Nicolas Berggruen Charitable Foundation
EIN 273259426Total Given 2016–2021
$31.3M
37 grants · $5.2M avg/year
based on 6 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $18K–$100K
grant size
35%
supporter · 9/26 multi-year
repeat
$16.2M
Assets (2024)
26
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(213) 430-2364
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $15.3M | $29.5M | $1.2M | 6 |
| 2017 | $261K | $29.2M | $10K | 9 |
| 2018 | $694K | $30.3M | $2.0M | 7 |
| 2019 | N/A | $31.4M | $-880K | N/A |
| 2020 | $13.1M | $20.0M | $4.3M | 11 |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $18.0M | $100K | 4 |
| 2022 | N/A | $18.0M | $11K | N/A |
| 2023 | N/A | $18.1M | $36K | N/A |
| 2024 | N/A | $16.2M | $0 | N/A |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 37 grants on record
Minimum
$250
25th Pctl
$18K
Median
$25K
Average
$845K
75th Pctl
$100K
Maximum
$14.8M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (37 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berggruen Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $14,759,297 | 21ST CENTURY COUNCIL, FUTURE OF EUROPE AND PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE PROJECT | 2016 |
| Berggruen Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $12,815,212 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Berggruen Institute | Hamilton, None | $1,830,350 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2021 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $336,758 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2018 |
| The Asia Society | New York, NY | $275,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Stiftung Preubischer Kulturbesitz | Berlin, None | $105,798 | SUPPORT FOR THE CURATOR'S MUSEUM WORK, AND THE MUSEUM IS OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT. | 2017 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Museum Associates | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | SUPPORT THE TRUSTEE ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN | 2016 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2018 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2018 |
| California Institute of Technology | Padadena, CA | $100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2018 |
| Stiftung Preubischer Kulturbesitz | Berlin, None | $79,396 | SUPPORT FOR THE CURATOR'S MUSEUM WORK, AND THE MUSEUM IS OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT. | 2016 |
| Forderkreis Museum Berggruen | Berlin, None | $56,083 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2020 |
| President & Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Harvard Kennedy School | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Forderkreis Museum Berggruen | Berlin, None | $41,427 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2020 |
| New York Shakespeare Festival | New York, NY | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2020 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2016 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2017 |
| The Milken Institute | Santa Monica, CA | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | $25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2018 |
| Ariel Education Initiative | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2017 |