Santa Barbara Foundation
For over 90 years, the Santa Barbara Foundation has been a catalyst for change. The foundation analyzes issues to identify challenges that burden people every day in Santa Barbara County. It convenes community stakeholders to build coalitions and partner with nonprofits and other leaders working on the front lines. Together with the Santa Barbara community the foundation charts a direction and mobilizes people to support the dynamic initiatives that make this a better place, now and for generations to come.
Web Address
www.sbfoundation.org
Web Address
www.sbfoundation.org
Assets and Giving for Santa Barbara Foundation
Assets
2018 - 372,582,050
2017 - 424,101,970
2016 - 259,089,047
2018 - 372,582,050
2017 - 424,101,970
2016 - 259,089,047
Domestic Grants
2018 - 29,437,980
2017 - 26,039,387
2018 - 29,437,980
2017 - 26,039,387
Recent News from Santa Barbara Foundation
Santa Barbara Symphony Welcomes Three New Board Members
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
... UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, he has spent his career in consumer marketing, high technology, nonprofit management, and...more
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
... UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, he has spent his career in consumer marketing, high technology, nonprofit management, and...more
Jan Campbell Retiring as Executive Director of Domestic Violence Solutions, Board Announces ...
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
... the Ocean, and most recently, she served as Chief Philanthropic Officer at the Santa Barbara Foundation. ... This is one of the ways she has been widely recognized for her outstanding efforts in...more
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
... the Ocean, and most recently, she served as Chief Philanthropic Officer at the Santa Barbara Foundation. ... This is one of the ways she has been widely recognized for her outstanding efforts in...more
Program Provides Emergency Grants to Santa Barbara Businesses
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
A partnership of the Santa Barbara Foundation and the Santa Barbara County provides emergency business grants. The funds, which are available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...more
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
A partnership of the Santa Barbara Foundation and the Santa Barbara County provides emergency business grants. The funds, which are available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...more
Emergency Business Assistance Grants Available for Local Enterprises
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
“We are grateful to partners like Santa Barbara Foundation to make this grant program accessible to our countywide community.” This funding,...more
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
“We are grateful to partners like Santa Barbara Foundation to make this grant program accessible to our countywide community.” This funding,...more
Nonprofit Spotlight: Santa Maria Arts Council pivots to support school arts, teachers
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
It focuses on dance, drama and music, since our visual arts awards also included ... “Our grants program required a lot of time and energy from a lot...more
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
It focuses on dance, drama and music, since our visual arts awards also included ... “Our grants program required a lot of time and energy from a lot...more
Santa Barbara Foundation Opens Conservation, Environment, and Public Trails Grant Program
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
A new grant program will be part of the Santa Barbara Foundation's (SBF) Community Grants Opportunities. The Conservation, Environment,...more
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
A new grant program will be part of the Santa Barbara Foundation's (SBF) Community Grants Opportunities. The Conservation, Environment,...more
Elaine F. Stepanek Foundation Restaurant Fund Awards $500000 to 71 Restaurants
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
The Santa Barbara Foundation is the largest community foundation in the region. Nearly every Santa Barbara County nonprofit organization...more
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
The Santa Barbara Foundation is the largest community foundation in the region. Nearly every Santa Barbara County nonprofit organization...more
Community Environmental Council Welcomes New Members and Officers to the Board of Directors
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
Christine DeVries is a Management Consultant for banks, small businesses and nonprofit organizations, specializing in employee...more
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
Christine DeVries is a Management Consultant for banks, small businesses and nonprofit organizations, specializing in employee...more
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole welcomes new staff
Foundation: Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Santa Barbara Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
... served the nonprofit sector for thirteen years through grant management ... nonprofits more effective, and our community stronger for over 30...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Santa Barbara Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
... served the nonprofit sector for thirteen years through grant management ... nonprofits more effective, and our community stronger for over 30...more
Downtown Santa Barbara Lauds Community Members at Annual Awards Ceremony
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
“We're a community foundation and our job is to harness collective wisdom, but also to mobilize philanthropic capital, and that's what we did...more
Foundation: Santa Barbara Foundation
“We're a community foundation and our job is to harness collective wisdom, but also to mobilize philanthropic capital, and that's what we did...more
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