Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA

Frank O Gehry Foundation

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Typical grant size
$30K – $50K – $106K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
6

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Frank O Gehry
TRUSTEE
Berta a Gehry
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
3.7%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
16
Total grants awarded
$3.9M
Total amount
$243K
Average grant
$2.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$295K
4 grants
2022
$1.1M
3 grants
2021
$185K
3 grants
2020
$170K
4 grants
2019
$2.1M
2 grants

Top recipients

1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$2.0M
Turnaround Arts
3 grants · CA
$1.0M
Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz
1 grant · CA
$200K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$125K
Lacma
2 grants · CA
$120K
Herbie Hancock Inst of Jazz
3 grants · CA
$110K
1 grant · NY · ✓ Exact match
$100K
Yale Us Tigerman Fund
1 grant · CT
$80K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$50K
1 grant · NY · ✓ Exact match
$30K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2023
$200K
Ojai Festivals Ltd
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2023
$50K
Los Angeles Master Chorale Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2023
$25K
Lacma
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2023
$20K
Turnaround Arts
TO IMPACT UNDERSERVED ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS THROUGH ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING THAT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO …
CA · TY 2022
$1.0M
Hereditary Disease Foundation
TO FUND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH TO CURE HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE AND OTHER HEREDITARY DISEASES.
NY · TY 2022
$100K
Herbie Hancock Inst of Jazz
TO OFFER THE WORLD'S MOST PROMISING YOUNG MUSICIANS COLLEGE LEVEL TRAINING BY INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED JAZZ MASTERS AND…
CA · TY 2022
$50K
Southern California Institute of Architecture
TO ENDOW THE G. WALSH PROFESSORSHIP CHAIR IN ARCHITECTURE
CA · TY 2021
$125K
Turnaround Arts
TO IMPACT UNDERSERVED ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS THROUGH ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING THAT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO …
CA · TY 2021
$30K
Herbie Hancock Inst of Jazz
TO OFFER THE WORLD'S MOST PROMISING YOUNG MUSICIANS COLLEGE LEVEL TRAINING BY INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED JAZZ MASTERS AND…
CA · TY 2021
$30K
Lacma
TO SERVE THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE COLLECTION, CONSERVATION, EXHIBITION, AND INTERPRETATION OF SIGNIFICANT WORKS OF ART.
CA · TY 2020
$100K
Herbie Hancock Inst of Jazz
TO OFFER THE WORLD'S MOST PROMISING YOUNG MUSICIANS COLLEGE LEVEL TRAINING BY INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED JAZZ MASTERS AND…
CA · TY 2020
$30K
Terreform
TO COMBAT THE EXTINCTION OF PLANETARY SPECIES THROUGH PIONEERING ACTS OF DESIGN.
NY · TY 2020
$30K
Turnaround Arts
TO IMPACT UNDERSERVED ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS THROUGH ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING THAT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO …
CA · TY 2020
$10K
UCLA Foundation
TO ESTABLISH THE DOREEN GEHRY NELSON DIRECTOR OF DESIGN-BASED LEARNING ENDOWMENT
CA · TY 2019
$2.0M
Yale Us Tigerman Fund
TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID FOR STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AT YALE UNIVERSITY
CT · TY 2019
$80K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.