Funding search · EIN 953519577 · Santa Barbara, CA

Towbes Foundation

Name: Towbes Foundation grants, 2020–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

360
grants reported: $5.2M
total given: 2020–2024
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

award legacy health youth school services camp community

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

7 grants matching “cottage” · $125,000

$50,000
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Fnd · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Pediatric resiliency collaborative (perc)
$50,000
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Fnd · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Mind thrive pilot
$2,500
Cottage Children'S Medical Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Unrestricted MT Legacy Award for Cottage Children's Medical Center
$2,500
Santa Barbara Cottage Hosptial Fnd · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Unrestricted MT Legacy Award
$15,000
Santa Barbara Cottage Hosptial Fnd · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Pediatric resiliency collaborative (perc)
$2,500
Santa Barbara Cottage Hosptial Fnd · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Children's miracle network
$2,500
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Children's miracle network

Top recipients

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

Santa Barbara Foundation17 grants · $1.1M
Child Abuse Listening Mediation6 grants · $301,500
United Way of Santa Barbara County7 grants · $254,455
Santa Barbara Education Foundation11 grants · $165,250
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Fnd2 grants · $100,000
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation7 grants · $93,000
Community Partners for Youthwell4 grants · $90,000
Channel Islands Ymca4 grants · $84,375
New Beginnings Counseling Center4 grants · $81,500
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Bar2 grants · $80,000

Giving over time

$1.2M

2020

$1.6M

2021

$23,900

2022

$951,900

2023

$1.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 360 grants.

