Funding search · EIN 954419555 · Santa Barbara, CA

The B & B 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.

179
grants reported
$434,500
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$1,000
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

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Top recipients

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  • Foodbank of Santa Barbara County3 grants · $21,000
  • Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara3 grants · $18,000
  • Organic Soup Kitchen2 grants · $17,000
  • World Dance for Humanity3 grants · $16,750
  • Unity Shoppe3 grants · $15,000
  • Eagle Mount3 grants · $15,000
  • Direct Relief International3 grants · $15,000
  • Santa Barbara Education Foundation3 grants · $11,000
  • Heal the Ocean3 grants · $10,500
  • Sb Neighborhood Clinics2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$130,500
2022
$141,000
2023
$163,000
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 179 grants.

  • $11,000

    Organic Soup Kitchen · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Poverty-hunger

  • $10,000

    Foodbank of Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Poverty-hunger

  • $10,000

    Sb Neighborhood Clinicsadmin Office · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Health-patient & family support

  • $7,750

    World Dance for Humanity · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Social action-public benefit

  • $7,250

    Goleta Education Foundation · Isla Vista, CA · 2023

    Educational institutions

  • $7,000

    Santa Barbara Planned Parenthood of Santa Barbara Ventura & Slo Counties · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Health-patient & family support

  • $7,000

    Domestic Violence Solutions · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Social action-public benefit

  • $7,000

    Santa Barbara Education Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Education-youth

  • $6,500

    Heal the Ocean · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Environment-animals & wildlife

  • $6,000

    Pasadena Humane Society · Pasadena, CA · 2024

    Diaster relief

  • $6,000

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

    Educational

  • $6,000

    Unity Shoppe · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Social action-public benefit

  • $6,000

    World Central Kitchenattn Donor Serv Team · Washington, DC · 2024

    Social action-public benefit

  • $6,000

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

    Education-youth

  • $6,000

    Unity Shoppe · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Health-patient & family support

  • $6,000

    Organic Soup Kitchen · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Poverty-hunger

  • $6,000

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

    Education-youth

  • $5,500

    Dream Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Health-patient & family support

  • $5,500

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

    Poverty-hunger

  • $5,500

    World Dance for Humanity · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Social action-public benefit

  • $5,500

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

    Poverty-hunger

  • $5,000

    Adam'S Angels · Montecito, CA · 2024

    Poverty-hunger

  • $5,000

    Aha · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Educational

  • $5,000

    American Red Cross Disaster Relief · Boone, IA · 2024

    Disaster relief

  • $5,000

    Direct Relief International · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Diaster relieft

  • $5,000

    Eagle Mount · Bozeman, MT · 2024

    Educational

  • $5,000

    Futuresmileschildren & Family Res Serv · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Health-patient & family support

  • $5,000

    Immigrant Legal Defense Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Social action-public benefit

  • $5,000

    Kidworks · Santa Ana, CA · 2024

    Educational

  • $5,000

    Mission Scholars · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Educational

  • $5,000

    Riley'S Urgent Fund for Friends · Gallatin Gateway, MT · 2024

    Social action-public benefit

  • $5,000

    Big Sky Public Edu Support Fund · Big Sky, MT · 2023

    Social action-public benefit

  • $5,000

    Direct Relief International · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Disaster relief

  • $5,000

    Eagle Mount · Bozeman, MT · 2023

    Health-patient & family support

  • $5,000

    Friendship Center Montecito · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Health-patient & family support

  • $5,000

    Nature Track Foundation · Los Olivios, CA · 2023

    Environment-animals & wildlife

  • $5,000

    Sb Neighborhood Clinics · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Health-patient & family support

  • $5,000

    The Ctr for Urban Agric -Fairview Gardens · Pomona, CA · 2023

    Environment-animals & wildlife

  • $5,000

    Unite To Light · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Social action-public benefit

  • $5,000

    Big Sky Community Organization · Big Sky, MT · 2022

    Social action-public benefit

  • $5,000

    Direct Relief International · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Disaster relief

  • $5,000

    Eagle Mount · Bozeman, MT · 2022

    Health-patient & family support

  • $5,000

    Gwendolyn Strong Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Social action-public benefit

