The Annenberg Foundation

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Annenberg Foundation The Annenberg Foundation — a family foundation — supports people working to make their communities more equitable. innovative. resilient. Our mission is guided by listening, connection, and the shared work of stewarding the practices that hold our communities together. New Tab Template is not defined. About Us Our Work Contact Us About the Foundation | Annenberg Foundation Our Story The Annenberg Foundation was established in 1989 by Walter H. Annenberg, publisher and owner of major media outlets including The Philadelphia Inquirer, TV Guide, Seventeen magazine, and several radio and television stations. The proceeds from the sale of these media holdings formed the Foundation’s endowment. Walter Annenberg — who served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom —launched the family s enduring philanthropic tradition decades earlier when he founded the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania in 1958 and, in 1971, what would become the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. His visionary giving spanned the arts, education, and beyond: an exceptional collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works, valued at $1 billion, which he bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum of Art; a landmark $500 million investment to strengthen public education nationwide; a $150 million gift to public broadcasting to create free college-level programming; and a $50 million grant to UNCF in support of Historically Black Colleges a

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