Foundations that fund nonprofits in Santa Barbara, CA
1,222 private foundations reported 5,000 grants to organizations in Santa Barbara, California, on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $180.3M in all. 121 of them are based in Santa Barbara.
Foundations1,222
Based in Santa Barbara121
Grants on record5,000
Their typical grant$5,810
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Foundations based in Santa Barbara
10 of the 121 local foundations that reported grants to Santa Barbara organizations: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of such grants on their latest return.
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Gave $8.4M in 2024
The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - Cottage children's medical center; pediatric$1,000,000
- Santa Barbara Foundation - Peac - general operating support$500,000
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History - Support for the 2024 mineral masquerade; space lab exhibition & school & teacher services programs; general…$325,000
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Balay Ko Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Santa Barbara Rescue Mission - General support$1,783,000
- Food Bank of Santa Barbara County - General support$1,735,965
- Transition House - General support$100,000
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Gave $1.9M in 2024
Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- The UC Regents - Capital/Multi-Year grants$100,000
- Dignitymoves - Capital/Multi-Year grants$50,000
- Foodbank of Santa Barbara County - Capital/Multi-Year grants$50,000
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Gave $3.6M in 2024
Ann Jackson Family Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Casa Del Herrero Foundation - Capital campaign$200,000
- Ganna Walska Lotusland - Capital campaign$200,000
- Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse - Capital campaign$100,000
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Gave $1.6M in 2025
Mosher Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · latest return: tax year 2025- Foundation for Cottage Rehabilitation and Goleta Valley - In furtherance of section 501(C)(3) charitable purpose$150,000
- Santa Barbara Foundation - Rooted santa barbara county$102,500
- Music Academy of the West - In furtherance of section 501(C)(3) charitable purpose$102,000
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Gave $2M in 2025
Brittingham Family Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · latest return: tax year 2025- Jewish Federation of Greater Sb - Capital campaign$250,000
- Crane Country Day School - In-Kind rent$80,400
- Santa Barbara Center for Performing Arts - Note receivable foregiven$63,750
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Patricia Bragg Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · latest return: tax year 2025- Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics - General support for charity's purpose$250,000
- Santa Barbara Foundation - General support for charity's purpose$132,500
- Calm - General support for charity's purpose$100,000
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Gave $1.5M in 2024
Towbes Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Santa Barbara Foundation - Towbes Foundation Donor Advised Fund$170,575
- Community Partners for Youthwell - General operating support & wellness center/hub$65,000
- Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Fnd - Pediatric resiliency collaborative (perc)$50,000
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Volentine Family Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Santa Barbara Foundation - Safety and shelter program$60,000
- Unity Shoppe Inc - Family support services$55,000
- Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation - Educationnursing bachelors degree program$42,000
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Gave $718K in 2024
June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust JS Poucher KL Englert & CM Cooney Co-Tr
Santa Barbara, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Fellowship Of Christian Athletes - 2024 FCA Leadership Development Program$80,000
- Family Service Agency Of Santa Barbara County - FSA Core Services Benefitting Children and Seniors$50,000
- Santa Barbara Zoological Foundation - Train Track Renovation$30,000
Other foundations giving most in Santa Barbara
Based elsewhere, by the number of grants to Santa Barbara organizations on their latest return; profiles in our foundation directory first. Each shows its largest grants there.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Direct Relief - General support$9,168
- Planned Parenthood California Central Coast - General support$2,423
- Zenbycat - General support$1,442
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Manitou Fund
White Bear Lake, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Ganna Walska Lotusland - Education program ($100K) and lotusland presents ($50K) and arts & artifacts restoration ($150K)$300,000
- Santa Barbara International Film Festival Inc - Educational programming ($200K) and general operating ($100K)$300,000
- UC Santa Barbara Foundation - Various programs ($230K) and bren school scholarships ($50K)$280,000
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W W W Foundation
Pasadena, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- African Women Rising - General operating support$225,000
- Young America's Foundation - Summer youth program$200,000
- Elings Park Foundation - Elings park capital campaign$135,000
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Gave $88.8M in 2024
Hillman Family Foundations
Pittsburgh, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- University of California Santa Barbara - Access for all$100,000
- Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts Inc - Granada's centennial programming$50,000
- Santa Barbara Museum of Art - Capital support$50,000
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The Zegar Family Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- The University of California Santa Barbara - Regents fund - research$686,215
- Congregation B'nai B'rith - General purpose contribution$510,000
- African Women Rising - General purpose contribution$450,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Direct Relief - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,336
- Freedom 4 Youth - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,000
- Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara Inc - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,000
