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THE HERB ALPERT FOUNDATION
About this foundation
The Herb Alpert Award in the Arts is an annual, unrestricted $75,000 prize supporting mid-career artists across five disciplines. The prize was initiated and funded by The Herb Alpert Foundation and has been administered by California Institute of the Arts since 1994. Artists are identified through a nomination process (nominators recommend artists; nominated artists are invited to submit work samples). The program also collaborates with residency partners and awards residency prizes to nominees.
Funding focus
The Herb Alpert Award in the Arts is an unrestricted prize of $75,000 given annually to risk-taking mid-career artists working in the fields of dance, film/video, music, theatre and the visual arts.
Past grantees
535 total recipientsOrganizations this funder has supported in recent years — useful for gauging fit and typical award size.
2024
30+ recipientsUcla Foundation Ucla Herb Alpert School Of Music
$1,300,000
California Institute Of Arts
$1,152,400
The Harlem School Of The Arts
$800,000
California State Summer School Foundation
$424,300
Good People Fund
$400,000
Herbie Hancock Institute Of Jazz
$250,000
Pacific Jazz Orchestra
$250,000
Ps Arts
$240,000
Chrysalis
$200,000
Grant programs
No tracked programs from this foundation. Check the funder website for upcoming cycles.