Grants made by Santa Barbara Foundation
Santa Barbara Foundation (EIN 95-1866094) reported 447 grants totaling $107.7M in FY2024 on Schedule I of its IRS Form 990 — the 100 largest are listed below. See the full financial profile for revenue, ratings and leadership.
Grant recipients (FY2024) · $107.7M total
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wyatt Family Foundation | To fund supporting organization | $67,749,150 |
| Dechomai Asset Trust | Public and societal benefit | $7,000,000 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Public and societal benefit | $6,299,195 |
| Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara | Education and youth development | $1,271,700 |
| Foothills Forever Incorporated | Environment and animals | $1,159,104 |
| Santa Barbara Center For the Performing Arts Inc | Arts, culture, and humanities | $1,098,650 |
| Community Partners | Public and societal benefit | $890,993 |
| Lewis and Clark College | Education and youth development | $756,340 |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Environment and animals | $689,100 |
| Santa Barbara Humane Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Anima | Environment and animals | $618,221 |
| Congregation Bnai Brith | Human services | $605,100 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History | Arts, culture, and humanities | $517,318 |
| University of California Santa Barbara | Behavioral health & health care | $427,763 |
| Music Academy of the West | Arts, culture, and humanities | $403,321 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Art | Arts, culture, and humanities | $313,110 |
| State Innovation Exchange | Public and societal benefit | $300,000 |
| Government Accountability Project Inc | Environment and animals | $300,000 |
| Lexington Observer Inc | Food systems | $300,000 |
| American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals | Environment and animals | $255,500 |
| Institute For Agriculture and Trade Policy | Education and youth development | $250,000 |
| Santa Barbara Education Foundation | Human services | $250,000 |
| Resource Media A Nonprofit Corporation | Public and societal benefit | $250,000 |
| Laguna Blanca School | Education and youth development | $220,750 |
| Santa Barbara Zoological Foundation | Environment and animals | $212,396 |
| Planned Parenthood California Central Coast | Human services | $210,784 |
| Compassion In World Farming | Environment and animals | $200,000 |
| Rural Empowerment Association For Community Help | Public and societal benefit | $200,000 |
| Thacher School Inc | Education and youth development | $186,500 |
| American Chemical Society | Public and societal benefit | $180,000 |
| Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara | Human services | $177,209 |
| Crane School | Education and youth development | $176,875 |
| Oceanic Preservation Society | Arts, culture, and humanities | $172,448 |
| Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Inc | Environment and animals | $170,207 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation | Behavioral health & health care | $167,859 |
| Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation | Public and societal benefit | $164,200 |
| Leading From Within | Public and societal benefit | $161,184 |
| Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County | Human services | $160,708 |
| Sansum Diabetes Research Institute | Health care | $152,231 |
| Fund For Santa Barbara Inc | Public and societal benefit | $151,675 |
| Missouri Rural Crisis Center | Behavioral health & health care | $150,000 |
| Uc Santa Barbara Foundation | Education and youth development | $141,405 |
| Camerata Pacifica | Arts, culture, and humanities | $140,000 |
| Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopa | Religion, spiritual development | $140,000 |
| Transition House | Child care | $138,280 |
| Healing Justice Santa Barbara | Arts, culture, and humanities | $136,851 |
| Ganna Walska Lotusland | Environment and animals | $129,596 |
| Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation | Arts, culture, and humanities | $126,000 |
| Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics | Health care | $124,125 |
| Storyteller Childrens Center Inc | Child care | $121,600 |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | Human services | $118,843 |
| Channel Islands Young Mens Christian Association | Child care | $117,600 |
| Direct Relief | Human services | $116,043 |
| Dignitymoves | Housing and shelter | $116,000 |
| Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara Inc | Arts, culture, and humanities | $114,150 |
| Lobero Theatre Foundation | Arts, culture, and humanities | $113,899 |
| State Street Ballet | Arts, culture, and humanities | $112,300 |
| Anti-defamation League | Public and societal benefit | $110,200 |
| Calm Inc | Behavioral health & health care | $107,725 |
| Impactassets Inc | Public and societal benefit | $105,000 |
| Community Environmental Council Inc | Environment and animals | $104,468 |
| Isla Vista Youth Project Inc | Child care | $103,581 |
| Indiana University Foundation | Education and youth development | $101,000 |
| Mayo Clinic | Health care | $100,000 |
| Starlight Childrens Foundation | Behavioral health & health care | $100,000 |
| Carpinteria Education Foundation Inc | Education and youth development | $97,000 |
| Santa Barbara Opera Association | Arts, culture, and humanities | $95,362 |
| Santa Barbara Education Foundation | Education and youth development | $94,700 |
| Gateway Educational Services | Education and youth development | $90,000 |
| Channel Islands Restoration | Environment and animals | $88,976 |
| Ojai Valley School | Education and youth development | $88,509 |
| National Federation of the Blind Inc | Behavioral health & health care | $85,962 |
| Faunalytics | Environment and animals | $85,000 |
| Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra Association | Arts, culture, and humanities | $82,800 |
| Santa Barbara School of Squash Inc | Human services | $82,250 |
| People Assisting the Homeless | Housing and shelter | $78,550 |
| 805 Undocufund | Human services | $76,000 |
| Akashinga Inc | Environment and animals | $76,000 |
| Carpinteria Boys and Girls Club Foundation Inc | Education and youth development | $75,000 |
| Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association | Food systems | $75,000 |
| Point Reyes National Seashore Association | Environment and animals | $75,000 |
| Climate Rights International | Environment and animals | $75,000 |
| Hospice of Santa Barbara Inc | Behavioral health & health care | $73,823 |
| Wilderness Youth Project Incorporated | Human services | $73,724 |
| The Foundation For Santa Barbara City College | Child care | $73,293 |
| The Pacific Pride Foundation Inc | Public and societal benefit | $73,000 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | Public and societal benefit | $72,143 |
| California Marine Sanctuary Foundation | Environment and animals | $72,000 |
| Mental Health Association In Santa Barbara County | Behavioral health & health care | $71,750 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Human services | $71,000 |
| Vna Health Foundation | Health care | $70,473 |
| Lompoc Unified School District | Education and youth development | $70,000 |
| The Land Trust For Santa Barbara County | Environment and animals | $69,633 |
| St Vincents Institution | Child care | $66,050 |
| Girls Incorporated of Carpinteria | Child care | $64,908 |
| Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement | Public and societal benefit | $62,500 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara | Arts, culture, and humanities | $62,500 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Education | $62,250 |
| Ojai Festivals Ltd | Arts, culture, and humanities | $60,000 |
| Oakwood School | Education and youth development | $60,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Council | Arts, culture, and humanities | $60,000 |
Grant data comes from Schedule I of Santa Barbara Foundation's e-filed Form 990, via CharityIndex. Recipients link to their own profiles where the EIN matches our directory.