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Santa Maria private foundations

There are 295 private foundations in the greater Santa Maria metro area, including the cities of Santa Maria and Santa Barbara. Combined, these Santa Maria metro private foundations employ 109 people, earn more than $194 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $2 billion.
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Types of private foundations in Santa Maria

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
295
 
$194,108,461
Corporate foundations
 
2
 
$3,388,726
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Sizes of private foundations in Santa Maria

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
172
$250k to $1M
 
54
$1M to $5M
 
35
$5M to $25M
 
8
$25M to $100M
 
0
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of private foundations in Santa Maria

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Wood-Claeyssens Foundation

The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation enhances the quality of life in the local community through grantmaking to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations serving the Santa Barbara and Ventura County areas.
Revenue
$24.5m
Assets
$131.3m
Employees
13
EIN
32-0341358
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hutton Parker Foundation

The Hutton Parker Foundation specializes in providing quality office space for local area nonprofit organizations through the acquisition and development of commercial real estate properties.
Revenue
$7.6m
Assets
$107.0m
Employees
4
EIN
33-0779894
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Center for Radical Futures

Center for Radical Futures is a private foundation located in San Francisco, CA, dedicated to providing educational grants to individuals through scholarships and fellowships.
Revenue
$6.1m
Assets
$5.8m
Employees
0
EIN
92-1903613
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Las Cumbres Observatory GTN

The The Las Cumbres Observatory G T N foundation was created to upgrade the effectiveness and reliability of their major telescope assets. They made $3,869 in grants last year.
Revenue
$6.1m
Assets
$35.2m
Employees
34
EIN
77-0361278
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The John C Mithun Foundation

The John C Mithun Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds general grants. Some of their past grantees include the Santa Barbara Public Library. They made 69 grants last year.
Revenue
$10.2m
Assets
$59.5m
Employees
0
EIN
45-4228213
IRS type
501(c)(3)

La Centra-Sumerlin Foundation

Private Santa Barbara foundation funding education, medical services, social change, homeless services, animal rescue/rehabilitation and food programs; granted to Foodbank of Santa Barbara.
Revenue
$8.6m
Assets
$36.2m
Employees
0
EIN
77-0416683
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lopker Family Foundation

The Lopker Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Santa Barbara, CA that primarily funds in furtherance of section 501(c)(3) exempt purpose. Their grantees include Don Bosco Tech and others. They made 30 grants last year.
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$69.4m
Employees
0
EIN
77-0448078
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Towbes Foundation

The Towbes Foundation is a private foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. It made $2,198,036 in grants last year and has assets of $1,946,733.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$51.4m
Employees
0
EIN
95-3519577
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mosher Foundation

Mosher Foundation supports effective educational, healthcare and performing arts institutions in the Santa Barbara area, with a particular focus on partnerships where foundation support will make a significant difference in a relatively short period.
Revenue
$4.2m
Assets
$34.3m
Employees
3
EIN
95-6037266
IRS type
501(c)(3)

James S Bower Foundation

The James S Bower Foundation is a private foundation located in Santa Barbara, CA. The foundation made 52 grants last year. Carpinteria Children's Project is one of the grantees. The trustees are Harvey Bottelsen, Christopher A Jacobs, David Alvarado.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$89.0m
Employees
3
EIN
77-0229243
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Swift Foundation

The Swift Foundation is a private foundation located in Santa Barbara, CA that makes grants to reimburse individuals for expenses incurred in the operation of the foundation. Last year, it made one grant.
Revenue
$3.8m
Assets
$42.9m
Employees
0
EIN
77-0559600
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Armand Hammer Foundation

The Armand Hammer Foundation is a private foundation located in Carpinteria, CA that made $430,586 in annual grants last year. Grantees include Boys & Girls Club Of SB County.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$89.3m
Employees
2
EIN
23-7010813
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Volentine Family Foundation

The Volentine Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Santa Barbara, CA. It made 93 grants last year. Its trustees are Nancy K Popenhagen, Diane K Hayes, and Claudette Sabiron. Some of its grantees include the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission.
Revenue
$2.8m
Assets
$24.1m
Employees
2
EIN
77-0203235
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Battistone Foundation

The Battistone Foundation is a private foundation located in Santa Barbara, CA that aims to provide low cost housing for the elderly.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$11.9m
Employees
4
EIN
95-6225967
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Patricia Bragg Foundation

California-based private foundation, supports unrestricted programs and capital projects. Made 39 grants last year, including to The Santa Barbara Foundation.
Revenue
$4.0m
Assets
$90.5m
Employees
2
EIN
84-3883910
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Balay Ko Foundation

Balay Ko Foundation supports California nonprofits that solve housing and food insecurity of those experiencing homelessness and/or hunger.
Revenue
$4.5m
Assets
$135.9m
Employees
0
EIN
87-3998943
IRS type
501(c)(3)

June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust JS Poucher KL Englert & CM Cooney Co-Tr

The June G. Outhwaite Charitable Trust makes grants to support youth education and development, women and girls in sports programs, and the great arch restoration at the historic Santa Barbara County Courthouse.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$15.1m
Employees
3
EIN
77-6154307
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Green GALS Family Foundation

The Green GALS Family Foundation, a private foundation in Montecito, CA, primarily funds general operating expenses and supports organizations like Us Ski and Snowboard Foundation.
Revenue
$3.3m
Assets
$4.4m
Employees
0
EIN
92-3069352
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rudi Schulte Research Institute

Advanced neurological studies conducted through magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy by the nonprofit private foundation, Rudi Schulte Research Institute.
Revenue
$1.4m
Assets
$33.5m
Employees
4
EIN
95-2919352
IRS type
501(c)(3)

David S and Violet Evelyn Alberts Charitable Foundation

The David S and Violet Evelyn Alberts Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Summerland, California, and it is overseen by trustees John Berryhill and Karen Shaw.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$6.5m
Employees
0
EIN
99-3368155
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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