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.
$12.9M
$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
About 82% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Top 5 recipient countries by grant volume for Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 515 | $17.4M | 77.8% |
| 2 | Israel | 136 | $7.6M |
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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.
20.5% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 5 | $1.5M | 0.8% |
| 4 | Austria | 4 | $83K | 0.6% |
| 5 | Italy | 2 | $42K | 0.3% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
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 |
| BERKELEY HILLEL | BERKELEY, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | MATCHING GRANT AND ENDOWED NAMING OF THE ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $193,500 | 2025 | HEBREW UNIVERSITY PROJECT NURTURE |
| FOUNDATION FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES | SACRAMENTO, CA | $166,667 | 2025 | CALIFORNIA COLLEGE GUIDANCE INITIATIVE (CCGI) |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $166,667 | 2025 | ISRAEL EMERGENCY RESPONSE |
| 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 |
| CITY OF HOPE | DUARTE, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | TUMOR-TARGETING STEM CELL PROJECT |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TECHNION | HAIFA | $130,000 | 2025 | MATCHING GRANT TO SUPPORT RECRUITMENT OF NEW FEMALE FACULTY MEMBERS |
| DESERT STARS | LAHAV | $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 |
| DESERT STARS | LAHAV | $125,000 | 2025 | DESERT STARS - A NEW BEDOUIN LEADERSHIP IN THE NEGEV |
| 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 |
| UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENE D. BLOCK ENDOWED CHAIR IN THE DEPT. OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY |
| 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 |
| AJEEC-NISPED | BEERSHEVA | $100,000 | 2025 | CORE FUNDING |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | BANCROFT LIBRARY - THE WESTERN JEWISH AMERICANA ARCHIVIST |
| COLLEGE ACCESS PLAN | PASADENA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM (V&A) | LONDON | $100,000 | 2025 | V&A EAST STOREHOUSE CAPITAL PROJECT |
| HEART OF LOS ANGELES (HOLA) | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | HEART OF LAS COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS PROGRAM |
| CALMATTERS | SACRAMENTO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND THE LOS ANGELES EXPANSION PROJECT |
| THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | PARKS FOR PEOPLE - EL SERENO PHASE II AND PAXTON PARK |
| JERUSALEM INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH (FORMERLY OF ISRAEL STUDIES) | JERUSALEM | $100,000 | 2025 | MILKEN INNOVATION CENTER |
| LABC INSTITUTE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FELLOWSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
| MATI - JERUSALEM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER | JERUSALEM | $80,000 | 2025 | THE BLESSING OF BUSINESS |
| 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 |
| OLIM BEYAHAD | LOD | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - EMPLOYMENT, EMPOWERMENT & LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR ETHIOPIAN ISRAELI YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS, AND UNIVERSITY GRADUATES |
| LEGACY LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAM |
| OLIM BEYAHAD | LOD | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - EMPLOYMENT, EMPOWERMENT & LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR ETHIOPIAN ISRAELI YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS, AND UNIVERSITY GRADUATES |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | FIGHTING ANTISEMITISM LOCALLY THROUGH SECURITY, ADVOCACY AND PARTNERSHIPS |
| AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE (JDC) | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | THE FORMER SOVIET UNION AND ISRAEL EMERGENCY RESPONSE |
| KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | PROPOSAL 1: MEASURE A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE / PROPOSAL 2: INTERGENERATIONAL PLAY STREETS |
| THE INSTITUTE FOR COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,000 | 2025 | INCREASE COLLEGE DEGREE COMPLETION BY UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS IN LOS ANGELES AND CALIFORNIA |
THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM (V&A)
$612,130GILBERT GALLERIES
ALTASEA AT THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES
$400,000OUR FUTURE IS BLUE - ALTASEA'S CAMPAIGN