  • $5,000

    Preemptive Love · Hewitt, TX · 2022

    Disaster relief

  • $5,000

    Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Health-patient & family support

  • $5,000

    Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Social action-public benefit

  • $5,000

    Sb Neighborhood Clinics · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Health-patient & family support

  • $5,000

    Shelterbox USA · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Disaster relief

  • $5,000

    United Boys & Girls Clubs of Sb County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Social action-public benefit

  • $4,250

    Calm · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Health-patient & family support

  • $3,500

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

    Medialdental-research & devel

  • $3,500

    World Dance for Humanity · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Poverty-hunger

  • $3,000

    Unity Shoppe · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Social action-public benefit

  • $2,750

    Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Health-patient & family support

  • $2,750

    Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care of Sb · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Health-patient & family support

  • $2,750

    Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Health-patient & family support

  • $2,750

    Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care of Sb · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Health-patient & family support

  • $2,500

    Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Health-patient & family support

  • $2,500

    Girls Incorporated of Carpinteria · Carpinteria, CA · 2022

    Education-youth

  • $2,250

    Calm · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Health-patient & family support

  • $2,250

    Calm · Palmdale, CA · 2022

    Health-patient & family support

  • $2,000

    Community Environmental Council · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Environmental

  • $2,000

    Girls Incorporated of Carpinteria · Carpinteria, CA · 2024

    Educational

  • $2,000

    Heal the Ocean · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Environmental

  • $2,000

    Kclu · Thousand Oaks, CA · 2024

    Social action-public benefit

  • $2,000

    Santa Barbara Education Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Educational

  • $2,000

    Sb School of Squash · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Educational

  • $2,000

    Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Health-patient & family support

  • $2,000

    Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care of Sb · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Health-patient & family support

  • $2,000

    Community Environmental Council · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Environment-animals & wildlife

  • $2,000

    Girls Incorporated of Carpinteria · Carpinteria, CA · 2023

    Education-youth

  • $2,000

    Heal the Ocean · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Environment-animals & wildlife

  • $2,000

    Santa Barbara Planned Parenthood · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Social action-public benefit

  • $2,000

    Community Environmental Council · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Environment-animals & wildlife

  • $2,000

    Santa Barbara Education Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Education-youth

  • $2,000

    Santa Barbara Planned Parenthood · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Social action-public benefit

  • $1,750

    Sb Wildlife Care Network · Goleta, CA · 2024

    Educational

  • $1,750

    Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network · Goleta, CA · 2023

    Environment-animals & wildlife

  • $1,750

    Storytellers Children'S Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Social action-public benefit

  • $1,500

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

    Environment-animals & wildlife

  • $1,500

    Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Social action-public benefit

  • $1,500

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

    Arts-culture-museums

  • $1,500

    Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Health-patient & family support

  • $1,000

    American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign · Davis, CA · 2024

    Environmental

  • $1,000

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

    Health-patient & family support

  • $1,000

    Cornerstone House of Santa Barbara · Carpinteria, CA · 2024

    Health-patient & family support

  • $1,000

    Doctors Without Walls-Sb Street Medicine · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Health-patient & family support

  • $1,000

    Domestic Violence Solutions · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Health-patient & family support

  • $1,000

    Environmental Nature Center · Newport Beach, CA · 2024

    Educational

  • $1,000

    Food From the Heart · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Poverty-hunger

  • $1,000

    Henry'S Fork Foundation · Ashton, ID · 2024

    Environmental

  • $1,000

    Interfaith Initiative of Santa Barbara(Showers of Blessing) · Goleta, CA · 2024

    Poverty-hunger

  • $1,000

    Lafd Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Diaster relief

  • $1,000

    Legal Aid Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Social action-public benefit

  • $1,000

    Lobero Theatre Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Social action-public benefit

  • $1,000

    Medical Outreach of America · White, GA · 2024

    Health-patient & family support

  • $1,000

    Mothers' Helpers · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Health-patient & family support

  • $1,000

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

    Educational

  • $1,000

    Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Educational

  • $1,000

    Search Dog Foundation · Santa Paula, CA · 2024

    Diaster relieft

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.