A&L Berg Foundation
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About A&L Berg Foundation
The A&L Berg Foundation concentrates its giving on contemporary arts and artist-centered programs, funding both local artist social-impact work and high-profile institutional participation in international exhibitions. Grants support artist mobility and visibility (Biennale participation and fellowships) as well as community-based arts programs, suggesting a preference for projects that link artists to broader public impact and global platforms.
Focus Areas
Artist social-impact programs and community arts centers (Los Angeles-area focus)Support for museum exhibition participation and sponsorships (U.S. museums)Funding artist fellowships and travel for international biennales (Venice Biennale)Cultural exchange via partnerships with foundation intermediaries
Who They Fund
ESAP fellows (artist fellows)artists participating in international biennialsemerging and mid-career artists
Giving Approach
Concentrated, small portfolio of relatively large awards (three grants totaling $210k) focused on arts and cultural exchange; favors a mix of community-level artist support and institutional sponsorships/seed funding for international exhibition participation.
About A&L Berg Foundation
A&l Berg Foundation’s largest recent grant was a $100,000 Artist Social Impact Grant to Summaeverythang Community Center Inc in Los Angeles. That award captures the foundation’s mix of artist-centered support and community-facing programming: it funds artists at the inception stage of projects tied to systemic change, while also backing fellowships and exhibition-related work that help artists move into public visibility. The foundation also made a $60,000 Venice Biennale contribution to Portland Art Museum and a $50,000 grant to King Baudouin Foundation for LA Biennale di Venezia exhibition support for ESAP fellows. Those grants show a pattern of helping artists and institutions connect local practice to international platforms. In 2025, the foundation’s fellowship support also reached individual artists through $10,000 ESAP Fellowship Grants. Across these recent awards, A&l Berg Foundation combines unrestricted support, event sponsorship, and project-specific funding in contemporary arts and artist development.
What A&L Berg Foundation Funds
A&l Berg Foundation gives in several connected arts categories. In community-based visual arts work, it awarded $100,000 to Summaeverythang Community Center Inc for the Artist Social Impact Grant, supporting projects that use social forms and critical interventions aimed at systemic change. For international exhibition access, it gave $60,000 to Portland Art Museum for a Venice Biennale contribution as an essential sponsor. It also funded cross-border artistic representation with a $24,000 grant to Brazil Foundation for a São Paulo Biennial donation. Fellowship-based professional development is another strand: the foundation made $10,000 ESAP Fellowship Grants to artists including Elena Ketelsen and Sofia Reeser Del Rio. These awards link individual career support with institutional participation in major art venues.
How A&L Berg Foundation Gives
The foundation’s typical grant size is $10,000 at both the 25th percentile and median, rising to $37,000 at the 75th percentile, which shows a base level of fellowship-scale support alongside larger project grants. Recent activity includes both recurring program lines and one-off contributions: ESAP Fellowship Grants appear as a repeated format, while biennial and museum-related awards are tied to specific exhibitions and events. The foundation’s grantmaking also includes unrestricted support through the Artist Social Impact Grant. It funds individuals directly, and its active programs are application-specific rather than open unsolicited, at least for the named fellowship and artist-impact programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$247K
Total Assets
$10.9M
Total Revenue
$5.5M
Total Expenses
$890K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $37K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$37K
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
About 18% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
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