Fund for Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, CA
$60KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Central coast social justice academy
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The McCune Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 77-0242953 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
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This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Frank Rodriguez
- Phone
- (805) 223-8373
- Deadlines
- January and July
- Application materials
- Two-page letter of inquiry and copy of IRS tax-exempt status letter
- Restrictions
- Grants are limited to organizations with 501(c)3 status operating in santa barbara and ventura counties, california and areas of interest to the board. Grants are made for projects that mobilize residents for economic and social justice initiatives.
Original filing text
- Contact
- FRANK RODRIGUEZ
- Address
- PO BOX 24340 VENTURA, CA, 93002
- Phone
- 8052238373
- Deadlines
- JANUARY AND JULY
- Application materials
- TWO-PAGE LETTER OF INQUIRY AND COPY OF IRS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS LETTER
- Restrictions
- GRANTS ARE LIMITED TO ORGANIZATIONS WITH 501(C)3 STATUS OPERATING IN SANTA BARBARA AND VENTURA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA AND AREAS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD. GRANTS ARE MADE FOR PROJECTS THAT MOBILIZE RESIDENTS FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES.
Reported organization name: THE MCCUNE FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 131 | $1.3M |
| 2023 | 137 | $1.1M |
Where The McCune Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Future Leaders of America
SANTA MARIA, CA
$50KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
General support
Cause (Central Coast Alliance United for A Sustainable Economy)
VENTURA, CA
$50KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General operating support for ventura county
Future Leaders of America
SANTA MARIA, CA
$50KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General support for n. Santa barbara county
Future Leaders of America
SANTA MARIA, CA
$50KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General support for oxnard and santa barbara
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (268 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from The McCune Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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