The Zannon Family Foundation

James S Bower Foundation

Santa Barbara, CA

The James S. Bower Foundation funds education, health and development for children, youth, and seniors, as well as environmental work—especially climate change—and projects aimed at lasting social or cultural change. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $400,000, with a median of $27,500; it primarily serves Santa Barbara’s South Coast, and invites eligible nonprofits to submit proposals through its online process.

The San Simeon Fund Inc

San Francisco, CA

Maximum Difference Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The Artemisia Fund

Sherman Oaks, CA

BP Moser Trust

Santa Barbara, CA

The McCune Foundation

Ventura, CA

The McCune Foundation funds community-led organizing and social and economic justice work that builds community power in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, California; it does not fund direct services or purely educational programs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $60,000, with a median of $2,500. It accepts requests from eligible organizations through an eligibility quiz and letter of inquiry process.

Bragg Health Foundation

Santa Barbara, CA

The Bragg Health Foundation’s 2024 grants supported California charities working in areas including youth programs, hunger relief, environmental protection, animal welfare, and services for people with disabilities or health crises. Its 14 grants totaled about $3.61 million, ranging from $50,000 to $1.1 million; it funded preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests. The foundation dissolved in 2024 and has stopped grantmaking.

George B Page Foundation

Santa Barbara, CA

The George B Page Foundation supports Santa Barbara County nonprofits, primarily in children’s and youth education, sports programs, and scholarships, with grants also going to social services and youth support. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,500 to $35,000, with a median of $7,000. The filing says applicants must contact the foundation for an application; it does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

El Gato Channel Foundation

Santa Barbara, CA

The foundation supports environmental protection, conservation, education, and community services in California, and runs a hydration-station program in Santa Barbara County. In 2024, it made 20 grants ranging from $5,000 to $37,530, with a median of $10,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

John S Kiewit Memorial Foundation

Santa Barbara, CA

The foundation funds land and natural-resource conservation, habitat restoration, and related environmental education, primarily in California’s Central Coast and neighboring regions. It typically considers grants of $1,000–$250,000; its 2024 awards had a median of $65,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and funds preselected organizations only.

The Hawkins Foundation

Solvang, CA

The Hawkins Foundation’s 2025 grants supported organizations working in areas such as community development, music and technology education, environmental protection, and women’s economic empowerment, with 76% of grant dollars going to California organizations. Grants ranged from $500 to $10,000, with a median of $1,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

KDM Foundation Inc

New York, NY

The foundation supports a varied range of charitable work, including arts and culture, family services, environmental conservation, education, and health. In 2024, its 26 grants ranged from $875 to $50,000, with a median of $5,000; most grant dollars went to New York and New Jersey. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.