The 1011 Foundation concentrates large-dollar support on visual arts and cultural institutions while also funding higher education, medical and veterinary research, and targeted public policy and civic initiatives. Their portfolio shows an ideologically mixed civic giving stream (support for democracy, civil liberties, and pro-Israel groups) alongside investments in veterans’ workforce programs, refugee assistance, and animal/ veterinary care. Grants are national and international rather than narrowly local, and they include both legacy cultural endowments and contemporary public-interest projects.
A $7.26 million grant in 2023 to 803011 Foundation, earmarked to support the display of fine art, is the clearest signal in 1011 Foundation Inc.’s recent giving. That single award sits alongside a pattern of major support for museums, exhibitions, and art institutions, including repeated grants to Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The foundation also funds university-based medical research, veterinary education, veteran workforce programs, refugee assistance, and civic organizations tied to civil liberties and democracy. Its 2025 portfolio shows continued support for public-interest work through grants to New Civil Liberties Alliance, New Venture Fund, and America-israel Democracy Coalitiion, while other awards reach humanitarian and animal-welfare causes. The overall profile is broad but not scattered: the foundation backs large institutional recipients, often with six-figure grants, and it repeatedly returns to cultural, research, and civic missions. Grants are national in scope, with recipients across major cities and universities, and the recent record includes both one-time large commitments and repeat support to the same institutions across multiple years.
Visual arts and museums are a core part of 1011 Foundation Inc.’s grantmaking. In 2024, the foundation gave $301,000 to Los Angeles County Museum of Art for museum activities and art exhibitions, and it followed with another $200,000 to the same institution in 2025 for the same purpose. It also supported the Metropolitan Museum of Art with $125,000 in 2025 and the University of Oregon Foundation with $100,000 in 2023 for the university’s art museum. Beyond the arts, the foundation funds higher education and research: the University of Pennsylvania received $550,000 in 2024 for its labs and medical research, while Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine received $500,000 in 2023 for educational programs. The portfolio also includes community and humanitarian work, such as $600,000 to Paws Unite People Inc. for Afghan refugee assistance and $187,907 to Bnd USA Foundation for the Haitian populace.
Typical grant sizes cluster around six figures, with a p25 of $15,000, a median of $50,000, and a p75 of $100,000. The recent record includes both very large commitments and many smaller institutional awards, which suggests a blended pattern of flagship grants and program-level support. Recipients appear across multiple years in several cases: Milken Institute received $333,000 in 2024 and again in 2025; Bnd USA Foundation received three grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Los Angeles County Museum of Art was funded in 2024 and 2025. The foundation is a regular funder and also funds individuals. It makes grants nationally rather than through a narrowly local pattern.
$17.5M
$71.7M
$3.6M
$4M
Most grants fall between $15K and $100K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$100K
About 35% of grants go to recipients in CT.
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Concentrated, large grants to a small number of lead recipients (one very large arts grant dominates the portfolio), with occasional repeat funding to cultural institutions and policy-oriented national nonprofits; mix of one-off multi-hundred-thousand gifts and a few multi-million-dollar commitments.
Notable grantees: 803011 Foundation, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Milken Institute, Call of Duty Endowment, New Civil Liberties Alliance
Grants land most often in Connecticut by recipient count, while 35% of grants go to recipients in California, the foundation’s headquarters state. The recent record also reaches New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, Florida, and North Carolina, with major recipient cities including Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Arlington, Miami, and Durham. California remains especially visible through repeated awards to Los Angeles and other Southern California institutions, but the distribution is broad enough to include universities, museums, and civic groups in multiple regions.
The recent record shows support for museums and fine arts institutions, universities and research programs, veteran workforce organizations, refugee assistance groups, and civil liberties or democracy-focused nonprofits. It also includes animal welfare and veterinary care, with grants ranging from major museum support to program grants for humanitarian and civic work.
The foundation’s grant-size profile centers on six-figure awards, with a p25 of $15,000, a median of $50,000, and a p75 of $100,000. Recent grants also include several larger commitments above $250,000 and one $7.26 million award.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Milken Institute in 2024 and 2025, Bnd USA Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2024 and 2025. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with selected institutions.
By recipient count, Connecticut is the top state, while California receives 35% of grants. The recent grants list also includes recipients in New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, Florida, and North Carolina, showing a national footprint rather than a single-region focus.
