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 20212024. 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

$848,753
2021
$1.1M
2022
$1.0M
2023
$1.3M
2024

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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