Custodians of the philanthropic vision of Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert, dedicated to social justice and improving communities in Southern California and Israel by investing in a small set of defined program areas to produce lasting change.
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation gives in a narrow set of defined program areas, with a strong tilt toward Southern California and Israel. Recent grants show a mix of endowed academic support, Jewish life, health, and Israel-related work, alongside occasional special projects that sit outside the main program areas. The foundation’s largest recent grant in the data is $612,130 to The Victoria & Albert Museum for Gilbert Galleries, a sign that its arts support can extend beyond California when a project fits its priorities. In higher education, it backs named chairs, institutes, scholarships, and research at UC Berkeley and UCLA. Examples include support for the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies and the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, which indicate a long-term interest in Jewish studies and campus programming. The foundation also funds community-facing initiatives such as health, college access, and Israel education and workforce development. Its grants often carry specific designations tied to programs, endowments, or campaigns rather than broad unrestricted awards. The overall pattern is one of targeted, institution-linked giving that aims to strengthen organizations over time.
A major thread in the foundation’s giving is Jewish studies and campus Jewish life. It gave $250,000 to the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies for universities and special projects, and $166,000 to the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies for an endowment for teaching in Israel studies at UCLA. College access is another recurring priority. The foundation awarded $166,667 to the Foundation for California Community Colleges for the California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI), and earlier gave $150,000 to The Institute for College Access and Success for college access and success. Health-related grants focus on institutions and research. City of Hope received $500,000 for health and $150,000 for a tumor-targeting stem cell project. In arts education, the foundation gave $612,130 to The Victoria & Albert Museum for Gilbert Galleries, showing support for cultural institutions as well as education-oriented arts work.
Typical grants cluster around a modest-to-midrange scale: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $50,000. The recent grant list also shows a smaller set of six-figure awards used for endowments, matching grants, research, and campaign support. The foundation appears to fund many organizations more than once. City of Hope, UCLA Foundation, American Friends of the Hebrew University, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, and the Helen Diller Institute each appear in multiple recent grants across different years or purposes. It is an endowed foundation with program-related giving rather than program-related investments, and it accepts unsolicited proposals across several active programs.
Financiamiento actual y próximo de Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation al que tu organización sin fines de lucro podría postularse.
¿Quién puede postularse? Academic programs, departments, chairs and research projects at UC Berkeley and UCLA that intersect with the Foundation’s objectives.
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$205.9M
$24.6M
$32.1M
Most grants fall between $5K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
Top 5 recipient countries by grant volume for Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 765 | $25.9M | 73.3% |
| 2 | Israel |
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Most grants land in California, which accounts for 82% of recipient-state activity, and the top giving state is also CA. Los Angeles appears repeatedly, including Hillel at UCLA, UCLA Foundation, UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate, and Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Other California cities in the recent list include Duarte, Berkeley, San Pedro, Sacramento, and Omer. Outside the United States, the recipient-country data includes Israel with 136 grants, plus smaller counts in the UK, Australia, and Italy.
Its active programs include College Access and Success, Health, Israel education and economic/workforce development, Arts Education, Jewish Life, UC Berkeley and UCLA, and Special Projects. Recent grants also show support for named academic institutes, public health research, emergency response, and cultural institutions.
Yes. Several recipients appear multiple times in the recent grants list, including City of Hope, UCLA Foundation, American Friends of the Hebrew University, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, and the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies.
The grant-size distribution centers on $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes larger commitments in the six-figure range for endowments, research, and campaign support.
California is the main geography in the grant data, with 82% of grants to recipients in CA. Los Angeles and Berkeley appear frequently among recipient cities, and the recipient-country distribution also shows substantial giving to Israel.
