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Ruth and Joseph C Reed Foundation for The Arts at a glance

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Ruth and Joseph C Reed Foundation for The Arts

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$671k
Granted FY2026still arriving
48
Grants FY2026still arriving
2
States reached
$93k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% 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$1.4MEducation$33kYouth Development$30kEnvironment$20kHuman Services$18kFood & Nutrition$15kInternational$10kReligion$10kOther$0
02FY2026 · 48 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2026

  • Under $10k8 grants · $24k
  • $10k–50k39 grants · $554k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $93k
$12,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$11M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Oaks Christian School$93,000
Band of Brothers VFW$30,000
Claremont Museum of Art$25,000
Art Creativity for Healing$24,500
Focus on the Masters$20,000
American Museum of Ceramic Art$20,000
Art Reach San Diego$20,000
Vita Art Center$18,500
Western La County Council Scouting$15,125
Yosemite Conservancy$15,000
Santa Barbara Museum of Art$15,000
Ryman Arts$15,000
Heart of Los Angeles HOLA$15,000
Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center$15,000
Museum of Neon Art$15,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY25–26, $37k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 59% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Give 4 Kidz: $10k → 11%Forever Found: $10k → 10%Forever Found: $5k → 10%ReDiscover Center: $12k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.8M · 41 repeat orgs$401k to everyone else

41 repeat relationships: 30 still active in FY2026, 11 since wound down; 18 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

41
35

Total granted

$1.8M
$204k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+6%
+28%

Still filing today

61%
37%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $197k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsFood & NutritionEducationPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • AM
    AMERICAN MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART
    4× · 2023–2026 · $200k · revenue +39%
  • AC
    Art & Creativity for Healing
    7× · 2019–2026 · $106k · revenue +24%
  • FO
    Focus On The Masters Inc
    5× · 2022–2026 · $79k · revenue +25%

Funded once

  • VB
    VFW Bank of Brothers
    one grant, 2025 · $30k
  • CO
    City of La Verne
    one grant, 2024 · $17k
  • CI
    CITYHEART INCORPORATED
    one grant, 2023 · $15k · revenue +12%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
California Institute of Contemporary Art
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2
Occidental Center for the Arts

Occidental Center for the Arts exists to provide a welcoming and accessible venue for the performing and visual arts in Sonoma County California for local regional national and international artists. our mission is to enrich our community…

Arts & Culture
3
Museum of Childrens Art

The Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA) in Oakland aims to ensure the arts are a fundamental part of the community by providing quality, hands-on art experiences, particularly for children at risk academically or in underserved areas. Their…

Arts & Culture
4
Youth in Arts

Youth in Arts builds visual and performing arts skills through innovative and in-depth programs that foster confidence, compassion and resilience in students of all abilities. We develop capacity among educators and teaching artists,…

Arts & Culture
5
Californians for the Arts

Our mission at Californians for the Arts is to ensure that the arts are accessible to all Californians; are an ongoing part of the public dialogue and to encourage Californians to care about the arts as a critical component of their own…

Arts & Culture
6
Art Explorium
—
7
The Center for Contemporary Art

To provide a vibrant, contemporary cultural center through arts education, exhibitions and community outreach that will inspire creativity and enhance people's lives

Arts & Culture
8
Artists Council

Elevating artists through exhibitions, professional development, and community engagement.

Arts & Culture
9
Contemporary Art Group

To educate the public about important art and improving the public's access to it through curated programming.

Arts & Culture
10
Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles

Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles (Carla) is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization and publishing platform that is dedicated to providing inclusive perspectives on contemporary art. Publishing in both print and online, Carla is an…

Arts & Culture
11
Children Arts & More
Education
12
Palos Verdes Art Center Beverly G Alpay Center for Arts Education

PVAC is dedicated to educating, enriching, and building community through equal and inclusive access to the visual arts. Located at the southernmost tip of Los Angeles County, we strive to be a catalyst for the advancement of LA art,…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Create Now Inc; the most unlike its peers is Grace Resource Center Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