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Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Regents of the University of California - In support of work on cosmic cataclysms to understand their physical origin and to elucidate longstanding…$1,680,000
- Regents of the University of California - To develop and implement a wildfire resilience index for the north american west.$1,009,857
- Regents of the University of California - To discover and identify the origins of new classes of nonlinear light-matter interactions driven by the…$466,000
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The Simons Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- UC Santa Barbara - The simons fund for visiting scientists at the kavli institute of theoretical physics$562,500
- UC Santa Barbara - Localization of waves$225,000
- UC Santa Barbara - Simons investigator in aquatic microbial ecology award$194,046
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The Annenberg Foundation
Conshohocken, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- University of California Santa Barbara - Allosphere research facility$80,000
- Ganna Walska Lotusland - General operating support$25,000
- New Directions for People With Disabilities Inc - General operating support$25,000
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Gave $287.7M in 2024
Conrad N Hilton Foundation
Westlake Village, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Public Works Alliance - To support the implementation of a peer-to-peer mental health project in los angeles, and the replication of…$160,000
- Public Works Alliance - To support the implementation of the behavioral health services act and analyze the anticipated impact on…$62,500
- Public Works Alliance - To support the implementation of the behavioral health services act and analyze the anticipated impact on…$62,500
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Gave $27.9M in 2024
The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc
Bethesda, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders - Membership dues - cbfn$30,000
- Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders - Membership dues - safsf$19,700
- Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders - Cbfn water workgroup$8,000
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Gave $12.4M in 2024
The Northrop Grumman Foundation
Falls Church, VA · latest return: tax year 2024- UC Santa Barbara - General operating grants & matching gifts.$30,000
- Westmont College - General operating grants & matching gifts.$2,500
- Aaple Academy Foundation - General operating grants & matching gifts.$1,950
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Gave $1.9M in 2024
Analog Devices Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Santa Barbara Middle School - General support$2,059
- The Equine Sanctuary of Ojai - General support$2,059
- Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade - General support$618
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Gave $156.2M in 2024
Fidelity Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Providence School - Fidelity matching gifts to education$1,000
- Santa Barbara Middle School - Fidelity matching gifts to education$1,000
- Peabody Charter School Foundation - Fidelity matching gifts to education$667
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The Heising-Simons Foundation
Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- University of California Santa Barbara - To support the kitp fellows program$257,825
- University of California Santa Barbara - For the kavli institute for theoretical physics$248,812
- University of California Santa Barbara - For the development of a time-symmetry violation experiment$185,757
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Direct Relief - Address vaccine preventable illness for underserved populations in u.s.$2,500,000
- Direct Relief - Matching gifts$10,405
- UCSB Foundation - Matching gifts$5,000
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Gave $56.8M in 2024
Hobson Lucas Family Foundation
San Rafael, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Santa Barbara Zoo - General donation$5,000
- Santa Barbara Int'l Film Festival - General donation$1,000
- Santa Barbara Int'l Film Festival - Film camp$1,000
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Novo Foundation
Hurley, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Aha Attitude Harmony Achievement - General support$400,000
- Empowerment Works - Empowerment works: hylo$250,000
- Family Therapy Institute of Santa Barbara - Shared crossing research initiative$250,000
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Gave $89M in 2024
Alfred P Sloan Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- University of California Santa Barbara - To strengthen and expand project management and research in the energy and climate program at the…$380,000
- University of California Santa Barbara - Alfred P. sloan research fellowship for xiao luo in physics$75,000
- University of California Santa Barbara - Alfred P. sloan research fellowship for chenhao jin in physics$75,000
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Jonathan D and Mark C Lewis Foundation Inc
Coconut Grove, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara - General support$25,000
- Wilderness Youth Project Inc - Wyp program$23,000
- Wilderness Youth Project Inc - Sea league program$23,000
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Santa Barbara organizations several of these foundations fund
Organizations in Santa Barbara that received grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Santa Barbara Foundation | 11 | $1,220,841 |
| Organic Soup Kitchen | 10 | $190,742 |
| Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics | 9 | $529,078 |
| Wilderness Youth Project | 9 | $211,753 |
| Hospice of Santa Barbara Inc | 9 | $147,397 |
| Direct Relief | 8 | $2,748,696 |
| Santa Barbara Rescue Mission | 8 | $1,834,678 |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | 8 | $423,468 |
| Unity Shoppe Inc | 8 | $297,668 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation | 8 | $151,017 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations with a Santa Barbara, CA address. Local foundations often give mostly close to home and are usually the most realistic first prospects for a small nonprofit; large national foundations listed here may fund only a few institutions in the city. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Open a profile for all of a funder's grants and any application instructions.
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