University of California Santa Barbara

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Santa Barbara, CA EIN 95-6006145

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2024–2026

Total received

$124.5M

Foundation funders

137

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2024–2026

Who funds University of California Santa Barbara?

University of California Santa Barbara is funded by 137 grantmakers, led by Uc Santa Barbara Foundation ($75.3M), Kitp House Project ($7.2M), University of Southern California ($5.6M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $124.5M in grants to University of California Santa Barbara between 2024–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation$75,323,77122024–2025
Kitp House Project$7,200,00012025
University of Southern California$5,555,21322024–2025
Indian Paintbrush Foundation$5,000,00012024
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York$2,581,87422024–2025
Cornell University$2,325,09822024–2025
The Nature Conservancy$1,535,65722024–2025
Big West Conference$1,434,90622024–2025
Wm Keck Foundation$1,300,00012024
Johns Hopkins University$1,255,15322024–2025
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc$1,180,25822024–2025
The Heising-Simons Foundation$898,12472024
The Zegar Family Foundation$786,21522024
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$746,74322024–2025
National Philanthropic Trust$728,35722024–2025
Yale University$727,66022024–2025
Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc$716,92522024–2025
President and Fellows of Harvard College$703,92222024–2025
Chapman University$691,49922024–2025
Alfred P Sloan Foundation$680,00052024
Breakthrough T1D$537,63812024
Global Fishing Watch Inc$530,72822024–2025
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$525,00032024
Sustainable Manufacturing Innovation Alliance Corp$468,70112024
Santa Barbara Foundation$427,76312024
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Washington University$414,02322024–2025
National Collegiate Athletic Association$402,15112024
Carnegie Corporation of New York$394,40022024–2025
Brown University$372,21122024–2025
Hillman Family Foundations$350,00072024
Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences Bios Inc$343,49112024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$306,50012024
The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc$300,00012025
Climate Imperative Foundation$300,00012024
Target ALS Foundation Inc$290,00012025
University Corporation at Monterey Bay$263,34622024–2025
American Chemical Society$253,09012024
Amy P Goldman Foundation$250,00012024
National College Advising Corps Inc$242,54022024–2025
Vanderbilt University$224,06512025
The San Francisco Foundation$215,00022024–2025
Foundation for California Community Colleges$200,47822024–2025
United States Energy Foundation$200,00012024
University of California Santa Barbara Alumni Association$195,52922024–2025
World Resources Institute$180,74912025
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$177,50032024
Whitehall Foundation Inc$175,00022024–2025
The Marisla Foundation$175,00012024
University of Pittsburgh$167,22922024–2025
American Cancer Society Inc$166,05312024
The San Diego Foundation$164,38022024–2025
The John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation$161,51012024
The Quarterman & Keller Foundation$160,00012024
Terra Foundation for American Art$150,00012025
American Heart Association Inc$144,58012024
The University Corporation$142,20712024
National Safety Council$141,88822024–2025
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$132,16122024–2025
National Geographic Society$122,84012024
University of Notre Dame du Lac$122,07312025
Hispanic Scholarship Fund$118,88022025–2026
The Computing Research Association Inc$112,95722024–2025
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$107,41812024
Uw Herman Frasch Fdn - Chem RSCH$100,00012024
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$98,75012024
The Annenberg Foundation$80,00012024
United Way of Santa Barbara County Inc$79,89412025
California Community Foundation$75,00012024
Las Cumbres Observatory GTN Inc$75,00012024
The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc$75,00012024
Trustees of Boston University$74,53022024–2025
Research Foundation of the City University of New York$71,14312025
Trustees of Clark University$70,29712025
Carnegie Mellon University$65,46922024–2025
The Alfred C Munger Foundation$63,57512024
Wake Forest University$53,61612025
National Film Preservation Foundation$50,17022024–2025
Northwestern University$50,03012025
ASN Foundation for Kidney Research$50,00012025
Gerald and Merle Measer Foundation$50,00012025
Orange County Community Foundation$50,00022024–2025
Six Tree Foundation$50,00022024–2025
Walter J & Holly O Thomson Charitable$50,00012024
California Fire Foundation$50,00012024
Resources for the Future Inc$49,89112025
California Institute for Biodiversity$49,59122024–2025
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation$47,48522024
Bradhering Kalouria Foundation$38,50012024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$37,50022024–2025
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc$37,50012024
Folds of Honor Foundation$36,50022024–2025
The Math Learning Center Inc$31,54212024
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$30,50012025
Northeastern University$30,00012024
The McConnell Foundation$27,83812024
Smithsonian Institution$27,50012024
Kern Community Foundation$27,00012024
Universities Research Association Inc$25,98622024–2025
Barbara Barnard Smith Foundation$25,00012024
Priory Fund$24,00012024
Kingdom Causes Inc City Net Bedrock Creek$23,32012024
Negotiation and Team Resources$21,06112024
Price Philanthropies Foundation$21,00012024
Thanks to Scandinavia Inc$20,00012025
Resources Legacy Fund$19,95312024
Society for Conservation Biology$17,60712025
The Howard University$17,43312025
Conservation International Foundation$17,23812024
The Salvador O Gutierrez Foundation$17,00012024
California Fire Safe Council Inc$16,24312024
Griffiths G H & O J Char Fdn$15,00012024
Jennifer and Jonathan Blum Foundation$15,00012024
Nancy Katayama Foundation Inc$15,00012024
Inquiring Systems Inc$14,49112024
World Learning Inc$13,68612025
Scholarship Fund of the University Club of Palo Alto$12,68612025
Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara$12,00012024
Urbanek Education Fund$11,00012024
National Association of School$10,75912025
Bella Charitable Foundation$10,00012025
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$10,00012025
Christian Community Foundation Inc$7,50012025
Howard G & Nancy C Dinwiddie Trust$6,00032025
American Council of Learned Societies$5,66812025
R Firestone Fdn-Dima-Cash$5,50012025
Charities Aid Foundation America$5,26512025
Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation$5,00012025
Ghidotti Wm Marian T U a$5,00012025
Zurn Foundation Inc (FKA Rexnord Foundation Inc)$4,00012025
Leverenz Walter & Hazel Tuw$4,00012025
AtkinsRealis Foundation Inc$4,00012025
Ernst & Elfriede Frank Foundation Inc$4,00012025
Bluescope Foundation North America$3,50012025
Worthing Scholarship Fund$3,00012025
Mashhoon Family Foundation$2,50012025
The Spivey Family Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Miedema Madeline Tua$1,00012025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$20M$40M$60M$80M118 grants2024 81 grants2025 1 grant2026

