Foundation support provides funding for equipment and program needs as well as scholarships and research. The foundations listed below provided support to the College in 2010-2011.

For student scholarships:

The Ahmanson Foundation
The Annenberg Foundation
The ARCS Foundation
The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation
The Walter Lantz Foundation
The Los Angeles Philanthropic Foundation
The Dan Murphy Foundation
The Ann Peppers Foundation
The Mabel Wilson Richards Fund
The Rose Hills Foundation
The Vinnell Foundation

For student and faculty research:
The R.C. Baker Foundation
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
The Joseph Stanley Leeds Foundation
The Jean Perkins Foundation
The Rose Hills Foundation
The John Stauffer Charitable Trust

For educational programs:
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation