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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-2718558

Brander Family Foundation

A private foundation in Carpinteria, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $211,404 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $211,404

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,411,102

  • Tax year 2023

    $191,400

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,426,082

  • Tax year 2022

    $191,100

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,524,330

  • Tax year 2021

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,625,809

  • Tax year 2020

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,699,697

  • Tax year 2019

    $204,706

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,683,788

  • Tax year 2018

    $204,705

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,807,405

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Allan Hancock College FoundationSanta Maria, CA

    charitable

    $84,000
  2. Brander Museum of Folk Artlos olivos, CA

    Charitable

    $84,000
  3. Individual

    Charitable

    $6,558
  4. Transition HouseSanta Barbara, CA

    Charitable

    $5,558
  5. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,308
  6. Cancer Center of Santa Barbarasanta barbara, CA

    Charitable

    $2,808
  7. CASA SerenaSanta Barbara, CA

    Charitable

    $2,808
  8. Individual

    Charitable

    $2,808
  9. Girls IncCarpinteria, CA

    Charitable

    $2,808
  10. Hillside HouseSanta Barbara, CA

    Charitable

    $2,808
  11. Hospice of Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    Charitable

    $2,808
  12. Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Charitable

    $2,808
  13. Santa Barbara Humane SocietySanta Barbara, CA

    Charitable

    $2,808
  14. SBCC FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Charitable

    $2,708
  15. Montecito YMCASanta Barbara, CA

    Charitable

    $808

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter1 grant $5,55840% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $2,80820% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,80820% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $2,70820% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California12 grants $196,730

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Laura K GasparCHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nicholas BranderTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charles SlosserPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Holly McKennaBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carl Frederick BranderBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Colby SellmanBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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