Santa Barbara Foundation

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

Nov 9, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$66,190,514

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

The santa barbara foundation granted over $1.5 million to the scholarship foundation of santa barbara for scholarships and loans in 2011. Through this collaboration, millions of dollars are efficiently distributed to the students of santa barbara county for student aid. In 2011 we awarded nearly 700 loans and scholarships.

Activity 3

Direct program activitiesthe women's fund of santa barbara is a special interest fund of the santa barbara foundation. The women's fund uses collective philanthropy to make annual gifts to non profit organizations whose programs address the needs of women, children and families in southern santa barbara countythe women's fund of northern santa barbara county responds to the community's most urgent needs by making substantial gifts in the north county. Members and supporters of the fund translate their values into action to serve as a catalyst for change on behalf of the women, children, and families in north county. The women's funds educate and inspire women to become leaders in philanthropy, emphasizing the power of collective giving and the rewarding personal experience that active philanthropy provides.svp of santa barbara social venture partners of santa barbara (svp sb) is a local chapter of an international organization which is sponsored by the santa barbara foundation. Svp partners seek to create significant, long-term social change in santa barbara by achieving a dual mission: expanding the capacity of innovative nonprofits by investing time, expertise, and money to collaboratively strengthen these organizations, and expanding philanthropy by educating individuals to be well informed, effective and engaged philanthropists. The focus areas of social venture partners of santa barbara during 2011 were homelessness, affordable housing, green energy and the environment.the mission of the incredible children's art network is to bring high quality arts programs to children in santa barbara county, particularly those least likely to receive them. Through sustained creative learning opportunities that emphasize both artistic excellence and access, ican seeks to affect positive social change in the communities it serves. In april 2011, ican was organized as a supporting organization for the specific and primary purpose to operate exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, and to carry out the purposes of the santa barbara foundation. It filed its own 990 for calendar year 2011. Thrive - cradle to career, santa barbara countywhat does a prosperous community with a rich heritage do when it begins to experience rising poverty rates, an increase in high school drop outs, skilled labor shortages and formidable challenges for local businesses? Research indicates that in many of santa barbara county's low-income communities over 75% of the children do not enter kindergarten ready to learn and succeed. The high school dropout rate has increased dramatically. Recognizing shrinking public funds available for public education as a key driver of these challenges, thrive was established as a collaborative of private funders, large and small, that pooled their resources to help bridge the gap and identify cost-effective solutions. Partnering with the first five commission facilitated coordination with successful early childhood development efforts. Thrive supports five communities, targeting neighborhoods and schools with the highest rates of low-income students in carpinteria, santa barbara's westside, isla vista, guadalupe, and santa maria. Building on existing collaborative efforts, these communities have organized thrive working groups, which include school districts, non-profits, parents, and neighborhood leaders. Through community-based discussions, including evidence-based needs assessment, these groups have identified four shared goals:children enter school ready to learnchildren master grade-level content standards through grade 3children are healthy and thrivingfamilies are actively engaged and serve as a strong support for their children's learning and developmentthrive donor investments follow a line of accountability and pursue measurable results. Through a collective impact model that honors our local tradition of working together, thrive leverages networks of resources and stakeholders to support families an

Filer

EIN

95-1866094