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Walter J & Holly O Thomson Charitable

Name: Walter J & Holly O Thomson Charitable grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

235
grants reported: $9.0M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $30,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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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.

8 grants matching “thomson” · $375,000

$50,000
Music Academy of the West · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Thomson memorial
$30,000
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
For thomson scholarship
$50,000
Music Academy of the West · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Thomson memorial
$30,000
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
For thomson scholarship
$130,000
Music Academy of the West · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Thomson memorial
$30,000
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
For thomson scholarship
$30,000
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
For thomson scholarship
$25,000
Music Academy of the West · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Thomson memorial

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Food Bank of Santa Barbara County4 grants · $335,000
Music Academy of the West4 grants · $255,000
Los Angeles Conservancy4 grants · $250,000
Lobero Theatre Foundation4 grants · $240,000
Santa Barbara Humane Spca4 grants · $220,000
Elings Park Foundation4 grants · $205,000
Wilderness Youth Project4 grants · $200,000
The Chrysalis Center4 grants · $190,000
Direct Relief4 grants · $190,000
California Hospital Medical Center Fdn4 grants · $190,000

Giving over time

$2.5M

2022

$2.1M

2023

$2.1M

2024

$2.2M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 235 grants.

$200,000
Food Bank of Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Unrestricted general
$130,000
Lobero Theatre Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Unrestricted general
$130,000
Music Academy of the West · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Thomson memorial
$125,000
Planned Parenthood Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$100,000
California Hospital Medical Center Fdn · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$100,000
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$100,000
Sro Housing Corporation · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$100,000
Elings Park Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Unrestricted general
$100,000
Wilderness Youth Project · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Youth nature connection
$100,000
Inner-City Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Learning & achieving
$100,000
Los Angeles Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Last remaining seats;
$100,000
The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Unrestricted general
$100,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Ukraine relief
$100,000
Doctors Without Walls-Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Wrap around care program
$100,000
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Music education program
$100,000
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Support rare earth exhibit
$100,000
The Chrysalis Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Support downtown employment
$80,000
Land Trust for Sb - Sedgwick Reserve · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$75,000
Food Bank of Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$75,000
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Unrestricted general
$60,000
Santa Barbara Humane Spca · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Support for tlc veterinary
$60,000
Santa Barbara Humane Spca · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Santa maria safety net
$54,000
Los Angeles Conservation Corps · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Historic south central tree
$50,000
Los Angeles Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$50,000
Los Angeles Conservation Corps · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$50,000
Music Academy of the West · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Thomson memorial
$50,000
Santa Barbara Humane Spca · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$50,000
The Midnight Mission · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$50,000
Los Angeles Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support for last remaining
$50,000
Midnight Mission · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted general
$50,000
Music Academy of the West · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Thomson memorial
$50,000
University of California Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Sedgwick reserve recovery &
$50,000
Elings Park Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Unrestricted general
$50,000
Midnight Mission · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Support homeless to housed
$50,000
California 4-H Foundation · Davis, CA · 2022
Support santa barbara
$50,000
Homeboy Industries · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Unrestricted general
$50,000
Lobero Theatre Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Ovation campaign & 125th
$50,000
Los Angeles Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Last remain seats;
$50,000
Los Angeles Trade Tech College Fdn Lattc · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Scholarships & unrestricted
$50,000
Mental Health Assn in Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Unrestricted general
$50,000
Midnight Mission · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Unrestricted general
$50,000
Planned Parenthood of California · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Unrestricted general
$50,000
Santa Barbara Humane Spca · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Unrestricted general
$50,000
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Unrestricted general
$50,000
Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra Assn · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Unrestricted general
$50,000
Sro Housing Corporation Aka · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Permanent supportive
$50,000
Transition House · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Family emergency shelter
$45,000
Wilderness Youth Project · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$40,000
Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Support project connect
$40,000
Hillside House · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Unrestricted general
$40,000
Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Support project connect
$35,000
Community Arts Music Association · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Unrestricted general
$35,000
Santa Barbara Community Youth · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Unrestricted general
$35,000
The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Unrestricted general
$35,000
Community Arts Music Association · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Unrestricted general
$35,000
Santa Barbara Education Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Support professional
$30,000
Braille Institute of America · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
California 4-H Foundation · Davis, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Care 4 Paws · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Casa of Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Channel Island Ymca · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Children'S Museum of Sb - Moxi Museum · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Community Action of Santa Barbara · Goleta, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Community Arts Music Association · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Doctors Without Walls-Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Downtown Women'S Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Elings Park Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Family Service Agency · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Food From the Heart · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Girls Inc of Greater Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Heart of Los Angeles Youth · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Homeboy Industries · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Hospice of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Inner-City Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Library Foundation of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Lobero Theatre Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Los Angeles Master Chorale Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Fdn · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Support scholarships
$30,000
Mental Health Association Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
New Beginnings Counseling Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Para Los Ninos · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Path Aka People Assisting the Homeless · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Santa Barbara Center for Performing Arts · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Santa Barbara Choral Society · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Santa Barbara City College Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Santa Barbara Community Youth · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra Assn · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society · Buelton, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
For thomson scholarship
$30,000
The Chrysalis Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Transition House · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
United Boysgirls Clubs of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
United Way of Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general
$30,000
Unity Shoppe · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted general

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