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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-2992045

Brittingham Family Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 100 grants and $2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
The foundation evaluates grant requests quarterly from certain counties in the united states of america.

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Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $2,019,514

    Grants listed
    100
    Assets, end of year
    $57,948,296

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,401,880

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $53,917,314

  • Tax year 2023

    $612,000

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $49,647,859

  • Tax year 2022

    $774,000

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $45,786,013

  • Tax year 2021

    $853,810

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $51,514,804

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,375,500

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $45,347,699

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,891,500

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $49,326,195

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,648,000

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $45,266,399

Grants paid in 2025

100 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Federation of Greater SBSanta Barbara, CA

    Capital campaign

    $250,000
  2. Uniondocs IncRidgewood, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  3. Aspen Wildfire FoundationAspen, CO

    Wildfire engine

    $150,000
  4. US Olympic & Paralympic FoundationColorado Springs, CO

    General operating support

    $150,000
  5. University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WI

    Scott & ella brittingham viking fund

    $116,364
  6. Community InitiativesOakland, CA

    House of victory foundation

    $100,000
  7. Four Winds IncDeer Harbor, WA

    Sky and sea campaign

    $100,000
  8. Crane Country Day SchoolSanta Barbara, CA

    In-kind rent

    $80,400
  9. Santa Barbara Center for Performing ArtsSanta Barbara, CA

    Note receivable foregiven

    $63,750
  10. Crane Country Day SchoolSanta Barbara, CA

    Annual fund

    $50,000
  11. USC Marshall School of BusinessLos Angeles, CA

    Marshall annual fund:in honor of dean james ellis

    $50,000
  12. Fractured Atlas Productions IncHartsdale, NY

    Plays in verse

    $40,000
  13. Casa Del Herrero FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Centennial gala

    $30,000
  14. Casa Del Herrero FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Save america's treasures!

    $25,000
  15. Rex FoundationSan Rafael, CA

    Event sponsorship

    $25,000
  16. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  17. Scholarship Foundation of Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    Csuci BSN nursing program 5 scholarships

    $25,000
  18. Thacher School IncOjai, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  19. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    USC athletics general operating support

    $25,000
  20. Heal the OceanSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  21. Aspen Center for Environmental StudiesAspen, CO

    Endowment paddle raise

    $10,000
  22. Aspen Valley Hospital FoundationAspen, CO

    In honor of john sarpa

    $10,000
  23. Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara IncSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  24. Carpinteria Children's ProjectCarpinteria, CA

    Early childhood education & family resource CTR

    $10,000
  25. Fish Reef ProjectSanta Barbara, CA

    Educational fish reef project exhibits

    $10,000
  26. Hearst Castle Preservation FoundationSan Ramon, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  27. Lobero Theatre FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  28. Montessori Ctr Sch at SB & Students IncGoleta, CA

    In honor of margaret cota

    $10,000
  29. Music Associates of Aspen IncAspen, CO

    Gos: aspen music festival & school

    $10,000
  30. Neighbors for A Better San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  31. Planned Parenthood Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    Gos restricted to santa barbara county

    $10,000
  32. Santa Barbara Audubon SocietyGoleta, CA

    Education & conservation to protect birdlife

    $10,000
  33. Santa Barbara Neighborhood ClinicsSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  34. SB County Immigrant Legal Defense CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    Legal representation for indigent immigrants

    $10,000
  35. Steadfast LA FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  36. Surf Happens FoundationCarpinteria, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  37. The Alcazar TheatreCarpinteria, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  38. Transition HouseSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  39. Fractured Atlas Productions IncHartsdale, NY

    SJK art & humanity

    $8,000
  40. Fractured Atlas Productions IncHartsdale, NY

    SJK arts & humanity

    $8,000
  41. Fractured Atlas Productions IncHartsdale, NY

    SJK art & humanity

    $8,000
  42. Fractured Atlas Productions IncHartsdale, NY

    SJK art & humanity

    $8,000
  43. Immigrant Hope Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    Help & hope to immigrants in SB county

    $7,500
  44. O-Higher EdOjai, CA

    General operating support

    $7,500
  45. Santa Barbara Education FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Mission scholars

