Funding search · EIN 770229243 · Santa Barbara, CA

James S Bower Foundation

Name: James S Bower Foundation 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.

177
grants reported: $10.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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2 grants matching “repatriation” · $10,000

$5,000
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural His · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Repatriation of native ancestors & sacred objects
$5,000
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural His · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Repatriation project

Top recipients

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

Community Environmental Council3 grants · $1.1M
Hospice of Santa Barbara3 grants · $788,600
Carpinteria Children'S Project3 grants · $745,000
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foun3 grants · $622,500
Santa Barbara Education Foundation3 grants · $562,000
Child Abuse Listening Mediation3 grants · $550,000
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation2 grants · $530,000
Isla Vista Youth Projects2 grants · $270,000
Sansum Clinic3 grants · $250,000
The Voter Participation Center3 grants · $200,000

Giving over time

$3.9M

2022

$3.3M

2023

$3.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 177 grants.

$415,000
Community Environmental Council · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Central coast climate justice network
$400,000
Community Environmental Council · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Climate change 50th anniversary campaign
$367,500
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foun · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Cottage advance care planning program, pediatric resiliency collaborative (perc)
$330,000
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Peac community fellows initiative, implementation & evaluation of tips training
$312,500
Community Environmental Council · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Climate change 50th anniversary campaign & food action network
$303,600
Hospice of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Advance care planning and patient care services
$290,000
Carpinteria Children'S Project · Carpinteria, CA · 2024
Early childhood education & family resource center
$285,000
Santa Barbara Education Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
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$262,500
Hospice of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Advance care planning and patient care services
$237,500
Carpinteria Children'S Project · Carpinteria, CA · 2022
General operating
$222,500
Hospice of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Advance care planning and patient care services
$217,500
Carpinteria Children'S Project · Carpinteria, CA · 2023
Early childhood education & resource center
$200,000
Child Abuse Listening Mediation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Continuous quality improvement evaluation
$200,000
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Community fellows fund
$200,000
Child Abuse Listening Mediation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Central coast mental health district collab
$175,000
Leap Learn Engage Advocate Partner · Goleta, CA · 2024
General operating support
$175,000
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foun · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Cottage advance care planning program
$165,000
Santa Barbara Education Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
The ollin project, innovate dp, what is love, mission scholars: college access program
$150,000
Child Abuse Listening Mediation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Coalition consultant regarding payment reform; invest in infrastructure & excellence
$150,000
Unite To Light · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Piloting clean, reliable energy for global climate action
$150,000
Dignitymoves · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Interim supportive housing in santa barbara county
$137,500
Isla Vista Youth Projects · Goleta, CA · 2022
General operating support
$132,500
Isla Vista Youth Projects · Goleta, CA · 2023
General operating support, leap: learn.engage.advocate.partner.
$125,000
Climate Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Marine permaculture pilot in santa barbara channel
$112,000
Santa Barbara Education Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Innovate dp; mission scholars; ollin project; kind mind program
$100,000
Center for Urban Agriculture at Fai · Goleta, CA · 2024
Phase 1 of the campaign to redesign and rebuild fairview gardens farm
$100,000
Sansum Clinic · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Palliative care & advanced care planning
$100,000
Sansum Clinic · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Palliative care & advanced care planning
$100,000
The Land Trust for Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Purchase of simon ranch
$100,000
The Voter Participation Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Registration & voter mobilization
$100,000
White Buffalo Land Trust · Summerland, CA · 2022
Campaign for jalama canyon ranch
$80,000
Fund for Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Nprn & capacity building; social justice academy
$80,000
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foun · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Cottage/peac outreach program; goals of care program
$80,000
Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Youth mental health 4r fund; rooted santa barbara; partnership for excellence & nprn
$80,000
Future Leaders of America · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Ca freedom summer and general operating support
$65,000
Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Various programs
$65,000
Family Service Agency of Santa Barb · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Family resource center bridge funding and lompoc community changers program
$60,000
Natural Capitalism Solutions · Longmont, CO · 2024
Clean coalition
$55,000
Legacy Philanthropy Works · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Bridges to resilience conference;vandenberg sentinel landscape partnership
$55,000
Planned Parenthood · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General operating
