Freedom 4 Youth

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Santa Barbara, CA EIN 27-4437945

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$1.2M

Foundation funders

30

Grants recorded

66

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Freedom 4 Youth?

Freedom 4 Youth is funded by 30 grantmakers, led by G a Fowler Family Foundation ($325K), James S Bower Foundation ($115K), The McCune Foundation ($110K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.2M in grants to Freedom 4 Youth between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
G a Fowler Family Foundation$325,00042021–2024
James S Bower Foundation$115,00032022–2024
The McCune Foundation$109,50082021–2025
Santa Barbara Foundation$101,12552020–2024
Women's Fund of Santa Barbara$100,00012022
Go Campaign$52,76222019–2020
Natalie Orfalea Foundation$50,00012024
R Firestone Fdn-Dima-Cash$49,00032023–2025
Fund for Santa Barbara Inc$37,50032021–2023
Towbes Foundation$35,00032022–2025
Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation$30,00012023
The Greene Family Foundation$26,00042022–2025
Ann Jackson Family Foundation$25,00032022–2025
Manitou Fund$25,00012024
Tides Foundation$25,00022022–2024
Williams-Corbett Foundation$25,00012022
The Little One Foundation$20,00022024–2025
Hutton Foundation$17,50022020–2022
The John C Mithun Foundation$10,00012025
The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation$10,00012024
Mark and Dorothy Smith Family Foundation$10,00012022
Rudi Schulte Family Foundation$7,00022022–2024
Grapevine giving foundation$5,82512023
The Lucky One Foundation$5,00012025
Solid Rock Foundation for Children$5,00012025
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2019 3 grants2020 4 grants2021 16 grants2022 12 grants2023 17 grants2024 13 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2019) to $362K (2022). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $125K.

What grants has Freedom 4 Youth received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The McCune FoundationYOUTH-LED ORGANIZING ON THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM$30,000
2025R Firestone Fdn-Dima-CashUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$24,000
2025Towbes FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$17,500
2025Ann Jackson Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10,000
2025The John C Mithun FoundationGENERAL$10,000
2025The Little One FoundationOPERATIONAL$10,000
2025The Greene Family FoundationGENERAL$7,000
2025The Lucky One FoundationOPERATIONAL$5,000
2025Solid Rock Foundation for ChildrenDONATION$5,000
2025JPMorgan Chase FoundationMATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)$2,000
2025The Dolotta Family Charitable FoundationFOR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$2,000
2025Kaufman Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED$1,750
2025The Dolotta Family Charitable FoundationFOR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$1,000
2024G a Fowler Family FoundationPROMOTING EDUCATION$60,000
2024Santa Barbara FoundationEDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT$53,000
2024Natalie Orfalea FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$50,000
2024James S Bower FoundationEDUCATION & YOUTH SUPPORT PROGRAMMING EXPANSION$30,000
2024Manitou FundGENERAL OPERATING$25,000
2024The McCune FoundationYOUTH EMPOWERMENT$25,000
2024R Firestone Fdn-Dima-CashUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$10,000
2024The Wood-Claeyssens FoundationGENERAL OPERATING FUNDS$10,000
2024Ann Jackson Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10,000
2024The Little One FoundationOPERATIONAL$10,000
2024Towbes FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10,000
2024Tides FoundationHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES$10,000
2024The Greene Family FoundationGENERAL$7,000
2024Rudi Schulte Family FoundationIN FURTHERANCE OF SECTION 501(c)(3) EXEMPT PURPOSE$5,000
2024The McCune FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$2,000
2024The Dolotta Family Charitable FoundationFOR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$1,000
2024The McCune FoundationFREEDOM JUBILEE SPONSORSHIP$1,000

Showing 30 most recent of 66 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Freedom 4 Youth?

Freedom 4 Youth is funded by 30 grantmakers, led by G a Fowler Family Foundation ($325K), James S Bower Foundation ($115K), The McCune Foundation ($110K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.2M in grants to Freedom 4 Youth between 2019–2025.

Who is Freedom 4 Youth's largest funder?

G a Fowler Family Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Freedom 4 Youth, with $325K across 4 grants (2021–2024).

How much grant funding has Freedom 4 Youth received?

IRS 990 filings record $1.2M in grants to Freedom 4 Youth across 66 grants from 30 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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