Funding search · EIN 472385678 · Santa Barbara, CA
Dorothy & Chester Smith
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 103
- grants reported
- $515,256
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Single Mothers Outreach of Santa Cl3 grants · $309,500
- All Saints By the Sea3 grants · $43,456
- Lacnets Foundation3 grants · $36,000
- Generate Possibility1 grant · $15,000
- Net Research Foundation2 grants · $10,300
- Women'S Fund of Santa Barbara3 grants · $7,050
- Santa Clarita United Methodist Chur1 grant · $5,000
- International Student Foundation1 grant · $5,000
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Fndn1 grant · $5,000
- Team Expansion3 grants · $4,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 103 grants.
- $268,500
Single Mothers Outreach of Santa Cl · Valencia, CA · 2023
General support
- $36,000
Single Mothers Outreach of Santa Cl · Newhall, CA · 2022
General support
- $16,000
Lacnets Foundation · Cardiff By the Sea, CA · 2024
General support
- $15,444
All Saints By the Sea · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Lacnets Foundation · Cardiff By the Sea, CA · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Generate Possibility · Del Mar, CA · 2022
General support
- $14,890
All Saints By the Sea · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
- $13,122
All Saints By the Sea · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,300
Net Research Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Single Mothers Outreach of Santa Cl · Valencia, CA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
International Student Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Net Research Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Lacnets Foundation · Cardiff By the Sea, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Fndn · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Santa Clarita United Methodist Chur · Santa Clarita, CA · 2022
General support
- $3,200
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2022
General support
- $3,025
Women'S Fund of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
- $3,025
Women'S Fund of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
- $3,000
Acton Methodest Church · Granbury, TX · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Acton Methodist Church · Granbury, TX · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Asap Cats · Goleta, CA · 2024
General support
- $2,000
Animal Shelter Assistance · Goleta, CA · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Humane Society · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Mission Branbury · Granbury, TX · 2022
General support
- $1,500
Snafu Rescue · Council Bluffs, IA · 2024
General support
- $1,500
Team Expansion · Rolla, MO · 2024
General support
- $1,500
Velvet Ashes · Newton Square, PA · 2024
General support
- $1,500
French Bulldog Village Rescue · Conshohocken, PA · 2023
General support
- $1,500
Homeboy Industries · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,500
Team Expansion · Rolla, MO · 2023
General support
- $1,500
Velvet Ashes · Newton Square, PA · 2023
General support
- $1,500
West Columbia Gorge Humane Society · Washougal, WA · 2023
General support
- $1,500
Breeder Release Adopt Svc · Boncarbo, CO · 2022
General support
- $1,500
Food Bank Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,500
Homeboy Industries · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,500
Team Expansion · Rolla, MO · 2022
General support
- $1,400
Santa Barbara Afe Foundation · Summerland, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,300
Second Chance Farm · Granbury, TX · 2023
General support
- $1,200
Food Bank Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,100
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $1,100
Habitat for Humanity · Granbury, TX · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Alpha Chi Omega Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Black and Pink Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Camas Washougal Historical Society · Washougal, WA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Campaign for Southern Equality · Asheville, NC · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Righ · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Dog Ranch Rescue · Anna, TX · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Homeboy Industries · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Peo Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood Ca · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Red Rover Purple Leash Project · Sacramento, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
West Columbia Gorge Humane Society · Washougal, WA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Women'S Fund of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Asap Cats · Goleta, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Food Bank Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Pioneer Valley Workers Ctr · Northhampton, MA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
St Genevieve High School · Panorama City, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Tapestry Health Systems · Springfield, MA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Transgender Law Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Unity Shoppe · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Northampton Survival Ctr · Northhampton, MA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Santa Barbara Int'L Film Festival · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Tapestry Health Systems · Springfield, MA · 2022
General support
- $700
Habitat for Humanity · Granbury, TX · 2024
General support
- $600
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2024
General support
- $600
White Buffalo Land · Summerland, CA · 2022
General support
- $550
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023
General support
- $500
Breeder Release Adoption Service · Boncarbo, CO · 2024
General support
- $500
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2024
General support
- $500
French Bulldog Rescue Network · Brockton, MA · 2024
General support
- $500
French Bulldog Village · Paducah, KY · 2024
General support
- $500
North Shore Animal League · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $500
Animal Shelter Assistance · Goleta, CA · 2023
General support
- $500
Michael Hoefflin Foundation · Santa Clarita, CA · 2023
General support
- $500
Peo Educational Loan Fund · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General support
- $500
Peo Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General support
- $500
White Buffalo Land · Summerland, CA · 2023
General support
- $500
Best Friends Animal Soc · Mission Hills, CA · 2022
General support
- $500
Michael Hoefflin Foundation · Santa Clarita, CA · 2022
General support
- $400
Land Trust for Sb County · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
- $350
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2022
General support
- $300
Aspca · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $300
Humane Society of the United States · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $300
Mission Grandbury · Granbury, TX · 2024
General support
- $300
Best Friends Golden Circle · Kanab, UT · 2023
General support
- $300
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2023
General support
- $300
Mission Grandbury · Granbury, TX · 2023
General support
- $300
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2022
General support
- $250
Humane Society of the United States · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $200
Austin Boxer Rescue · Austin, TX · 2024
General support
- $200
Disabled American Vets · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General support
- $200
Go Fund Me · Redwood City, CA · 2024
General support
- $200
Sb Alliance for Community · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
- $200
Habitat for Humanity · Granbury, TX · 2023
General support
- $200
North Shore Animal League · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $100
Spca International · New York, NY · 2024
General support
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