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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Foundation
Founded 1989
Founder Walter H. Annenberg
Type Non-operating private foundation
(IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3)
Focus Arts, Education, Health and Human Services, Animal services and Civic
Location
Coordinates 34°03′30″N 118°24′56″W / 34.058233°N 118.415536°W / 34.058233; -118.415536
Area served
United States
Owner Wallis Annenberg
Key people
Wallis Annenberg
Lauren Bon
Gregory Annenberg Weingarten
Charles Annenberg Weingarten
Slogan Advancing the Public Well-Being Through Improved Communication
Mission Encouraging the development of more effective ways to share ideas and knowledge
Website Official website

The Annenberg Foundation is a family foundation that provides funding and support to non-profit organizations in the United States and around the world. Some of the Foundation's core initiatives are the Annenberg/Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) project (now Annenberg Learner), which funds many educational television shows broadcast on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) public television in the United States as well as The Annenberg Community Beach House, The Annenberg Space for Photography, Metabolic Studio, explore.org and the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts.

The Annenberg Foundation continues its historic programming focus, but is expanding to include environmental stewardship, social justice, and animal welfare. The foundation continues to evolve from a traditional grantmaking institution to one that is actively involved in the community. The Annenberg Foundation strives to promote charitable activities through which large-scale solutions to systemic problems are pursued.

The following current projects are implemented by Annenberg Foundation Trustees and guided by their unique philanthropic vision:

Walter H. Annenberg headed the Annenberg Foundation until his death in 2002. Leonore, his wife, ran it until her death in March 2009. Since then, the foundation's trusteeship has been led by Wallis Annenberg and three of her children: Lauren Bon, Gregory Annenberg Weingarten and Charles Annenberg Weingarten.

The Annenberg Foundation is involved in a number of projects, some of which are listed below.

Alchemy is a free non-profit leadership development program that offers capacity building with a focus on the strength of Executive Directors and Board Chairs. Participation is open to non-profits with operating budgets of $2 million or less based in Los Angeles County, California. However, the Executive Director and Board Chairperson are asked to participate together through the duration of the training. Among the critical issues addressed are effective governance, fundraising, and public accountability.


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