The clearest areas are visual arts and museums, higher education and research, veterans’ workforce support, refugee assistance, and civic or civil-liberties work. Recent examples include museum activity support in Los Angeles, medical research at the University of Pennsylvania, Afghan refugee assistance through Paws Unite People Inc., and civil-rights support for New Civil Liberties Alliance.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILKEN INSTITUTE | SANTA MONICA, CA | $333,000 | 2025 | TO ADVANCE SOLUTIONS FOCUSING ON FINANCIAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. |
| AMERICA-ISRAEL DEMOCRACY COALITIION | BRYN MAWR, PA | $250,000 | 2025 | TO STRENGTHEN AND PRESERVE THE DEMOCRATIC FOUNDATIONS OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL. |
| NEW CIVIL LIBERTIES ALLIANCE | ARLINGTON, VA | $250,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE CIVIL RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS. |
| NEW VENTURE FUND | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $250,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PUBLIC INTEREST PROJECTS. |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT MUSEUM ACTIVITIES AND ART EXHIBITIONS |
| FOUNDATION TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM | FOXBOROUGH, MA | $183,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT COMBAT RACISM |
| BND USA FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $144,282 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE OF HAITIAN POPULACE |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT MUSEUM ACTIVITIES AND ART EXHIBITIONS |
| EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $125,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE CHURCH'S COMMUNITY WELFARE PROGRAMS |
| CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS |
| MARINE CORPS - LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION | TUCHAHOE, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO CHILDREN WHO LOSE A PARENT SERVING IN THE MARINE CORPS OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT CHILD CLINICAL AND MEDICAL PROGRAMS |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT |
| HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS |
| MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL RESEARCH. |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | TO ADVOCATE CIVIL RIGHTS AND COMBAT ANTISEMITISM. |
| GUILD HALL | EAST HAMPTON, NY | $51,814 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM'S PERFORMING ARTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. |
| CIA OFFICERS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | HERNDON, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT FAMILIES OF DECEASED CIA PERSONNEL |
| JUPITER HOSPITAL | JUPITER, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT HEATH CARE SERVICES AND ADVANCEMENTS. |
| BEVERLY HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO ENRICH THE COMMUNITY WITH ACTIVITIES AND TO ENHANCE POLICE SERVICES. |
| PAID IN FULL FOUNDATION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT HIP HOP ARTISTS AND MUSIC CULTURE. |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $38,320 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. |
| LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT | LOS ANGELES, CA | $38,320 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION IN LOS ANGELES. |
| SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER - MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISM, ANTI-SMITISM, AND MUSEUM PROGRAMS. |
| NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FOXBORO, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN THE NEW ENGLAND REGION. |
| BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS |
| CATCH A LIFT FUND | LUTHERVILLE, MD | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT REHIBILIATION SERVICES FOR INJURED VETERANS. |
| FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACCROSS ISRAEL. |
| FRIENDS OF LA ANIMAL SHELTERS | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ORPHANED ANIMALS. |
| BODY TRAFFIC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE THE ART OF DANCE AND SUPPORT PERFORMANCES. |
| SAINT BRENDON SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $19,160 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF HOLLYWOOD | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,299 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS. |
| STUDIO MUSEUM HARLEM | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF ARTS PROGRAMMING AND MUSEUMS FOR THE HARLEM COMMUNITY. |
| BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL INC | MIAMI, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES |
| LYNNE COHEN FOUNDATION | SANTA MONICA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE PREVENTATIVE CARE SURROUNDING OVARIAN AND BREAST CANCER. |
| HURU INTERNATIONAL | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE FOR YOUTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. |
| PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INC | ROCKY POINT, NY | $600,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST AFGHAN REFUGEES FLEE AFGHANISTAN. |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $550,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY'S LABS AND MEDICAL RESEARCH. |
| CALL OF DUTY ENDOWMENT | SANTA MONICA, CA | $500,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP UNEMPLOYED VETERANS BACK TO WORK |
| MILKEN INSTITUTE | SANTA MONICA, CA | $333,000 | 2024 | TO ADVANCE SOLUTIONS FOCUSING ON FINANCIAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART | LOS ANGELES, CA | $301,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT MUSEUM ACTIVITIES AND ART EXHIBITIONS |
| HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $199,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS |
| BND USA FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $100,200 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE OF HAITIAN POPULACE |
| THE CENTER FOR EARLY EDUCATION | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS. |
| FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT FREE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN ISRAEL. |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $100,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $100,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS |
| PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $99,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT LIBERTY, DEMOCRACY, AND EQUALITY INITIATIVES |
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $99,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION |
MILKEN INSTITUTE
$333,000TO ADVANCE SOLUTIONS FOCUSING ON FINANCIAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.
