Santa Barbara Rotary Charitable Foundation

Moritz Family Foundation

Columbus, OH

The Moritz Family Foundation serves families and children by providing grants to organizations whose programs redcue poverty and improve education.reducing poverty:1. Helping people to make a better life for themselves and their children2. Address critical human needs such as housing, food, and clean waterimproving education:1. Serve disadvantaged students and help them achieve academic success2. Strengthen educational institutions for communities who do not have the resources

The Sweetgrass Foundation Inc

Atlanta, GA

The Sweetgrass Foundation supports ecological health, Indigenous cultures, wilderness protection, and young people’s respect for the Earth, with funding available worldwide. Recent grants ranged from $25,000 to $50,000, though giving levels vary. It accepts applications; the filing says there are no required forms or materials and applications should generally be submitted by March 15.

Upper Arlington Rotary Charitable Foundation C/O Andrew Livingston

Columbus, OH

To encourage and foster the service ideal of service above self. The foundation supports the five avenues of service, club service, community service, international service, vocational service and new generations.

Latin American Community Foundation

Reston, VA

Linda Vista Foundation

Solana Beach, CA

The Linda Vista Foundation funds sustainable projects in agriculture, community development, education, job training, healthcare, nutrition, and clean water, primarily in Mexico, Central America, and California’s Central Coast. Its 2023 grants ranged from $10,000 to $15,000 among the reported awards; it also sometimes offers low-interest loans or recoverable grants. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Hope Share Care Foundation Inc

Boston, MA

The foundation supports food assistance, disability services, arts and youth programs, and vocational training, with most reported 2025 grant dollars going to California organizations. Its 14 grants totaled $48,000, ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, with a median of $4,000. It gives only to preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Light a Single Candle Foundation NF

Chesterfield, MO

The foundation funds sustainable poverty-relief work focused on food security, economic development, and helping individuals, families, and communities build self-reliance. Its giving spans international projects, Greater Metropolitan St. Louis, and West Central Illinois; 2024 grants ranged from $400 to $100,000, with a median of $30,000. It accepts unsolicited requests through a Letter of Inquiry, with additional requirements for first-time applicants and some locations.

The M and M Foundation

Santa Barbara, CA

The M and M Foundation supports environmental, community, civil-liberties, and social-service nonprofits, primarily in California. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $75,000, with a median of $3,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Balin Hildegard Charit Tua-Main

Saint Louis, MO

The trust funds nonprofit work addressing the nutritional, legal, and medical needs of financially at-risk and elderly residents in Santa Barbara County, as well as housing and care for dogs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $40,000, with a median of $15,000, and went to California organizations. It gives only to preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Crawford Idema Family

Concord, MA

The Crawford Idema Family funds 501(c)(3) organizations working in the environment, substance abuse, critical needs, and LGBTQ+ resources, as well as related local services such as food assistance, children’s services, hospice, and autism support. It gives exclusively in the Santa Barbara, California, and Concord, Massachusetts, areas; 2025 grants ranged from $2,500 to $50,000, with a $10,000 median. It accepts unsolicited letters of inquiry; full proposals are requested only if invited.

Weyerhaeuser Family Foundationinc

St. Paul, MN

The Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation funds youth programs addressing trauma, initiatives advancing women and girls in developing countries, and sustainable communities in U.S. forested regions. Initiative awards are typically capped at $30,000 for youth and international work and $50,000 for forest and community projects; its 2024 median grant was $25,000. Applicants submit a letter of inquiry during the relevant application window, with full applications by invitation.

Patricia Bragg Foundation

Santa Barbara, CA

The Patricia Bragg Foundation funds health and well-being, food security, housing and crisis support, animal welfare, wildlife conservation, and environmental and climate work. It focuses locally on Santa Barbara County, with environmental and climate grants also made beyond the county; its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $250,000, with a median of $25,000. It accepts no unsolicited requests and funds preselected organizations by invitation only.