The Buddy Taub Foundation
The Buddy Taub Foundation is a private foundation based in Los Angeles, California. Its 2025 grants went to organizations including museums, arts organizations, and community nonprofits, with stated purposes ranging from art acquisitions and exhibitions to general support and arts community fire relief.
The Buddy Taub Foundation at a glance
In short: The Buddy Taub Foundation gave $367K across 23 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in California. 76% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $367,316
- -13.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 23
- -32.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,970
- +28.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,500
- Total assets
- $8,136,634
- -0.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 76% first-time grantees (16 of 21, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (51% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Buddy Taub Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 9200 Sunset Blvd Suite 525, Los Angeles, CA 90069
Phone: (310) 859-1800
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Buddy Taub Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Museum of Fine Arts Houston ($63K across 3 grants). Together the top 10 received $283K.
Grant Size Distribution
98 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 85 grants of 98 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s 2025 grant dollars were reported as 51% to recipients in California, 17% in Texas, 8% in Florida, 2% in Colorado, and 2% in Wisconsin. Its listed 2025 recipients also include organizations in North Carolina, Minnesota, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 23 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Buddy Taub Foundation open to new grantees?
76%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 16 of 21 grantees (76%) were first-time recipients. With only 21 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $14K; repeat grants $29K. How we count
Medians: $9K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 19% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 64% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $367K (2025) to $613K (2020). In 2025 it made 23 grants totaling $367K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| J Paul Getty Trust Los Angeles, CA | La Arts Community Fire Relief Fund | $50,000 |
| The Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles, CA | Max Beckmann, Self-Portrait (1936) | $50,000 |
| Perez Art Museum Miami Miami, FL | Alicia McCarthy - Untitled 2024 | $30,000 |
| Scottsdale Museum on Contemporary Art Los Angeles, CA | BRI Williams - Gate, 2021 MB 1994 | $28,000 |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX | Unknown, British, Family Group W/Telescope 1845-1848 | $27,563 |
| The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston, TX | Unknown, French, Raymond-Jean-Baptiste De Verninac Saint-Maur 1855-1858 | $27,563 |
| Hammer Museum Los Angeles, CA | Made in La Exhibition | $20,000 |
| The Brent Shapiro Foundation Los Angeles, CA | General Support | $15,000 |
| Summaeverythang Community Center Los Angeles, CA | General Support | $10,000 |
| Access Gallery Denver, CO | General Support | $8,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,136,634 | $463,289 | $505,716 | $367,316 | 23 | $418,307 | $377,121 | $648,538 |
| 2024 | $8,179,061 | $405,654 | $552,031 | $423,167 | 34 | $478,087 | $331,710 | $569,266 |
| 2023 | $8,325,438 | $108,285 | $655,420 | $538,193 | 12 | $579,251 | $93,202 | $507,037 |
| 2022 | $8,872,573 | $708,015 | $665,074 | $511,061 | 14 | $561,208 | $616,149 | $599,292 |
| 2021 | $8,829,632 | $278,271 | $637,662 | $494,290 | 15 | — | $204,922 | $550,696 |
| 2020 | $9,189,023 | $2,494,906 | $732,655 | $613,157 | 22 | — | $2,410,750 | $433,710 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Buddy Taub Foundation reported a distributable amount of $649K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for arts and cultural organizations, including museums and arts education groups, as well as community organizations. The grantees describe their own work in varied terms: Artists Working in Education says it provides youth in the Milwaukee area with arts enrichment; Access Gallery describes its work as creating arts-based opportunities for people with disabilities; and Beyond Walls describes itself as using creative placemaking to activate public spaces and strengthen communities.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 23 grants totaling $367,316. Grant amounts ranged from $2,500 to $50,000, with a median of $8,500. Among the largest grants were $50,000 to the J Paul Getty Trust for the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund and $50,000 to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for *Max Beckmann, Self-Portrait (1936)*. Other examples include $30,000 to Pérez Art Museum Miami for *Alicia McCarthy – Untitled 2024*, $20,000 to the Hammer Museum for the Made in LA exhibition, and $15,000 to the Brent Shapiro Foundation for general support. Access Gallery and Artists Working in Education each received $8,500 for general support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Dennis A. Roach as president, Jill J. Roach as secretary/CFO, and Alexis Roach and Stephanie Weiss as directors.
The Buddy Taub Foundation is led by Dennis A. Roach, President on every filing since 2020; 2 of 4 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dennis A. Roach
President
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
$32K (2020) → $16K (2025)
Stephanie Weiss
Director
On filings since 2021
6 hrs/week
$16K (2024) → $16K (2025)
Alexis Roach
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill J. Roach
Secretary & CFO
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Stephanie Roach (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $16K, to Dennis a Roach (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Buddy Taub Foundation
How much does The Buddy Taub Foundation give each year?
The Buddy Taub Foundation gave $367K across 23 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $423K across 34 grants.
What is The Buddy Taub Foundation's typical grant size?
The Buddy Taub Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $8,500, and its average grant was $15,970, across 23 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Buddy Taub Foundation that year got $14K on average.
Where does The Buddy Taub Foundation give grants?
The Buddy Taub Foundation gives mostly in California: 51% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Texas (17%) and Florida (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (7 grants) and Houston, TX (3 grants).
Does The Buddy Taub Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 65% of The Buddy Taub Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (15 of 23) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Buddy Taub Foundation's largest grantees?
The Buddy Taub Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Museum of Fine Arts Houston ($63,316 across 3 grants), J Paul Getty Trust ($50,000) and The Los Angeles County Museum of Art ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 44% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Buddy Taub Foundation?
The Buddy Taub Foundation reported $8.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $418K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $649K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does The Buddy Taub Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for arts and cultural organizations, including museums and arts education groups, as well as community organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Buddy Taub Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Buddy Taub Foundation's EIN?
The Buddy Taub Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4588448. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Buddy Taub Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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