Funding search · EIN 951866094 · Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara Foundation

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

1,233
grants reported
$89.0M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$22,743
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

artsculturehumanitieshumanservicesdevelopmentyouthhealth

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Funding pattern

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8 grants matching “taos · $312,000

  • $30,000

    Field Institute of Taos · Arroyo Seco, NM · 2024

    Human services

  • $35,000

    Field Institute of Taos · Arroyo Seco, NM · 2023

    Human services

  • $110,000

    Taos Health Systems Inc Holy Cross Hospital · Taos, NM · 2022

    Health - general & rehabilitative

  • $54,000

    Field Institute of Taos · Arroyo Seco, NM · 2022

    Recreation, sports, leisure, athletics

  • $28,000

    Humane Society of Taos · Taos, NM · 2022

    Animal related

  • $25,000

    Taos Behavioral Health · Taos, NM · 2022

    Human services

  • $20,000

    Pueblo of Taos · Taos, NM · 2022

    Arts, culture, and humanities

  • $10,000

    Taos Center for the Arts · Taos, NM · 2022

    Arts, culture, and humanities

Top recipients

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

  • Dechomai Asset Trust1 grant · $7.0M
  • Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund1 grant · $6.3M
  • Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara3 grants · $3.4M
  • Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts3 grants · $3.3M
  • Food & Water Watch1 grant · $2.2M
  • Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History3 grants · $1.8M
  • Music Academy of the West3 grants · $1.7M
  • Dignitymoves3 grants · $1.7M
  • Congregation B'Nai B'Rith Corporation3 grants · $1.7M
  • Regents of the University of California Santa Barbara3 grants · $1.4M

Giving over time

$24.1M
2022
$24.6M
2023
$40.2M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,233 grants.

  • $7.0M

    Dechomai Asset Trust · Jacksonville, FL · 2024

    Public and societal benefit

  • $6.3M

    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Covington, KY · 2024

    Public and societal benefit

  • $2.2M

    Food & Water Watch · Washington, DC · 2023

    Food systems

  • $1.6M

    Dignitymoves · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Housing and shelter

  • $1.3M

    Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Education and youth development

  • $1.2M

    Foothills Forever Incorporated · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Environment and animals

  • $1.1M

    Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Arts, culture, and humanities

  • $1.1M

    Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Arts, culture, and humanities

  • $1.1M

    Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Arts, culture, and humanities

  • $1.1M

    Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Educational institutions

  • $1.0M

    Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Education and youth development

  • $1.0M

    University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Education and youth development

  • $890,993

    Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Public and societal benefit

  • $840,510

    Music Academy of the West · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Arts, culture, and humanities

  • $823,592

    Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Arts, culture, and humanities

  • $756,340

    Lewis & Clark College · Portland, OR · 2024

    Education and youth development

  • $722,150

    Regents of the University of California Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Education and youth development

  • $717,750

    Congregation B'Nai B'Rith Corporation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Human services

  • $689,100

    Animal Legal Defense Fund · Cotati, CA · 2024

    Environment and animals

  • $618,221

    Santa Barbara Humane Society · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Environment and animals

  • $605,100

    Congregation B'Nai B'Rith Corporation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Human services

  • $518,000

    Crane School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Educational institutions

  • $517,318

    Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Arts, culture, and humanities

  • $501,971

    Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Arts, culture, and humanities

  • $494,099

    Music Academy of the West · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Arts, culture, and humanities

  • $465,000

    Socially Responsible Agricultural Project · Golden, CO · 2023

    Environment and animals

  • $437,500

    Socially Responsible Agricultural Project · Golden, CO · 2022

    Agriculture, food, nutrition

  • $427,763

    Regents of the University of California Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Behavioral health & health care

  • $420,018

    Santa Barbara Museum of Art · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Arts, culture, and humanities

  • $403,321

    Music Academy of the West · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Arts, culture, and humanities

  • $400,000

    Friends of the Earth · Washington, DC · 2022

    Environmental quality protection, beautification

  • $375,000

    A Greener World · Terrebonne, OR · 2022

    Agriculture, food, nutrition

  • $375,000

    Animal Legal Defense Fund · Cotati, CA · 2022

    Animal related

  • $372,950

    Uc Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Education and youth development

  • $366,453

    Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Human services

  • $344,660

    Congregation B'Nai B'Rith Corporation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Human services

  • $337,250

    Community Environmental Council · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Environmental quality protection, beautification

  • $313,110

    Santa Barbara Museum of Art · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Arts, culture, and humanities

