Funding search · EIN 471152264 · Irvine, CA
G a Fowler Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 177
- grants reported
- $4.0M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $7,500
- 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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1 grant matching “summerland” · $10,000
- $10,000
Summerland Farm · Sonora, CA · 2023
Promoting health and wellness
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics2 grants · $410,000
- Freedom 4 Youth3 grants · $265,000
- The Campanile Foundation2 grants · $240,000
- Np22 grants · $160,000
- Siempre Unidos3 grants · $150,000
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History3 grants · $150,000
- Nature Conservancy1 grant · $150,000
- California State University2 grants · $145,000
- The Project for Resilient Communities2 grants · $130,000
- Calm2 grants · $102,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 177 grants.
- $310,000
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Promoting health and wellness
- $150,000
Np2 · Greenbrae, CA · 2023
Promoting health and wellness
- $150,000
Nature Conservancy · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $120,000
The Campanile Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
Promoting education
- $120,000
The Campanile Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2023
Promoting education
- $105,000
Freedom 4 Youth · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Promoting education
- $100,000
Community Environmental Council · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Promoting health and wellness
- $100,000
The Project for Resilient Communities · Montectio, CA · 2023
Promoting education
- $100,000
Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $100,000
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Promoting health and wellness
- $100,000
Freedom 4 Youth · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $100,000
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Promoting health and wellness
- $100,000
The Land Institute · Salina, KS · 2022
Promoting cultural awareness
- $75,000
California State University · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $75,000
Calm · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Promoting health and wellness
- $70,000
California State University · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Promoting education
- $61,500
Music Academy of the West · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Promoting cultural awareness
- $60,000
Freedom 4 Youth · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Promoting education
- $60,000
Usd Burnham-Moores Center · San Diego, CA · 2024
Promoting education
- $54,000
White Buffalo Land Trust · Summerland, CA · 2022
Promoting cultural awareness
- $50,003
Bonneville Environmental Foundation · Portland, OR · 2022
Promoting cultural awareness
- $50,000
People'S Self Help Housing · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
Promoting health and wellness
- $50,000
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Promoting cultural awareness
- $50,000
Siempre Unidos · Mill Valley, CA · 2024
Promoting health and wellness
- $50,000
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Promoting cultural awareness
- $50,000
Siempre Unidos · Mill Valley, CA · 2023
Promoting health and wellness
- $50,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Promoting health and wellness
- $50,000
Heal the Ocean · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Promoting cultural awareness
- $50,000
Laguna Blanca School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $50,000
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $50,000
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Promoting cultural awareness
- $50,000
Siempre Unidos · Mill Valley, CA · 2022
Promoting health and wellness
- $40,000
Endowment for Youth Committee · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $30,000
Uc Regents · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Promoting education
- $30,000
Lompoc Teen Center · Lompoc, CA · 2023
Promoting education
- $30,000
Fire Chiefs Association · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $30,000
Orkeeswa · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $30,000
The Project for Resilient Communities · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $27,500
Calm · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Promoting health and wellness
- $25,000
African Women Rising · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Promoting education
- $25,000
Lompoc Teen Center · Lompoc, CA · 2024
Promoting education
- $25,000
Mission Scholars · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Promoting education
- $25,000
White Buffalo Land Trust · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Promoting cultural awareness
- $25,000
Delta Waterfowl Foundation · Bismarck, ND · 2023
Promoting health and wellness
- $25,000
Dignity Moves · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Promoting health and wellness
- $25,000
Hospice of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Promoting health and wellness
- $25,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2023
Promoting education
- $25,000
Uc Regents · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Promoting education
- $25,000
Doctors Without Borders · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $25,000
Human Rights Watch · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $25,000
Kulturecity · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $25,000
People'S Self Help Housing · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
Promoting health and wellness
- $25,000
Planned Parenthood of the Central Coast · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Promoting health and wellness
- $25,000
Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $25,000
Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $25,000
Santa Barbara Museum of Art · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Promoting cultural awareness
- $20,000
African Women Rising · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $20,000
Casa Pacifica · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $20,000
Worldreaderorg · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $15,000
Worldreaderorg · Seattle, WA · 2023
Promoting education
- $15,000
Ieft · Lewes, DE · 2022
Promoting education
- $15,000
Mission Scholars · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $12,600
All Saints By the Sea Episcopal Church · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Promoting education
- $12,000
All Saints By the Sea Episcopal Church · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Promoting education
- $12,000
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $11,000
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians · Highland, CA · 2023
Promoting education
- $10,100
Planned Parenthood of the Central Coast · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Promoting health and wellness
- $10,000
Np2 · Greenbrae, CA · 2024
Promoting health and wellness
- $10,000
Ymca Retirement Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Promoting health and wellness
- $10,000
Summerland Farm · Sonora, CA · 2023
Promoting health and wellness
- $10,000
Usd Burnham-Moores Center · San Diego, CA · 2023
Promoting education
- $10,000
Ymca Retirement Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Promoting health and wellness
- $10,000
All Saints By the Sea Episcopal Church · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $10,000
Carpinteria Children'S Project · Carpinteria, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $10,000
Girls · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $10,000
Hospice of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Promoting health and wellness
- $10,000
Lompoc Teen Center · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $10,000
Mama'S Kitchen · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $10,000
Path of Santa Barbara · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $10,000
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $10,000
Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $10,000
Shelterbox USA · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Promoting cultural awareness
- $10,000
Usd Burnham-Moores Center · San Diego, CA · 2022
Promoting education
- $10,000
Ymca Retirement Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Promoting health and wellness
- $9,000
Leading From Within · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Promoting education
- $9,000
Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation · Santa Barabara, CA · 2024
Promoting cultural awareness
- $8,500
Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Promoting cultural awareness
- $8,500
Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Promoting cultural awareness
- $7,500
1 for the Planet · Burlington, VT · 2024
Promoting education
- $7,500
1 for the Planet · Burlington, VT · 2023
Promoting education
- $7,205
Maui Food Bank · Wailuku, HI · 2023
Promoting health and wellness
- $6,500
The Foundation Roundtable · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Promoting cultural awareness
- $5,000
Boy Scouts of America · San Diego, CA · 2024
Promoting education
- $5,000
Breakthrough New York · New York, NY · 2024
Promoting cultural awareness
- $5,000
Heal the Ocean · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Promoting health and wellness
- $5,000
Hospice of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Promoting health and wellness
- $5,000
I Stand With My Pack · Culver City, CA · 2024
Promoting health and wellness
- $5,000
Leading From Within · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Promoting cultural awareness
- $5,000
Mama'S Kitchen · San Diego, CA · 2024
Promoting health and wellness
- $5,000
Shining Stars Foundation · Winter Park, CO · 2024
Promoting education
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Similar grant size
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