Funding search · EIN 770496500 · San Luis Obispo, CA

The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo

Name: The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

364
grants reported: $15.3M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

your county benefit school senior youth arts luis

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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.

Top recipients

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San Luis Obispo Museum of Art4 grants · $968,505
Slo Classical Academy3 grants · $613,677
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre4 grants · $575,500
Neighbor Church1 grant · $500,000
The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County4 grants · $470,223
Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County4 grants · $470,051
Cal Poly State University3 grants · $444,500
Cayucos Land Conservancy1 grant · $400,000
Transitions-Mental Health Association4 grants · $378,847
Pacific Wildlife Care4 grants · $360,694

Giving over time

$3.9M

2022

$2.7M

2023

$3.0M

2024

$5.8M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 364 grants.

$542,903
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
For operating support, arts, second saturdays art activity kits for kids
$500,000
Neighbor Church · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
Com enhancement
$400,000
Cayucos Land Conservancy · Cayucos, CA · 2023
To support phase one of the toro coast project
$274,694
Pacific Wildlife Care · Morro Bay, CA · 2022
To support current capital campaign to build a new facility, to support slo county programs, $2,000 is to support education and outreach and the remaining $8,000 is unrestricted
$273,677
Slo Classical Academy · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
The grant is restricted to purchasing a new building, remodeling, and equipment nee to establish a new k-8 school slated to open in july 2026.
$254,356
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$250,000
Slo Classical Academy · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
Restricted to purchasing a new building, remodeling, and equipment needed to establish a new school premises.
$235,000
Planned Parenthood California Central Coast · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted.
$232,314
The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
Restricted to support the learning among the oaks program and the wheelchair wednesday program
$213,535
Transitions-Mental Health Association · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$210,000
Cal Poly State University · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
2024 stollmeyer black transfer scholarship recipients
$209,000
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
To be used for greatest needs, academy of creative theatre scholarships
$202,330
Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$195,775
James W Brabeck Youth Legacy Fund Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
To support buyers coalition purchases at the 2022 california mid state fair and santa barbara county fair
$191,500
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Restricted to support the capital campaign
$187,162
Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
To support the work described in your recent application to our 2025 rapid response grant program. Funding is restricted to use serving clients in san luis obispo county.
$180,000
Family Care Network · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$172,200
Center for Family Strengthening · Atascadero, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$170,000
Mozart Festival Association Dba Festival Mozaic · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Restricted for the lindvall young artist program
$160,650
Lumina Alliance · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
To support the dancing with the stars event.
$150,000
Paso Robles Pioneer Day Committee · Paso Robles, CA · 2022
To support construction of a new tractor and wagon barn at the paso robles pioneer museum, to support the ongoing maintenance for and improvements to the jeanesville steam oil pump at the paso robles pioneer museum
$149,559
The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$144,500
Cal Poly State University · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
2025 stollmeyer black transfer scholarship recipients - funding to university
$143,080
Peoples' Self-Help Housing · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$142,776
Community Counseling Center of San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$137,500
Cal Poly Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Restricted to multiple programs
$133,700
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$133,500
The Slo Noor Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$132,000
Mixtecoindgena Community Organizing Project · Oxnard, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$123,694
5cities Homeless Coalition · Grover Beach, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$111,500
El Camino Homeless Coalition · Atascadero, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$110,000
Senior Nutrition Programmeals That Connect · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$107,500
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
$50,000 for the building fund and $50,000 for new construction
$103,875
Cuesta College Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$103,500
Lumina Alliance · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$102,000
Cal Poly Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
To be granted to the lycke trust, a fund held at the cal poly foundation restricted to establish the cal poly's noyce school of applied computing educational "lecture series"
$101,507
Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$101,500
Casa of San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$100,000
Slo Child Development Resource Center · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$97,000
James W Brabeck Youth Legacy Fund Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
To support the sb county fair buyers coalition
$91,765
Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
Unrestricted, general support of your organization, children's breakfast bags
$90,449
San Luis Obispo Symphony · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$90,000
Cal Poly State University · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
See list of 2023 stollmeyer black transfer scholarship recipients
$90,000
Slo Classical Academy · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
To purchase two electric vans
$89,617
Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$88,500
Transitions-Mental Health Association · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
Support growing grounds program, to support the palm street project, to support the palm street project, ongoing costs to support youth services,
