Iger Bay Foundation concentrates on a small number of high-dollar, unrestricted gifts to major cultural institutions and universities, often making repeat multi‑year commitments. Its grants favor flagship museums, prominent public and private universities (including HBCUs), and well-known civic/leadership initiatives, indicating a strategy of catalytic support for institutions with broad public visibility and capacity. The foundation’s giving is national in scope but shows recurring investments in California and Texas institutions.
Iger Bay Foundation’s grantmaking is marked by repeated large gifts to a small set of marquee institutions. The largest recent award in the data is a $4,000,000 grant to Los Angeles County Museum of Art, a signal that major cultural institutions sit near the center of its portfolio. That pattern extends to higher education and civic initiatives: Howard University received multiple seven-figure and half-million-dollar grants, while The Barack Obama Foundation also appears more than once in the recent record. The foundation’s giving is not broad-based charity work; it is concentrated institutional support. Recent awards include universities, alumni associations, museums, and nationally visible nonprofit organizations, often with general-purpose designations. Several recipients reappear across multiple years, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The result is a profile built around catalytic support for organizations with large public reach, established infrastructure, and the ability to deploy unrestricted funding at scale. Although the grant list includes education, culture, health, and civic engagement, the common thread is institutional capacity. Many of the recipients are major names in their fields, from a flagship museum on the West Coast to an HBCU in Washington, DC, to a presidential foundation in Chicago.
In cultural support, Iger Bay Foundation gave $4,000,000 to Los Angeles County Museum of Art for general purposes, followed by additional general grants of $200,000 and $120,000 to the same institution. That repeated support points to a sustained relationship with a major museum. In higher education, the foundation backed Howard University with $1,000,000 in 2024, $500,000 in 2025, and $500,000 in 2023. It also gave $500,000 to Texas Exes - Ex Students Association of the University of Texas in both 2024 and 2025, plus $250,000 to The University of Texas at Austin in 2025. Its civic and public-interest funding includes $700,000 in 2023, then $500,000 in 2024 and 2025, to The Barack Obama Foundation. Other recent grants include $100,000 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation and $50,000 to Pen American Center.
The distribution of recent grants is centered in the mid-five-figure to low-six-figure range, with p25 at $10,000, median at $15,000, and p75 at $38,354. The portfolio also includes much larger institutional awards, including seven-figure gifts. Recipients appear across multiple years, indicating repeat support rather than isolated grants. Iger Bay Foundation is a regular funder, not a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The recent grants are listed as general support.
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$13.6M
$1.1M
$3.3M
Most grants fall between $10K and $38K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$38K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Concentrated, high-value grants with a small grant count; multiple large, repeat unrestricted/general operating gifts to a handful of marquee institutions rather than many small grants.
Notable grantees: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Howard University, The Barack Obama Foundation, Academy Foundation, Texas Exes – Ex‑Students Association of the University of Texas
Grantmaking is national, and every grant in the recent list goes to a U.S. recipient. New York appears most often as the top giving state, with multiple grants to organizations in New York, NY, including New York Presbyterian Hospital, US Fund for UNICEF, and Bank Street College of Education. Los Angeles also appears frequently through recipients in Los Angeles, CA such as Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles, Alliance College-ready Public Schools, and Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. Other recurring recipient cities include Washington, DC, Chicago, IL, Austin, TX, and Newtown, CT.
The recent grants point to major museums, universities, HBCUs, alumni associations, and civic or public-interest groups. Examples in the data include Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Howard University, Texas Exes - Ex Students Association of the University of Texas, and The Barack Obama Foundation.
Recent grant sizes cluster at $10,000 for the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $38,354 at the 75th percentile. The same record also includes much larger awards, including million-dollar grants to major institutions.
Yes. Several recipients appear more than once across different years. Howard University received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; The Barack Obama Foundation received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Los Angeles County Museum of Art appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Its recent grants are national, but New York is the top state by grant count. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 104 grants to U.S. organizations in the data provided.
The recent record shows general-purpose awards rather than restricted project grants. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, and the grant list includes repeated general support to the same institutions over multiple years.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| TEXAS EXES - EX STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $500,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| HOWARD UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $500,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $250,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| WORLD TRADE CENTER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| YOUNG EISNER SCHOLARS | Inglewood, CA | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ITHACA COLLEGE | ITHACA, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| TARGET MARGIN THEATER | BROOKLYN, NY | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION | NEWTOWN, CT | $33,334 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| INTERNATIONAL WOMENS MEDIA FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CHILD MIND INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| PEN AMERICAN CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE ONE CAMPAIGN | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| PACIFIC COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL POLICY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ALLIANCE COLLEGE-READY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CAMPBELL HALL | NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| TRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY | ANDOVER, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SESAME WORKSHOP | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OD GREATER LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| TEXAS EXES - EX STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HOWARD UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ALLIANCE COLLEGE-READY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $48,417 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| PEN AMERICAN CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION | NEWTOWN, CT | $33,334 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| TARGET MARGIN THEATER | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| INTERNATIONAL WOMENS MEDIA FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CHILD MIND INSTITUTE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BABY2BABY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| USA EAST PROVINCE OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS INC (JESUITS USA EAST) | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
$1,100,000GENERAL
TEXAS EXES - EX STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
$500,000GENERAL
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
$250,000GENERAL
GENERAL
NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
$25,000GENERAL
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$20,000GENERAL
CAMPBELL HALL
$10,000GENERAL
JEWISH FEDERATION OD GREATER LOS ANGELES
$5,000GENERAL
CATHOLIC CHARITIES ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK
$5,000GENERAL
TEXAS EXES - EX STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
$500,000GENERAL
THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION
$500,000GENERAL
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
$250,000GENERAL
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
$200,000GENERAL
USA EAST PROVINCE OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS INC (JESUITS USA EAST)
$25,000GENERAL