AMERICA-ISRAEL DEMOCRACY COALITIION
$250,000TO STRENGTHEN AND PRESERVE THE DEMOCRATIC FOUNDATIONS OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL.
NEW CIVIL LIBERTIES ALLIANCE
$250,000TO PROMOTE CIVIL RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS.
NEW VENTURE FUND
$250,000TO SUPPORT PUBLIC INTEREST PROJECTS.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
$200,000TO SUPPORT MUSEUM ACTIVITIES AND ART EXHIBITIONS
FOUNDATION TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM
$183,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT COMBAT RACISM
BND USA FOUNDATION
$144,282TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE OF HAITIAN POPULACE
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
$125,000TO SUPPORT MUSEUM ACTIVITIES AND ART EXHIBITIONS
EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES
$125,000TO SUPPORT THE CHURCH'S COMMUNITY WELFARE PROGRAMS
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
$100,000TO SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$100,000TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS
MARINE CORPS - LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION
$100,000TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO CHILDREN WHO LOSE A PARENT SERVING IN THE MARINE CORPS OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES
$100,000TO SUPPORT CHILD CLINICAL AND MEDICAL PROGRAMS
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$100,000TO SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT
HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL
$100,000TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS
MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL
$100,000TO SUPPORT HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL RESEARCH.
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
$100,000TO ADVOCATE CIVIL RIGHTS AND COMBAT ANTISEMITISM.
GUILD HALL
$51,814TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM'S PERFORMING ARTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
CIA OFFICERS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$50,000TO SUPPORT FAMILIES OF DECEASED CIA PERSONNEL
JUPITER HOSPITAL
$50,000TO SUPPORT HEATH CARE SERVICES AND ADVANCEMENTS.
BEVERLY HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT
$50,000TO ENRICH THE COMMUNITY WITH ACTIVITIES AND TO ENHANCE POLICE SERVICES.
PAID IN FULL FOUNDATION
$50,000TO SUPPORT HIP HOP ARTISTS AND MUSIC CULTURE.
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS INC
$38,320TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
$38,320TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION IN LOS ANGELES.
SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER - MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE
$25,000TO SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISM, ANTI-SMITISM, AND MUSEUM PROGRAMS.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$25,000TO SUPPORT YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN THE NEW ENGLAND REGION.
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$25,000TO SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS
CATCH A LIFT FUND
$25,000TO SUPPORT REHIBILIATION SERVICES FOR INJURED VETERANS.
FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH
$25,000TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACCROSS ISRAEL.
FRIENDS OF LA ANIMAL SHELTERS
$25,000TO SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ORPHANED ANIMALS.
BODY TRAFFIC
$20,000TO PROMOTE THE ART OF DANCE AND SUPPORT PERFORMANCES.
SAINT BRENDON SCHOOL
$19,160TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF HOLLYWOOD
$10,299TO SUPPORT YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS.
STUDIO MUSEUM HARLEM
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF ARTS PROGRAMMING AND MUSEUMS FOR THE HARLEM COMMUNITY.
BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL INC
$10,000TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
LYNNE COHEN FOUNDATION
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE PREVENTATIVE CARE SURROUNDING OVARIAN AND BREAST CANCER.
HURU INTERNATIONAL
$2,000TO SUPPORT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE FOR YOUTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INC
$600,000TO ASSIST AFGHAN REFUGEES FLEE AFGHANISTAN.
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$550,000TO SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY'S LABS AND MEDICAL RESEARCH.
CALL OF DUTY ENDOWMENT
$500,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP UNEMPLOYED VETERANS BACK TO WORK
MILKEN INSTITUTE
$333,000TO ADVANCE SOLUTIONS FOCUSING ON FINANCIAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
$301,000TO SUPPORT MUSEUM ACTIVITIES AND ART EXHIBITIONS
HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL
$199,000TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS
BND USA FOUNDATION
$100,200TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE OF HAITIAN POPULACE
THE CENTER FOR EARLY EDUCATION
$100,000TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS.
FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH
$100,000TO SUPPORT FREE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN ISRAEL.
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$100,000TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$100,000TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS
PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION
$99,000TO SUPPORT LIBERTY, DEMOCRACY, AND EQUALITY INITIATIVES
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$99,000TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION