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investments in the community Your Passion + Our Expertise = cl int w ei sma n p h o t ograp hy Meaningful Philanthropy and Lasting Change
We are pleased to share with you our first edition of Investments in the Community: A Connection of People and Place. This report illustrates how the Santa Barbara Foundation is working to meet the needs of Santa Barbara County through comprehensive grantmaking and donor partnerships. Included herein are stories and statistics about ALL our grants made in 2012 – from our discretionary funds, from our restricted funds recommended by our donor investors, and from funds representing collective philanthropy groups. Together, Peter MacDougall & Ron Gallo we distributed $26 million to nearly 2,000 organizations locally, nationally, and internationally. As you delve into this report, you will see that through their grantmaking, donors are creating a each issue area has been supported not just by the meaningful synergy around giving, embracing the fact foundation, but by our donor partners. And those that change is possible in their communities. We are agencies, which the foundation could not support with privileged to work with them as they transform their discretionary funds, were often recipients of grants philanthropic ideas and intent into reality. from donor advised and designated funds. Our mission is to use every tool at our disposal Finally, we cannot forget the forward thinking to facilitate the building of philanthropy, strengthen individuals on whose philanthropic shoulders we now the nonprofit sector, and strategically address stand; past donors who entrusted us with gifts and important community opportunities and needs. We bequests and counted on us to do what was both use our knowledge to dive below the surface into right and needed in the community. As we honor their complex issues and employ our expertise in strategic legacy and move into 2013, we will continue to sharpen grantmaking to leverage resources. In the daily course our focus, deepen our engagement, and tirelessly work of our work, we connect donors with agencies and to help Santa Barbara County be the best it can be. projects, opportunities with resources, and problems with solutions. To our delight, we have seen how our Sincerely, community strategies ignite donor interest, ultimately resulting in personal involvement and financial support. Every day, our work is guided by our vision of Ronald V. Gallo, Ed.D. Peter MacDougall, Ed.D. philanthropy as a catalyst for change. President & CEO Board Chair
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14 Arts & Culture 10 Health & Human Services
4 Grantmaking & Donor Partnerships 21 Nonprofit Excellence 06 Education & Youth Development 22 Civic Engagement 10 Health & Human Services 25 Other Gifts 14 Arts & Culture 26 Coming Together for the Common Good 17 Student Aid Please visit our website for more detailed 18 Environment & Animals information on all aspects of this report at sbfoundation.org.
Photos (clockwise): Santa Barbara Symphony, Transition House, Easy Lift Transportation. Cover Photo: The Trust for Public Land
investments in the community report Editorial Director: Jessica Tade, Ph.D. Art Director: Lynn Penkingcarn
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grantmaking & donor partnerships Together with our donor investors, fundholders, and philanthropic giving groups, we leverage knowledge, creativity, and resources for a greater collective impact than any of us could make alone.
2% other 4% civic engagement
Grant Distributions by Issue Area 26% 28% Arts culture health & & In 2012, $26 million in charitable grants human services were distributed by the foundation. 3% environment 37% & Animals education & student Aid
$80,000 Women’s Fund of north santa Barbara county Collective Giving Grant $146,800 Distributions by Amount social venture partners $520,000 santa Barbara The Santa Barbara Foundation is proud to foster Women’s Fund of santa Barbara thoughtful philanthropy through collective $40,775 giving. In 2012, the foundation’s four giving global neighborhood Fund groups collectively made $787,575 in grants.
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The Santa Barbara Foundation has several types of funds entrusted to its stewardship, ranging from discretionary unrestricted contributions to funds living donors use to carry out their charitable interests. 3% other 13% health & human Donor Directed Grant 5% services Distributions by Issue Area environment & Animals In 2012, the foundation granted more 43% Arts & culture than $14.6 million through donor advised and donor designated funds. 32% education
4% civic engagement
110 civic engagement 126 447 environment Number of Donor Directed Grants health & & Animals human services Distributed by Issue Area 254 Arts & culture In 2012, donors made 1,608 grants, investing in the community and enriching the lives of many. 396 275 education other
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education & youth development
The focus of conversation, locally and nationally, is how we provide a cradle to career approach to education so that children can continue on a pathway to success. Reports and observations have noted that connecting parents and infants with support services provides a head start on this pathway. A strong community presence and collaboration around student needs continues to address academic and vocational preparedness, retention rates in high school, and higher education, while also emphasizing student achievement and higher levels of parent engagement. As the Santa Barbara Foundation continues to gather information, it is becoming more strategic in meeting the needs of children and their families.
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the literacy rate for & Y O UTH D E V LOPM ENT california is the State of California sits close 24%. to last, nationally, on the ratio of the national average is 21-23%. dollars spent per student.
Santa Barbara County has a drop-out rate of 12.2%, very close to the statewide average of 14.4%.
14.4% 12.2% Recent parent engagement programs have shown that 93% of participants’ children graduated from high school and 79% of those students continued their education at a post-secondary institution. california santa Barbara county
Sources: State Department of Education; ; Parent Institute for Quality Education; 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey and 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy.
2012 grant recipients Academy of Healing Arts for Teens Big Picture Company, Inc. Center for Courage & Renewal Adelante Charter School Bishop Garcia Diego High School Central Coast Junior Golf, Inc. Adsum Education Foundation, Inc. Boston University (Trustees of Central Coast Literacy Council Albany YMCA Boston University) Chandler School Allan Hancock College Foundation Boy Scouts of America Council Channel Islands YMCA Alliance for School Choice, Inc. Boys & Girls Club of Santa Chapman University American Association of University Maria Valley Children’s Project Women Inc. Bridges Project for Education Christian School Association of American GI Forum Education Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation, Inc. Santa Barbara Foundation of Santa Maria Buellton Union School District Cincinnati Country Day School American Society for Technion-Israel Cabrillo High School City College Fund institute of Technology California 4-H Foundation College School District American University of Beirut California Lutheran Educational Colorado College Americans for UNFPA, Inc. Foundation Community School, Inc. Anti-Defamation League Foundation California Scottish Rite Foundation Concord Academy Antioch University Carleton College Cooper Union For The Advancement Aspen Education Foundation Carpinteria Unified School District Of Science And Art Bainbridge Schools Foundation Cate School Cornerstone House of Santa Barbara
Investments in the Community | sbfoundation.org 8 Cranbrook Educational Community Indigenous Education Foundation Peninsula College Fund Crane School of Tanzania Pennsylvania State University Crean Lutheran High School Institute for American Research Phillips Exeter Academy Cuyama Joint Unified School District Isla Vista Youth Projects, Inc. Pierre Claeyssens Military Museum D C Preparatory Academy J Street Education Fund, Inc. and Library Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Just Communities, Central Coast Pioneer Valley FFA Booster Club Foundation Katherine Branson School Pitzer College Dos Pueblos Little League Kingswood-Oxford School Inc. President and Trustees of Colby College Dunn School La Cuesta High School Project HOPE Eastern New Mexico University La Cumbre Junior High School Project Kindle Inc. Foundation Foundation Providence Hall Elings Park Foundation Laguna Blanca School PTA California Congress of Parents Endowment for Youth Committee Lake Forest Elementary PTO teachers & Students Inc. Esalen Institute Leadership Institute Regents of the University of California, Field Institute of Taos Le Jardin Academy Inc. Santa Barbara First 5 Santa Barbara County Listening for a Change Regents of the University of California, Flintridge Preparatory School Lompoc District Libraries Foundation Los Angeles Foster Youth Project, Inc. Lompoc Unified School District Rocky Mountain Youth Corps Fountain Valley School of Colorado Lompoc Valley Parks, Recreation, Roosevelt Elementary Educational Foxcroft School and Pool Foundation, Inc. Foundation Friends of Mycliffe Hall Oxford, Inc. Los Altos Educational Foundation San Marcos High School Athletic Friends of the Bancroft Library Los Olivos Elementary School Booster Friends of the Carpinteria Loyola Marymount University Santa Barbara Athletic Roundtable Public Library Making Waves Education Foundation Santa Barbara Christian School Friends of the Guadalupe Library Marlborough School Foundation Friends of the Montecito Library Marymount Academy Incorporated Santa Barbara County Education Friends of the Orcutt Library Media4Good Office Friends of the Santa Barbara Menlo College Santa Barbara Education Foundation Public Library Montecito Educational Foundation Santa Barbara High School Education Garden School Foundation, Inc. Montecito YMCA Foundation GenSpan Foundation Mount Holyoke College Santa Barbara Historical Society George W. Bush Foundation Mount St. Mary’s College Santa Barbara Middle School Girls Incorporated of Carpinteria New England Conservatory of Music Santa Barbara Partners in Education Girls Incorporated of Greater New Global Citizens Santa Barbara Public Education Santa Barbara North American Conference on Foundation Golden Gate University ethiopian Jewry, Inc. Santa Barbara Public Library Goleta Union School District North Country School, Inc. Santa Barbara School of Squash Inc. Grabhorn Institute North Haven Library, Inc. Santa Barbara Unified School District Greater Santa Barbara Ice Skating Northwestern University Santa Barbara Volleyball Club Association Notre Dame School Santa Maria-Bonita School District Groton School Corporation Notre Dame School of Sherman Oaks Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum Guadalupe Sports Hall of Fame, Inc. Occidental College Santa Maria Valley YMCA Guadalupe Union School District Ojai Valley School Santa Ynez Valley Union High School Harold Robinson Foundation Onaway Camp Trust District Harvard College Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Scholarship Foundation of Santa (President and Fellows of) Page Youth Center Barbara Hesperia Junior High School Parent Institute For Quality Education Scripps College Hill School Parks and Recreation Community Scripps Ranch High School Foundation Holderman Endowment for Foundation Sofia American Schools Inc. La Patera School Partners for Christian Education Solvang School District Hotchkiss School Peabody Charter School Foundation St. Ignatius College Preparatory
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Stanford University TION Success for Youth Storyteller Children’s Center, Inc.
Summa Education Foundation & Y O UTH D E V LOPM ENT par ent in s titute for q u Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Swan School Tabor Academy Taos Sports Associates Incorporated Teachers College, Columbia University Tennis Patrons Association of Santa
al ity e d u ca ti o n Barbara Inc. Thacher School, Inc. The Breakthrough Collaborative Inc. The Foundation for Santa Barbara City College The Society of Petroleum Engineers The UCLA Foundation The Westmont College Foundation Trinity Children’s Foundation Trustees of Mount Holyoke College Trustees of Princeton University Wanting to see her daughter Kayla succeed in school UC Regents of the University of and pursue higher education, Karen Gridiron enrolled in a California at Berkeley nine-week parent engagement course created by the Parent UCSB Alumni Association Institute for Quality Education (PIQE). From the classes, Karen UCSB Foundation United Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater learned how to connect with her daughter’s school counselors, Santa Barbara County create an academic plan, prepare for college exams and the United Negro College Fund, Inc. admissions process, start a savings plan, seek financial aid, United Way of Santa Barbara County and more. “I completed the PIQE course for my daughter University of California Berkeley because I want to make sure she has every opportunity to Foundation succeed in her higher education,” said Karen. Inspired by the University of Chicago class, Karen enrolled herself in community college and is now University of New Mexico Foundation working toward achieving an associate’s degree by the time University of Oregon Foundation her daughter is ready for college. University of Pittsburgh PIQE aims to address the high school dropout rate, University of Southern California achievement gap, and low college enrollment levels of low- Villanova Preparatory School income students in Santa Barbara County by enhancing the Virginia Commonwealth University ability of parents to help their children graduate from high Foundation Webb Schools of California school and prepare for college. In 2012, the Santa Barbara Westmont College Foundation provided a $65,000 grant to continue bringing the Westridge School for Girls PIQE program to 500 parents of at-risk K-12 students at eight Williams College schools in the cities of Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta, Windward School Lompoc, Guadalupe, and New Cuyama. “A quality education Yale University is the most effective anti-poverty and anti-crime program in Young America’s Foundation our nation,” said Alma Grimaldo, executive director for PIQE. Young Life “PIQE plays a critical role in preparing parents to engage in the Youth Action International, Inc. education of their children both at home and in the schools.” ySTRIVE for Youth
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health & human services
Continuing economic challenges and the resulting increase in need, coupled with limited public funding has significantly stretched the county’s safety net. Programs providing nutrition, shelter, and health care continue to experience high sustained demand, while vulnerable populations struggle to make ends meet. In 2012, the foundation recognized this issue by prioritizing funding for organizations that address basic needs. Additionally, efforts to combat homelessness have broadened to include voices across many sectors and communities are mobilizing in new ways to coordinate resources. Since demographic projections show that 25 percent of the county’s population will be over the age of 60 by 2030, living and dying with dignity also continues to be an important area of concern for the foundation.
SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION | Investments in the Community 11 he a lth health & human services & hu ma n s e rv Between 2007 and 2010, Santa Barbara County it is estimated that experienced a 52% increase in residents living 4,000 homeless
below the federal poverty level. individuals live in i c e s Santa Barbara County. 52%
60+ 60+ heart disease was the leading cause 2007 2010 of death in Santa Barbara County...
...accounting for 74,843 adults over the age of 60 live in 25% of all deaths or Santa Barbara County. Of these: 2,469 potential years of life lost. 15,510 are over the age of 75. 27,504 live alone. Sources: U.S. Census, American Community Survey, 2007 and 2010; California Department of Finance, 2008; Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness, Common Ground Santa Barbara County; Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, 2011 Health Status Report.
2012 grant recipients 2nd Story Associates American National Red Cross Cancer Center of Santa Barbara Africa Schools of Kenya American Red Cross Carrillo Counseling Services, Inc. Agrace Hospicecare Incorporated Santa Barbara Chapter Casa Esperanza Homeless Center AIDS Housing Santa Barbara Inc. Anacortes Family Center Casa Serena, Inc. Alano Club of Santa Barbara, Inc. Angel Flight West, Inc. Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Alliance for Pharmaceutical Access Aplastic Anemia & MDS International new York Alpha Resource Center of Foundation, Inc. Catholic Charities of Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara Arthritis Foundation Inc. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Bainbridge Foundation, Inc. Center for Successful Aging Disorders Association Bike & Build, Inc. Child Abuse Listening Mediation, Inc. American Baptist Homes of the West Blind Babies Foundation Child Hope International American Cancer Society, Inc. Blood Systems, Inc. Children International American Diabetes Association, Inc. Braille Institute of America, Inc. Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund American Heart Association of Santa Breast Cancer Resource Center of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Barbara County Santa Barbara Children’s Institute Inc. American Himalayan Foundation Butterfield Youth Services, Inc. City of Hope American Institute for Cancer Research California Retina Research Foundation Community Action Commission of American Lung Association in California California State Parks Foundation Santa Barbara County
Investments in the Community | sbfoundation.org 12 Community Action Fund for Women Hands 4 Others National Federation of the Blind Inc. in Africa Hartford Hospital National Right to Work Legal Defense Community Counseling Center Haven House Inc. Foundation Community Memorial Hospital of Hazelden Foundation National Society to Prevent Blindness San Buenaventura Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center New Vista Ranch Inc. Community Partners In Caring Help of Ojai Nonviolence Works Inc. Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Hillside House Northern Santa Barbara County Court Appointed Special Advocates of Hoag Foundation united Way Santa Barbara County Homeboy Industries Northwest Children’s Fund Covenant House Hospice of Santa Barbara NYU Medical Center Cupcakes for Cancer Hospitaller Foundation of California Orcutt Area Seniors in Service, Inc. Cuyama Valley Family Resource inc. Order of Malta - Western Association Center Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara Organic Soup Kitchen Diabetes Resource Center of Santa County, Inc. Pacific Legal Foundation Barbara County Institute for Congregational Trauma Parkinson Association of Santa Direct Relief International and Growth Barbara Doctors Without Borders USA, Inc. International Planned Parenthood Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, Inc. Domestic Violence Solutions for Foundation Partners in Health A Nonprofit Santa Barbara County JBI International, Inc. Corporation Dream Foundation Jessie Hopkins Hinchee Foundation PATH Ventures Dreamtree Project Inc. Jewish Federation of Greater Pathfinder International Easter Seals Tri-Counties, California Santa Barbara PCL Foundation Easy Lift Transportation, Inc. Jodi House, Inc. Peoples’ Self-Help Housing EngenderHealth Inc. Juniors of Social Service Corporation Families Act Juvenile Diabetes Research Planned Parenthood of Santa Barbara, Family Fuel, Inc. Foundation International Ventura, and SLO Family Service Agency of Santa Kids’ Cancer Research Foundation Postpartum Education for Parents Barbara Laguna Cottages for Seniors Powdertothepeople.org Fisher House Foundation, Inc. Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara Prostate Cancer Research Institute Flourish Foundation County Public Health Solutions Food From The Heart Life Network Inc. Raphael House of San Francisco, Inc. Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Right to Life League of Southern Foundation of Santa Barbara Regional Organization, Inc. California health Authority Los Angeles Police Relief and Riley Children’s Foundation Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Assistance Foundation RISB Foundation Center Marycrest Manor Rona Barrett Foundation Freedom Warming Centers Mayo Clinic Sacred Art of Living Education and Friends Outside in Los Angeles County Medic Alert Foundation United States Retreat Center, Inc. Friendship Adult Day Care Center Inc. Mental Health Association in Santa Salvation Army - Santa Barbara Corps Genuine Concern for Others, Inc. Barbara County Salvation Army - Santa Maria Corps Glaucoma Research Foundation Metropolitan Family Services Sansum Clinic Global AIDS InterFaith Alliance Mexican Ladies Social Club of Sansum Diabetes Research Institute Goats for Life Santa Maria Inc. Santa Barbara Birth Center Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Michael J. Fox Foundation for Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation Parkinson’s Research Foundation Good Samaritan Hospital Mind Matters Clinic Santa Barbara County Child Care Good Samaritan Shelter, Inc. Montecito Retirement Association Planning Council Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc. Mountain Home Health Care Inc. Santa Barbara County Department of Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc. Social Services Habitat for Humanity of Southern National Blood Foundation Research & Santa Barbara County Public Health Santa Barbara County education Trust Fund Department
SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION | Investments in the Community 13 Santa Barbara County Search and Collective Impact Project he a lth Rescue Addresses Homelessness and Santa Barbara Meals on Wheels Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics & hu ma n s e rv Prioritizes Services Countywide Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center Santa Barbara Rescue Mission good samar it a n s he l te r Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation Santa Ynez Valley Fruit & Vegetable i c e s Rescue Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People Santa Ynez Valley Senior Advisory Council Santa Ynez Valley Senior Citizens Foundation Santa Ynez Valley Therapeutic Riding Program Sisters of Social Service of Los Angeles Smile Train, Inc. Social Service Auxiliary this past January, hundreds of volunteers from the Central Soldiers Project Coast Collaborative on Homelessness (C3H) and Common Solvang Friendship House Ground Santa Barbara County spread throughout the county Speculator Volunteer Ambulance to count the number of homeless individuals living in our Corps, Inc. communities. Volunteers encountered approximately 1,500 St. Cecilia Society St. Mary Medical Center individuals and 300 families who are currently homeless. Surgical Eye Expeditions International However, HUD estimates there are likely three times that Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation number, bringing a conservative count to well over 4,000 The Ear Foundation people. As part of its mission, C3H is spearheading collective The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society efforts of countywide public and private agencies to address The Pacific Pride Foundation, Inc. complex issues surrounding homelessness while also The Parkinson’s Institute prioritizing services for those living on the streets. “We want to The Phoenix of Santa Barbara, Inc. put an end to homelessness in Santa Barbara County through The Salvation Army collaborative action,” said Angela Antenore, executive director Tiyatien Health Inc. for C3H. “We are using data-driven decision-making to amplify Transition House efforts that are currently working and finding the best practices Transitions - Mental Health Association for dealing with the major problem of homelessness.” Union Rescue Mission With a $75,000 Innovation Grant from the Santa Barbara United States Department of Veteran Affairs Foundation, C3H aims to increase the capacity of service Unity Shoppe Inc. providers to help the homeless community. “This project Valley Haven provides a unique opportunity to rethink and redesign a system Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care of of care and support for the community’s most vulnerable,” said Santa Barbara Phylene Wiggins, community investment officer at the Santa Vitamin Angel Alliance Inc. Barbara Foundation. “If we want to reduce homelessness in our VTC Enterprises community, we need to understand the issue in a holistic sense Westminster Village Foundation and be engaged in providing effective strategy, leadership, and Working Wardrobes for A New Start accountability to the process.” Wounded Warrior Project Inc.
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arts & culture
Arts institutions define the region we live in, playing an important cultural role by providing diverse and vibrant offerings in dance, theater, music, and fine arts. By investing in the arts, we not only enhance the quality of life, but also ensure economic vitality and overall community well-being. In addition to monthly Express Grants and annual Strategy Grants, the Santa Barbara Foundation also provided Arts and Culture Leadership awards to acknowledge and support key organizations whose leadership is setting the standard for excellence and innovation. These organizations continue to employ new strategies, work collaboratively across sectors, and provide meaningful engagement to ensure a lifelong appreciation of arts and culture for all.
SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION | Investments in the Community 15 ar ts Arts culture & & c u l tu r e Santa Barbara County nonprofit arts and culture organizations support
3,587 full-time Santa Barbara County equivalent jobs. nonprofit arts and culture organizations generate
Santa Barbara County $11.7 million nonprofit arts and culture in local and state revenue annually. organizations annually spend $79.7 million Arts and performing into the local community. arts audiences spend an additional $44.3 million at local restaurants, hotels, retail stores, and other businesses.
Source: Arts & Economic Prosperity IV Study, 2013, Americans for the Arts.
2012 grant recipients American Ideas Institute Fishbon New Jersey Symphony Orchestra American Museum of Ceramic Art Hartford Stage Company New Repertory Theatre Inc. American Museum of Natural History History Colorado, The Colorado North Haven Arts & Enrichment Art From Scrap historical Society Oakland East Bay Symphony Art Without Limits Incredible Children’s Art Network Oakland Museum of California Foundation Artspace Italian Cultural Heritage Foundation of Ojai Festival LTD Aurora Theatre Company Santa Barbara Old Mission Santa Barbara Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Kanopy Dance Theatre, Inc. Orcutt Children’s Art Foundation, Inc. Camerata Pacifica KCBX Public Radio, FM 90 Pacific Mozart Ensemble Carpinteria Valley Arts Council KCET Community Television of Palm Springs Art Museum Carpinteria Valley Historical Society Southern California Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums Casa Del Herrero Foundation KCRW Foundation, Inc. PCPA Foundation Casa Dolores KOCE-TV Foundation Prime Time Band CEC Seabee Historical Foundation, Inc. Lobero Theatre Foundation Rubicon Theatre Company Children’s Creative Project Lompoc Museum Associates, Inc. Samuel J. Perry Natural History Museum Cielo Foundation for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art San Francisco Boys Chorus Performing Arts Los Angeles Philharmonic Association San Francisco Classical Voice Community Arts Music Association of Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation San Francisco Opera Association Santa Barbara Media Research Center Inc. Santa Barbara Art Association Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Museum of Nature and Science Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation County of Santa Barbara Arts Fund Museum of Ventura County Santa Barbara Center for the Creative Visions Foundation Music Academy of the West Performing Arts Ensemble Theatre Project, Inc. Music and Arts Conservatory of Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra Everybody Dance Now Santa Barbara Society
Investments in the Community | sbfoundation.org 16 Santa Barbara Children’s Chorus New Theater Completes Vision Santa Barbara Choral Society Santa Barbara Community Youth for Santa Barbara Downtown Performing Arts Center Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum Performing Arts District Santa Barbara County Arts Commission Santa Barbara Courthouse Legacy Foundation Santa Barbara Cultural Development Foundation, Inc. Santa Barbara Dance Alliance Santa Barbara Dance Institute Santa Barbara Hillel Support Foundation Santa Barbara International Film Festival Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara Museum of Natural history Santa Barbara Opera Association Santa Barbara Revels Santa Barbara Strings Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra Association Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation Santa Barbara Youth Ensemble theatre, Inc. Performing arts groups contribute greatly to the cultural Santa Maria Philharmonic Society richness of Santa Barbara through music, theater, or dance. Shakespeare for Kids Ensemble Theatre Company is one such group, presenting Skirball Cultural Center main-stage productions and youth programs to the community. Solvang Theaterfest, Inc. In 2011, and again in 2012, the Santa Barbara Foundation Southern California Public Radio Star Jasmine Foundation gave funding toward the theater’s capital campaign for the State Street Ballet renovation of Victoria Theater. The renovation will create Summer Solstice Celebration, Inc. a modernized 300-seat hall, providing an intimately sized SUMMERDANCE Santa Barbara downtown venue that will serve the broader arts community, Surfing Heritage Foundation while also housing the theater company. Along with the many Tahoe Maritime Museum donors contributing to the campaign, the foundation wanted to Taos Youth Music School invest in Santa Barbara’s cultural future – continuing support for The Crowden Music Center a vibrant arts community. The Huntington Library Art Collections the New Vic will serve as a superb home for Ensemble’s and Botanical Gardens main-stage productions and youth programs, while also The Other Americas Radio becoming an excellent venue for dance, ballet, chamber music, Tibetan Village Project film, and other performing arts. “Ensemble at the New Vic Truthout will live in the heart of Santa Barbara’s downtown performing U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council West Edge Opera arts and entertainment district, where I look forward to future WGBH Educational Foundation collaborations with other Santa Barbara arts organizations,” Wilding Museum said Jonathan Fox, executive artistic director for Ensemble Young People’s Symphony Orchestra Theatre. “Together, we are creating an outstanding asset for Association our entire community.”
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The Santa Barbara Foundation recognizes the importance of education and the strength that it brings to communities. Providing students with the opportunity to pursue continued education is key to giving them the skills they need to be productive individuals of this county. In 1932, the foundation awarded its first student loans to two students, totaling $350. Thanks to the generosity of many donors and working in collaboration with the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, last year the Santa Barbara Foundation awarded over 600 student scholarships and loans, totaling $1.7 million. Throughout its history, the Santa Barbara Foundation is proud to have awarded more than $40 million in scholarships and loans to local students.
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environment & animals
From historic ranches and cultivated agricultural lands to open space and wilderness areas, Santa Barbara County’s working and natural landscapes provide food, clear air and water, places for wildlife, and scenic beauty. Preserving these iconic spaces remains a priority for the Santa Barbara Foundation, as a healthy environment supports a vibrant economy and community well-being. In 2012, the foundation provided Environmental Civic Engagement Leadership Awards to two organizations working to include the public in the development of real solutions to environmental problems. In addition, an Innovation Strategy Grant was provided to continue conversations between agriculturalists and conservationists in order to develop collaborative approaches to preserving agricultural and environmental resources.
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the Gaviota Coast is the largest continuous stretch & Ani mals of undeveloped coastal the Gaviota Coast is one land in Southern California of the rarest global biomes – healthiest and the 1 of only 5 locations remaining coastal in the world ecosystem. with a mild Mediterranean climate, specific biogeographic features and associated vegetation.
Although the coastal area between Coal Oil Point and Point Sal comprises only 15% of Southern California's coast, it includes approximately 50% of its remaining rural coastline.
Source: Gaviota Coast Feasibility Study & Environmental Assessment (2004), National Park Service.
2012 grant recipients E n v i ro m ent al De f en s e Cente r / K ti Cu 1% For The Planet, Inc. Conservation International Foundation All For Animals DramaDogs American Farmland Trust Environmental Defense Center Archaeological Conservancy Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Forest Service Employees for Oceans and Nourishment environmental Ethics Inc. Boggs Mountain Humane Shelter, Inc. Friends of Waller Park Californians for Population Galapagos Conservancy, Inc. Stabilization, Inc. Ganna Walska Lotusland Foundation C.A.R.E.4Paws Garden Conservancy, Inc. Center for Plant Conservation, Inc. Goleta Valley Beautiful Center for Urban Agriculture at Gray Whales Count Fairview Gardens Heal The Bay Cincinnati Nature Center Association Heal The Ocean Community Environmental Council, Institute for Transportation and inc. Development Policy Concerned Resource & Environmental Land Trust Alliance Inc. Workers Los Padres Forest Watch, Inc.
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Association la n d co s e rva n c y of sa l uis ob i spo co unty National Trust for Historic Preservation National Wildlife Federation Natural Resources Defense Council, inc. Nature Conservancy, Inc. New Venture Fund North Haven Conservation Partners Outward Bound Wilderness, Inc. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Polar Bears International RARE ResQcats Inc. Santa Barbara Audubon Society, Inc. Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Inc. Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Santa Barbara County Department of Agriculture Santa Barbara Humane Society Due to a remarkable collaboration between the Land Santa Barbara Urban Creeks Council Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County, the County of Santa Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Barbara, and leading conservation and funding partners, the network, Inc. last unprotected land parcel in the 800-acre Point Sal Reserve Santa Barbara Zoological Foundation has been added to the existing open space designated Santa Maria Valley Humane Society Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society for permanent protection, conservation, and stewardship. Save the Bay Known as the Tognazzini property, after the family homestead Save the Redwoods League developed on the parcel at the turn of the century, this piece Surfrider Foundation of land includes a mile of white sand beach and a eucalyptus The California Wildlife Center grove that serves as a nesting site for monarch butterflies and The Foundation for Girsh Park sea birds. The property also provides an important wetland The Land Trust for Santa Barbara habitat for numerous native wildlife and plant species. County When fundraising slowed close to the $3.6 million goal The Marine Mammal Center to preserve the property, the Santa Barbara Foundation The Nature Conservancy of California connected with some of its environmentally friendly The Sierra Club Foundation fundholders and within weeks Judy and Jack Stapelmann The Trust for Public Land and Sheri and Jack Overall pledged support. This funding, Trout Unlimited along with a matching grant from the foundation, provided the Union of Concerned Scientists Ventura County Humane Society remaining project funds. “This amazing story is an outstanding Wilderness Society example of government, private philanthropy, nonprofits, and Wilderness Youth Project Inc. donors all coming together to have profound impact on our Wildlife Waystation, Inc. community,” said Ron Gallo, president & CEO of the Santa Wood River Land Trust Company Barbara Foundation. “The result is a treasure that will forever Yosemite Foundation bring us value.”
