Santa Barbara Foundation

EIN 951866094 Public Charity

Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Annual Giving
$139.8M
2,034 grants · avg $28.0M/yr
public charity (Form 990), grant-level detail not in 990-PF database
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$21K
typical small grants · $10K–$53K
grant size
54%
supporter · 462/862 multi-year
repeat
862
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 2034 grants on record

Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$21K
Average
$69K
75th Pctl
$53K
Maximum
$11.4M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

0.2% of US grants · Rank #21 of 40 states $93K across 4 grants 2 of 254 counties

Top 2 counties

  1. 1 Fort Bend 1 grant · $50K
  2. 2 Bexar 3 grants · $43K

Grants Awarded (2,034 total)

Purpose
Channel Islands Restoration Santa Barbara, CA $11,433,099 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROTECTION, BEAUTIFICATION 2021
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD $3,186,566 EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 2018
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD $2,512,735 EDUCATION 2019
Food & Water Watch Washington, DC $2,151,000 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 2018
Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts Inc Santa Barbara, CA $2,098,000 ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES 2021
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA $1,533,309 EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 2018
Santa Cruz Island Foundation Carpinteria, CA $1,508,000 ENVIRONMENT AND ANIMALS 2019
Food & Water Watch Washington, DC $1,451,000 FOOD SYSTEMS 2019
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA $1,426,561 EDUCATION 2019
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA $1,334,400 EDUCATION 2020
United Way of Santa Barbara County Inc Santa Barbara, CA $1,161,785 HUMAN SERVICES 2020
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA $1,160,600 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 2021
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Santa Barbara, CA $1,102,588 ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES 2020
Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts Inc Santa Barbara, CA $1,086,250 ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES 2022
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA $1,059,600 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 2022
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation Santa Barbara, CA $917,567 EDUCATION 2019
A Greener World Terrebonne, OR $850,000 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 2018
Music Academy of the West Santa Barbara, CA $840,510 ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES 2022
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Santa Barbara, CA $823,592 ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES 2022
Women'S Fund of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA $809,588 PUBLIC AND SOCIETAL BENEFIT 2019
The Project for Resilient Communities Santa Barbara, CA $802,404 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROTECTION, BEAUTIFICATION 2021
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Santa Barbara, CA $760,566 ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES 2018
The George Washington University Washington, DC $730,000 EDUCATION 2019
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara, CA $722,288 FOOD SYSTEMS 2020
Congregation B'Nai B'Rith Corporation Santa Barbara, CA $717,750 HUMAN SERVICES 2022

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