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Savusavu Community Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Villa Park, CA EIN: 20-1038213 Website

Provide medical & dental care to residents of Fiji, cyclone response, rebuilding homes, community halls, bridges, hospital facilities, provide medical clinics, build kindergartens, provide school supplies & internet & wi-fi to schools; provide community support, environmental and cultural preservation.

Savusavu Community Foundation at a glance

In short: Savusavu Community Foundation gave $110K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $110K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$110,000
-93.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
Average grant
$110,000
Median grant
$110,000
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Savusavu Community Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Direct Relief: $110KDirect Relief$110K

The largest 2024 recipient was Direct Relief ($110K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Santa Barbara

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2MTotal only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $110K (2024) to $1.8M (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $110K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Direct Relief Santa Barbara, CAIn support of Direct Relief's ongoing humanitarian efforts around the world, providing pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, cyclone relief supplies, improvement of health facilities and many healthcare programs, with particular support designated for Fiji.$110,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024—$919,581$1,231,351$110,0001$9
2023$311,770$1,642,214$1,699,311$1,689,056Total only$40
2022$368,867$1,437,092$1,446,703$1,309,970Total only$243
2021$378,478$1,450,250$1,461,503$1,264,725Total only$1,544
2020$389,731$1,943,694$1,846,844$1,795,262Total only$337

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Savusavu Community Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Savusavu Community Foundation is a public charity, based in Villa Park, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $110K. Net investment income was $9.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Savusavu Community Foundation is led by Kenneth Barasch, Chairman on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Kenneth Barasch

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Barasch

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Barasch

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Greg Taylor (2020–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Savusavu Community Foundation

How much does Savusavu Community Foundation give each year?

Savusavu Community Foundation gave $110K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $1.7M in grants paid.

Where does Savusavu Community Foundation operate?

Savusavu Community Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Savusavu Community Foundation's EIN?

Savusavu Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1038213. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 27, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 22, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 19, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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