Funding search · EIN 770242953 · Ventura, CA
The McCune 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.
- 448
- grants reported
- $4.3M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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 “gevirtz” · $10,250
- $10,250
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
The gevirtz school: advocating for black high school students
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Cause (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy)23 grants · $422,950
- Future Leaders of America22 grants · $398,750
- Fund for Santa Barbara28 grants · $382,600
- Mixtecoindigena Community Organizing Project9 grants · $188,150
- Neo Philanthropy1 grant · $150,000
- Westminster Free Clinic3 grants · $125,000
- Food and Water Watch4 grants · $122,500
- California Lutheran University7 grants · $120,000
- Family Service Agency3 grants · $105,000
- Girls Inc Carpinteria6 grants · $102,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 448 grants.
- $150,000
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2022
I-center implementation phase
- $60,000
Fund for Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Central coast social justice academy
- $50,000
Cause (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) · Ventura, CA · 2024
General operating support for ventura county
- $50,000
Cause (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) · Ventura, CA · 2024
General operating support for santa barbara county
- $50,000
Future Leaders of America · Santa Maria, CA · 2024
General support for oxnard and santa barbara
- $50,000
Future Leaders of America · Santa Maria, CA · 2024
General support for n. Santa barbara county
- $50,000
Mixtecoindigena Community Organizing Project · Oxnard, CA · 2024
Organizing for just wages
- $50,000
Cause (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) · Ventura, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Future Leaders of America · Santa Maria, CA · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Mixtecoindigena Community Organizing Project · Oxnard, CA · 2023
Community organizing for just wages and safe working conditions
- $48,500
Just Communities Central Coast · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General support
- $45,000
Westminster Free Clinic · Thousand Oaks, CA · 2024
Student advocates leading uplifting decisions (salud)
- $45,000
Food and Water Watch · Washington, DC · 2023
Community organizer for ventura county
- $45,000
Cause (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) · Ventura, CA · 2022
General support for santa barbara county
- $40,000
Family Service Agency · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Community changers
- $40,000
Fund for Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Central coast social justice academy
- $40,000
Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Xtendiendo lazos de liderazgo/extending leadership bonds
- $40,000
Fund for Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Social justice academy
- $40,000
California Lutheran University · Thousand Oaks, CA · 2022
Center for nonprofit leadership
- $40,000
Cause (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) · Ventura, CA · 2022
General support for ventura county programs
- $40,000
Family Service Agency · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Guadalupe & lompoc community changers
- $40,000
Future Leaders of America · Oxnard, CA · 2022
General support for oxnard and santa barbara programs
- $40,000
Future Leaders of America · Oxnard, CA · 2022
General support for santa maria programs
- $40,000
Mixtecoindigena Community Organizing Project · Oxnard, CA · 2022
Justicia laboral project
- $40,000
Westminster Free Clinic · Thousand Oaks, CA · 2022
Salud (students advocating life-uplifting decisions)
- $40,000
California Lutheran University · Thousand Oaks, CA · 2021
Center for nonprofit leadership
- $40,000
Cause (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) · Ventura, CA · 2021
General support for ventura county programs
- $40,000
Cause (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) · Ventura, CA · 2021
General support for santa barbara county programs
- $40,000
Future Leaders of America · Oxnard, CA · 2021
Core support for oxnard and santa barbara programs
- $40,000
Mixtecoindigena Community Organizing Project · Oxnard, CA · 2021
Justicia laboral project
- $40,000
Westminster Free Clinic · Thousand Oaks, CA · 2021
Salud (students advocating life-uplifting decisions)
- $35,000
Buen Vecino · Westlake Village, CA · 2024
Social capital building project
- $35,000
California Lutheran University · Thousand Oaks, CA · 2024
Center for nonprofit leadership
- $35,000
Girls Inc Carpinteria · Carpinteria, CA · 2024
Eureka program
- $35,000
Buen Vecino · Westlake Village, CA · 2023
Social capital building project in simi valley
- $35,000
Future Leaders of America · Oxnard, CA · 2021
Santa maria youth leadership program
- $32,500
Social Justice Fund for Ventura County · Camarillo, CA · 2023
Social justice fellowship program
- $30,000
Cause (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) · Ventura, CA · 2024
Ventura county housing coalition
- $30,000
Climate First Replacing Oil & Gas - Cfrog · Ventura, CA · 2024
Climate change community organizing
- $30,000
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2024
Central coast climate justice network
- $30,000
Freedom 4 Youth · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Youth-led organizing on the criminal legal system
- $30,000
Fund for Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Capacity building programs
- $30,000
Healing Justice Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating support
- $30,000
One Step a La Vez · Fillmore, CA · 2024
Adelante for justice
- $30,000
Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