From 2024 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $76K (2026) to $68.5M (2025). In 2026 it made 1 grant totaling $76K.

What grants has University of California Santa Barbara received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Hispanic Scholarship FundTO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS$75,797
2025Uc Santa Barbara FoundationSCHOLARSHIPS & UNIV PROGRAM SUPPORT$45,098,139
2025Kitp House ProjectGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$7,200,000
2025University of Southern CaliforniaRESEARCH SUBAWARD$4,233,169
2025Cornell UniversityResearch$1,324,414
2025The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkResearch$976,986
2025Big West ConferencePROVIDE SUPPORT$893,360
2025The Nature ConservancyCONSERVATION ACTIVITIES$885,391
2025Johns Hopkins UniversitySUB-AWARD$728,106
2025National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$632,857
2025Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy IncSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE AND/OR JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE$619,052
2025Chapman UniversityBASIC RESEARCH$430,277
2025Yale UniversitySUBAWARD - SPONSORED RESEARCH$368,356
2025Woodwell Climate Research Center IncScientific Research$339,430
2025National Fish and Wildlife FoundationMONO LAKE LIMNOLOGY MONITORING$329,514
2025The Foundation Fighting Blindness IncRESEARCH$300,000
2025Carnegie Corporation of New YorkAs a final grant for the Orfalea Center partnership with the Security in Context network$291,700
2025Target ALS Foundation IncSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$290,000
2025President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeSPONSORED RESEARCH SUB-AWARD$286,925
2025Global Fishing Watch IncQUANTIFYING OCEAN-BASED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS$263,698
2025Brown UniversitySUBCONTRACT GRANT$233,788
2025Vanderbilt UniversityResearch$224,065
2025National College Advising Corps IncCOLLEGE ADVISING PROGRAM OPERATIONS$204,800
2025Washington UniversityRESEARCH$203,898
2025World Resources InstitutePROTECT CLIMATE FROM GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS$180,749
2025Foundation for California Community CollegesCALIFORNIA EDUCATION LEARNING LAB GRANT$156,707
2025Terra Foundation for American ArtARTS EDUCATION$150,000
2025University of Notre Dame du LacSee Part IV$122,073
2025University of California Santa Barbara Alumni AssociationSupport to Campus$114,529
2025University Corporation at Monterey BaySUBAWARD$112,954

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds University of California Santa Barbara?

University of California Santa Barbara is funded by 137 grantmakers, led by Uc Santa Barbara Foundation ($75.3M), Kitp House Project ($7.2M), University of Southern California ($5.6M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $124.5M in grants to University of California Santa Barbara between 2024–2026.

Who is University of California Santa Barbara's largest funder?

Uc Santa Barbara Foundation is the largest recorded funder of University of California Santa Barbara, with $75.3M across 2 grants (2024–2025).

How much grant funding has University of California Santa Barbara received?

IRS 990 filings record $124.5M in grants to University of California Santa Barbara across 200 grants from 137 funders between 2024–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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