Grantmaking foundations in Santa Barbara, CA
234 grantmaking foundations in Santa Barbara, California, ranked by recent giving reported to the IRS (about $2.3B combined).
Top foundations by giving
- $2B (2025)
- $110M (2024)
- $45M (2025)
- $13M (2024)
- $12M (2024)
- $11M (2025)
- $8.4M (2025)
- $7.7M (2024)
- $6.7M (2024)
- $5.7M (2024)
- $5.6M (2022)
- $5M (2025)
- $4.7M (2024)
- $4.3M (2025)
- $3.7M (2024)
- $3.6M (2024)
- $3.4M (2025)
- $3.3M (2025)
- $3.3M (2025)
- $3.2M (2024)
- $2.9M (2025)
- $2.9M (2024)
- $2.8M (2024)
- $2.6M (2024)
- $2.5M (2024)
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Causes in California
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations 8,284 foundations
- Human Services 773 foundations
- Community Improvement and Capacity Building 611 foundations
- Education 574 foundations
- Arts, Culture and Humanities 528 foundations
- Environment 332 foundations
- Health Care 221 foundations
- Youth Development 200 foundations
- Mental Health and Crisis Intervention 177 foundations
- Crime and Legal-Related 160 foundations
- Public and Societal Benefit 157 foundations
- Animal-Related 140 foundations
- Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness and Relief 140 foundations
- Religion-Related 137 foundations
- Civil Rights, Social Action and Advocacy 132 foundations
- Medical Research 105 foundations
- Housing and Shelter 105 foundations
- Recreation and Sports 91 foundations
- Diseases, Disorders and Medical Disciplines 83 foundations
- International, Foreign Affairs and National Security 71 foundations
- Unknown 63 foundations
- Science and Technology 57 foundations
- Food, Agriculture and Nutrition 30 foundations
- Social Science 29 foundations
- Employment 23 foundations
- Mutual and Membership Benefit 20 foundations