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Smith-Hobson Foundation Grant

Ventura County Community Foundation

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Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

Nonprofit

Overview

The Smith-Hobson Foundation Grant provides vital support for arts and cultural initiatives in western Ventura County. This includes funding for museums, historical societies, fine and performing arts, and arts education. The foundation is open to considering broader projects and may reach out directly for proposals outside its standard priorities. Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply, ensuring a diverse range of cultural projects are promoted and accessible to the community.

The Smith-Hobson Foundation supports arts and cultural projects, such as those associated with museums, historical societies, fine and performing arts, and arts education and access, in western Ventura County. The board of the Smith-Hobson Foundation may solicit or recommend grants outside of these funding priorities and/or with broader geographic focus; such grants will be solicited directly by the Smith-Hobson Foundation.

What Ventura County Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 243
Total given: $11.47M
Median grant: $15K
Range: $5,031–$1.1M

By dollars: California 95%, Washington 1%, District of Columbia 1%. Top recipient cities: Ventura, CA; Camarillo, CA; Oxnard, CA.
27% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
22% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Food Share Inc · Oxnard, CA

$1,000,000 in support of the capital campaign and $100,000 in support of operational…

$1.1M
Interface Children Family Services · Camarillo, CA

$510,000 will be used to provide $1,750 in immediate direct financial support to 220…

$550K
Santa Monica Mountains Fund · Westlake Village, CA

To support the ewc focusing on impacted areas of the thomas, woolsey, and hill fires…

$315K
Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA

In support of the rancho canada larga project

$300K
Santa Barbara Zoological Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA

To support the santa barbara zoo conservation center at california state university…

$250K