J Paul Getty Trust
Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-1790021 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The J Paul Getty Trust
1,618grants reported
$7,600median award
$2,500lower quartile
$25smallest grant
$81.0Mtotal paid
35states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 1,618 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $106K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
1200 Getty Center Dr Ste 401
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1694
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Center for Cultural Innovation TRUST GRANTS | Los Angeles, CA | $10,909,326 |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya TRUST GRANTS | Mumbai | $3,533,402 |
| The British Museum TRUST GRANTS | London | $1,609,400 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States KEEPING IT MODERN | Washington, DC | $1,600,000 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States KEEPING IT MODERN | Washington, DC | $1,550,000 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States KEEPING IT MODERN | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 |
| Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya TRUST GRANTS | Mumbai | $1,405,603 |
| Center for Curatorial Leadership PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | New York, NY | $1,000,000 |
| International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas TRUST GRANTS | Geneva | $1,000,000 |
| Destination Crenshaw SPECIAL PROJECTS | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Wissenschaften EV CONNECTING ART HISTORIES | Munich | $846,226 |
| The British Museum TRUST GRANTS | London | $572,761 |
| The British Museum TRUST GRANTS | London | $569,358 |
| Amigos Del Museo Del Barrio ADVANCING LATINX ART IN MUSEUMS | New York, NY | $500,000 |
| Destination Crenshaw SPECIAL PROJECTS | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 |
| National Gallery of Art ADVANCING LATINX ART IN MUSEUMS | Washington, DC | $500,000 |
| The Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation ADVANCING LATINX ART IN MUSEUMS | Monterey Park, CA | $500,000 |
| Arts for Healing and Justice Network GETTY PRIZE | Long Beach, CA | $500,000 |
| LA Promise Fund PST ART: ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE | Los Angeles, CA | $491,000 |
| American Council of Learned Societies GETTY/ACLS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN THE HISTORY OF ART | New York, NY | $485,000 |
| James Cook University GETTY GLOBAL ART AND SUSTAINABILITY FELLOWSHIPS | Douglas | $442,500 |
| Courtauld Institute of Art CONNECTING ART HISTORIES | London | $426,041 |
| Los Angeles Conservancy SPECIAL PROJECTS, CONSERVATION | Los Angeles, CA | $420,000 |
| Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery GETTY GLOBAL ART AND SUSTAINABILITY FELLOWSHIPS | London | $408,850 |
| Academy Foundation PACIFIC STANDARD TIME 2024 | Beverly Hills, CA | $400,000 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM GRANTS - OTHER | Cambridge, MA | $392,000 |
| New York University CONNECTING ART HISTORIES | New York, NY | $365,000 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation PACIFIC STANDARD TIME 2024 | Los Angeles, CA | $350,000 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology GETTY GLOBAL ART AND SUSTAINABILITY FELLOWSHIPS | Rochester, NY | $343,530 |
| Ica LA SPECIAL PROJECTS | Los Angeles, CA | $335,000 |
| The University College London GETTY GLOBAL ART AND SUSTAINABILITY FELLOWSHIPS | London | $331,667 |
| School of Oriental and African Studies CONNECTING ART HISTORIES | London | $315,000 |
| Smithsonian Institution BLACK VISUAL ARTS ARCHIVES | Washington, DC | $310,000 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania TRUST GRANTS | Philadelphia, PA | $310,000 |
| Universiteit Van Amsterdam CONSERVING CANVAS | Amsterdam | $309,310 |
| College Art Association of America Inc CONNECTING PROFESSIONALS/SHARING EXPERTISE | New York, NY | $304,000 |
| School for Advanced Research CONNECTING ART HISTORIES | Santa FE, NM | $300,000 |
| Museum Associates PST ART: ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE | Los Angeles, CA | $294,000 |
| Fundacion Del Museo Guggenheim Bilbao GETTY GLOBAL ART AND SUSTAINABILITY FELLOWSHIPS | Bilbao | $286,454 |
| Emory University BLACK VISUAL ARTS ARCHIVES | Atlanta, GA | $280,000 |
| Museum Associates GETTY MARROW UNDERGRADUATE INTERNS AT LOS ANGELES COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS | Los Angeles, CA | $280,000 |
| Amistad Research Center BLACK VISUAL ARTS ARCHIVES | New Orleans, LA | $275,000 |
| Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center Inc PACIFIC STANDARD TIME 2024 | Los Angeles, CA | $275,000 |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles PACIFIC STANDARD TIME 2024 | Los Angeles, CA | $275,000 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego PACIFIC STANDARD TIME 2024 | LA Jolla, CA | $275,000 |
| Csula Auxiliary Services Inc BLACK VISUAL ARTS ARCHIVES | Los Angeles, CA | $265,000 |
| Amigos Del Museo Del Barrio ADVANCING LATINX ART IN MUSEUMS | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| National Gallery of Art ADVANCING LATINX ART IN MUSEUMS | Washington, DC | $250,000 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan CONNECTING ART HISTORIES | Ann Arbor, MI | $250,000 |
| The Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation ADVANCING LATINX ART IN MUSEUMS | Monterey Park, CA | $250,000 |
| American Council of Learned Societies SPECIAL PROJECTS | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| College Art Association of America Inc OTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| Temple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher ED AFRICAN AMERICAN VISUAL ARTS ARCHIVES | Philadelphia, PA | $250,000 |
| Cca - Centro DI Conservazione Archeologica Srl MOSAIKON | Rome | $248,000 |
| National and Kapodistrian University of Athens CONNECTING ART HISTORIES | Athens | $245,000 |
| Singapore Art Museum GETTY GLOBAL ART AND SUSTAINABILITY FELLOWSHIPS | Singapore | $244,205 |
| Art Gallery of New South Wales Trust CONSERVING CANVAS | Sydney | $240,000 |
| Oceanside Museum of Art PACIFIC STANDARD TIME 2024 | Oceanside, CA | $240,000 |
| Eberhard Karls Universitat Tubingen CONNECTING ART HISTORIES | Tubingen | $234,608 |
| National Gallery of Art CONSERVING CANVAS | Washington, DC | $233,000 |
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