A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 33-0668009Arts and culture

Who funds Arts Orange County?

10 private foundations gave Arts Orange County in Irvine, CA $350,755 across 21 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

21 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Lyons Share FoundationNewport Beach, CA 2025

    Support of arts programs

    $115,000
  2. Macgillivray Family FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 2025

    General support

    $1,000
  3. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $19
  4. Easterday FDN CSLPWilmington, DE 2022

    General operating

    $35,000
  5. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $10,000
  6. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $23
  7. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $10,000
  8. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 2021

    Arts & culture

    $50
  9. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $38
  10. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  11. Zion Charity FoundationLaguna Niguel, CA 2020

    Donation for art events

    $10,000
  12. Jerry & Terri Kohl Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    The Noah Purifoy Foundation - Arts-in-Education program specifically focused on curriculum development

    $5,000
  13. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 2020

    Employee matching grant

    $2,125
  14. Lyons Share FoundationNewport Beach, CA 2019

    Support of arts programs

    $50,000
  15. Zion Charity FoundationLaguna Niguel, CA 2019

    Donation for art events

    $15,000
  16. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $7,500
  17. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2019

    Underwrite costs of the Creative Edge Lecture

    $2,500
  18. Macgillivray Family FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 2019

    Support Charitable Activities

    $500
  19. Lyons Share FoundationNewport Beach, CA 2018

    Support of arts programs

    $50,000
  20. Zion Charity FoundationLaguna Niguel, CA 2018

    Donation for art events

    $22,000
  21. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Irvine, CA and are not among Arts Orange County’s funders above.

  1. Samueli FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 4 grants Preselected only $1,360,000 to similar organizations
  2. Ronald M Simon Family FoundationNewport Beach, CA 4 grants Accepts applications $1,352,700 to similar organizations
  3. The Gerrit and Amy Cole FoundationNewport Beach, CA 8 grants Preselected only $98,500 to similar organizations
  4. Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationSan Francisco, CA 4 grants Preselected only $55,500 to similar organizations
  5. Ernest & Irma Rose FoundationIrvine, CA 17 grants Preselected only $829,000 to similar organizations
  6. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2 grants Preselected only $800,500 to similar organizations
  7. Tsao Family FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA 6 grants Preselected only $555,000 to similar organizations
  8. Bluebird Legacy IncIrvine, CA 15 grants Preselected only $490,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 33-0668009 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.