Towbes Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-3519577 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
Towbes Foundation is a private foundation based in Santa Barbara, CA (EIN 95-3519577). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $2.4M paid in 189 grants, with a median grant of $10K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $103.9M. Its latest 990-PF gives application information and does not say it gives only to preselected organizations.
Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · towbesfoundation.org
Research profile compiled by GrantCue from this foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. It is not the foundation's own website, request for proposals or application page. Source: GrantCue Foundation Directory, grantcue.com/foundations/towbes-foundation-953519577
- Total grants paid
- $2.4M
- Grants reported
- 189
- Typical grant
- $10K
- Future commitments
- Not reported
- Total assets
- $103.9M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Application information on file: its latest 990-PF does not say it gives only to preselected organizations, and it gives some information about applying. See more foundations with application information.
- Contact
- Towbes Foundation
- Phone
- (805) 690-4603
- Deadlines
- See statement attached - schedule #1 granting policies
- Application materials
- See statement attached - schedule #1 granting policies
- Restrictions
- See statement attached - schedule #1 granting policies
Original filing text
- Contact
- TOWBES FOUNDATION
- Address
- 33 E CARRILLO STREET SUITE 201 SANTA BARBARA, CA, 93101
- Phone
- 8056904603
- Deadlines
- SEE STATEMENT ATTACHED - SCHEDULE #1 GRANTING POLICIES
- Application materials
- SEE STATEMENT ATTACHED - SCHEDULE #1 GRANTING POLICIES
- Restrictions
- SEE STATEMENT ATTACHED - SCHEDULE #1 GRANTING POLICIES
Reported organization name: TOWBES 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.
Where Towbes 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.
Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/towbes-foundation-953519577
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | Towbes Foundation Donor Advised Fund | Tax year 20242024 | $170.6K |
| Community Partners for Youthwell | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating support & wellness center/hub | Tax year 20242024 | $65K |
| Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | Recruit, Retain, Rest & Recuperation (4R) Grant Program | Tax year 20242024 | $50K |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Fnd | Santa Barbara, CA | Pediatric resiliency collaborative (perc) | Tax year 20242024 | $50K |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Fnd | Santa Barbara, CA | Mind thrive pilot | Tax year 20242024 | $50K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (189 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Towbes 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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