How to apply
Contact: Towbes Foundation, 33 E Carrillo Street Suite 201, Santa Barbara, Ca, 8056904603 Deadlines: Restrictions:
Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.
Grants paid in 2024
Top 60 of 96 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CA | Towbes Foundation Donor Advised Fund | $171K |
| Community Partners for YouthwellSanta Barbara, CA | General operating support & wellness center/hub | $65K |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital FndSanta Barbara, CA | Pediatric resiliency collaborative (perc) | $50K |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital FndSanta Barbara, CA | Mind thrive pilot | $50K |
| Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CA | Recruit, Retain, Rest & Recuperation (4R) Grant Program | $50K |
| UC Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CA | EAOP, McEnroe Reading Clinic, AND HEALING SPACE general operating support | $48K |
| Channel Islands YMCACarpinteria, CA | My Home at Lyons House & Runaway Homeless Youth programs | $38K |
| Leap LearnengageadvocatepartnerGoleta, CA | General operating support & children's center in lompoc | $35K |
| Santa Barbara Education FoundationSanta Barbara, CA | General operating support & mission scholars college access program | $30K |
| Child Abuse Listening MediationSanta Barbara, CA | Home visitation program | $25K |
| United Way of Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara, CA | Support the fun in the sun program | $25K |
| Openminds FoundationSanta Barbara, CA | General Operating Support | $25K |
| New Beginnings Counseling CenterSanta Barbara, CA | Donald j. willfong community counseling clinic | $24K |
| Council on Drug and Alcohol AbuseSanta Barbara, CA | Cada mentor program & capital campaign | $23K |
| Family Service Agency of Santa BarbSanta Barbara, CA | General Operating Support | $23K |
| Storyteller Children's CenterSanta Barbara, CA | General operating support | $23K |
| Innovate DpGoleta, CA | Innovate DP | $20K |
| Santa Barbara School of SquashSanta Barbara, CA | Unrestricted Grant Award | $18K |
| Freedom 4 YouthSanta Barbara, CA | General operating support | $18K |
| United Boys Girls Clubs of Sb CountSanta Barbara, CA | General operating support | $16K |
| Planned Parenthood Ca Central CoastSanta Barbara, CA | BEHAVIOR HEALTH PROGRAMMING AND Post-Partum Home Visitation Program | $16K |
| Hospice of Santa Barbara IncSanta Barbara, CA | Bereavement counseling for youth programming | $16K |
| PathpointSanta Barbara, CA | Behavioral health permanent supportive housing services | $15K |
| San Marcos High School Royal PrideSanta Barbara, CA | Capital campaign for wellness center | $15K |
| Social Good Fund IncLos Olivos, CA | General operating support | $14K |
| Pacific Pride FoundationSanta Barbara, CA | General operating support | $14K |
| AHA Attitude Harmony AchievementSanta Barbara, CA | General operating support | $13K |
| Boys Girls Club of Mid Central CoasSanta Maria, CA | General operating support | $13K |
| CASA Pacifica Centers for ChildrenCamarillo, CA | Safe Alternatives Treating Youth Mobile Crisis Services | $13K |
| Future Leaders of AmericaSanta Barbara, CA | General operating support | $13K |
| Girls Inc of Greater Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | General operating support | $13K |
| Santa Barbara Police Activities LeaSanta Barbara, CA | Life after high school academy | $13K |
| Vna Health FoundationSanta Barbara, CA | Vna health bereavement care program | $13K |
| Foundation for Santa Barbara City CSanta Barbara, CA | SBCC Running Start | $13K |
| CASA Serena IncSanta Barbara, CA | General operating support | $12K |
| Cuyama Valley Family Resource CenteNew Cuyama, CA | General Operating Support | $12K |
| Wilderness Youth ProjectSanta Barbara, CA | General operating support | $12K |
| Marian Regional Medical Center FndSanta Maria, CA | General Operating Support | $12K |
| Santa Barbara New HouseSanta Barbara, CA | General Operating Support | $12K |
| Orcutt Children's Arts FoundationOrcutt, CA | Arts Attack | $12K |
| Girls Inc of CarpinteriaCarpinteria, CA | General operating support | $11K |
| Fund for Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA | General Operating Support | $10K |
| Goleta Education FoundationGoleta, CA | Educator Grants & Programs Support | $10K |
| Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes CenterGuadalupe, CA | Explore the coast | $10K |
| Mental Wellness CenterSanta Barbara, CA | General operating support | $10K |
| Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CA | State of nonprofit sector | $10K |
| Standing Together to End Sexual AssSanta Barbara, CA | Community education & rape prevention for adolescents and young adults programming | $10K |
| American Indian Health Services CorSanta Barbara, CA | General Operating Support | $10K |
| Carpinteria Children's ProjectCarpinteria, CA | General Operating Support | $10K |
| Explore EcologySanta Barbara, CA | Explore Ecology GOS Environmental Education | $10K |
| Fighting Back Santa Maria ValleySanta Maria, CA | TAY Navigation Center Renovations | $10K |
| Lompoc Teen CenterLompoc, CA | Yes I Can / S Se Puede (YIC) | $10K |
| Sancuary Centers of Santa Barbara ISanta Barbara, CA | General operating support | $10K |
| The Thriving InitiativeGoleta, CA | General operating support | $10K |
| What Is LoveSanta Barbara, CA | General operating support | $10K |
| Santa Maria Valley YMCASanta Maria, CA | Young Children's Preschool - GOS | $10K |
| Scottish Rite FoundationSanta Barbara, CA | General operating support | $10K |
| CommunifySanta Barbara, CA | Mental Health First Aid & Wellness Programs | $10K |
| MoxiSanta Barbara, CA | Afterschool steam outreach program | $8,500 |
| Santa Barbara County Education OffiSanta Barbara, CA | Teachers network | $8,500 |
About this foundation
Towbes Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Santa Barbara, California, tax-exempt since 1980. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.
Does Towbes Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Deadlines: See statement attached - schedule #1 granting policies.
How much does Towbes Foundation give each year?
In tax year 2024 it paid $1.5M across 96 grants, a median of $10K.
Where does Towbes Foundation give?
California (96 grants), per its latest filing.
More foundations near Santa Barbara that accept applications
All in California| Foundation | Based in | Grants paid | Median grant | Accepts applications | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood-Claeyssens Foundationsince 2012 | Santa Barbara, CA | $8.4M112 grants · 2024 | $30K | Yes | $131M |
| Hutton Foundation a Delaware Corpsince 1998 | Santa Barbara, CA | $1.9M190 grants · 2024 | $10K | Yes | $107M |
| Ann Jackson Family Foundationsince 1979 | Santa Barbara, CA | $3.6M249 grants · 2024 | $10K | Yes | $92M |
| James S Bower Foundationsince 1989 | Santa Barbara, CA | $3.2M60 grants · 2024 | $28K | Yes | $89M |
| Lopker Family Foundationsince 1997 | Santa Barbara, CA | $2.6M32 grants · 2024 | $7,530 | Yes | $69M |