Grant Making at The FUND Grant Making at The FUND

In traditional philanthropic giving, the people who control the wealth almost always control the distribution of that wealth. Our non-traditional grant making process sets us apart from other foundations in that our Grant Making Committee, made up of community activists and leaders, determines the allocation of funding. Our GMC is a collection of individuals from different life experiences and perspectives, giving them a unique pulse on the needs of the community.

11 Fall General Cycle Grants Awarded

10 Spring General Cycle Grants Awarded

Fall General Cycle

Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, INC (CHCC) - Wisdom Keeper CircleFamily Service Agency of Santa Barbara County - Extendiendo Lazos de Liderazgo - Extending Leadership Bonds -

Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project - The Indigenous Youth and Farmworker empowerment projectNorth County - Food Resilience Equity Sustainability and Action (FRESA) - FRESA Esta Presente! (FRESA is Present!) -

North Santa Barbara Manufactured Homeowners Team (NSBMHT) - Rent Stabilization ProjectPlanned Parenthood California Central Coast (PPCCC) - Santa Maria Patient Escort Program -

Santa Barbara Foundation (fiscal sponsor for HJSB) - Healing Justice Parenting FellowsSanta Barbara Response Network - SBRNs Thriving Organizations, Thriving Staff (TOTS) for Systemic ChangeSanta Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation - Homelessness Lived Experience Leadership Project -

University of California, Santa Barbara - Undocumented Student ServicesWomen's March of Santa Maria Valley - Womens March of Santa Maria Valley -

Spring General Cycle

805 UndocuFund - Advocacy for the Inclusion of Undocumented Immigrants in Long Term State and Local Government Funded Disaster Financial Relief and Resources –

Beyond Incarceration Greater Education - BIGE Club –Blue Sky Sustainable Living Center - Cuyama Valley Victory Gardens

C4 Lompoc Collective Cultures Creating Change - Heal the Hurt 2022

Children & Family Resource Services - Santa Maria Women’s Health Equity Initiative: Promotores Network collaboration –

18 Grant Making Committee Members

~$311K Awarded in Grants

Cultural and Creative Arts Center of the Santa Maria Valley (Corazón del Pueblo) - Arts for the People: Culture and Equity for the Santa Maria Valley –

El Centro SB - Staffing & Reimagining El Centro SB –Little House by the Park/The Guadalupe Community Changers - Fair Housing Mobilization Project “Adelante Guadalupe!” Phase II –

Freedom 4 Youth (F4Y) - Advocacy led by Individuals Impacted by Criminal Legal Institutions –Los Amigos de Guadalupe - Nonprofit Collaboration Board –

One Community Action of Santa Maria Valley - One Community Action –SB County Immigrant Legal Defense Center (ILDC) - Access and Equity without Borders –

$10,000 $7,000 $10,000 $7,750 $10,000 $1,250 $10,000 $8,500 $10,000 $8,000 $7,500 $10,000

Multi-Year Grants

Cultural and Creative Arts Center of the Santa Maria Valley - Corazon Del Pueblo - Equitable Access to Our Culture & Our Arts for Our Communities – (annually in 2020 2021 2022) Santa Barbara County Action Network (SBCAN) - Youth ARTS Alive - (annually in 2020 2021 2022)

The Pacific Pride Foundation, Inc - General Operating Support - (annually in 2020, 2021, 2022)

Emerging Needs

$5,000

$5,000 $1,000