Yes. The active program descriptions for Special Projects, Israel, College Access and Success, UC Berkeley and UCLA, Health, Arts Education, and Jewish Life all say they accept unsolicited applications.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 257 |
| $14.2M |
24.6% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 10 | $2.3M | 1.0% |
| 4 | Austria | 10 | $208K | 1.0% |
| 5 | Italy | 2 | $42K | 0.2% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
¿Quién puede postularse? Organizations that broaden access to and improve success in higher education for low-income students and demonstrate strategies for measurable results.
¿Quién puede postularse? Projects that align with the Foundation’s priorities but fall outside primary focus areas; typically identified by the Foundation.
¿Quién puede postularse? Organizations that enhance community health through park development, land use, policy work, community engagement in under-resourced neighborhoods, or Alzheimer's research and caregiver support.
¿Quién puede postularse? Organizations in Israel addressing education/college access and economic/workforce development for disadvantaged communities; supports diverse populations.
¿Quién puede postularse? Organizations that increase access to the arts and serve underserved students; match the Foundation’s objectives and demonstrate a clear path to results.
¿Quién puede postularse? Organizations that cultivate Jewish culture, education, tolerance, and social action; includes groups serving Jews and non-Jews and those innovating Jewish life for young adults.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM (V&A) | LONDON | $612,130 | 2025 | GILBERT GALLERIES |
| ALTASEA AT THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES | SAN PEDRO, CA | $400,000 | 2025 | OUR FUTURE IS BLUE - ALTASEA'S CAMPAIGN |
| CITY OF HOPE | DUARTE, CA | $333,333 | 2025 | CRC COMPUTATIONAL PATHOLOGY PROJECT |
| HILLEL AT UCLA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | THE ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHAIR |
| SONDUK EL YANABIA (YANABIYA) | OMER | $201,000 | 2025 | YANABIA |
| SONDUK EL YANABIA (YANABIYA) | OMER | $201,000 | 2025 | YANABIA |
| HELEN DILLER INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LAW AND ISRAEL STUDIES | BERKELEY, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | THE HELEN DILLER INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LAW AND ISRAEL STUDIES |
| UCLA ZIMAN CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | THE UCLA ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FOUNDATION PROGRAM IN REAL ESTATE, FINANCE AND URBAN ECONOMICS |
| UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | UCLA LAW - CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM |
| HELEN DILLER INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LAW AND ISRAEL STUDIES | BERKELEY, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | ROSALINDE & ARTHUR GILBERT ENDOWMENT FOR THE BERKELEY INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LAW AND ISRAEL STUDIES |
| BERKELEY HILLEL | BERKELEY, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | MATCHING GRANT AND ENDOWED NAMING OF THE ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $193,500 | 2025 | HEBREW UNIVERSITY PROJECT NURTURE |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $166,667 | 2025 | ISRAEL EMERGENCY RESPONSE |
| FOUNDATION FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES | SACRAMENTO, CA | $166,667 | 2025 | CALIFORNIA COLLEGE GUIDANCE INITIATIVE (CCGI) |
| UCLA Y&S NAZARIAN CENTER FOR ISRAEL STUDIES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $166,000 | 2025 | THE ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT FOR TEACHING IN ISRAEL STUDIES AT UCLA |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $160,650 | 2025 | HEBREW UNIVERSITY PROJECT NURTURE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | MUSIC DIRECTOR'S CHAIR |
| THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | THE ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FOUNDATION SENIOR FELLOW |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | TOUR DE SUMMER CAMPS |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | FACULTY RECRUITMENT & RETENTION; SUPPORT FEMALE SCIENTIST POST-DOCS |
