Funding search · EIN 770448078 · Santa Barbara, CA
Lopker 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.
- 98
- grants reported
- $8.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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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5 grants matching “karl” · $1.1M
- $100,000
Scholarship Foundation of Sb · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Karl lopker memorial endowed scholarship fund
- $100,000
Scholarship Foundation of Sb · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Karl lopker memorial endowed scholarship fund
- $50,000
Ucsb Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Karl & pam lopker family endowed fund for faculty enrichment in computer science
- $750,000
Don Bosco Tech · Rosemead, CA · 2022
Karl lopker endowed merit scholarship fund, est 2018
- $100,000
Scholarship Foundation of Sb · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Karl lopker memorial endowed scholarship fund
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation3 grants · $2.0M
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center2 grants · $2.0M
- University of Washington Foundation4 grants · $900,000
- University of Washington1 grant · $825,000
- Don Bosco Tech1 grant · $750,000
- Totem Technologies3 grants · $450,000
- Scholarship Foundation of Sb3 grants · $300,000
- University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc (School of Medicine)1 grant · $240,000
- Ucsb Foundation6 grants · $165,000
- Giving What We Can1 grant · $140,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 98 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.0M
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Seattle, WA · 2024
Multi department donation
- $1.0M
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Seattle, WA · 2023
Institute for prostate cancer research
- $825,000
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022
In furtherance of sgi's research (prostate cancer)
- $750,000
UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Dr slamon cancer research
- $750,000
Don Bosco Tech · Rosemead, CA · 2022
Karl lopker endowed merit scholarship fund, est 2018
- $750,000
UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Support cancer research
- $500,000
UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Dr slamon cancer research
- $500,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Allergy & infectious diseases parasitology fund
- $250,000
Totem Technologies · Redmond, WA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $240,000
University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc (School of Medicine) · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Fund for thoracic surgical research
- $200,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
$100k dr. Wes van voorhis md phd to use as needed & $100k to dr. Stephen plymate division of gerontology and geriatric medicine research
- $150,000
Totem Technologies · Redmond, WA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $140,000
Giving What We Can · Wilmington, DE · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $123,133
Institute for Natural Medicine · Seattle, WA · 2023
Cancer research project testing of natural compounds for their ability to reverse cancer cell-induced upregulation of glycolysis.
- $100,000
Scholarship Foundation of Sb · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Karl lopker memorial endowed scholarship fund
- $100,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Institute for prostate cancer research fund
- $100,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Allergy & infectious diseases parasitology fund
- $100,000
Scholarship Foundation of Sb · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Karl lopker memorial endowed scholarship fund
- $100,000
Scholarship Foundation of Sb · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Karl lopker memorial endowed scholarship fund
- $79,157
Ubc - Bc Cancer Research Institute · 2023
Dr gerald krystal's study "testing natural compounds for their ability to reverse cancer cell-induced upregulation of glycolysis"
- $50,000
Givewell · San Francisco, CA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $50,000
The Life You Can Save · Sequim, WA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $50,000
Ucsb Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Computer science department
- $50,000
Carbon180 · Washington, DC · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $50,000
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $50,000
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Donation for urban ocean lab
- $50,000
The Good Food Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $50,000
Totem Technologies · Redmond, WA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $50,000
Ucsb Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Karl & pam lopker family endowed fund for faculty enrichment in computer science
- $50,000
Ucsb Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Computer science department
- $30,000
Give Well · Oakland, CA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $30,000
Givedirectly · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $30,000
The Good Food Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $20,000
Givedirectly · New York, NY · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $20,000
New Harvest · Cambridge, MA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $20,000
The Good Food Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $20,000
Maps · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $20,000
New Harvest · Cambridge, MA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $20,000
Give Well · Oakland, CA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $20,000
New Harvest · Cambridge, MA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $15,000
Santa Barbara High School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Multi department donation
- $15,000
Santa Barbara High School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Multi department donation
- $15,000
Ahimsa Collectivelife Comes From Ittides Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $15,000
Foundation for Sbhs · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $15,000
Maps · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $10,000
Gaviota Coast Conservancy · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Donation for rancho tajiguas
- $10,000
Moxi - the Wolf Museum · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $10,000
Family Dog Rescue · San Francisco, CA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $10,000
Moxi - the Wolf Museum · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $10,000
The Humane League · Rockville, MD · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $10,000
The Mojave Center · Pahrump, NV · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $10,000
Moxi - the Wolf Museum · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $10,000
The Humane League · Rockville, MD · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $5,060
Kindering · Bellevue, WA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) exempt purpose
- $5,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $5,000
Foundation for Sbcc · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $5,000
Granada Theater - Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $5,000
Ucsb Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Graduate division - grad slam prize donation
- $5,000
University of California Merced · Merced, CA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $5,000
Washington Coalition for Open Governance · Redmond, WA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $5,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $5,000
Foundation for Sbcc · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $5,000
Granada Theater - Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $5,000
Kindering · Bellevue, WA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) exempt purpose
- $5,000
Ucsb Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Graduate division - grad slam prize donation
- $5,000
University of California Merced · Merced, CA · 2023
School of natural sciences: applied mathematics department
- $5,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $5,000
Foundation for Sbcc · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $5,000
Granada Theater - Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $5,000
Kindering · Bellevue, WA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) exempt purpose
- $5,000
Ucsb Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $5,000
University of California Merced · Merced, CA · 2022
Math department
- $2,000
Sbhs Computer Science Academy Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $2,000
Sbhs Computer Science Academy Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $2,000
Sbhs Computer Science Academy Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $1,771
Unity Shoppe · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $1,000
Showers of Blessing · Goleta, CA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $1,000
Showers of Blessing · Goleta, CA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $1,000
Impact 100 Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $1,000
Showers of Blessing · Goleta, CA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $500
Cal Matters · Sacramento, CA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $500
Food From the Heart · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $500
Montecito Community Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $500
Signal Technology Foundation · Mountain View, CA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $500
Wikimedia Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $500
Cal Matters · Sacramento, CA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $500
Food From the Heart · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $500
Montecito Community Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $500
Signal Technology Foundation · Mountain View, CA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $500
Wikimedia Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $500
Cal Matters · Sacramento, CA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $500
Food From the Heart · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $500
Montecito Community Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $500
Signal Technology Foundation · Mountain View, CA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $500
The Greater Contribution · Thousand Oaks, CA · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $500
Wikimedia Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $413
St Catherine By the Sea · Ventura, CA · 2024
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
- $193
St Catherine By the Sea · Ventura, CA · 2023
In furtherance of section 501 (c)(3) exempt purpose
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