    $7,500
  46. Aspen FilmAspen, CO

    Real butter at isis theater

    $6,000
  47. Aspen Center for Environmental StudiesAspen, CO

    General operating support

    $5,000
  48. Aspen Historical SocietyAspen, CO

    General operating support

    $5,000
  49. Aspen Valley Ski-Snowboard Club IncAspen, CO

    In honor of michael rueggeberg

    $5,000
  50. Aspen Wildfire FoundationAspen, CO

    General operating support

    $5,000
  51. California Avocado Festival IncCarpinteria, CA

    Pit protector sponsorship

    $5,000
  52. Coastal Ranches ConservancyGaviota, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  53. Dream FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  54. Dream FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Flower empower underwriting

    $5,000
  55. Family Service AgencySanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  56. Four Winds IncDeer Harbor, WA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  57. Hospice of Santa Barbara IncSanta Barbara, CA

    Patient care services

    $5,000
  58. Little Village FoundationSolvang, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  59. MusicaresSanta Monica, CA

    Musicians' fund

    $5,000
  60. Nature Track FoundationLos Olivos, CA

    Fostering a lifelong fascination with nature

    $5,000
  61. Pasadena Humane Society & SPCAPasadena, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  62. Planned Parenthood of the Rocky MountainsDenver, CO

    General operating support

    $5,000
  63. Santa Barbara Bucket BrigadeSanta Barbara, CA

    Walk montecito

    $5,000
  64. Santa Barbara Center for Performing ArtsSanta Barbara, CA

    New waltz show sponsorship

    $5,000
  65. Santa Barbara Center for Performing ArtsSanta Barbara, CA

    Psychedelic symphony underwriting

    $5,000
  66. Santa Barbara Historical MuseumSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  67. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural HistorySanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  68. Santa Barbara Rescue MissionSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  69. Star Jasmine FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Jerry day SB, another day in the sun

    $5,000
  70. Thacher School IncOjai, CA

    Annual fund, poppy brittingham tobin

    $5,000
  71. Thacher School IncOjai, CA

    Annual fund, tommy brittingham

    $5,000
  72. Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care of SBSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  73. Wishtoyo FoundationVentura, CA

    Chumash maritime lifeways

    $5,000
  74. Harvard-Westlake SchoolLos Angeles, CA

    Annual fund

    $3,500
  75. Aspen JournalismAspen, CO

    General operating support

    $2,500
  76. BacklinePortland, OR

    General operating support

    $2,500
  77. Community Environmental CouncilSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  78. Foodbank of Santa Barbara CountyGoleta, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  79. Foundation for SB City CollegeSanta Barbara, CA

    SBCC promise

    $2,500
  80. Grateful Dead Studies AssociationScotts Valley, CA

    Gdsa fifth annual conference underwriting

    $2,500
  81. Neighborhood Youth Association IncLos Angeles, CA

    In honor of adri butler

    $2,500
  82. Organic Soup KitchenSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  83. Santa Barbara Humane SocietySanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  84. Santa Barbara Wildlife Care NetworkGoleta, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  85. Unity ShoppeSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  86. Wilderness Youth Project IncSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  87. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $2,000
  88. Family Therapy Institute of Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  89. Angels Foster CareSanta Barbara, CA

    Foster parent program

    $1,000
  90. Cancer Foundation of Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    Via rancheros visitadores in honor of steve beneto

    $1,000
  91. Catalyst CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    Gos in honor of molly munger & steve english

    $1,000
  92. Land Trust for Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  93. Lange FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    In honor of penny bianchi

    $1,000
  94. Los Padres Forest WatchSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  95. Polytechnic SchoolPasadena, CA

    Annual fund

    $1,000
  96. Rooted Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  97. Santa Barbara Center for Performing ArtsSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  98. Scholarship Foundation of Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    In honor of david yager

    $1,000
  99. Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA

    Annual fund

    $1,000
  100. University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WI

    Void: scott & ella brittingham viking fund

    $0

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture16 grants $390,75031% of the total
  2. Education13 grants $313,76425% of the total
  3. Disaster relief and public safety3 grants $160,00013% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation3 grants $110,0009% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $100,0008% of the total
  6. Environment9 grants $59,5005% of the total
  7. 8 other causes20 grants $112,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California75 grants $1,107,150
  2. Colorado12 grants $363,500
  3. New York7 grants $324,000
  4. Wisconsin2 grants $116,364
  5. Washington2 grants $105,000
  6. Oregon1 grant $2,500
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Scott BrittinghamPRESIDENT Hours 30Pay $150,000
  • Ella BrittinghamCFO AND SECRETARY Hours 30Pay $100,000

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