Sunflower Foundation

EIN 952644098 Private Foundation

Santa Barbara, CA 93105 |(805) 563-1049

Total Given 2016–2023
$352K
99 grants · $44K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$3K
typical micro grants · $3K–$4K
grant size
47%
supporter · 26/55 multi-year
repeat
$1.6M
Assets (2023)
55
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture Human Services Youth Development Community Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person ROBIN WRIGHT
Phone (805) 563-1049
Deadlines NONE
How to Apply BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM, AMOUNT, AND COPY OF EXEMPTION LETTER.
Restrictions NONE

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $65K $1.5M $74K 21
2017 $65K $1.9M $230K 20
2018 $38K $1.8M $570K 11
2019 $31K $1.9M $88K 10
2020 $53K $2.0M $106K 14
2022 $48K $1.8M $126K 11
2023 $52K $1.6M $115K 12

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 99 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$3K
Median
$3K
Average
$4K
75th Pctl
$4K
Maximum
$7K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

4.0% of US grants · Rank #7 of 19 states $14K across 4 grants 2 of 254 counties

Top 2 counties

  1. 1 Travis 2 grants · $7K
  2. 2 Dallas 2 grants · $7K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (99 total)

Purpose
Kcbx San Luis Obispo, CA $6,600 immigrant and migrant farm worker issues in Santa Barbara county. 2022
The Midwest Academy Chicago, IL $6,000 SUPPORT FOR RHE SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROJECT OF THIS LEADING NATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS FOR... 2020
Central Arizonians for Sustained Ec Phoenix, AZ $5,000 TO SUPPORT TRAINING OF YOUTH LEADERS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ORGANIZATION TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND IMMIGRANTS... 2018
Central Arizonians for Sustained Ec Phoenix, AZ $5,000 TO SUPPORT TRAINING OF YOUTH LEADERS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ORGANIZATION TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND IMMIGRANTS... 2020
Florida Rights Restoration Coalitio San Francisco, CA $5,000 SUPPORT THEIR MOVEMENT TO RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS TO EX-FELONS THROUGH USE OF LAWSUITS, BALLOT INITIATIVES, AND AND... 2020
New Georgia Project Atlanta, GA $5,000 TO SUPPORT THIS NON PARTISAN, NON PROFIT DEDICATED TO BOTH REGISTERING & ENGAGING GEORGIA'S VOTING-ELIGIBLE,... 2020
United to End Child Slavery Washington, DC $5,000 seeks to end child poverty in haiti 2020
The Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA $5,000 voters rights 2022
new georgia project Atlanta, GA $5,000 GENEAL 2022
Center for Common Groud Ruther Glen, VA $5,000 GENERAL 2022
Coscae Washington, DC $5,000 GENERAL 2022
Case Washington, DC $5,000 GENERAL 2023
Coscae Washington, DC $5,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
Free the Slaves Washington, DC $5,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
Friends of Helsinki Foundation Bloomington, IN $5,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
New Hampshire Democracy Fund Portsmouth, NH $5,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
The Rise Collaborative Brunswick, ME $5,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
Free the Slaves Washington, DC $5,000 TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS TO LIBERATE SLAVES AND CHANGE CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW SLAVERY TO PERSIST IN COUNTRIES HIGHLY... 2016
Central Arizonians for Sustained Ec Phoenix, AZ $5,000 TO SUPPORT TRAINING OF YOUTH LEADERS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ORGANIZATION TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND IMMIGRANTS... 2016
Florida Rights Restoration Coalitio Miami, FL $5,000 SUPPORT THEIR MOVEMENT TO RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS TO EX-FELONS THROUGH USE OF LAWSUITS, BALLOT INITIATIVES, AND AND... 2016
Central Arizonians for Sustained Ec Phoenix, AZ $5,000 TO SUPPORT TRAINING OF YOUTH LEADERS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ORGANIZATION TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND IMMIGRANTS... 2017
Florida Rights Restoration Coalitio San Francisco, CA $5,000 SUPPORT THEIR MOVEMENT TO RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS TO EX-FELONS THROUGH USE OF LAWSUITS, BALLOT INITIATIVES, AND AND... 2017
Citizenship Project North Las Vegas, NV $5,000 TO SUPPORT THEIR FREE PROGRAMS TO FULLY INTEGRATE IMMIGRANTS IN THE US VIA NATURALIZATION AS WELL AS TO SUPPORT... 2017
Midwest Academy Chicago, IL $4,000 SUPPORT FOR THEIR NEXT UPDATED EDITION OF "ORGANIZING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE:MIDWEST ACADEMY MANUAL FOR... 2018
North Bay Jobs With Justice Santa Rosa, CA $4,000 SUPPORT OF THEIR IMMIGRANT & WORKER'S RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR A RURAL AREA OF NORTHERN... 2018

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