CITY OF HOPE
$333,333CRC COMPUTATIONAL PATHOLOGY PROJECT
HILLEL AT UCLA
$250,000THE ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHAIR
SONDUK EL YANABIA (YANABIYA)
$201,000YANABIA
SONDUK EL YANABIA (YANABIYA)
$201,000YANABIA
BERKELEY HILLEL
$200,000MATCHING GRANT AND ENDOWED NAMING OF THE ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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
$200,000THE HELEN DILLER INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LAW AND ISRAEL STUDIES
UCLA FOUNDATION
$200,000UCLA LAW - CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM
HELEN DILLER INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LAW AND ISRAEL STUDIES
$200,000ROSALINDE & ARTHUR GILBERT ENDOWMENT FOR THE BERKELEY INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH LAW AND ISRAEL STUDIES
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
$193,500HEBREW UNIVERSITY PROJECT NURTURE
FOUNDATION FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
$166,667CALIFORNIA COLLEGE GUIDANCE INITIATIVE (CCGI)
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES
$166,667ISRAEL EMERGENCY RESPONSE
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
CITY OF HOPE
$150,000TUMOR-TARGETING STEM CELL PROJECT
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
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
TECHNION
$130,000MATCHING GRANT TO SUPPORT RECRUITMENT OF NEW FEMALE FACULTY MEMBERS
DESERT STARS
$125,000DESERT STARS - A NEW BEDOUIN LEADERSHIP IN THE NEGEV
FRIENDS OF ELNET
$125,000OPERATIONS, ADVOCACY, AND PROGRAMMING
DESERT STARS
$125,000DESERT STARS - A NEW BEDOUIN LEADERSHIP IN THE NEGEV
LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD LAND TRUST
$120,000CONTINUED 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
UCLA FOUNDATION
$100,000GENE D. BLOCK ENDOWED CHAIR IN THE DEPT. OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY
AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$100,000AIEF GENERAL OPERATIONS
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
$100,000HARD STONES EXHIBIT, ARTS EDUCATION, GENERAL OPERATING, AND CAPITAL
AJEEC-NISPED
$100,000CORE FUNDING
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION
$100,000BANCROFT LIBRARY - THE WESTERN JEWISH AMERICANA ARCHIVIST
COLLEGE ACCESS PLAN
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING
THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM (V&A)
$100,000V&A EAST STOREHOUSE CAPITAL PROJECT
HEART OF LOS ANGELES (HOLA)
$100,000HEART OF LAS COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS PROGRAM
CALMATTERS
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND THE LOS ANGELES EXPANSION PROJECT
THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
$100,000PARKS FOR PEOPLE - EL SERENO PHASE II AND PAXTON PARK
JERUSALEM INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH (FORMERLY OF ISRAEL STUDIES)
$100,000MILKEN INNOVATION CENTER
LABC INSTITUTE
$100,000ROSALINDE AND ARTHUR GILBERT FELLOWSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM
MATI - JERUSALEM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
$80,000THE BLESSING OF BUSINESS
MATI - JERUSALEM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
$80,00002 BUSINESS NETWORK
HILLEL INTERNATIONAL
$80,000HILLEL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY AND CAMPUS PROGRAMMING
OLIM BEYAHAD
$75,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - EMPLOYMENT, EMPOWERMENT & LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR ETHIOPIAN ISRAELI YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS, AND UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
LEGACY LA
$75,000STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAM
OLIM BEYAHAD
$75,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - EMPLOYMENT, EMPOWERMENT & LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR ETHIOPIAN ISRAELI YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS, AND UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
$75,000FIGHTING ANTISEMITISM LOCALLY THROUGH SECURITY, ADVOCACY AND PARTNERSHIPS
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE (JDC)
$75,000THE FORMER SOVIET UNION AND ISRAEL EMERGENCY RESPONSE
KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE
$75,000PROPOSAL 1: MEASURE A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE / PROPOSAL 2: INTERGENERATIONAL PLAY STREETS
THE INSTITUTE FOR COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS
$75,000INCREASE COLLEGE DEGREE COMPLETION BY UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS IN LOS ANGELES AND CALIFORNIA
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