The Billy & Audrey L Wilder Foundation concentrates its giving into a small number of sizable, repeat grants to national institutions that advance arts education, Jewish/pro‑Israel campus engagement, medical research, and progressive public policy. Their support is focused and programmatic—backing established organizations with multi‑year relationships rather than a large number of small awards. Grants fund both cultural/educational programming (notably at the Armand Hammer Museum) and issue‑specific advocacy or research (J Street Education Fund, Alzheimer's research, and CBPP).
The Billy & Audrey L Wilder Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeated support for the Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, including three awards of $200,000 or more across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern points to a funder that favors sustained relationships with established institutions rather than one-time experiments. Arts education is one clear thread, but it sits alongside Jewish and pro-Israel campus engagement, Alzheimer’s research, children’s health, Holocaust survivor support, and nonpartisan policy research. The foundation’s portfolio shows a narrow set of grantees receiving significant, recurring awards over multiple years. J Street Education Fund has been funded for pro-peace Israel education and activism on campus and beyond, while the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorder Association has received repeated support for Alzheimer’s research. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles also appear in the recent grants list, reflecting support for pediatric services and Holocaust survivor assistance. The overall picture is of a foundation making program-specific awards to organizations with clear institutional missions.
In arts education, the Billy & Audrey L Wilder Foundation gave $275,000 in 2024 to The Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center for education, building on prior awards of $200,000 in 2023 and $200,000 in 2025. That three-year sequence makes museum-based programming a central part of the foundation’s recent activity. For Jewish and Israel-related campus work, they awarded $150,000 in 2025 to J Street Education Fund to promote pro-peace Israel education and activism on campus and beyond. Alzheimer’s research is another recurring area: the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorder Association received $100,000 in both 2024 and 2025, following a $100,000 grant in 2023, each tied to Alzheimer research. The foundation also supported children’s health with $50,000 grants to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The foundation’s recent awards cluster around larger grants: p25 is $43,750, median is $100,000, and p75 is $100,000. That distribution shows a tilt toward mid-sized and upper-mid-sized grants, with several repeated awards at the same level across years. The pattern is also clearly recurring rather than one-off. Multiple recipients appear in consecutive years, including the Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorder Association, J Street Education Fund, and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. The foundation is structured as a private grantmaker and does not make grants to individuals. The recent grant list suggests program-specific awards, general operating support, and direct service support.
$575K
$4.7M
$1.9M
$1M
Most grants fall between $44K and $100K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$44K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$100K
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Concentrated giving: a handful of relatively large, repeat grants to established national institutions across arts, Jewish campus education, medical research, and policy research rather than many small or one‑off awards.
Notable grantees: The Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, J Street Education Fund, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Grantmaking is concentrated in the United States, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. California is the top state by grant count and receives 42% of grants, with Los Angeles appearing repeatedly as a recipient city. Washington, DC is another frequent destination, especially for policy and advocacy organizations. Chicago also appears through the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorder Association. The headquarters is in Newport Beach, but the giving footprint extends across California and into the District of Columbia and Illinois.
Its recent grants support museum-based arts education, pro-peace Israel education and activism on campus, Alzheimer’s research, children’s health, Holocaust survivor support, and nonpartisan policy research. Named recipients include The Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, J Street Education Fund, the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorder Association, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years. The Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center received awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025; the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorder Association received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; J Street Education Fund appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles received grants in each of those three years.
The typical grant size is $100,000 at the median, with p25 at $43,750 and p75 also at $100,000. That indicates the foundation often gives at or near the $100,000 level, while some grants sit below that amount.
California is the top state by grant count, and 42% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state of California. Los Angeles appears often among recipient cities, alongside Washington, DC and Chicago.
Recent awards include education, research funding, general operating support, and direct service or supportive care. Examples in the grant list include education support for the museum, Alzheimer research funding for the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorder Association, general operating support for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, and support for children’s health at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $275,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION. |
| J STREET EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2026 | TO PROMOTE PRO-PEACE ISRAEL EDUCATION AND ACTIVISM ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND. |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDER ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $100,000 | 2026 | ALZHEIMER RESEARCH |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S HEALTH. |
| THE ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION. |
| J STREET EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE PRO-PEACE ISRAEL EDUCATION AND ACTIVISM ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND. |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDER ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $100,000 | 2025 | ALZHEIMER RESEARCH |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S HEALTH. |
| CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | HALOCAUST SURVIVOR |
| THE ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $275,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION. |
| J STREET EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE PRO-PEACE ISRAEL EDUCATION AND ACTIVISM ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND. |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDER ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $100,000 | 2024 | ALZHEIMER RESEARCH |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S HEALTH. |
| CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION. |
| CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2023 | NONPARTISAN RESEARCH |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDER ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $100,000 | 2023 | ALZHEIMER RESEARCH |
| J STREET EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE PRO-PEACE ISRAEL EDUCATION AND ACTIVISM ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND. |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S HEALTH. |
| CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | HOMECARE AND SUPPORT FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS |
THE ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER
$275,000EDUCATION.
TO PROMOTE PRO-PEACE ISRAEL EDUCATION AND ACTIVISM ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND.
THE ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER
$200,000EDUCATION.
TO PROMOTE PRO-PEACE ISRAEL EDUCATION AND ACTIVISM ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND.
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES
$20,000HALOCAUST SURVIVOR
THE ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER
$275,000EDUCATION.
TO PROMOTE PRO-PEACE ISRAEL EDUCATION AND ACTIVISM ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND.
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
THE ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER
$200,000EDUCATION.
TO PROMOTE PRO-PEACE ISRAEL EDUCATION AND ACTIVISM ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND.
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HOMECARE AND SUPPORT FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS