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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-3694741

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A private foundation in Pasadena, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 121 grants and $12.8 million 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.

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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

    $12,810,131

    Grants listed
    121
    Assets, end of year
    $91,407,358

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,426,894

    Grants listed
    107
    Assets, end of year
    $90,381,467

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,006,377

    Grants listed
    129
    Assets, end of year
    $76,805,558

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,460,000

    Grants listed
    135
    Assets, end of year
    $100,479,461

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,510,000

    Grants listed
    137
    Assets, end of year
    $85,502,349

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,345,000

    Grants listed
    109
    Assets, end of year
    $77,569,242

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,913,850

    Grants listed
    120
    Assets, end of year
    $65,308,843

Grants paid in 2024

121 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Greater HorizonsKansas City, MO

    Layt total distribution

    $9,523,911
  2. Helen Woodward Animal CenterRcho Santa Fe, CA

    Multi-year grant: general operating support

    $450,000
  3. African Women RisingSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $225,000
  4. Young America's FoundationReston, VA

    Summer youth program

    $200,000
  5. Elings Park FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Elings park capital campaign

    $135,000
  6. University of California Irvine Foundation (UCI)Irvine, CA

    For the falling leaves foundation medical innovation building

    $100,000
  7. Long Live the KingsSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $75,000
  8. The UC Davis FoundationDavis, CA

    The seadoc society

    $70,000
  9. Orange County United WayIrvine, CA

    General operating support

    $65,000
  10. Fulfillment FundLos Angeles, CA

    Scholarship program

    $50,000
  11. Woodland Park Zoological SocietySeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  12. New Village Girls AcademyLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  13. Seattle AquariumSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  14. DignitymovesSan Francisco, CA

    La posada project ($250k over 5 years)

    $50,000
  15. Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview GardensGoleta, CA

    General operating support ($181,500 over 4 yrs)

    $50,000
  16. Institute for JusticeArlington, VA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  17. Jenesse Center IncLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  18. Lobero Theatre FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Ovation celebration ($250k over 5 years)

    $50,000
  19. Los Angeles Room & BoardLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  20. Ocean Conservancy IncWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $50,000
  21. Santa Barbara Historical MuseumSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $40,000
  22. Equus Survival TrustLowgap, NC

    Akhal-take association of america - general operating support

    $35,000
  23. Arboretum FoundationSeattle, WA

    Washington park arboretum

    $30,000
  24. Helen Woodward Animal CenterRcho Santa Fe, CA

    For the spring fling gala

    $30,000
  25. The Giving Back FundBoston, MA

    Nexus

    $28,500
  26. Elings Park FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Godric grove

    $25,000
  27. Street Soccer USABrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $25,000
  28. The Friendship PaddleSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  29. True Nature Society DBA Quail SpringsMaricopa, CA

    $12,500 to bore hole pump and solar panels and $12,500 to gos

    $25,000
  30. Laguna Blanca SchoolSanta Barbara, CA

    Whittier summer camp fund - to support disadvantaged students in summer camp programs.

    $25,000
  31. Santa Barbara Public Library FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  32. Lobero Theatre FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Annual fund

    $25,000
  33. Montecito Community FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Montecito triangle rest: '23: $25k for creation of garden & '24: $25k toward endowment

    $25,000
  34. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural HistorySanta Barbara, CA

    Collections care project

    $25,000
  35. Santa Barbara Botanic Garden IncSanta Barbara, CA

    Backcountry project

    $25,000
  36. Santa Barbara Maritime MuseumSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  37. Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara IncSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  38. Wet Noses RescueSnoqualmie, WA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  39. Greater HorizonsKansas City, MO

    Lhad daf

    $25,000
  40. Clay StudioGoleta, CA

    Wheels on wheels

    $25,000
  41. Orcas Island Community FoundationEastsound, WA

    General operating support

    $22,000
  42. CARE4PAWSSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  43. Santa Barbara Birth CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  44. University of California Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    Cal men's lacrosse program

    $20,000
  45. Save the Waves CoalitionSanta Cruz, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  46. Stanford University School of Earth SciencesStanford, CA

    School of earth sciences

    $20,000
  47. Habitat for Humanity of Orange CountySanta Ana, CA

    Affordable housing program

    $20,000
  48. Santa Barbara Agriculture and Farm Education FoundationSummerland, CA

    Deer-proof fence at sweet wheel farms

    $20,000
  49. Lobero Theatre FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

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

    General operating support

    $20,000
  51. Helen Woodward Animal CenterRcho Santa Fe, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  52. Cate SchoolCarpinteria, CA

    Support students doing environmental work

    $20,000
  53. True Nature Society DBA Quail SpringsMaricopa, CA

    General operating support and educational outreach

    $20,000
  54. University of Washington FoundationSeattle, WA

    UW airlift northwest program

    $20,000
  55. Children's Discovery Foundation (funhouse Commons)Eastsound, WA

    Orcas island funhouse programs

    $15,000
  56. International Medical CorpsLos Angeles, CA

    Relief programs in ukraine

    $15,000
  57. Washington State Horse Park Authority IncCle Elum, WA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  58. True Nature Society DBA Quail SpringsMaricopa, CA

    $7,500 for laikipia permaculture center and $7,500 for DNRC permaculture farm

    $15,000
  59. Helen Woodward Animal CenterRcho Santa Fe, CA

    Support for hope telethon

    $15,000
  60. Santa Barbara Historical MuseumSanta Barbara, CA

    Annual fund (10k) and fiesta del museo (5k)

    $15,000
  61. UC Santa Cruz FoundationSanta Cruz, CA

    John pearse fund

    $15,000
  62. Coastal Ranches ConservancySanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  63. Chapman UniversityOrange, CA

    Scholarship fund for accounting students at argyros school of business and economics

    $15,000
  64. Aucklandwaikato Fish and Game CouncilWellington, New Zealand

    Unrestricted funds

    $15,000
  65. True Nature Society DBA Quail SpringsMaricopa, CA

    Wheel of life healing center in lillooet, british columbia

    $12,000
  66. Rocky Mountain Horse Foundation IncWinchester, KY

    General operating support

    $11,500
  67. Boulder Mountain ClayworksKetchum, ID

    General operating support

    $10,000
  68. Regents of the University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    UCSD scripps inst of oceanography (collections)

    $10,000
  69. Earth School Education Foundation IncPhoenix, AZ

    Carbon cowboys

    $10,000
  70. Public Media Group of Southern CaliforniaWhittier, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  71. Photographers Without BordersSaratoga Springs, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  72. Mote Marine LaboratorySarasota, FL

    General operating support

    $10,000
  73. Caribou Historical SocietyCaribou, ME

    Maintenance of whittier memorial in memory of max whittier & assist w/ fundraising & capacity BLDG

    $10,000
  74. DignitymovesSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  75. Santa Barbara Bucket BrigadeSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  76. Cate SchoolCarpinteria, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  77. La Plata County Humane SocietyDurango, CO

    $7,500 for the medical department / $2,500 for foster and volunteer coordinator budgets

    $10,000
  78. Santa Barbara Bowl FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  79. Little Bit Therapeutic Riding CenterRedmond, WA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  80. Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts IncSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support for the granada theatre

    $10,000
  81. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Programs for fighting wildfires & conducting controlled burns

    $10,000
  82. VNA Health FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  83. Greater HorizonsKansas City, MO

    La belle epoque (labe00) daf

    $10,000
  84. Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts IncSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  85. Celebration Nation IncSan Jose, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  86. A Rocha USAAustin, TX

    MT karioi project in ragland NZ

    $10,000
  87. Greater Santa Barbara Ice Skating AssociationGoleta, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  88. Keeling Curve FoundationDel Mar, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  89. Abundant Earth FoundationMcKinleyville, CA