| CITY OF HOPE | DUARTE, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | TUMOR-TARGETING STEM CELL PROJECT |
| TECHNION | HAIFA | $130,000 | 2025 | MATCHING GRANT TO SUPPORT RECRUITMENT OF NEW FEMALE FACULTY MEMBERS |
| DESERT STARS | LAHAV, D. | $125,000 | 2025 | DESERT STARS - A NEW BEDOUIN LEADERSHIP IN THE NEGEV |
| DESERT STARS | LAHAV, FE | $125,000 | 2025 | DESERT STARS - A NEW BEDOUIN LEADERSHIP IN THE NEGEV |
| FRIENDS OF ELNET | LOS ANGELES, CA | $125,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS, ADVOCACY, AND PROGRAMMING |
| LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD LAND TRUST | LOS ANGELES, CA | $120,000 | 2025 | CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF WATTS ART TOWERS CAMPUS, MAYWOOD RIVERFRONT PARK, AND ZELA DAVIS PARK |
| KORET ISRAEL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDS (KIEDF) | TEL AVIV | $110,000 | 2025 | SME AND MICRO BUSINESS SUPPORT |
| KORET ISRAEL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDS (KIEDF) | TEL AVIV | $110,000 | 2025 | SME AND MICRO BUSINESS SUPPORT |
| AJEEC-NISPED | BEERSHEVA | $100,000 | 2025 | CORE FUNDING |
| LABC INSTITUTE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FELLOWSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
| COLLEGE ACCESS PLAN | PASADENA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | PARKS FOR PEOPLE - EL SERENO PHASE II AND PAXTON PARK |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | BANCROFT LIBRARY - THE WESTERN JEWISH AMERICANA ARCHIVIST |
| UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENE D. BLOCK ENDOWED CHAIR IN THE DEPT. OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY |
| THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM (V&A) | LONDON | $100,000 | 2025 | V&A EAST STOREHOUSE CAPITAL PROJECT |
| CALMATTERS | SACRAMENTO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND THE LOS ANGELES EXPANSION PROJECT |
| AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | AIEF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | HARD STONES EXHIBIT, ARTS EDUCATION, GENERAL OPERATING, AND CAPITAL |
| HEART OF LOS ANGELES (HOLA) | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | HEART OF LAS COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS PROGRAM |
| JERUSALEM INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH (FORMERLY OF ISRAEL STUDIES) | JERUSALEM | $100,000 | 2025 | MILKEN INNOVATION CENTER |
| MATI - JERUSALEM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER | JERUSALEM | $80,000 | 2025 | 02 BUSINESS NETWORK |
| HILLEL INTERNATIONAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $80,000 | 2025 | HILLEL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY AND CAMPUS PROGRAMMING |
| MATI - JERUSALEM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER | JERUSALEM | $80,000 | 2025 | THE BLESSING OF BUSINESS |
| SHAREWELL DBA CAYTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | SANTA MONICA, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE US-ISRAEL BINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION | GARRETT PARK, MD | $75,000 | 2025 | THE ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FOUNDATION U.S.-ISRAEL BINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (BSF) MULTIPLIER RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM |
| KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | PROPOSAL 1: MEASURE A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE / PROPOSAL 2: INTERGENERATIONAL PLAY STREETS |
| LEGACY LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAM |
| THE ISRAEL DEMOCRACY INSTITUTE | JERUSALEM | $75,000 | 2025 | A NEW PARADIGM FOR ULTRA-ORTHODOX INTEGRATION IN ISRAEL |
| THE INSTITUTE FOR COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,000 | 2025 | INCREASE COLLEGE DEGREE COMPLETION BY UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS IN LOS ANGELES AND CALIFORNIA |
| GOLDRINGWOLDENBERG INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE | JACKSON, MS | $75,000 | 2025 | SPIRITUALITY FOR THE JEWISH SOUTH |
THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM (V&A)
$612,130GILBERT GALLERIES
THE ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHAIR
SONDUK EL YANABIA (YANABIYA)
$201,000YANABIA
SONDUK EL YANABIA (YANABIYA)
YANABIA
HELEN DILLER INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LAW AND ISRAEL STUDIES
