Funding search · EIN 386056458 · Santa Barbara, CA

Watling 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.

101
grants reported
$280,000
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

humanserviceseducationalpreservationhealtheducationartsbank

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Top recipients

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  • Christ Church Greenwich4 grants · $60,000
  • Bruce Museum4 grants · $20,000
  • Greenwich Hospital Foundation4 grants · $20,000
  • Foodbank of Santa Barbara4 grants · $12,500
  • Land Trust - Santa Barbar4 grants · $10,500
  • New Beginnings4 grants · $10,000
  • Transition House4 grants · $10,000
  • Friends of Greenwich Library4 grants · $10,000
  • Ganna Walska Lotusland Fo4 grants · $10,000
  • Sarah Lawrence College4 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$70,000
2021
$70,000
2022
$70,000
2023
$70,000
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 101 grants.

  • $15,000

    Christ Church Greenwich · Greenwich, CT · 2024

    Religious

  • $15,000

    Christ Church Greenwich · Greenwich, CT · 2023

    Religious

  • $15,000

    Christ Church Greenwich · Greenwich, CT · 2022

    Religious

  • $15,000

    Christ Church Greenwich · Greenwich, CT · 2021

    Religious

  • $5,000

    Bruce Museum · Greenwich, CT · 2024

    Educational

  • $5,000

    Greenwich Hospital Foundation · Cos Cob, CT · 2024

    Medical

  • $5,000

    Bruce Museum · Greenwich, CT · 2023

    Educational

  • $5,000

    Greenwich Hospital Foundation · Cos Cob, CT · 2023

    Medical

  • $5,000

    Bruce Museum · Greenwich, CT · 2022

    Educational

  • $5,000

    Greenwich Hospital Foundation · Cos Cob, CT · 2022

    Medical

  • $5,000

    Bruce Museum · Greenwich, CT · 2021

    Educational

  • $5,000

    Greenwich Hospital Foundation · Cos Cob, CT · 2021

    Medical

  • $4,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Human services

  • $3,750

    Pbs Cocal · Whittier, CA · 2024

    Education

  • $3,500

    Foodbank of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Food bank

  • $3,000

    Foodbank of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Food bank

  • $3,000

    Land Trust - Santa Barbar · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Preservation

  • $3,000

    Foodbank of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Food bank

  • $3,000

    Land Trust - Santa Barbar · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Preservation

  • $3,000

    Foodbank of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021

    Food bank

  • $2,750

    Women'S Fund of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Educational

  • $2,500

    Friends of Greenwich Library · Greenwich, CT · 2024

    Educational

  • $2,500

    Ganna Walska Lotusland Fo · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Preservation/educational

  • $2,500

    Huron Mountain Wildlife F · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Preservation

  • $2,500

    Los Angeles Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Preservation/educational

  • $2,500

    Marquette Community Found · Lake Forest, IL · 2024

    Preservation

  • $2,500

    New Beginnings · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Human services

  • $2,500

    Sarah Lawrence College · Bronxville, NY · 2024

    Educational

  • $2,500

    Transition House · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Human services

  • $2,500

    Friends of Greenwich Library · Greenwich, CT · 2023

    Educational

  • $2,500

    Ganna Walska Lotusland Fo · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Preservation/educational

  • $2,500

    Huron Mountain Wildlife F · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Preservation

  • $2,500

    Los Angeles Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Preservation/educational

  • $2,500

    Marquette Community Found · Lake Forest, IL · 2023

    Preservation

  • $2,500

    New Beginnings · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Human services

  • $2,500

    Sarah Lawrence College · Bronxville, NY · 2023

    Educational

  • $2,500

    Transition House · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Human services

  • $2,500

    Friends of Greenwich Library · Greenwich, CT · 2022

    Educational

  • $2,500

    Ganna Walska Lotusland Fo · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Preservation/educational

  • $2,500

    Huron Mountain Wildlife F · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Preservation

