeles and names Los Angeles as its geographic priority, so work based there fits best, alongside its focus on new economy skills, job pathways, civic partnerships, and its stewardship role in education, science and the arts.
It operates by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to succeed; approach is relationship-led, and 94% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had already funded, so it tends to keep supporting groups it knows.
A realistic request size would sit around the median grant of $100,000, with most grants falling between $2,700 and $840,000, though a small number of much larger grants, up to $50,000,000, have gone to major institutions.
Because it does not take unsolicited proposals, grant writers should look for a connection or referral rather than submitting a cold application, and should not expect a quick response outside of an invited process.

Overview

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation 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

The foundation’s active grantmaking in Los Angeles seeks to elevate organisations, initiatives and leaders addressing pressing challenges and expanding opportunity for historically marginalised communities. It organises this work around three interconnected focus areas: Skills for the New Economy, Pathways to Good Jobs and Civic Partnerships. It also stewards institutions in education, science and the arts. Its recorded grants support equipping young people with skills, training and experiences to thrive personally and professionally, creating pathways to family-wage jobs in Los Angeles, and public-private partnerships and civic or community-based initiatives. Its grants also support biomedical and genomic research and access to the visual, performing and literary arts.

Themes

New economy skills
Job pathways
Civic partnerships
Education
Science
Arts

Geographic Focus

Priority: Los Angeles.

How to apply

The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 94% 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 360 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

California51%

Massachusetts33%

Connecticut12%

Michigan1%

District of Columbia1%

New York1%

6 other states: <1%

The largest single recipient received 33% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 94% of grant dollars went to organisations The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

126 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $128k

How much do they typically give?

Share of 126 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$1k–$2.5k2%

$2.5k–$5k8%

$5k–$10k13%

$10k–$25k11%

$25k–$50k6%

$50k–$100k5%

$100k–$250k20%

$250k–$500k17%

$500k–$1M10%

$1M and over9%

Median $128k (tax year 2024)

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

Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard · Sci & med research - to support biomedical and genomic research to advance treatments and cures for disease
$50,000,0002024 tax year
Broad Art Foundation · Arts - to support art collection and lending activities
$27,000,0002024 tax year
The Broad · Arts - operating support for free general admission contemporary art museum in los angeles
$16,104,9362024 tax year
Yale University · Education - to endow and establish the broad center at the yale school of management
$16,000,0002024 tax year
The Broad · Arts - support pledge for free general admission contemporary art museum in los angeles
$6,000,0002024 tax year
The Broad · Arts - investment to increase access to the visual, performing, and literary arts
$5,000,0002024 tax year
Foundation for the Los Angeles Community Colleges · Pathways - investment to create pathways to family wage-earning jobs in los angeles
$2,268,3502024 tax year
Great Public Schools Now · Skills - investment to equip young people with skills, training, and experiences to thrive personally and professionally
$2,250,0002024 tax year

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

Officers and directors

Jay Wintrob — Trustee
Suzanne Nora Johnson — Trustee
Gerun Riley — President, Trustee
Edythe L Broad — Trustee

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$87,282,175	$122,319,231	$1,796,026,081	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$141,772,365	$123,553,531	$1,816,766,371	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$158,534,598	$147,984,903	$1,860,562,867	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.