42 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 42 of the 94 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/42
Grantees still filing
28/42
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART: $200,000 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ARTArt & Creativity for Healing: $105,900 · Arts & CultureArt & Creativity for HealingCLAREMONT LEWIS MUSEUM OF ART: $85,000 · Arts & CultureCLAREMONT LEWIS MUSEUM OF ARTFocus On The Masters Inc: $79,250 · Arts & CultureFocus On The Masters IncFree Arts dba Free Arts for Abused Children: $60,060 · Arts & CultureFree Arts dba Free Arts for Abused ChildrenMUSEUM OF NEON ART: $60,000 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM OF NEON ARTINNER-CITY ARTS: $59,250 · Arts & CultureINNER-CITY ARTSCRAFT CONTEMPORARY: $51,250 · Arts & CultureCRAFT CONTEMPORARYVita Art Center Inc: $41,500 · Arts & CultureART TREK INC: $40,000 · Arts & CultureDESERT ART CENTER INC: $38,000 · Arts & Culture+12 more: $127,250 · Arts & Culture+12 moreAMOCA: $89,100 · OtherAMOCAArt Reach San Diego: $77,000 · OtherArt Reach San DiegoVisual Arts Design Academy: $58,871 · OtherVisual Arts Design AcademyMonrovia Fine Arts Assn: $50,000 · OtherOxnard Perforning Arts: $46,750 · OtherIdyllwild Art Alliance: $43,250 · OtherHeart of Los Angeles Foundation: $41,250 · OtherOxy Arts: $40,000 · OtherAngels Gate Art Center: $33,250 · Other+52 more: $488,524 · Other+52 moreOAKS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $123,500 · EducationCREATE NOW INC: $10,000 · EducationTHE RYMAN-CARROLL FOUNDATION: $66,500 · PhilanthropyCORONA ART ASSOCIATION INC: $31,800 · Food & NutritionCITYHEART INCORPORATED: $15,000 · Food & NutritionYOSEMITE FOUNDATION: $35,000 · Recreation & SportsCHS COYOTE FOOTBALL: $3,500 · Recreation & SportsFOREVER FOUND: $15,000 · Human ServicesREDISCOVER CENTER INC: $12,000 · Human ServicesGive 4 Kidz: $10,000 · Human Services
Arts & Culture$947,460Other$967,995Education$133,500Philanthropy$66,500Food & Nutrition$46,800Recreation & Sports$38,500Human Services$37,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAMERICAN MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART: $200,000 over 4y, 3.3% of budgetOAKS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $123,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetArt & Creativity for Healing: $105,900 over 7y, 5.7% of budgetCLAREMONT LEWIS MUSEUM OF ART: $85,000 over 5y, 5.0% of budgetFocus On The Masters Inc: $79,250 over 5y, 7.7% of budgetTHE RYMAN-CARROLL FOUNDATION: $66,500 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetFree Arts dba Free Arts for Abused Children: $60,060 over 7y, 2.5% of budgetMUSEUM OF NEON ART: $60,000 over 4y, 3.9% of budgetINNER-CITY ARTS: $59,250 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetCRAFT CONTEMPORARY: $51,250 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetVita Art Center Inc: $41,500 over 3y, 22% of budgetART TREK INC: $40,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetDESERT ART CENTER INC: $38,000 over 4y, 6.1% of budgetYOSEMITE FOUNDATION: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHEART OF LOS ANGELES YOUTH INC: $31,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetARTS BRIDGING THE GAP: $30,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetCITYHEART INCORPORATED: $15,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetMUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of McGroarty Cultural Arts Cntr AKA McGroarty Arts Center: $13,500 over 3y, 6.7% of budgetArts Education Connection San Diego: $13,250 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetA Reason To Survive: $12,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCANYON THEATRE GUILD: $12,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetDramatic Results: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCREATE NOW INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetTHE H E ART PROJECT dba ARTWORXLA: $8,750 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVENICE ARTS: $3,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetChuck Jones Center For Creativity: $3,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetANGELS GATE CULTURAL CENTER INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGrace Resource Center Inc: $1,875 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFILM2FUTURE: $1,101 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds AMERICAN MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART ↗
  • Who funds OAKS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Art & Creativity for Healing ↗
  • Who funds CLAREMONT LEWIS MUSEUM OF ART ↗
  • Who funds Focus On The Masters Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE RYMAN-CARROLL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Free Arts dba Free Arts for Abused Children ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM OF NEON ART ↗
  • Who funds INNER-CITY ARTS ↗
  • Who funds CRAFT CONTEMPORARY ↗
  • Who funds Vita Art Center Inc ↗
  • Who funds ART TREK INC ↗
  • Who funds DESERT ART CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds YOSEMITE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CORONA ART ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds HEART OF LOS ANGELES YOUTH INC ↗
  • Who funds ARTS BRIDGING THE GAP ↗
  • Who funds Theatre of Hearts Inc ↗
  • Who funds CITYHEART INCORPORATED ↗

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.

California Community …Perenchio FoundationThe Ralph M Parsons F…The J Paul Getty TrustPasadena Art AllianceThe Ahmanson Foundati…Weingart FoundationThe Rose Hills Founda…Elbridge Stuart Found…Sempra FoundationThe Philip and Muriel…Earl B & Loraine H Mi…
California Community FoundationCA32.2× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · Perenchio Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · The J Paul Getty Trust · Pasadena Art Alliance · The Ahmanson Foundation · Weingart Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · Elbridge Stuart Foundation Dba Stuart Foundation · Sempra Foundation · The Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation · Earl B & Loraine H Miller Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Ruth and Joseph C Reed Foundation for The Arts funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ruth and Joseph C Reed Foundation for The Arts. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Global Empowerment Mission Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Ruth and Joseph C Reed Foundation for The Arts?

Find your warmest path to Ruth and Joseph C Reed Foundation for The Arts through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 94 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-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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