Perenchio Foundation
Perenchio Foundation is a private foundation based in Pasadena, CA that supports visual and performing arts organizations (primarily in Los Angeles). The official site publishes the foundation's mission, staff, lists of grants awarded, funding priorities, and application guidelines.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established visual or performing arts organizations (theaters, museums, music nonprofits, and arts education programs) based primarily in Los Angeles/California with capacity for general operating support and demonstrated institutional track record.
Good Fit
- • Located in Los Angeles County or elsewhere in California
- • Work focused on visual arts, performing arts, music, cultural heritage, or arts education
- • Organizational scale and financial systems to manage mid-to-large general operating grants
- • Track record of multi-year programming or partnership with local arts ecosystem
- • Visibility among regional arts leaders or existing foundation grantees
Geography
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly California-focused; the foundation’s giving is concentrated in-state across a few metropolitan areas despite a small number of out-of-state grant counts.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a large and diverse recipient set (121 distinct recipients), with dozens of returning grantees alongside many new organizations, indicating broad institutional variety for a foundation of this size.
New Applicants
The foundation publishes application guidance and an online portal, yet publicly states grants are to preselected applicants; observed new recipients (41 in 2024) show turnover, so direct openness to unsolicited applicants is limited but not impossible.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
