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Whimsie Fund

Name: Whimsie Fund grants, 2022–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

37
grants reported: $880,500
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Grant history

All 37 reported grants, largest first.

$150,000
Ymca Channel Islands · Carpinteria, CA · 2023
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$111,000
Ymca Channel Islands · Carpinteria, CA · 2024
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$102,000
Ymca Youth & Family Services · San Diego, CA · 2022
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$65,000
Laguna Blanca School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
Laguna Blanca School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
Laguna Blanca School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Oldfields School · Sparks Glencoe, MD · 2024
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Windmark Foundation · Oyster Bay, NY · 2024
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$22,500
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$22,000
Ymca Youth & Family Services · San Diego, CA · 2023
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$20,000
Loberto Theatre · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$20,000
Santa Barbara Youth Sailing Fdn · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$15,000
Loberto Theatre · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$15,000
Roger Williams University · Bristol, RI · 2024
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$15,000
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$15,000
Santa Barbara Youth Sailing Fdn · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$15,000
Loberto Theatre · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$15,000
Roger Williams University · Bristol, RI · 2022
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$15,000
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$15,000
Santa Barbara Youth Sailing Fdn · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$10,000
Transpac Yacht Club · San Clemente, CA · 2024
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$10,000
Direct Relief Fund · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$10,000
Vna Health Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$10,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$8,500
Island Academy · Roswell, GA · 2024
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$5,000
Eling'S Park Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$5,000
Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Cente · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$5,000
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Grant to another 501(c)(3) organizat
$5,000
Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$5,000
Urban Tree Foundation · Visalia, CA · 2024
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$5,000
Vna Health Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$5,000
Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Grant to another 501(c)(3) organizat
$5,000
Vna Health Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$2,750
Women'S Fund of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$2,750
Women'S Fund of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$2,500
Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org
$1,500
McIntyre House · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Grant to another 501(c)(3) org

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.