    "lost art of love letters" project

    $10,000
  90. The Dalmatian Dreams Foundation DBA Dream FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  91. State Street BalletSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

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

    The key class

    $10,000
  93. Big Scrub LandcareBinna Burra, Australia

    General operating support

    $9,585
  94. Rainforest RescueByron Bay, Australia

    General operating support

    $9,585
  95. Monash City CouncilWheelers Hill, Australia

    Monash gallery of art

    $9,015
  96. SB Sharks FootballSanta Barbara, CA

    Er grant: general operating support

    $9,010
  97. Tribal Trust Foundation IncWest Palm BCH, FL

    For a documentary on indigenous wisdom keepers

    $8,000
  98. Art Byron LimitedBangalow, Australia

    General operating support

    $7,670
  99. Head on Foundation LimitedNew South Wales, Australia

    General operating support

    $7,670
  100. Brunswick Valley LandcareBrunswick Heads, Australia

    General operating support

    $7,670
  101. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Southern California ChapterLos Angeles, CA

    Research

    $7,500
  102. Greater Gallatin Watershed CouncilBozeman, MT

    General operating support

    $7,000
  103. Papoose ClubHailey, ID

    General operating support

    $5,000
  104. Katherines Light FoundationMillersville, MD

    General operating support

    $5,000
  105. Friends of Lancaster University in AmericaWilmington, DE

    General operating support

    $5,000
  106. Wild OpsSimi Valley, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  107. Zachary Gerald Knight Foundation IncSeverna Park, MD

    General operating support (multi-year grant for 3 years)

    $5,000
  108. Orcas Island Community FoundationEastsound, WA

    Orcas island funhouse programs

    $5,000
  109. Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VA

    Crafts council

    $5,000
  110. Peninsula Committee Children's HospitalPLS VRDS Est, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  111. Penland School of CraftPenland, NC

    General operating support

    $5,000
  112. San Diego Natural History MuseumSan Diego, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  113. Bellosguardo Foundation IncSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  114. Santa Barbara Showgrounds FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    SB horse show

    $5,000
  115. Chris Bertish Foundation IncWoodland HLS, CA

    General operating support

    $4,015
  116. Human Resource Development Council (HRDC)Bozeman, MT

    General operating support

    $3,000
  117. Cancer Support Community South BayTorrance, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  118. Los Padres Forest Watch IncSanta Barbara, CA

    "room to roam" initiative

    $2,500
  119. Ganna Walska LotuslandSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  120. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural HistorySanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  121. The Montecito Trails FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Trail maintenance

    $2,500

Approved for future payment

4 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. University of California Irvine Foundation (UCI)Irvine, CA

    For the falling leaves foundation medical innovation building

    $400,000
  2. Wet Noses RescueSnoqualmie, WA

    General operating support

    $75,000
  3. Elings Park FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    Godric grove

    $25,000
  4. Santa Barbara Birth CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking11 grants $9,684,41182% of the total
  2. Animals12 grants $795,0007% of the total
  3. Human services5 grants $360,0003% of the total
  4. Arts and culture15 grants $280,5002% of the total
  5. Education10 grants $204,0152% of the total
  6. Environment9 grants $174,5001% of the total
  7. 11 other causes19 grants $371,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri3 grants $9,558,911
  2. California80 grants $2,586,525
  3. Washington11 grants $317,000
  4. Virginia2 grants $55,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  6. North Carolina2 grants $40,000
  7. New York2 grants $35,000
  8. Idaho2 grants $15,000
  9. Kentucky1 grant $11,500
  10. Arizona1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • Sharon H BradfordPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Bryce W RhodesVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Winifred W RhodesVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Pegine E GraysonSECRETARY/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • David A DahlCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Marcia W ConstanceDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Brett E HodgesDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Brian M HodgesDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Adam J RhodesDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Emery W RhodesDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Arlo G SorensenDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

This is an amended return.

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