Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County
ActiveArts, Culture & Humanities
About Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County
The Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County directs almost all of its funding to major Los Angeles performing-arts institutions, providing substantial general operating support to sustain professional theater, orchestra, opera, and choral organizations. Grants are concentrated among a small set of repeat grantees, indicating a strategy of bolstering flagship cultural organizations that anchor the region's performing-arts ecosystem.
Focus Areas
Large professional theatre companies in Los Angeles (e.g., Center Theatre Group)Symphony and philharmonic orchestras in Greater Los Angeles (e.g., LA Philharmonic)Major opera companies serving Los Angeles audiences (e.g., LA Opera)Professional choral ensembles and vocal arts organizations in LA (e.g., Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations (unspecified mission)
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated, high-dollar general operating grants to a small number of repeat, flagship performing-arts institutions in Los Angeles rather than many small or project-specific awards.
Funding Style
About Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County
Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County gives repeated general operating support to a small set of Los Angeles performing-arts institutions, with three years of funding visible for Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles Opera Company, Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, and Los Angeles Master Chorale. The pattern is consistent: the foundation uses substantial grants to help professional theater, opera, orchestra, and choral organizations cover core expenses rather than project-only work. Its recent grant list shows a tight concentration on major institutions serving Los Angeles audiences, and the same grantees appear across multiple years, which points to sustained support rather than one-time awards. Across the recent grants provided, the foundation’s largest award was $262,077 to Center Theatre Group in 2025. Other recurring awards to Los Angeles Opera Company and Los Angeles Philharmonic Association also fall in the six-figure range, with matching amounts in 2025 and lower but still substantial support in 2024 and 2023. This gives the profile a clear shape: the foundation acts as a steady funder of flagship arts organizations that anchor the region’s performing-arts ecosystem.
What Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County Funds
A central theme is operational support for large professional theater. Center Theatre Group received $262,077 in 2025, after $247,429 in 2024 and $230,504 in 2023, all labeled general operation assistance or general operating assistance. That same operating-support model appears in orchestral and opera funding. Los Angeles Philharmonic Association received $182,025 in 2025, $168,227 in 2024, and $156,441 in 2023. Los Angeles Opera Company received the same sequence of awards in those years. The foundation also supports choral performance. Los Angeles Master Chorale received $90,821 in 2025, $83,937 in 2024, and $78,056 in 2023. The purpose text attached to each of these grants emphasizes general operation assistance, indicating a focus on staffing, administrative infrastructure, and program continuity rather than restricted projects.
How Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County Gives
The typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $138,315, median is $162,334, and p75 is $183,796. The recent grants also show repeat support across 2023, 2024, and 2025 for the same organizations, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its grantmaking appears to come from an institutional foundation structure, with unrestricted or general operating support as the dominant mode.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$758K
Total Assets
$138.4M
Total Revenue
$69.8M
Total Expenses
$77.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $138K and $184K, with a median of $162K.
25th Percentile
$138K
Median
$162K
75th Percentile
$184K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
WILLIAM TAYLOR
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