Annenberg

Annenberg is a surname associated with a prominent American family and with several philanthropic institutions and programs named after them. The name is best known through Walter H. Annenberg (1903–2002), a publishers and philanthropist who built Triangle Publications and owned magazines such as TV Guide and Seventeen. Through the Annenberg Foundation, established by Walter Annenberg, the family supported education, culture, health, and civic initiatives, distributing grants and endowments across the United States.

The Annenberg Foundation’s work has funded museums, educational programs, media literacy initiatives, and a wide range of nonprofit endeavors. It has provided support to universities, research centers, cultural organizations, and community programs, often through endowed gifts that carry the Annenberg name.

Notable institutions bearing the Annenberg name include several University of Pennsylvania entities: the Annenberg School for Communication, the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, and the Annenberg Public Policy Center. The Annenberg Institute for School Reform operates at Brown University. In California, Sunnylands, the Annenberg estate in Rancho Mirage, serves as a historic retreat and public program site administered by the Annenberg Foundation for diplomacy, education, and cultural programming.