  • $311,250

    Animal Legal Defense Fund · Cotati, CA · 2023

    Environment and animals

  • $300,000

    Government Accountability Project · Washington, DC · 2024

    Environment and animals

  • $300,000

    Lexington Observer Inc Dba Local News Hub · Lexington, MA · 2024

    Food systems

  • $300,000

    State Innovation Exchange · Madison, WI · 2024

    Public and societal benefit

  • $300,000

    Government Accountability Project · Washington, DC · 2022

    Civil rights, social action, advocacy

  • $297,700

    Wildling Museum · Solvang, CA · 2022

    Arts, culture, and humanities

  • $297,397

    Channel Islands Restoration · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Environmental quality protection, beautification

  • $297,231

    Santa Barbara Museum of Art · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Arts, culture, and humanities

  • $289,250

    Crane School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Education and youth development

  • $287,350

    Uc Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Educational institutions

  • $285,792

    Foodbank of Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Agriculture, food, nutrition

  • $283,742

    Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    International, foreign affairs, and national security

  • $272,870

    Wyatt Family Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    To fund supporting organization

  • $271,983

    Regents of the University of California Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Educational institutions

  • $261,732

    Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Behavioral health

  • $255,500

    Aspca · New York, NY · 2024

    Environment and animals

  • $250,000

    Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Education and youth development

  • $250,000

    Peac Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Human services

  • $250,000

    Resource Media · Beaverton, OR · 2024

    Public and societal benefit

  • $250,000

    Rainforest Connection · Katy, TX · 2023

    Environment and animals

  • $250,000

    Animal Equality · Santa Monica, CA · 2022

    Animal related

  • $221,075

    Santa Barbara Education Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Educational institutions

  • $220,750

    Laguna Blanca School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Education and youth development

  • $212,396

    Santa Barbara Zoological Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Environment and animals

  • $211,225

    Planned Parenthood California Central Coast · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Health care

  • $210,784

    Planned Parenthood California Central Coast · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Human services

  • $210,360

    Ganna Walska Lotusland · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Environmental quality protection, beautification

  • $209,700

    Planned Parenthood California Central Coast · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Health - general & rehabilitative

  • $203,000

    Dreamtree Project · Taos, NM · 2023

    Human services

  • $200,000

    Compassion in World Farming · New York, NY · 2024

    Environment and animals

  • $200,000

    Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help · Warsaw, NC · 2024

    Public and societal benefit

  • $200,000

    Knowledge Impact Network · Orlean, VA · 2022

    Philanthropy, volunteerism and grantmaking

  • $200,000

    Santa Barbara Coalition for Responsible Cannabis · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Community improvement, capacity building

  • $200,000

    State Innovation Exchange · Madison, WI · 2022

    Civil rights, social action, advocacy

  • $200,000

    University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Educational institutions

  • $199,000

    Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Human services

  • $197,250

    Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Disease, disorders, medical disciplines

  • $196,041

    Sansum Diabetes Research Institute · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Medical research

  • $190,942

    The Foundation for Santa Barbara City College · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Educational institutions

  • $188,563

    Endowment for Youth Committee · Solvang, CA · 2022

    Youth development

  • $186,965

    Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Health care

  • $186,500

    Thacher School · Ojai, CA · 2024

    Education and youth development

  • $185,000

    Thacher School · Ojai, CA · 2022

    Educational institutions

  • $182,143

    Foodbank of Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Food systems

  • $181,200

    Santa Barbara Public Library · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Public and societal benefit

  • $180,500

    University of Wisconsin Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    Educational institutions

  • $180,000

    American Chemical Society · Washington, DC · 2024

    Public and societal benefit

  • $177,209

    Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Human services

  • $176,875

    Crane School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Education and youth development

  • $175,000

    Notre Dame School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Educational institutions

  • $172,448

    Oceanic Preservation Society · Greenbrae, CA · 2024

    Arts, culture, and humanities

  • $170,207

    Santa Barbara Botanic Garden · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Environment and animals

  • $167,859

    Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Behavioral health & health care

  • $166,900

    Santa Barbara Education Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Education and youth development

  • $164,200

    Santa Barbara Public Library · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Public and societal benefit

  • $161,184

    Leading From Within · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Public and societal benefit

  • $160,911

    Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Health - general & rehabilitative

  • $160,708

    Family Service Agency · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Human services

  • $154,200

    Fund for Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Public and societal benefit

  • $153,100

    Child Abuse Listening Mediation Inc (Calm) · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Child care

  • $152,231

    Sansum Diabetes Research Institute · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Health care

  • $151,675

    Fund for Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Public and societal benefit

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.