Talented Students in the Arts Endowment Fund
Funding Amount
$750,000 original grant; fund has grown to over $3 million
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Purpose: Support artistic programming at LACHSA
Established: 2001 through collaboration of the Surdna Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Talented Students in the Arts Initiative
Original Grant: $750,000 (permanently restricted endowed fund)
Matching Contributors (2001-2006):
- The Ahmanson Foundation
- The Erich and Della Koenig Foundation
- The B.C. McCabe Foundation
- The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
- Modern Music
- The Brawerman Foundation
- Laifun Chung and Ted Kotcheff (LACHSA parents)
- The Annenberg Foundation (capstone gift)
Current Status: Since 2001, the fund has grown to over $3 million under the careful stewardship of the LACHSA Foundation and its Board of Trustees
Focus Areas: Conservatory arts training in all five arts disciplines at LACHSA (Music, Visual Arts, Theatre, Dance, and Cinematic Arts)
Funding Method: Interest from this fund invests in conservatory arts training every school year
Contact Information:
- For more information: Trena Pitchford
- Email: tpitchford@lachsafoundation.org
- LACHSA Foundation
- 369 E. 1st Street, 3rd Fl, Suite 3
- Los Angeles, CA 90012
- Phone: +213.266.5341
What Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 1
- Total given
- $292K
- Median grant
- $292K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: Los Angeles, CA.
Example grants
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (Lacoe) · Los Angeles, CA
Arts education
$292K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- K-12 schools
- Music education
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