The Mccune Foundation
Historical FunderVentura, California · EIN 77-0242953 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$1.3M
Organizations funded131
Typical grant$2,500
Total assets$38.4M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $20,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | FRANK RODRIGUEZ |
|---|---|
| Address | PO BOX 24340, VENTURA CA 93002 |
| Phone | 8052238373 |
| Form and materials | TWO-PAGE LETTER OF INQUIRY AND COPY OF IRS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS LETTER |
| Deadlines | JANUARY AND JULY |
| Restrictions | GRANTS ARE LIMITED TO ORGANIZATIONS WITH 501(C)3 STATUS OPERATING IN SANTA BARBARA AND VENTURA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA AND AREAS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD. GRANTS ARE MADE FOR PROJECTS THAT MOBILIZE RESIDENTS FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
0% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund for Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Central coast social justice academy | $60,000 |
| Cause (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) | Ventura, CA | General operating support for ventura county | $50,000 |
| Cause (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) | Ventura, CA | General operating support for santa barbara county | $50,000 |
| Future Leaders of America | Santa Maria, CA | General support for N. santa barbara county | $50,000 |
| Future Leaders of America | Santa Maria, CA | General support for oxnard and santa barbara | $50,000 |
| Mixtecoindigena Community Organizing Project | Oxnard, CA | Organizing for just wages | $50,000 |
| Westminster Free Clinic | Thousand Oaks, CA | Student advocates leading uplifting decisions (salud) | $45,000 |
| Family Service Agency | Santa Barbara, CA | Community changers | $40,000 |
| Fund for Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Central coast social justice academy | $40,000 |
| Buen Vecino | Westlake Village, CA | Social capital building project | $35,000 |
| California Lutheran University | Thousand Oaks, CA | Center for nonprofit leadership | $35,000 |
| Girls Inc Carpinteria | Carpinteria, CA | Eureka program | $35,000 |
| Cause (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) | Ventura, CA | Ventura county housing coalition | $30,000 |
| Climate First Replacing Oil & Gas - Cfrog | Ventura, CA | Climate change community organizing | $30,000 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | Central coast climate justice network | $30,000 |
| Freedom 4 Youth | Santa Barbara, CA | Youth-Led organizing on the criminal legal system | $30,000 |
| Fund for Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Capacity building programs | $30,000 |
| Healing Justice Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating support | $30,000 |
| One Step a LA Vez | Fillmore, CA | Adelante for justice | $30,000 |
| Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | The home team | $30,000 |
| The Arc of Ventura County | Ventura, CA | The co-advocates of ventura county | $30,000 |
| Fund for Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Civic engagement table | $25,000 |
| Organizacion En California de Lideres Campesinas | Oxnard, CA | Farm worker organizing | $25,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of California Central Coast | Santa Barbara, CA | Raiz advocacy project | $25,000 |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc | Calabasas, CA | Pesticide reform movement in santa barbara county | $25,000 |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc | Calabasas, CA | Pesticide reform movement in ventura county | $25,000 |
| Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation | Santa Barbara, CA | Lived experience leadership cohort | $20,300 |
| Autism Society of Ventura County | Camarillo, CA | Mission advocacy: empowering youth | $20,000 |
| Leading From Within | Santa Barbara, CA | Leading for community impact program | $20,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Hope & heal fund gis training | $20,000 |
| Social Justice Fund for Ventura County | Camarillo, CA | Social justice fellowship program | $20,000 |
| Vision Y Compromiso | Los Angeles, CA | Building community power through local advocacy | $20,000 |
| 805 Undocufund | Lompoc, CA | Community organizing and engagement program | $20,000 |
| Food and Water Watch | Washington, CA | Community organizing in ventura county | $17,500 |
| Encampment for Citizenship | Aptos, CA | Pesticide-Free soil project | $15,000 |
| Santa Barbara County Action Network | Santa Maria, CA | Youth arts alive arts education advocacy project | $15,000 |
| Calpirg Education Fund | Los Angeles, CA | UC santa barbara student organizing training | $11,000 |
| Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Organizing on housing & criminal justice issues | $10,275 |
| Commonweal | Alameda, CA | Somos el poder fundraising training | $10,000 |
| Fund for Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Central coast community organizer training | $10,000 |
| Gateway Educational Services | Santa Barbara, CA | Parents of black students advocacy council | $9,000 |
| Climate First Replacing Oil & Gas - Cfrog | Ventura, CA | Midwest academy training stipend | $5,000 |
| Committee for Social Justice | Santa Barbara, CA | Training and advocacy | $5,000 |
| Community Environmental Council | Santa Barbara, CA | Climate activist training/language access handbook | $5,000 |
| Fund for Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Nonprofit resource network | $5,000 |
| Future Leaders of America | Santa Maria, CA | Capacity building support | $5,000 |
| Legacy Philanthropy Works | Santa Barbara, CA | Self-Healing communities training | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of California Central Coast | Santa Barbara, CA | Generation action project | $5,000 |
| Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition (Dba Move Santa Barbara County) | Santa Barbara, CA | Training modules | $5,000 |
| Saticoy Food Hub | Ventura, CA | Community leadership and advocacy curriculum | $5,000 |
| California Rural Legal Assistance | Marysville, CA | Community education and outreach | $4,000 |
| Cultural and Creative Arts Center of the Santa Maria Valley | Santa Maria, CA | Advocacy workshops | $4,000 |
| Santa Barbara Channelkeepers | Santa Barbara, CA | Deij training | $4,000 |
| Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | The home team | $4,000 |
| Tu Tiempo Digital Contigo | Santa Maria, CA | Immigrant rights training | $4,000 |
| 805 Undocufund | Lompoc, CA | General operating support | $4,000 |
| Social Justice Fund for Ventura County | Camarillo, CA | Social justice fellowship program | $3,500 |
| Arts Mentorship Program Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | Community education on accessibility training | $3,000 |
| Fund for Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Emerging needs fund | $3,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $2,500 |
Showing the 60 largest of 131 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,345,475 | 131 |
| 2023 | $1,135,524 | 144 |
| 2022 | $1,059,185 | 95 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed May 15, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202621359349103797
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 77-0242953
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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