Museum Associates
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$29.2M
Foundation funders
48
Grants recorded
127
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Museum Associates?
Museum Associates is funded by 48 grantmakers, led by The Resslergertz Foundation ($6.5M), Hess Foundation Inc ($4.4M), The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($3.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $29.2M in grants to Museum Associates between 2020–2025.
Show all 48 funders
| Mizel Family Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pasadena Art Alliance | $20,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| David & Janet Polak Foundation | $20,000 | 4 | 2021–2024 |
| Goodwin Family Memorial Tua | $19,957 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| Arison Arts Foundation | $12,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw | $10,000 | 2 | 2023–2025 |
| The Mahoney Family Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| The California Wellness Foundation | $6,040 | 4 | 2022–2024 |
| The Chicago Community Trust | $5,300 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Us Charitable Gift Trust | $5,260 | 1 | 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Chris and Melody Malachowsky | $5,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| William & Karen Tell Foundation | $2,600 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| William and Sonia Pindler Family Foundation | $2,500 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| The Michael and Lori Milken Family | $2,500 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freedman Family Fund | $1,950 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bruce Ford Brown Memorial Trust | $1,250 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| Esper A Petersen Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jarvis Foundation | $950 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Baltimore Family Fund | $560 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| Ibm International Foundation | $280 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Cigna Group Foundation | $160 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Hernan & Orfi Barros Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2020 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
What grants has Museum Associates received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pasadena Art Alliance | SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS, EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OTHER ART-ORIENTED PROJECTS | $20,000 |
| 2025 | Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw | GENERAL OPERATING | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Wm Keck Foundation | TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO ART AND ART EDUCATION | $2,000,000 |
| 2024 | Hess Foundation Inc | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. | $1,100,000 |
| 2024 | East West Bank Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $988,568 |
| 2024 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR AN UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN ART MUSEUMS | $550,000 |
| 2024 | Sean N Parker Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $525,000 |
| 2024 | The Bessemer Giving Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $500,000 |
| 2024 | The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | TO SUPPORT DIGITAL PROGRAMS | $345,000 |
| 2024 | The Annenberg Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $340,000 |
| 2024 | The J Paul Getty Trust | PST ART: ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE | $294,000 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | RELIGION | $136,700 |
| 2024 | The J Paul Getty Trust | PST ART: ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The Jane and Marc Nathanson Family | TO SUPPORT LACMA'S MISSION TO SERVE THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE COLLECTION, CONSERVATION, EXHIBITION, AND INTERPRETATION OF SIGNIFICANT WORKS OF ART. | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Terra Foundation for American Art | ART EDUCATION | $75,000 |
| 2024 | The Kennedy Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $75,000 |
| 2024 | The Annenberg Foundation | COLLECTORS COMMITTEE | $35,000 |
| 2024 | The Kennedy Foundation | Los Angeles County Museum of Art Fund | $30,000 |
| 2024 | The Kennedy Foundation | the Los Angeles County Museum of art fund | $29,500 |
| 2024 | Mizel Family Foundation | SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The J Paul Getty Trust | GETTY MARROW UNDERGRADUATE INTERNS AT LOS ANGELES COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS | $23,025 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $21,500 |
| 2024 | Arison Arts Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $12,000 |
| 2024 | Posner Foundation | General Operating Support at the Director's Circle Level | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Kennedy Foundation | Inner Circle fund | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $5,300 |
| 2024 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Chris and Melody Malachowsky | CHARITABLE | $5,000 |
| 2024 | David & Janet Polak Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| 2024 | William & Karen Tell Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $1,300 |
Showing 30 most recent of 127 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Museum Associates?
Museum Associates is funded by 48 grantmakers, led by The Resslergertz Foundation ($6.5M), Hess Foundation Inc ($4.4M), The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($3.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $29.2M in grants to Museum Associates between 2020–2025.
Who is Museum Associates's largest funder?
The Resslergertz Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Museum Associates, with $6.5M across 1 grant (2022).
How much grant funding has Museum Associates received?
IRS 990 filings record $29.2M in grants to Museum Associates across 127 grants from 48 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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