The Broad Art Foundation concentrates its philanthropy almost entirely on contemporary visual arts institutions, with a dominant, multi-year operating commitment to The Broad in Los Angeles and smaller exhibition and program support to major museums and public-art organizations. Its giving emphasizes sustaining flagship museum operations and underwriting exhibitions and public-art projects that elevate contemporary art locally and nationally.
Highly concentrated giving: a very large, repeated commitment to a single flagship grantee (The Broad) supplemented by a few modest-to-medium grants to major museums and public-art organizations; few total grants but large aggregate dollars focused in arts/museums.
The Broad Art Foundation’s largest recent commitments all go to one institution: The Broad in Los Angeles received $12,000,000 in 2023, another $12,000,000 in 2024, and $5,000,000 in 2025 for operating support. That pattern makes the foundation’s priorities clear: it sustains a flagship contemporary art museum while also backing a smaller circle of museums and cultural organizations that present exhibitions, general programming, and public-facing contemporary art work. Beyond its core museum support, the foundation has also funded major exhibition and program activity at institutions such as Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Hammer Museum, and Museum of Contemporary Art. Its giving reflects a strong institutional focus rather than individual grants, and the recipients are all U.S.-based arts organizations. The Broad Art Foundation’s profile is shaped by repeated support for the same central museum, with additional grants used to underwrite exhibition work and general operations at other contemporary art venues in Los Angeles, New York, and beyond.
In exhibition support, The Broad Art Foundation backed Los Angeles County Museum of Art with $75,000 and Portland Art Museum with $50,000, both in 2023. Those grants point to interest in museum presentation work rather than broad-spectrum arts funding. The foundation also supports museum operations and general programming in Los Angeles. It gave $48,500 to Hammer Museum in 2025 for general support, followed by $25,000 to the same institution in 2023, and awarded Museum of Contemporary Art $47,083 in 2025, $47,083 in 2024, and $25,000 in 2023 for general support. Public-facing contemporary art organizations are part of the mix as well. Creative Time Inc received $15,000 in 2025 for general support, and UCLA Foundation received $5,000 in 2024 for exhibition support.
Grant sizes cluster around a very large core gift and smaller institutional awards: the typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $56,250 at the 75th percentile. The distribution is pulled upward by repeated multimillion-dollar operating grants to The Broad. The foundation shows clear repeat giving to the same recipients across multiple years, especially for operating or general support. It functions as a private foundation rather than a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or program-related investments. No application process is indicated in the data.
Current and upcoming funding from Broad Art Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Written requests are considered from accredited institutions or those whose staff and facilities are similarly qualified. Borrowing institutions must undertake all costs for packing, transport, handling and insurance of artworks in transit and during exhibition.
$5.1M
$786.3M
$47.3M
$7.2M
Most grants fall between $10K and $56K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$56K
About 75% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: The Broad, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Hammer Museum, Creative Time
Giving is heavily concentrated in California, with 75% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Los Angeles is the dominant city, appearing repeatedly through The Broad, the Hammer Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Art Practice, UCLA Foundation, and 826la. New York is the top state by grant count outside California, with grants to Creative Time Inc, American Friends of Fondation Beyeler, and Foundation for Contemporary Arts. Oregon appears through Portland Art Museum.
Its grants go to museums and arts organizations, especially contemporary art institutions. Recent recipients include The Broad, Museum of Contemporary Art, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Portland Art Museum, Creative Time Inc, and UCLA Foundation.
The foundation’s grant sizes are centered at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $56,250 at the 75th percentile. The distribution also includes much larger operating grants, including multimillion-dollar awards to The Broad.
Yes. The Broad received operating support in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Museum of Contemporary Art also appears in multiple years, with general support in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Hammer Museum appears in both 2023 and 2025.
Most grants go to California recipients, especially Los Angeles-based institutions. The data shows 75% of grants go to recipients in California, while New York is the top state by grant count outside the HQ state.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BROAD | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HAMMER MUSEUM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $48,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | LOS ANGELES, CA | $47,083 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CREATIVE TIME INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE BROAD | LOS ANGELES, CA | $12,000,000 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | LOS ANGELES, CA | $47,083 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF FONDATION BEYELER | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ART PRACTICE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | EXHIBITION SUPPORT |
| THE BROAD | LOS ANGELES, CA | $12,000,000 | 2023 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2023 | EXHIBITION SUPPORT |
| PORTLAND ART MUSEUM | PORTLAND, OR | $50,000 | 2023 | EXHIBITION SUPPORT |
| MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HAMMER MUSEUM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 826LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
THE BROAD
$5,000,000OPERATING SUPPORT
HAMMER MUSEUM
$48,500GENERAL SUPPORT
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
$47,083GENERAL SUPPORT
CREATIVE TIME INC
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE BROAD
$12,000,000OPERATING SUPPORT
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
$47,083GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF FONDATION BEYELER
GENERAL SUPPORT
ART PRACTICE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UCLA FOUNDATION
$5,000EXHIBITION SUPPORT
THE BROAD
$12,000,000OPERATING SUPPORT
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
$75,000EXHIBITION SUPPORT
PORTLAND ART MUSEUM
$50,000EXHIBITION SUPPORT
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HAMMER MUSEUM
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
826LA
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
