The Annenberg Foundation
Official website of The Annenberg Foundation, presenting the foundation’s mission, history, board, programs, and grantmaking activities. The site includes contact details for both the Los Angeles main office and the Conshohocken, PA address, and hosts grantmaking guidelines and PDF filings. Content and news items are current through 2025–2026.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Mid-to-large nonprofit organizations with clear programmatic alignment to arts/culture, education, conservation, health, or community services — especially projects tied to Los Angeles/California — or organizations that can attract multi-year or large capital support.
Good Fit
- • Programs in arts, culture, or performing arts with capacity for sizable grants or campaigns.
- • Education institutions or scholarship/ internship programs with demonstrated partnerships.
- • Conservation or wildlife initiatives, especially projects that can scale or link to national campaigns.
- • Organizations with ties to Los Angeles/California or that can show strong regional impact.
Geography
Observed grants in 2024 reached organizations in 44 states/territories, demonstrating a national (and limited international) footprint even though a majority of dollars flowed to California (58%).
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 481 distinct recipients and hundreds of single-purpose grants across arts, education, health, conservation, and community programs, indicating a broad and diverse recipient set despite some large individual awards.
New Applicants
Behavior shows substantial turnover—271 new recipients in 2024 (about 56% of recipients)—so new organizations do appear in the portfolio, but the foundation states it funds only preselected applicants and does not operate a typical open application intake, so unsolicited applicants should treat entry as possible but likely invitation-driven.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