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The Santa Barbara Foundation believes that vibrant communities are dependent on an ever-expanded base of strong and nurtured leadership. Strengthening the nonprofit sector is among the foundation’s highest priorities. In 2012, the foundation was pleased to provide $150,000 in grants to support nonprofit participation in or benefit from the Stanford Nonprofit Management Institute, Courage to Lead, The Fund for Santa Barbara, and Leading from Within. In addition to providing leadership and organizational support, the foundation offered two new programs to its leadership training opportunities, the Board Leadership Institute and the Marquee Speaker Series.
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civic engagement
Individuals continue to seek opportunities to increase their knowledge and understanding of the community in which they live. Through civic engagement, the populace becomes more informed and able to effectively participate in dialogue and action to support meaningful change. In 2012, the Santa Barbara Foundation worked in partnership with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History to develop a series of town hall meetings to encourage conversations around critical community issues. Through these efforts, the county is discovering common ground and forging compromises that are necessary for developing broad-based solutions for compelling community needs.
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Women represent 51% of California’s population. As of 2011, women made up 25% of the elected Santa Barbara County has an positions at the county, state, and federal levels. average population of over 420,000 people. 75%
25% men Women
Of this number, 163,885 votes Since the early 2000s, every large were cast for president city (population over 100,000) in the last election. in the u.S. has experienced gang problems. Gang problems have also affected a majority of suburban counties and a sizeable number of smaller cities and rural counties.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Northern California Grantmaker’s Snapshot of Philanthropy, Women’s Foundation of California; .
2012 grant recipients American Civil Liberties Union Community Action Commission of Fund For Santa Barbara, Inc. Foundation, Inc. Santa Barbara County Gary Sinise Foundation Americans United for Separation Community Works Inc. Giant Community Fund of Church and State Compassion & Choices Global Fund for Women Inc. Amistad International Concern Foundation Global Justice Center Amnesty International USA, Inc. Conflict Solutions Center of Santa Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund Association of Fundraising Barbara County Guttmacher Institute Professionals Consumers Union of United Hadassah Foundation, Inc. Brazelton Touchpoints Project Inc. States Inc. Heifer Project International, Inc. California Center for Cooperative Cooperative for Assistance & Relief Human Rights Watch Development everywhere, Inc. IBG Inc. California Center for Public Policy Deloitte Foundation Immaculate Heart Community California Food Policy Advocates Democracy Now Productions, Inc. Institute for Justice Carpinteria Movies in the Park, Inc. Federation for American International House at UC Berkeley Carrying Capacity Network immigration Reform International Rescue Committee, Inc. CASA for Children Inc. FINCA International Inc. Jesse Rohde Educational Foundation Center for Individual Rights Freedom to Choose Foundation John Patrick Flanagan Foundation Citizens Planning Association Friends of UNFPA Inc. KQED Inc.
Investments in the Community | sbfoundation.org 24 Lambda Legal Defense and Town Hall Meetings Foster education Fund, Inc. Leading from Within Civil Dialogue on Important LUMANA Machik Corp. Community Issues Made in Liberia NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation National Hispana Leadership Institute Navy League of the United States New Israel Fund Nomad Foundation Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Opportunity International Oxfam-America Inc. Pacific Institute: Studies in Development, environment, & Security Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy Palabra Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Inc. People for Leisure and Youth, Inc. Population Institute Public Citizen Foundation, Inc. Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise Working in partnership with the Santa Barbara Museum Charitable Foundation of Natural History, the Santa Barbara Foundation provided a San Marcos Accelerated Academic $50,000 grant to create a series of town hall meetings designed Program to foster spirited debate and civil dialogue among members Santa Barbara County Office of of the community. Town halls worked as forums to advance emergency Management critical thinking, providing a platform for community members S.E.E. International, Inc. to voice their opinions on timely, relevant issues. The goal Smithsonian Institution Social Venture Partners International was not to advocate for specific viewpoints or solutions, but to Southern Poverty Law Center Inc. deepen understanding of a wide array of issues that confront Spirit of ‘76 Foundation Ltd. us as a civil society. State Policy Network Over the course of the year, three town halls were held – The Aspen Institute Unions: Advocates for Growth…Or…Drags on the Economy?; The Channel City Club Stirring the Pot: An Informative Discussion on the Legalization The Community Foundation for the of Marijuana; and Homeless…Can You Spare a Dime? national Capital Region “Regardless of where you fell on the topics up for debate, the The Friendship Paddle forums provided an informative discussion – a civil platform United Service Organizations for community members to voice their opinion on complex United States Fund for UNICEF issues,” said Ron Gallo, president & CEO of the Santa Barbara Ventura County Community Foundation Foundation. “Our community needs a safe place to have Veterans Park Conservancy conversations that matter and the town hall meetings have Women’s Economic Ventures of Santa Barbara accomplished this goal.” Women’s Fund of Northern Santa As a sponsor of the town hall series, the Santa Barbara Barbara County Foundation was able to create an environment of trust and Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara respect, providing attendees with the opportunity to learn from World Security Institute their peers and voice their views on matters of local, state, and WorldWatch Institute national concern. Youth Heartline