  • $2,500

    Los Angeles Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Preservation/educational

  • $2,500

    Marquette Community Found · Lake Forest, IL · 2022

    Preservation

  • $2,500

    New Beginnings · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Human services

  • $2,500

    Sarah Lawrence College · Bronxville, NY · 2022

    Educational

  • $2,500

    Sb Neighborhood Clinics · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Health/human services

  • $2,500

    Transition House · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Human services

  • $2,500

    Friends of Greenwich Library · Greenwich, CT · 2021

    Educational

  • $2,500

    Ganna Walska Lotusland Fo · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021

    Preservation/educational

  • $2,500

    Huron Mountain Wildlife F · Ann Arbor, MI · 2021

    Preservation

  • $2,500

    Land Trust - Santa Barbar · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021

    Preservation

  • $2,500

    Los Angeles Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Preservation/educational

  • $2,500

    Marquette Community Found · Lake Forest, IL · 2021

    Preservation

  • $2,500

    New Beginnings · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021

    Human services

  • $2,500

    Sarah Lawrence College · Bronxville, NY · 2021

    Educational

  • $2,500

    Sb Neighborhood Clinics · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021

    Health/human services

  • $2,500

    Transition House · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021

    Human services

  • $2,250

    Family Service Agency · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021

    Human services

  • $2,000

    Land Trust - Santa Barbar · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Preservation

  • $2,000

    Lobero Theater Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Arts

  • $2,000

    National Trust for Historic Preserv · Washington, DC · 2024

    Educational

  • $2,000

    Sb Neighborhood Clinics · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Health/human services

  • $2,000

    Casa Serena · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Human services

  • $2,000

    Family Service Agency · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Human services

  • $2,000

    Lobero Theater Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Arts

  • $2,000

    Mental Health Wellness Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Human services

  • $2,000

    National Trust for Historic Preserv · Washington, DC · 2023

    Educational

  • $2,000

    Sb Neighborhood Clinics · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Health/human services

  • $2,000

    Casa Serena · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Human services

  • $2,000

    Easy Lift Transportation · Goleta, CA · 2022

    Human services

  • $2,000

    Family Service Agency · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Human services

  • $2,000

    Lobero Theater Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Arts

  • $2,000

    National Trust for Historic Preserv · Washington, DC · 2022

    Educational

  • $2,000

    Casa Del Herrero · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021

    Human services

  • $2,000

    Casa Serena · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021

    Human services

  • $2,000

    Easy Lift Transportation · Goleta, CA · 2021

    Human services

  • $2,000

    Lobero Theater Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021

    Arts

  • $2,000

    National Trust for Historic Preserv · Washington, DC · 2021

    Educational

  • $1,500

    Mental Health Wellness Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Human services

  • $1,000

    Casa Serena · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Human services

  • $1,000

    Family Service Agency · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Human services

  • $1,000

    Casa Del Herrero · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Human services

  • $1,000

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

    Education

  • $1,000

    Casa Del Herrero · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Human services

  • $1,000

    Hospice of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Health/human services

  • $1,000

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

    Education

  • $1,000

    Women'S Economic Ventures · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Educational

  • $1,000

    Hospice of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021

    Health/human services

  • $1,000

    Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2021

    Health

  • $1,000

    Scholarship Fund of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021

    Education

  • $1,000

    Women'S Economic Ventures · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021

    Educational

  • $750

    Hospice of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Health/human services

  • $750

    People for Palmer Park · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Preservation/education

  • $750

    Vna Health Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Health

  • $750

    Hospice of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Health/human services

  • $750

    People for Palmer Park · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Preservation/education

  • $750

    Vna Health Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Health

  • $750

    People for Palmer Park · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Preservation/education

  • $750

    Vna Health Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Health

  • $750

    People for Palmer Park · Detroit, MI · 2021

    Preservation/education

  • $500

    Santa Barbara Club Preservation Fou · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Educational

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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.