Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    THE HIGHLAND SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), TO SUPPORT AND BENEFIT THE SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION ("SBF"), A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION. SBF IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(A) OFTHE CODE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE AND A PUBLIC CHARITY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 509(A)(1) OFTHE CODE.THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED ITS FUNDING AS ONE OF THREE CHARITABLE REMAINDER BENEFICIARIES OF A CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST CREATED BY JAMES DONDERO, WHICH TERMINATED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2011. THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1928, IS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH PHILANTHROPY. SBF SUPPORTS DIVERSE CHARITABLE CAUSES IN THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS EDUCATION, THE ARTS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND NUMEROUS OTHER CHARITABLE AREAS IN WHICH ITS DONORS ARE INTERESTED. IN 2019, SBF PAID OUT $28,297,851 IN GRANTS TO HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR CHARITABLE CAUSES. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS AND BENEFITS SBF BY MAKING GRANTS DIRECTLY TO SBF IN SUPPORT OF ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES. IN ADDITION, UPON THE DIRECTION AND ON BEHALF OF SBF, THE ORGANIZATION MAY MAKE GRANTS TO SUCH OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES THAT SBF WISHES TO BENEFIT IN FURTHERANCE OF SBF'S EXEMPT PURPOSES. THE TOTAL ANNUAL GRANTS FROM THE ORGANIZATION TO OR ON BEHALF OF SBF ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE APPROXIMATELY $1,000,000 PER YEAR.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $250K

  • Support for Santa Barbara Foundation

    THE HIGHLAND SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), TO SUPPORT AND BENEFIT THE SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION ("SBF"), A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION. SBF IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE AND A PUBLIC CHARITY DESCRIBED IN SECTION 509(A)(1) OF THE CODE.THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED ITS FUNDING AS ONE OF THREE CHARITABLE REMAINDER BENEFICIARIES OF A CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST CREATED BY JAMES DONDERO, WHICH TERMINATED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2011. THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1928, IS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH PHILANTHROPY. SBF SUPPORTS DIVERSE CHARITABLE CAUSES IN THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS EDUCATION, THE ARTS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND NUMEROUS OTHER CHARITABLE AREAS IN WHICH ITS DONORS ARE INTERESTED. IN 2024, SBF AWARDED OVER 2,000 GRANTS TOTALING OVER $40 MILLION. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS AND BENEFITS SBF BY MAKING GRANTS DIRECTLY TO SBF IN SUPPORT OF ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES. IN ADDITION, UPON THE DIRECTION AND ON BEHALF OF SBF, THE ORGANIZATION MAY MAKE GRANTS TO SUCH OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES THAT SBF WISHES TO BENEFIT IN FURTHERANCE OF SBF'S EXEMPT PURPOSES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $250K