Perenchio Foundation

About Perenchio Foundation

Perenchio Foundation’s recent grantmaking is built around large unrestricted awards to Los Angeles cultural and education institutions that anchor public life across the region. The biggest recorded gift in the file is $5,000,000 to Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery in San Marino, followed by $3,500,000 to the Foundation for the Los Angeles Community Colleges in Los Angeles. Those two grants point to a pattern that combines heritage institutions with postsecondary access. The foundation’s support also reaches performing arts organizations and community-serving cultural groups. In 2025 it gave $3,174,000 to Pasadena Playhouse State Theatre of California, and it has also backed institutions such as Geffen Playhouse, Inner-City Arts, and the Japanese American National Museum. The grants are generally described as general support, which suggests a focus on organizational strength rather than narrowly defined projects. Across the recent grant list, the same logic appears repeatedly: sustain established institutions with regional reach, often at levels large enough to materially affect budgets. The recipients are mainly public-facing organizations that serve audiences in Los Angeles County, from theaters and museums to education intermediaries.

What Perenchio Foundation Funds

A clear part of the foundation’s portfolio is visual and performing arts institutions. It gave $975,000 to Inner-City Arts for general support, $850,000 to Los Angeles Master Chorale Association for general support, and $760,000 to American Cinematheque for general support. Those grants sit alongside awards to theaters, museums, and music organizations serving Los Angeles audiences. Education access is another visible thread. The foundation awarded $3,500,000 to Foundation for the Los Angeles Community Colleges for general support, and it also gave $811,000 to PS Arts for general support. That pattern shows interest in institutions that connect students to arts learning and postsecondary opportunity. Cultural identity and community history also appear in the record. The foundation provided $850,000 to La Plaza De Cultura Y Artes for general support and $746,000 to Japanese American Cultural & Community Center for general support. It also granted $745,000 to Wende Museum, reinforcing a portfolio that supports regional cultural memory institutions.

How Perenchio Foundation Gives