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Pasadena Art Alliance

The organization fosters appreciation of contemporary visual arts in southern california by supporting artists, exhibitions, educational programs & other art-oriented nonprofit organizations.

$321k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
22
Itemized grants FY2025
24
Organizations funded FY2023
13%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2025
$304k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$12,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$37,000
Organizations funded a year
22 to 29
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$1.1M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 13% of the organizations Pasadena Art Alliance funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $49k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’21’22’23
Arts & CulturePhilanthropyEducationHuman ServicesCivil RightsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving22$304k27%
FY202324$324k13%
FY202225$311k20%
FY202127$343k33%
FY201929$325k24%
FY201822$278k55%
FY201723$277kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$1.8MEducation$278kYouth Development$25kEnvironment$8kCivil Rights$4kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Art Center College of Design$222,00080%
Armory Center for the Arts$180,50081%
The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles$95,00080%
Craft Contemporary$90,50081%
Museum Associates$88,00070%
Project X Foundation for Art and Criticism$72,50078%
Side Street Projects$70,50065%
Self Help Graphics & Art Inc$67,50062%
Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center Inc$64,00040%
Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery$46,00050%
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All grantees of Pasadena Art Alliance by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Art Center College of Design$222,00080%
Armory Center for the Arts$180,50081%
The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles$95,00080%
Craft Contemporary$90,50081%
Museum Associates$88,00070%
Project X Foundation for Art and Criticism$72,50078%
Side Street Projects$70,50065%
Self Help Graphics & Art Inc$67,50062%
Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center Inc$64,00040%
Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery$46,00050%
Fulcrum Arts$43,57860%
Ica La$39,00030%
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Inc$37,50062%
Clockshop$30,50056%
The Brick$30,00051%
Inner-City Arts$30,00011%
American Museum of Ceramic Art$29,50051%
Mak Center for Art and Architecture La$28,50051%
Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc$25,00010%
Venice Arts$25,00011%
The Ryman-Carroll Foundation$25,00022%
Long Beach Museum of Art Foundation$25,00040%
Pitzer College$22,00020%
Pasadena Educational Foundation$20,00010%
Angels Gate Cultural Center Inc$18,50031%
Materials & Applications$15,000213%
La Freewaves$13,000310%
Pasadena Museum of California Art$12,00012%
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center$10,00010%
Artlab21 Foundation Esmoa$9,0001n/a
Museum of Jurassic Technology$8,5001n/a
Museum of Latin American Art$8,00010%
Descanso Gardens Foundation$8,00010%
Machine Project$8,00013%
Claremont Lewis Museum of Art$7,50012%
University of la Verne$7,30030%
Los Angeles Nomadic Division$7,00010%
Pepperdine University$7,00010%
The Underground Museum Inc$6,25011%
Craft in America$5,00020%
Coaxial Arts Foundation$4,00013%
Women's Center for Creative Work$4,00021%

Plus 23 recipients with no EIN on record ($595k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Pasadena Art Alliance supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetArt Center College of Design: $222,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetArmory Center for the Arts: $180,500 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetThe Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles: $95,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCraft Contemporary: $90,500 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetMuseum Associates: $88,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetProject X Foundation for Art and Criticism: $72,500 over 7y, 7.8% of budgetSide Street Projects: $70,500 over 6y, 4.5% of budgetSelf Help Graphics & Art Inc: $67,500 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetArmand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center Inc: $64,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHenry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery: $46,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFulcrum Arts: $43,578 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetIca La: $39,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetLos Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Inc: $37,500 over 6y, 2.5% of budgetClockshop: $30,500 over 5y, 5.9% of budgetThe Brick: $30,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetInner-City Arts: $30,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAmerican Museum of Ceramic Art: $29,500 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetMak Center for Art and Architecture La: $28,500 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetHeart of Los Angeles Youth Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetVenice Arts: $25,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetThe Ryman-Carroll Foundation: $25,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetLong Beach Museum of Art Foundation: $25,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetPitzer College: $22,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPasadena Educational Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAngels Gate Cultural Center Inc: $18,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetMaterials & Applications: $15,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetLa Freewaves: $13,000 over 3y, 10% of budgetPasadena Museum of California Art: $12,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetJapanese American Cultural and Community Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMuseum of Latin American Art: $8,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDescanso Gardens Foundation: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMachine Project: $8,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetClaremont Lewis Museum of Art: $7,500 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetUniversity of la Verne: $7,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Nomadic Division: $7,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPepperdine University: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Underground Museum Inc: $6,250 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCraft in America: $5,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCoaxial Arts Foundation: $4,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetWomen's Center for Creative Work: $4,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 40.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The J Paul Getty TrustCalifornia Community …Perenchio FoundationThe Ahmanson Foundati…The Mike Kelley Found…The Andy Warhol Found…The Ralph M Parsons F…The Wilhelm Family Fo…The Annenberg Foundat…The Andrew W Mellon F…Ruth and Joseph C Ree…California Humanities
The J Paul Getty TrustCA56.6× affinity25 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The J Paul Getty Trust · California Community Foundation · Perenchio Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · The Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts · The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · The Wilhelm Family Foundation Co Cascade Wilhelm · The Annenberg Foundation · The Andrew W Mellon Foundation · Ruth and Joseph C Reed Foundation for The Arts · California Humanities

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Pasadena Art Alliance

How much does Pasadena Art Alliance give?
Pasadena Art Alliance reported 22 itemized grants totaling $304,000, out of $321,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 29 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Pasadena Art Alliance fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (85%), Education (13%), Youth Development (1%).
Who are Pasadena Art Alliance's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Art Center College of Design ($222k), Armory Center for the Arts ($181k), The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles ($95k).
Does Pasadena Art Alliance fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Pasadena Art Alliance?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The J Paul Getty Trust, California Community Foundation, Perenchio Foundation.
Where is Pasadena Art Alliance based?
Pasadena Art Alliance is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 65 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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