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2012 grant recipients Alder Presbyterian Church Island Institute Roman Catholic Archbishop of All Saints By the Sea Episcopal Church Jess Ranch Community Church Los Angeles American Jewish World Service Jewish Historical Society of Greater Saint Barbara’s Greek Orthodox Annunciation Catholic School Washington, Inc. Church California Province of the Society League of California Community Saint Francis Foundation of of Jesus Foundations Santa Barbara Camino Global Light and Life Goleta Saint Sophia Cathedral Carpinteria Valley Foundation Mahakankala Buddhist Center Seed Spot Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Mancos Fire Protection District Shared Table-El Pueblito Catholic Education Foundation MERRAG Methodist Church Cato Institute Mission Springs Christian Camp Spirit Rock Meditation Center Community Shul of Montecito and and Conference Center St. Mark’s University Parish Santa Barbara Monastery of Poor Clares St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Congregation B’nai B’rith Montecito Covenant Church episcopal Church Corporation Montecito Foundation St. Paul The Apostle Parish Downtown Ministries Nassau Presbyterian Church St. Vincent de Paul Society of Episcopal Relief and Development Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Los Angeles Faith That Works Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish St. Vincent’s Institution First United Methodist Church Our Savior Parish Support Our Aging Religious Inc. Focus on the Family Pacific Crossroads Church The Beatitudes Society GlobalGiving Foundation Pathlight International Inc. Trickle Up Program Inc. Heritage Foundation Piedmont Community Church Trinity Episcopal Church, Hillel The Foundation for Jewish Population Connection Santa Barbara Campus Life at Princeton Religious Coalition for Reproductive Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara Inquiring Mind Choice Educational Foundation USSGA Memorial Fund, Inc.
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Community Investments and Philanthropic Services – Bringing Issues, Organizations, and Donors Together for the Common Good
We are fortunate to work with people and and funding partners. As this report illustrates, our organizations at their very best! It is an honor to be part community investment officers are embedding of a community of donors and organizations working themselves in countywide issues and partnerships. together to bring purpose and meaning to so many Our philanthropic services team is engaging with facets of the community. Every day, our nonprofit donors more deeply than ever before to understand partners work hard to deliver on their missions and and support giving passions and to identify areas more often than not, are creatively providing more of mutual interest among fundholders and the services with fewer resources. Our donors’ spirited foundation. generosity and passions for making a difference, for At the intersection of the three pillars of the being part of something greater, and for extending a foundation’s work – partnering with donors, helping hand are a privilege to witness. As we connect strengthening the nonprofit sector, and solving our discretionary funding with that recommended by community needs – is the area we strive to work our donors, we see the potential to make a deeper in, what we call the “sweet spot.” The collaboration impact on the many issues we face together. between internal and external resources is vital to Our knowledge and understanding of community magnifying this area of intersection. Compassion, needs and opportunities is a lever to increase impact. excellence, and integrity are the core values that We analyze issues, bring resources to bear, and guide our work and are part of the inclusive strategic offer ideas and opportunities to our donor investors framework continually moving us forward.
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Our grantmaking would not be possible without the generous philanthropists who have entrusted their charitable legacies to the Santa Barbara Foundation since 1928.
We are grateful to the members of the 2012 community investments subcommittees for their hard work, dedication, and passion for improving our communities.
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Santa Barbara Foundation Board of Trustees Peter MacDougall, Chair Ronald Gallo, CEO, Ex Officio Eileen Sheridan, Vice Chair Gretchen Milligan, Treasurer James Morouse, Secretary Diane Adam, Laurie Ashton, Hugh M. Boss, Jon Clark, Frederick W. Gluck, Jane Habermann, Cliff Lambert, Michael G. Mayfield, Jennifer Murray, Michelle Lee Pickett, Al Rodriguez, Robert L. Skinner, Chris Slaughter, Polly Firestone Walker
Santa Barbara Foundation community investments staff Martha Harmon, Molly Carrillo-Walker, Sharyn Main, Phylene Wiggins, Jack Azar, Jackie Kern
Santa Barbara Foundation philanthropic services and communications staff Jan Campbell, Ashley Butler-Soberano, Jessica Lopez-Sanchez, Lynette Muscio, Lynn Penkingcarn, Kristina Stewart, Jessica Tade, Laura Wyles