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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-3519577

Towbes Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 96 grants and $1.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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
Towbes Foundation
33 E Carrillo Street Suite 201
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 690-4603
Form and materials
See statement attached - schedule #1 granting policies
Deadlines
See statement attached - schedule #1 granting policies
Restrictions
See statement attached - schedule #1 granting policies

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,475,000

    Grants listed
    96
    Assets, end of year
    $51,363,550

  • Tax year 2023

    $951,900

    Grants listed
    93
    Assets, end of year
    $50,434,397

  • Tax year 2022

    $23,900

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $49,414,908

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,556,750

    Grants listed
    90
    Assets, end of year
    $10,325,099

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,208,205

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $11,175,869

Grants paid in 2024

96 grants, largest first

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

  1. Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Towbes Foundation Donor Advised Fund

    $170,575
  2. Individual

    General operating support & wellness center/hub

    $65,000
  3. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital FNDSanta Barbara, CA

    Pediatric resiliency collaborative (perc)

    $50,000
  4. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital FNDSanta Barbara, CA

    Mind thrive pilot

    $50,000
  5. Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Recruit, Retain, Rest & Recuperation (4R) Grant Program

    $50,000
  6. UC Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    EAOP, McEnroe Reading Clinic, AND HEALING SPACE general operating support

    $48,250
  7. Individual

    Annual Funding-34,000 for Scholarships/6,000 for GOS

    $40,000
  8. Channel Islands YMCACarpinteria, CA

    My Home at Lyons House & Runaway Homeless Youth programs

    $38,250
  9. Individual

    General operating support & children's center in lompoc

    $35,000
  10. Santa Barbara Education FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support & mission scholars college access program

    $30,000
  11. Individual

    Home visitation program

    $25,000
  12. United Way of Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara, CA

    Support the fun in the sun program

    $25,000
  13. Openminds FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  14. New Beginnings Counseling CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    Donald j. Willfong community counseling clinic

    $24,000
  15. Council on Drug and Alcohol AbuseSanta Barbara, CA

    Cada mentor program & capital campaign

    $22,500
  16. Individual

    General Operating Support

    $22,500
  17. Storyteller Children's CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $22,500
  18. Individual

    [individual]

    $20,000
  19. Santa Barbara School of SquashSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted Grant Award

    $18,250
  20. Freedom 4 YouthSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $17,500
  21. United Boys Girls Clubs of SB CountSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $16,125
  22. Individual

    BEHAVIOR HEALTH PROGRAMMING AND Post-Partum Home Visitation Program

    $16,000
  23. Hospice of Santa Barbara IncSanta Barbara, CA

    Bereavement counseling for youth programming

    $15,750
  24. PathpointSanta Barbara, CA

    Behavioral health permanent supportive housing services

    $15,000
  25. San Marcos High School Royal PrideSanta Barbara, CA

    Capital campaign for wellness center

    $15,000
  26. Social Good Fund IncLos Olivos, CA

    General operating support

    $14,200
  27. Pacific Pride FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $14,000
  28. AHA Attitude Harmony AchievementSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $12,500
  29. Boys Girls Club of Mid Central CoasSanta Maria, CA

    General operating support

    $12,500
  30. Individual

    Safe Alternatives Treating Youth Mobile Crisis Services

    $12,500
  31. Individual

    General operating support

    $12,500
  32. Girls Inc of Greater Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $12,500
  33. Individual

    Life after high school academy

    $12,500
  34. VNA Health FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    VNA health bereavement care program

    $12,500
  35. Foundation for Santa Barbara City CSanta Barbara, CA

    SBCC Running Start

    $12,500
  36. Casa Serena IncSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $12,000
  37. Individual

    General Operating Support

    $12,000
  38. Wilderness Youth ProjectSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $12,000
  39. Marian Regional Medical Center FNDSanta Maria, CA

    General Operating Support

    $12,000
  40. Santa Barbara New HouseSanta Barbara, CA

    General Operating Support

    $12,000
  41. Orcutt Children's Arts FoundationOrcutt, CA

    Arts Attack

    $12,000
  42. Girls Inc of CarpinteriaCarpinteria, CA

    General operating support

    $10,750
  43. Fund for Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  44. Goleta Education FoundationGoleta, CA

    Educator Grants & Programs Support

    $10,000
  45. Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes CenterGuadalupe, CA

    Explore the coast

    $10,000
  46. Mental Wellness CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  47. Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    State of nonprofit sector

    $10,000
  48. Individual

    Community education & rape prevention for adolescents and young adults programming

    $10,000
  49. American Indian Health Services CorSanta Barbara, CA

    General Operating Support

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

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  51. Explore EcologySanta Barbara, CA