$55,000
Santa Barbara Alternative To Violen · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Collaboration: sbusd and safe schools
$50,000
Council On Alcoholism Drug Abuse · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
The community capital campaign
$50,000
Dignitymoves · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Interim supportive housing in santa barbara county
$50,000
Future Leaders of America · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Core operating support
$50,000
Gaviota Coast Conservancy · Goleta, CA · 2024
Gaviota coast conservancy operations
$50,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
America votes
$50,000
Sansum Clinic · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Palliative care & advanced care planning
$50,000
The Voter Participation Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Voter mobilization
$50,000
Workmoney Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operating support
$50,000
Fiscal Sponsorship Allies · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Large format battery energy storage r&d
$50,000
Future Leaders of America · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Core operating support
$50,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
America votes
$50,000
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Westside neighborhood clinic expansion
$50,000
The Voter Participation Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Voter mobilization
$50,000
Nature Conservancy · Ventura, CA · 2022
Coastal carnivore connectivity
$50,000
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Westside neighborhood clinic expansion
$50,000
Voter Registration Project · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
$50,000
Working America Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$47,955
Westmont College · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Peac nursing program
$45,000
Fund for Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Nprn, capacity building & youth making change
$45,000
Freedom 4 Youth · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Aasap lompoc & project unity
$40,000
Santa Barbara Alternative To Violen · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Sbusd programming and case management
$40,000
Storyteller Children'S Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating support
$40,000
Freedom 4 Youth · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General operating support
$40,000
Storyteller Children'S Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General operating support
$40,000
Visiting Nurse Hospice Care Foundat · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Strategic initiatives
$40,000
Wilderness Youth Project · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General operating for bridge to nature, the sea league
$40,000
Girls Inc of Carpinteria · Carpinteria, CA · 2022
Core program support
$40,000
Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Integrated care clinic serving youth
$40,000
Sarah House · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General operating support
$40,000
Storyteller Children'S Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General operating support
$37,500
Spiritual Paths Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Contemplative leaders program
$37,000
Westmont College · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Peac nursing program
$35,000
Fund for Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Capacity building & youth making change
$30,000
Blue Sky Sustainable Living Center · New Cuyama, CA · 2024
Resilient cuyama valley
$30,000
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2024
Central coast climate justice network
$30,000
Freedom 4 Youth · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Education & youth support programming expansion
$30,000
Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare · Lompoc, CA · 2024
Lompoc equity project
$30,000
San Marcos High School Royal Pride · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
San marcos building community wellness project
$30,000
Sarah House · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating support
$30,000
Wilderness Youth Project · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating support
$30,000
Children Family Resource Services · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Welcome every baby family connects
$30,000
Vna Health · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Pediatric concurrent care program
$26,400
Gateway Educational Services · Goleta, CA · 2023
Lift every student
$25,000
At Still University of Health Scien · Kirksville, MO · 2024
Bachelor's and master's degree programs in social work
$25,000
Gateway Educational Services · Goleta, CA · 2024
Lift every student
$25,000
Kingdom Causes Long Beach · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Lompoc human trafficking prevention pilot
$25,000
Lompoc Teen Center · Lompoc, CA · 2024
Yes i can/si se puede, lompoc teen center
$25,000
Los Padres Forest Watch · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Room to roam project
$25,000
Santa Barbara Partners in Education · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Program evaluation project phase ii
$25,000
Savie Health Corp · Lompoc, CA · 2024
Savie health clinic in lompoc
$25,000
Transition House · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Mom's infant care center
$25,000
United Way of Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Academic achievement partnership
$25,000
Family Service Agency of Santa Barb · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Lompoc community changers program
$25,000
Gaviota Coast Conservancy · Goleta, CA · 2023
Gaviota coast conservancy operations
$25,000
Goleta Education Foundation · Goleta, CA · 2023
Mental health services in after school programs
$25,000
Kingdom Causes Long Beach · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Lompoc prevention & protection pilot program
$25,000
Leading From Within · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Implementing shifts in our sector
$25,000
Marian Regional Medical Center Foun · Santa Maria, CA · 2023
Marian obstetrics & gynecology residency clinic
$25,000
Natural Capitalism Solutions · Longmont, CO · 2023
Clean coalition

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