$775,000
Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
To establish the towbes fund, a donor advised fund.
$200,000
Child Abuse Listening Mediation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Mental health consultation model in santa barbara unified school district - $190,000 andunrestricted grant- $10,000
$170,575
Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Towbes Foundation Donor Advised Fund
$160,955
United Way of Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Support learning and enrichment centers - girls inc. Carpinteria: $12,960support learning and enrichment centers - united boys and girls club: $20,400support learning and enrichment centers - girls inc. Santa barbara: $… read allSupport learning and enrichment centers - girls inc. Carpinteria: $12,960support learning and enrichment centers - united boys and girls club: $20,400support learning and enrichment centers - girls inc. Santa barbara: $11,695support learning and enrichment centers - sb police activities league: $10,500support boys and girls club of mid central coast in support of the learning and enrichment center collaboration: $20,400support learning and enrichment center collaboration: $20,000support the vaccination equity project: $25,000support the fun in the sun program: $20,000unrestricted grant: $20,000 less
$65,000
Community Partners for Youthwell · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating support & wellness center/hub
$50,000
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Fnd · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Pediatric resiliency collaborative (perc)
$50,000
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Fnd · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Mind thrive pilot
$50,000
Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Recruit, Retain, Rest & Recuperation (4R) Grant Program
$48,250
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
EAOP, McEnroe Reading Clinic, AND HEALING SPACE general operating support
$40,750
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Allocation of $34,000 to scholarships and $6,000 to unrestricted funding and $750 unrestricted grant
$40,000
Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundatio · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Annual Funding-34,000 for Scholarships/6,000 for GOS
$40,000
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Bar · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Annual Funding for scholarships and general operating support
$40,000
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Bar · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Unrestricted
$38,250
Channel Islands Ymca · Carpinteria, CA · 2024
My Home at Lyons House & Runaway Homeless Youth programs
$35,000
Leap Learnengageadvocatepartner · Goleta, CA · 2024
General operating support & children's center in lompoc
$33,500
Planned Parenthood Ca Central Coast · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
BEHAVIOR HEALTH PROGRAMMING AND Post-Partum Home Visitation Program
$32,250
Santa Barbara Education Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Innovate DP
$31,250
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
EAOP, McEnroe Reading Clinic, AND HEALING SPACE general operating support
$30,000
Santa Barbara Education Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating support & mission scholars college access program
$30,000
Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Towbes Foundation Donor Advised Fund
$30,000
Santa Barbara Education Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$25,000
Child Abuse Listening Mediation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Home visitation program
$25,000
Openminds Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General Operating Support
$25,000
United Way of Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Support the fun in the sun program
$25,000
Child Abuse Listening Mediation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Community-Based Organization Coalition
$25,000
Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Recruit, Retain, Rest & Recuperation (4R) Grant Program
$25,000
Foodbank of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$25,000
Transition House · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$24,000
New Beginnings Counseling Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Donald j. Willfong community counseling clinic
$24,000
United Way of Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Support the fun in the sun program
$23,900
Santa Barbara Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Contribution to the towbes fund, a donor advised fund.
$22,500
Council On Drug and Alcohol Abuse · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Cada mentor program & capital campaign
$22,500
Family Service Agency of Santa Barb · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General Operating Support
$22,500
Storyteller Children'S Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating support
$21,500
Child Abuse Listening Mediation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorder Treatment Program
$20,000
Innovate Dp · Goleta, CA · 2024
Innovate DP
$20,000
Family Service Agency of Santa Barb · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
$20,000
New Beginnings Counseling Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Donald j. Willfong community counseling clinic
$20,000
Storyteller Children'S Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General operating support
$20,000
Family Service Agency of Santa Barb · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Child and family counseling
$20,000
United Way of Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Support the fun in the sun program
$20,000
United Way of Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Critical needs fund for disaster assistance
$20,000
Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$20,000
New Beginnings Counseling Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$20,000
Storyteller Children'S Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$18,250
Santa Barbara School of Squash · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Unrestricted Grant Award
$17,500
Freedom 4 Youth · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating support
$17,500
New Beginnings Counseling Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Donald j. Willfong community counseling clinic
$17,250
Storyteller Children'S Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General operating support
$16,125
United Boys Girls Clubs of Sb Count · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating support
$16,125
Channel Islands Ymca · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - Runaway Homeless Youth programs
$16,125
United Boys Girls Clubs of Sb Count · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General operating support
$16,000
Planned Parenthood Ca Central Coast · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
BEHAVIOR HEALTH PROGRAMMING AND Post-Partum Home Visitation Program
$15,750
Hospice of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Bereavement counseling for youth programming
$15,000
Pathpoint · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Behavioral health permanent supportive housing services
$15,000
San Marcos High School Royal Pride · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Capital campaign for wellness center
$15,000
Santa Barbara Education Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Peer buddies general operating support
$15,000
Boys Girls Club of Mid Central Coas · Santa Maria, CA · 2021
Power hour program support
$15,000
Channel Islands Ymca · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General operating support
$15,000
Child Abuse Listening Mediation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General operating support
$15,000
Child Abuse Listening Mediation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Mental health consultation model in sbusd
$15,000
Santa Barbara Cottage Hosptial Fnd · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Pediatric resiliency collaborative (perc)
$15,000
United Boys Girls Clubs of Sb Count · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General operating support
$15,000
Casa Serena · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$15,000
Channel Islands Ymca · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Lompoc family ymca - $7,500 and noah's anchorage - $7,500
$15,000
Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$15,000
Isla Vista Youth Projects · Goleta, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$15,000
Organic Soup Kitchen · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$15,000
Pacific Pride Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$15,000
Partners in Housing Solutions · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$15,000
Path - People Assisting the Homeless · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$15,000
Santa Barbara International Film Festival · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Grant for educational purposes
$15,000
Sarah House Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$15,000
St Vincent'S Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$15,000
The Regents of University of California - Early Academic Outreach Program · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$15,000
Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$15,000
Women'S Economic Ventures · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
General operating support
$14,750
Pacific Pride Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General operating support
$14,200
Social Good Fund · Los Olivos, CA · 2024
General operating support
$14,000
Pacific Pride Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating support
$13,500
Leap Learnengageadvocatepartner · Goleta, CA · 2023
General operating support
$13,500
Pacific Pride Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General operating support
$13,500
St Vincent'S Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Family strengthening program
$13,250
Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center · New Cuyama, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$12,500
Aha Attitude Harmony Achievement · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating support
$12,500
Boys Girls Club of Mid Central Coas · Santa Maria, CA · 2024
General operating support
$12,500
Casa Pacifica Centers for Children · Camarillo, CA · 2024
Safe Alternatives Treating Youth Mobile Crisis Services
$12,500
Foundation for Santa Barbara City C · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
SBCC Running Start
$12,500
Future Leaders of America · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating support
$12,500
Girls Inc of Greater Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating support
$12,500
Santa Barbara Police Activities Lea · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Life after high school academy
$12,500
Vna Health Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Vna health bereavement care program
$12,500
Boys Girls Club of the Central Coas · Santa Maria, CA · 2023
The Building Blocks to Great Futures
$12,500
Vna Health Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Vna health bereavement care program
$12,500
Domestic Violence Solutions for Sb · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General operating support
$12,500
Isla Vista Youth Projects · Goleta, CA · 2021
General operating support
$12,500
Planned Parenthood Ca Central Coast · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Behavior health programming
$12,500
St Vincent'S Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Family strengthening program
$12,500
Aha Attitude Harmony Achievement · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Unrestricted grant
$12,500
Community Health Centers of the Central Coast · Santa Maria, CA · 2020
Support the latinx & indigenous migrant covid 19 response task force

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