$200,000THE HELEN DILLER INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LAW AND ISRAEL STUDIES
UCLA ZIMAN CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE
$200,000THE UCLA ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FOUNDATION PROGRAM IN REAL ESTATE, FINANCE AND URBAN ECONOMICS
HELEN DILLER INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LAW AND ISRAEL STUDIES
$200,000ROSALINDE & ARTHUR GILBERT ENDOWMENT FOR THE BERKELEY INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LAW AND ISRAEL STUDIES
MATCHING GRANT AND ENDOWED NAMING OF THE ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
$193,500HEBREW UNIVERSITY PROJECT NURTURE
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES
$166,667ISRAEL EMERGENCY RESPONSE
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE GUIDANCE INITIATIVE (CCGI)
UCLA Y&S NAZARIAN CENTER FOR ISRAEL STUDIES
$166,000THE ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT FOR TEACHING IN ISRAEL STUDIES AT UCLA
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
$160,650HEBREW UNIVERSITY PROJECT NURTURE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
$150,000MUSIC DIRECTOR'S CHAIR
THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY
$150,000THE ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FOUNDATION SENIOR FELLOW
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES
$150,000TOUR DE SUMMER CAMPS
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
$150,000FACULTY RECRUITMENT & RETENTION; SUPPORT FEMALE SCIENTIST POST-DOCS
TECHNION
$130,000MATCHING GRANT TO SUPPORT RECRUITMENT OF NEW FEMALE FACULTY MEMBERS
DESERT STARS
$125,000DESERT STARS - A NEW BEDOUIN LEADERSHIP IN THE NEGEV
DESERT STARS
$125,000DESERT STARS - A NEW BEDOUIN LEADERSHIP IN THE NEGEV
FRIENDS OF ELNET
$125,000OPERATIONS, ADVOCACY, AND PROGRAMMING
CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF WATTS ART TOWERS CAMPUS, MAYWOOD RIVERFRONT PARK, AND ZELA DAVIS PARK
KORET ISRAEL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDS (KIEDF)
$110,000SME AND MICRO BUSINESS SUPPORT
KORET ISRAEL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDS (KIEDF)
$110,000SME AND MICRO BUSINESS SUPPORT
AJEEC-NISPED
$100,000CORE FUNDING
PARKS FOR PEOPLE - EL SERENO PHASE II AND PAXTON PARK
BANCROFT LIBRARY - THE WESTERN JEWISH AMERICANA ARCHIVIST
GENE D. BLOCK ENDOWED CHAIR IN THE DEPT. OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY
THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM (V&A)
$100,000V&A EAST STOREHOUSE CAPITAL PROJECT
CALMATTERS
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND THE LOS ANGELES EXPANSION PROJECT
AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$100,000AIEF GENERAL OPERATIONS
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
$100,000HARD STONES EXHIBIT, ARTS EDUCATION, GENERAL OPERATING, AND CAPITAL
HEART OF LOS ANGELES (HOLA)
$100,000HEART OF LAS COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS PROGRAM
JERUSALEM INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH (FORMERLY OF ISRAEL STUDIES)
$100,000MILKEN INNOVATION CENTER
MATI - JERUSALEM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
$80,00002 BUSINESS NETWORK
HILLEL INTERNATIONAL
$80,000HILLEL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY AND CAMPUS PROGRAMMING
MATI - JERUSALEM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
$80,000THE BLESSING OF BUSINESS
SHAREWELL DBA CAYTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
$75,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE US-ISRAEL BINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
$75,000THE ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FOUNDATION U.S.-ISRAEL BINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (BSF) MULTIPLIER RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM
PROPOSAL 1: MEASURE A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE / PROPOSAL 2: INTERGENERATIONAL PLAY STREETS
LEGACY LA
$75,000STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAM
THE ISRAEL DEMOCRACY INSTITUTE
$75,000A NEW PARADIGM FOR ULTRA-ORTHODOX INTEGRATION IN ISRAEL
THE INSTITUTE FOR COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS
$75,000INCREASE COLLEGE DEGREE COMPLETION BY UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS IN LOS ANGELES AND CALIFORNIA
SPIRITUALITY FOR THE JEWISH SOUTH