The home team
- $30,000
The Arc of Ventura County · Ventura, CA · 2024
The co-advocates of ventura county
- $30,000
Cause (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) · Ventura, CA · 2023
Ventura county housing coalition
- $30,000
Climate First Replacing Oil & Gas - Cfrog · Ventura, CA · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Community Environmental Council · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Central coast climate justice network (cccjn)
- $30,000
Council On American-Islamic Relations · Anaheim, CA · 2023
Youth leadership and civic engagement
- $30,000
One Community Action of Santa Maria · Santa Maria, CA · 2023
General support
- $30,000
One Step a La Vez · Fillmore, CA · 2023
Adelante program
- $30,000
The Arc of Ventura County · Ventura, CA · 2023
The co-advocates of ventura county
- $30,000
Cause (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) · Ventura, CA · 2022
Ventura county housing coalition
- $30,000
Community Environmental Council · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Central coast climate justice network
- $30,000
Food and Water Watch · Washington, DC · 2022
Community organizers in ventura county
- $30,000
One Community Action of Santa Maria · Santa Maria, CA · 2022
Education equity & community accountability project
- $30,000
Food and Water Watch · Washington, DC · 2021
Community organizers in ventura county
- $25,000
Fund for Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Civic engagement table
- $25,000
Organizacion En California De Lideres Campesinas · Oxnard, CA · 2024
Farm worker organizing
- $25,000
Planned Parenthood of California Central Coast · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Raiz advocacy project
- $25,000
Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2024
Pesticide reform movement in santa barbara county
- $25,000
Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2024
Pesticide reform movement in ventura county
- $25,000
Freedom 4 Youth · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Youth empowerment
- $25,000
Fund for Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Central coast civic engagement table
- $25,000
Future Leaders of America · Santa Maria, CA · 2023
California freedom summer central coast
- $25,000
Girls Inc Carpinteria · Carpinteria, CA · 2023
Eureka! Program
- $25,000
Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2023
Californians for pesticide reform
- $25,000
Freedom 4 Youth · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Lived experience executive division
- $25,000
Fund for Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Capacity building program
- $25,000
Future Leaders of America · Oxnard, CA · 2022
Ucla chicano studies research center
- $25,000
Family Service Agency · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Guadalupe community changers and guadalupe parent academy
- $25,000
Fund for Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Capacity building program
- $25,000
Future Leaders of America · Oxnard, CA · 2021
California freedom summer
- $25,000
Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Public engagement & advocacy
- $25,000
Social Justice Fund for Ventura County · Camarillo, CA · 2021
Social justice fellowship program
- $20,300
Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Lived experience leadership cohort
- $20,000
805 Undocufund · Lompoc, CA · 2024
Community organizing and engagement program
- $20,000
Autism Society of Ventura County · Camarillo, CA · 2024
Mission advocacy: empowering youth
- $20,000
Leading From Within · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Leading for community impact program
- $20,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Hope & heal fund gis training
- $20,000
Social Justice Fund for Ventura County · Camarillo, CA · 2024
Social justice fellowship program
- $20,000
Vision Y Compromiso · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Building community power through local advocacy
- $20,000
Autism Society of Ventura County · Camarillo, CA · 2023
Mission advocacy program
- $20,000
Fund for Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Community organizing training & youth summit
- $20,000
Leading From Within · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Leading for community impact
- $20,000
Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People · Solvang, CA · 2023
Valley wide bias & bullying reduction project
- $20,000
The Gathering for Justice · New York City, NY · 2023
We keep us safe program
- $20,000
Visions · Dorchester, MA · 2023
Legacy project - ventura county
- $20,000
C4 Lompoc Collective Cultures Creating Change · Lompoc, CA · 2022
Lompoc self-healing community project
- $20,000
Girls Inc Carpinteria · Carpinteria, CA · 2022
Eureka! Program
- $20,000
Leading From Within · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Leading for community impact program
- $20,000
Pesticide Action Network · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Organizing to reduce the pesticide threat
- $20,000
The Arc of Ventura County · Ventura, CA · 2022
The co-advocates of ventura county and project r: rethink, reconsider, respect
- $20,000
Wishtoyo Foundation · Ventura, CA · 2022
Environmental stewards initiative
- $20,000
Encampment for Citizenship · Aptos, CA · 2021
Environmental justice learning and action program
- $20,000
Girls Inc Carpinteria · Carpinteria, CA · 2021
Eureka! Program
- $20,000
One Step a La Vez · Fillmore, CA · 2021
One step adelante
- $20,000
Pesticide Action Network · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Organizing to reduce the pesticide threat
- $20,000
Transitions-Mental Health Association · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2021
The lived experience advocacy development (lead) project
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