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Established in 1989 by Walter H. Annenberg, the Annenberg Foundation provides funding and support to nonprofit organizations in the United States and globally through its headquarters in Radnor, Pennsylvania and offices in Los Angeles, California. Its major program areas are education and youth development; arts, culture and humanities; civic and community; health and human services; and animal services and the environment. In addition, the Foundation operates a number of initiatives which expand and complement these program areas. The Annenberg Foundation exists to advance the public well-being through improved communication. As the principal means of achieving this goal, the Foundation encourages the development of more effective ways to share ideas and knowledge.

Our Founder

Biography of the Annenberg Foundation founder, Walter H. Annenberg.

Mission

The Annenberg Foundation is the successor corporation to the Annenberg School at Radnor, Pennsylvania established in 1958 by Walter H. Annenberg. It exists to advance the public well-being through improved communication. As the principal means of achieving its goal, the Foundation encourages the development of more effective ways to share ideas and knowledge.

Guidelines for Grantseekers

The Annenberg Foundation provides support for projects within its grantmaking interest areas of: education and youth development; arts, culture and humanities; civic and community; health and human services; and animal services and the environment. The Foundation only considers organizations defined as a public charity and tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Please review this section for the procedure to apply for funding.

Creating Opportunities: Fifteen Years of Advancing the Public Good

The Annenberg Foundation presents its 15th Anniversary report to convey the scope and depth of its investments in education, the arts, civic life and health. Over the last 15 years, the Foundation has awarded some 5,200 grants totaling more than $2.8 billion.



The Annenberg Space for Photography to Open in Century City, California in 2009

The Annenberg Foundation announced today plans to open a new community space dedicated to both digital images and print photography in Century City, California.  




Major California foundations issue a report outlining their grantmaking and activities which support minority and low-income communities

A group of California foundations, known as the Foundation Coalition, have been working together since June 2008 on grantmaking and community activities focused on the needs of minority-led and small grassroots nonprofits that serve minority populations.  Their report “Strengthening Nonprofit Leadership and the Capacity of Minority-Led and Other Grassroots Community-Based Organizations” outlines their planning process and the initial grantmaking activities of the foundations.

Strengthening the Nonprofit Sector
The Foundation offers low cost grantseeking workshops and free executive leadership seminars.


Leonore Annenberg Scholarship and School Funds
PHILADELPHIA, PA:  The Scholarship Fund, which makes grants annually on an invitation only basis, is a program of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania.  Click here to see front-page story in The Philadelphia Inquirer on two Philadelphia area recipients.


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