$85,000
Boys and Girls Club Mid Central Coast · Santa Maria, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$81,500
Infinite Music · Morro Bay, CA · 2025
Youth arts activities including new programming in south county, and expanded programming in south county, san luis obispo, and morro bay
$81,500
City Farm Slo · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
To support 2022-2023 personnel expenses and 2022-2021 personnel expenses, to support a garden for all, city farm slo school project year 9
$80,500
Casacourt Appointed Special Advocates of Slo County · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
To support child advocate services, unrestricted
$71,300
El Camino Homeless Organization · Atascadero, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$71,000
Alf Food Pantry · Atascadero, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$70,000
Long Term Care Ombudsman Services of San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$70,000
Slo County Office of Education · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
To support the raising a reader program for january 2025 - june 2025
$67,562
City Farm Slo · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
25th anniversary grants
$67,500
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
Operating general costs
$66,493
Casa of Slo County · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$66,000
Studios On the Park · Paso Robles, CA · 2022
To support arts education programs for san luis obispo county schools
$65,000
Access Central Coast · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$65,000
Center for Family Strengthening · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
To support the promotores latina financial literacy program for farm workers and their families, to support the martha's place assessment and treatment center
$63,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted.
$63,000
Tolosa Children'S Dental Clinic · Paso Robles, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$60,000
San Luis Obispo County Arts Council · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Youth arts activities including new programming for south county
$60,000
New Life K9s · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
Restricted to fund the construction of a new onsite kennel for canines
$59,500
Kcbx · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$59,430
Vanguard Charitable · Warwick, RI · 2025
To support the vanguard charitable account: the potts jahanian fund (a2008348)
$59,350
The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$57,500
Hospice of San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$56,046
Planned Parenthood California Central Coast · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$55,125
Center for Family Strengthening · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$54,000
First Presbyterian Church of San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$53,500
Lumina Alliance · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
Outreach to lgbtq+ survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence survivors, to support child care services, transitional assistance for sexual assault and intimate partner violence survivors, unrestricted
$53,000
The Gala Pride and Diversity Center · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$51,783
Lucia Mar Unified School District · Arroyo Grande, CA · 2022
$17,913 to arroyo grande high school spring college field trips. $8,722 for nipomo high school spring college field trips., $16,072 to arroyo grande high school for spring college field trips and $9,076 to nipomo high s… read all$17,913 to arroyo grande high school spring college field trips. $8,722 for nipomo high school spring college field trips., $16,072 to arroyo grande high school for spring college field trips and $9,076 to nipomo high school for spring college field trips less
$51,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
Unrestricted
$51,000
First Presbyterian Church of San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$50,500
California Rangeland Trust · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Support the spanish ranch preservation project in cuyama, com enhancement
$50,000
California Rural Legal Assistance · Modesto, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$50,000
Central Coast Link Dba the Link · Atascadero, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$50,000
Community Health Centers of the Central Coast · Santa Maria, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$50,000
Pregnancy and Parenting Support of San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$50,000
Bethel Lutheran Church · Templeton, CA · 2024
Unrestricted.
$50,000
Slo County Office of Education · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
Restricted for the raising a reader program at san luis coastal schools
$50,000
Pacific Wildlife Care · Morro Bay, CA · 2023
To support the donor's commitment to the capital campaign in memory of jay davidson
$49,266
Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
For direct aid to undocumented immigrants residing in san luis obispo county
$48,900
Slo County Office of Education · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
For college night 2023
$45,970
Boys & Girls Club Mid Central Coast · Santa Maria, CA · 2022
To support north slo county operations, smart girls, unrestricted, passport to manhood
$45,400
Slo Noor Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
To support services benefiting farm workers and their families, health and human services,
$43,500
Transitions-Mental Health Association · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
The teen violence support group
$42,050
Paso Robles Youth Arts Center · Paso Robles, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$42,000
Central Coast Ag Network Dba City Farm Slo · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$40,000
Community Partners in Caring · Santa Maria, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
$40,000
Slo County Office of Education · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
Raising a reader
$39,500
Morro Coast Audubon Society · Morro Bay, CA · 2024
General support of your organization
$38,934
Woods Humane Society · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$37,546
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$37,500
Lumina Alliance · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
To support childcare services
$37,071
Morro Coast Audubon Society · Morro Bay, CA · 2025
General support of your organization
$37,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted
$37,000
Cal Poly University Development and Alumni Engagement · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
To support the premiere of the new commission by jocelyn hagen being presented by the cantabile ensemble

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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.