    Explore Ecology GOS Environmental Education

    $10,000
  52. Fighting Back Santa Maria ValleySanta Maria, CA

    TAY Navigation Center Renovations

    $10,000
  53. Lompoc Teen CenterLompoc, CA

    Yes I Can / S Se Puede (YIC)

    $10,000
  54. Individual

    General operating support

    $10,000
  55. The Thriving InitiativeGoleta, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  56. Individual

    General operating support

    $10,000
  57. Santa Maria Valley YMCASanta Maria, CA

    Young Children's Preschool - GOS

    $10,000
  58. Scottish Rite FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  59. Individual

    Mental Health First Aid & Wellness Programs

    $10,000
  60. Isla Vista School PTAGoleta, CA

    Science camp program scholarship fund

    $8,500
  61. Individual

    Afterschool steam outreach program

    $8,500
  62. Santa Barbara County Education OffiSanta Barbara, CA

    Teachers network

    $8,500
  63. Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens IncSanta Barbara, CA

    SBBG Summer Camp scholarships

    $8,000
  64. Individual

    Unrestricted MT Legacy Award

    $7,500
  65. Easy Lift TransportationGoleta, CA

    Unrestricted MT Legacy Award

    $7,500
  66. Hillside HouseSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted MT Legacy Award

    $7,500
  67. Leading From WithinSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted MT Legacy Award

    $7,500
  68. Naturetrack Foundation IncLos Olivos, CA

    General Operating Support

    $7,500
  69. Sansum Diabetes Research InstituteSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted MT Legacy Award

    $7,500
  70. Santa Barbara Zoological FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Early Explorers Scholarship Program

    $7,500
  71. Individual

    Unrestricted MT Legacy Award

    $7,500
  72. Women's Economic VenturesSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted MT Legacy Award

    $7,500
  73. Individual

    Unrestricted MT Legacy Award

    $7,500
  74. The Sea LeagueSanta Barbara, CA

    General Operating Support

    $7,500
  75. Transition HouseSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted MT Legacy Award

    $7,500
  76. Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    NPRN Support

    $7,500
  77. Boys Girls Club of Santa Barbara inSanta Barbara, CA

    After School Homework and Enrichment Program

    $7,500
  78. Individual

    [individual] Family Service

    $7,500
  79. Santa Barbara Birth CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $7,500
  80. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural HisSanta Barbara, CA

    School & Teacher Services Programs

    $6,250
  81. Teacher's FundSanta Barbara, CA

    Teacher's Fund Grants

    $6,000
  82. Santa Barbara Partners in EducationSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  83. Ganna Walska LotuslandSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted MT Legacy Award

    $5,000
  84. Los Padres Council Boy Scouts of AmSanta Barbara, CA

    Opening The Outdoor School at Camp Rancho Alegre

    $5,000
  85. Santa Barbara Museum of ArtSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted MT Legacy Award

    $5,000
  86. Individual

    Unrestricted Grant Award

    $5,000
  87. Individual

    General operating support

    $5,000
  88. Individual

    SBC Farm-to-Food Lab

    $5,000
  89. Safety Town of Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara, CA

    Safety Town Transportation for Scholarship Students

    $2,600
  90. California Nature Art MuseumSolvang, CA

    Unrestricted MT Legacy Award

    $2,500
  91. Cottage Children's Medical CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted MT Legacy Award for Cottage Children's Medical Center

    $2,500
  92. Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted Support for the PEAC Foundation

    $2,250
  93. United Way of Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted grant award

    $2,250
  94. Individual

    [individual] event sponsorship

    $2,000
  95. UC Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Chancellor's council

    $1,000
  96. Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking9 grants $278,57540% of the total
  2. Education9 grants $146,75021% of the total
  3. Mental health5 grants $71,50010% of the total
  4. Human services3 grants $69,75010% of the total
  5. Youth development3 grants $41,0006% of the total
  6. Health3 grants $30,0004% of the total
  7. 6 other causes8 grants $60,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California72 grants $1,106,500

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Sheridah GerardDirector Hours 2Pay $2,250
  • Lynn C TowbesPresident Hours 10Pay $2,250
  • Robert L SkinnerVice President Hours 2Pay $2,250
  • Patricia MacfarlaneTreasurer Hours 10Pay $0
  • Kristen Sullivan PHDExecutive Dir. Hours 40Pay $169,809
  • Kiah JordanDirector Hours 2Pay $2,250
  • Allison Lewis-TowbesDirector Hours 2Pay $2,250
  • Amber OrtizDirector Hours 2Pay $0
  • Patricia MadrigalSecretary Hours 2Pay $0
  • Ernesto ParedesDirector Hours 2Pay $2,250

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