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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 77-0529605

The Gretler Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $772,500 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $772,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $14,931,963

  • Tax year 2024

    $745,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $14,135,959

  • Tax year 2023

    $768,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $14,168,863

  • Tax year 2022

    $862,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $14,638,384

  • Tax year 2021

    $720,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $14,841,000

  • Tax year 2020

    $730,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $14,254,666

  • Tax year 2019

    $750,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $14,067,759

  • Tax year 2018

    $722,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $14,131,838

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Ucsb FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    500k ad funds & 150k men's basketb

    $130,000
  2. The Ucsb FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Fund in econ & economic forecast PR

    $130,000
  3. The Ucsb FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Women's basketball

    $125,000
  4. The Ucsb FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Economic forecast project

    $50,000
  5. The Ucsb FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Social sciences deans fund

    $50,000
  6. The Ucsb FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Women's athletics excellence fund

    $30,000
  7. The Ucsb FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Ucsb propel scholars-studnt SCHLRSHP

    $30,000
  8. The Ucsb FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Ucsb propel scholars-studnt SCHLRSHP

    $30,000
  9. Family Service AgencySanta Barbara, CA

    Counseling services

    $25,000
  10. Good News in Action IncAlbany, LA

    New life christian school

    $25,000
  11. The Ucsb FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Gretler fellows

    $25,000
  12. Sansum Diabetes Research InstSanta Barbara, CA

    Capital campaign

    $20,000
  13. University of Arizona College of Optical SciencesTucson, AZ

    Winter school

    $20,000
  14. Goleta Education FoundationGoleta, CA

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  15. Hope School District Education FNDSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  16. Santa Barbara Education FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Teacher grants, steam capms, peac

    $15,000
  17. Grace Fisher FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Napa center therapy

    $10,000
  18. Maryam Parnam FoundationOrange, CA

    Napa center therapy pop-up

    $10,000
  19. Sansum Diabetes Research InstSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  20. The Ucsb FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Volleyball locker room fund

    $7,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $30,00075% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California18 grants $727,500
  2. Louisiana1 grant $25,000
  3. Arizona1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Paul A GrazianoPRESIDENT & Hours 5Pay $0
  • Harrison CroffTREASURER & Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lindsay LeonardSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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