Grosvenor Family Foundation

The Grosvenor Family Foundation explicitly states it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds." This is a closed, family-directed private foundation. Cold outreach or unsolicited applications will not be successful. Organizations wishing to be considered should pursue warm introductions to the Grosvenor family (Alexander, Craigar, or Nicholas Craig Grosvenor), ideally through overlapping board connections at recipient organizations like Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Campbell Hall Episcopal, The Huntington Library, or LACMA. The foundation's address is c/o Grosvenor Industries, 15543 Royal Ridge Rd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403. Note: the domain grosvenor.com belongs to a UK real estate conglomerate and is not affiliated with this foundation.

Grants range from $169 to $29,000, with a median of approximately $1,250 and an average of $5,900. The foundation made 18 grants in 2024 totaling $107,420, and historically 53 grants totaling $1.1M since 2014 (average year: ~$79K disbursed). Annual disbursements have ranged from $85,000 to $335,260. Revenue is investment-driven: $102,189 in dividends and $126,847 in asset sales in FY2024. Expense breakdown shows $40,000 in officer compensation (Alexander Grosvenor, 5 hrs/week) and $107,420 in charitable disbursements. The largest known single grant was $29,000 to Segerstrom Center for the Arts (2024). Focus areas by grant volume: arts & culture, education, wildlife conservation, and human services.

As a small family foundation (~$4.7M assets, ~$107K annual disbursements), the Grosvenor Family Foundation is not comparable to major institutional funders. It operates similarly to thousands of Los Angeles-area family foundations that make discretionary, relationship-driven grants. Comparable funders in the LA area making preselected arts/education/conservation grants include the Annenberg Foundation (much larger, but some LA arts overlap), the Ahmanson Foundation, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. For wildlife conservation specifically, organizations should look to the Wilburforce Foundation, Patagonia Environmental Grants, and 11th Hour Project as active funders in that space.

In FY2024, the foundation made 18 grants totaling $107,420 to organizations including: Segerstrom Center for the Arts ($29,000), Bel Air Preschool ($10,863), Edesia Nutrition ($10,300, Rhode Island-based food nutrition nonprofit), Campbell Hall Episcopal ($9,000, San Fernando Valley school), The Huntington Library ($5,000), LACMA Alliance ($2,600), Cayton/Zimmer Children's Museum ($2,500). In FY2023, 11 grants totaling ~$64,899. The foundation was established in September 2007. President Alexander Grosvenor (comp: $40,000/yr, 5 hrs/wk). Vice President Craigar Grosvenor and Secretary Nicholas Craig Grosvenor serve unpaid. Total assets: $4,696,315 with $0 liabilities. Note: The assigned website (grosvenor.com) was cleared as it belongs to a UK real estate firm unrelated to this foundation.

This foundation does not accept unsolicited applications — period. Grant seekers cannot apply. If you have a legitimate connection to the Grosvenor family or are an organization they have previously supported, relationship cultivation is the only viable path. For grant seekers in wildlife conservation, education, or arts/culture in Los Angeles looking for accessible funders, redirect to: (1) California Arts Council (state agency, open applications), (2) Los Angeles County Arts Commission, (3) Ralph M. Parsons Foundation (open LOI process), (4) Ahmanson Foundation (open applications for arts/education), (5) Wildlife Conservation Network for conservation work. This foundation is best categorized as "monitor only" — not actionable for most grant seekers.