Max H Gluck Foundation
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About Max H Gluck Foundation
The Max H Gluck Foundation concentrates major gifts in Los Angeles-area cultural institutions, prioritizing youth-focused performing arts education and public museum outreach. Their funding supports institution-run music education programs (scholarships/fellowships, summer intensives, and YOLA) and mobile museum programming that brings informal science and natural history education to communities. Grants are large and targeted, often designated for specific program initiatives rather than general operating support.
Focus Areas
Youth orchestral and music education programs in Los Angeles (e.g., YOLA)Training and fellowship support for young musicians (Gluck Fellowship / Jumpstart / Summer Encounter)Museum outreach and mobile education programs (Natural History Museum Mobile Museum)
Who They Fund
children and youth (K–12)high school students pursuing college access and successearly-career artists / arts fellowspediatric hospital patients (child life & creative arts therapy)underserved communities in Los Angeles (e.g., Wilmington, LA County)
About Max H Gluck Foundation
The Max H Gluck Foundation Inc stands out for its long-running support of youth music training in Los Angeles, especially through the Gluck Fellowship Program, Jumpstart Young Musicians Program, and Summer Encounter at the Colburn School. Those same priorities appear across multiple institutions: the Los Angeles Philharmonic has received repeated support for Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA), including grants tied to general operations, and the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music has received Gluck Fellows support in more than one year. The foundation also backs public-facing museum education, including mobile programming at the Natural History Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s mobile initiatives. Its recent grants show a pattern of institution-based, program-specific support rather than broad, unrestricted giving. The portfolio includes large awards in the six-figure range to arts education, fellowship, and outreach efforts that serve children, students, and community audiences in Los Angeles and beyond. The foundation also extends support to performance and access programs such as The Music Center’s arts integration partnerships and Los Angeles Opera’s youth-oriented series.
What Max H Gluck Foundation Funds
Youth music education is central to the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it awarded $1,502,500 to the Colburn School for the Gluck Fellowship Program, Jumpstart Young Musicians Program, and Summer Encounter, and it gave $1,466,425 to the Los Angeles Philharmonic for Youth Orchestra Los Angeles and general operations. Fellowship support is another recurring theme: UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music received $275,679 in 2024 for the Gluck Fellows Program, following a 2023 grant of $275,903 for the Gluck Fellowship Program. The foundation also supports museum-based public learning. It gave $750,000 in 2024 to the Natural History Museum for the Mobile Museum Program and $586,055 in 2025 to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for Maya Mobile, Ancient World Mobile, and general operations. In arts access, it awarded $300,000 to The Music Center for arts integration partnerships and general operations.
How Max H Gluck Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster in the middle six figures: the 25th percentile is $31,666, the median is $70,000, and the 75th percentile is $150,000. Recent awards show both multi-year continuity and repeated support for the same institutions across years, especially for music education and museum outreach. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF, and it also funds individuals. In the recent list, many grants are purpose-specific or combined with general operations, indicating program-targeted support with selective operating support where relevant.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.5M
Total Assets
$125.9M
Total Revenue
$6.1M
Total Expenses
$6.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $32K and $150K, with a median of $70K.
25th Percentile
$32K
Median
$70K
75th Percentile
$150K
Geographic Reach
Local7 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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