Community Friends of Santa Barbara
This community service organization's volunteer members identify, develop, implement, and fund ongoing philanthropic programs to serve the specific needs of children and adults in santa Barbara county, California.
Community Friends of Santa Barbara at a glance
In short: Community Friends of Santa Barbara gave $171K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $85K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $170,956
- +155.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $85,478
- +27.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $85,478
- Total assets
- $5,669,265
- +13.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Community Friends of Santa Barbara
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Community Friends of Santa Barbara
Who Community Friends of Santa Barbara funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Scholarship Foundation ($105K). Together the top 2 received $171K.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 8 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Community Friends of Santa Barbara gives
- Giving grew 200% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $52K (2021) to $171K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $171K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Scholarship Foundation Santa Barbara, CA | Support Education Expenses | $104,820 |
| Hillside House Santa Barbara, CA | Support Operations | $66,136 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,669,265 | $1,696,533 | $1,208,191 | $170,956 | 2 | $170,787 |
| 2024 | $4,993,525 | $1,007,875 | $937,581 | $66,983 | 1 | $100,299 |
| 2023 | $4,748,093 | $921,926 | $839,344 | $74,248 | 2 | $86,974 |
| 2022 | $4,697,755 | $1,042,635 | $673,262 | $56,899 | 1 | $255,213 |
| 2021 | $4,609,021 | $622,863 | $590,788 | $51,903 | 2 | $317,233 |
About Community Friends of Santa Barbara
Based on IRS filings
Community Friends of Santa Barbara is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Santa Barbara, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $171K. Net investment income was $171K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Community Friends of Santa Barbara is led by Carol Sauceda, President since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carol Sauceda
President
Public Relation → President-Elect, 2024
President-Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
12 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Boller
Parliamentarian
Vice President Membership → Parliamentarian, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sydney Tredick
Strategic Plann
New Member Trainer → Strategic Plann, 2024
On filings since 2021
11 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Toni Holdren
Vice President Membership
Vice President Philanthropi → Vice President Membership, 2025
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Purdy
Vice President Philanthropy
New Member Trai → Vice President Philanthropy, 2025
On filings since 2024
9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pamela Gilbert
Vice President Resource Development
Public Relation → Vice President Resource Development, 2025
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tara Brown
Las Aletas Auxi
On filings since 2024
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Annette Robson
New Member Trai
New on the 2025 filing
9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Connie Charlier-Axelrod
Public Relation
New on the 2025 filing
13 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Watchorn
Chapter Liason
New on the 2025 filing
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane Alexander
Record Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeri Beck
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judy Purcell
Corr Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
18 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Crissman
Education
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tomi Topinko
President-Elect
New on the 2025 filing
39 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Janice Caesar (2021–2024) — Vice President Resource Development
- Former: Judy Ritchie (2021–2024) — President
- Former: Ammon Hoenigman (2022–2024) — Corr Secretary
- Former: Mary Lopez (2022–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Lene Shutt (2023–2024) — Vice President Philanthropy
- Former: Nikki Rickard (2023–2024) — Vice President Membership
- Former: Pam Eliason (2023–2024) — Record Secretary
- Former: Mary Jean Ducale (2024) — Education
- Former: Chris Nelson (2021–2023) — Member Trainer
- Former: Charlene Heinz (2022–2023) — Strategic Plan
- Former: Evelynn Smith (2022–2023) — Education
- Former: Sue Kremser (2022–2023) — President
- Former: Cynthia Kawasaki (2023) — Aletas Aux Representative
- Former: Marlene Carlyle (2021–2022) — Public Relation
- Former: Martha Rogers (2021–2022) — President
- Former: Nancy Falberg (2021–2022) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Carole Ruppel (2022) — Member Trainer
- Former: Kay Caldeira (2022) — Vice President Resource Development
- Former: Mary Arnoult (2022) — Aletas Aux Representative
- Former: Cheryl Gregory (2021) — Strategic Plann
- Former: Dianne Davis (2021) — Education
- Former: Julie Harris (2021) — Las Aletas Aux
- Former: Penny Luce (2021) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Community Friends of Santa Barbara
How much does Community Friends of Santa Barbara give each year?
Community Friends of Santa Barbara gave $171K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $67K across 1 grant.
How large is Community Friends of Santa Barbara?
Community Friends of Santa Barbara reported $5.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.
What is Community Friends of Santa Barbara?
Community Friends of Santa Barbara is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It holds $5.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Community Friends of Santa Barbara operate?
Community Friends of Santa Barbara has awarded grants in California.
What is Community Friends of Santa Barbara's EIN?
Community Friends of Santa Barbara's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-2094202. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 13, 2026)
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