Rows of old wooden school desks in an empty classroom

Grant recipient EIN 27-4437945Education

Who funds Freedom 4 Youth?

25 private foundations gave Freedom 4 Youth in Santa Barbara, CA $914,458 across 57 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

57 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. R Firestone Fdn-Dima-CashPennington, NJ 2025

    Unrestricted general

    $24,000
  2. The John C Mithun FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2025

    General

    $10,000
  3. The Little One FoundationGarden City, NY 2025

    Operational

    $10,000
  4. The Greene Family FoundationMontecito, CA 2025

    General

    $7,000
  5. The Lucky One FoundationGarden City, NY 2025

    Operational

    $5,000
  6. The Dolotta Family Charitable FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2025

    For exempt purpose of organization

    $2,000
  7. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    Matching contribution (general operating support)

    $2,000
  8. Kaufman Foundation IncSanta Barbara, CA 2025

    Unrestricted

    $1,750
  9. The Dolotta Family Charitable FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2025

    For exempt purpose of organization

    $1,000
  10. G A Fowler Family FoundationIrvine, CA 2024

    Promoting education

    $60,000
  11. Natalie Orfalea FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    General operations

    $50,000
  12. James S Bower FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    Education & youth support programming expansion

    $30,000
  13. The McCune FoundationVentura, CA 2024

    Youth-led organizing on the criminal legal system

    $30,000
  14. Manitou FundWhite Bear Lake, MN 2024

    General operating

    $25,000
  15. Towbes FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $17,500
  16. R Firestone Fdn-Dima-CashPennington, NJ 2024

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  17. The Little One FoundationGarden City, NY 2024

    Operational

    $10,000
  18. Ann Jackson Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $10,000
  19. The Greene Family FoundationMontecito, CA 2024

    General

    $7,000
  20. Solid Rock Foundation for ChildrenSanta Maria, CA 2024

    Donation

    $5,000
  21. Rudi Schulte Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    IN FURTHERANCE OF SECTION 501(c)(3) EXEMPT PURPOSE

    $5,000
  22. The Dolotta Family Charitable FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    For exempt purpose of organization

    $1,000
  23. G A Fowler Family FoundationIrvine, CA 2023

    Promoting education

    $105,000
  24. James S Bower FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $40,000
  25. The McCune FoundationVentura, CA 2023

    Youth empowerment

    $25,000
  26. R Firestone Fdn-Dima-CashPennington, NJ 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $15,000
  27. The Wood-Claeyssens FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    General operating funds

    $10,000
  28. Ann Jackson Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $10,000
  29. Towbes FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $10,000
  30. The Greene Family FoundationMontecito, CA 2023

    General

    $7,000
  31. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $2,000
  32. The McCune FoundationVentura, CA 2023

    General support

    $2,000
  33. The McCune FoundationVentura, CA 2023

    Freedom jubilee sponsorship

    $1,000
  34. The Gracie Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  35. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $37
  36. G A Fowler Family FoundationIrvine, CA 2022

    Promoting education

    $100,000
  37. James S Bower FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    Aasap lompoc & project unity

    $45,000
  38. Alice Tweed Tuohy FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    Commercial kitchen for catering

    $30,000
  39. The McCune FoundationVentura, CA 2022

    Lived experience executive division

    $25,000
  40. Mark and Dorothy Smith Family FoundationSanta Maria, CA 2022

    Support

    $10,000
  41. Hutton Foundation DBA Hutton Parker FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    Core/general operating support - cycle i 2022

    $10,000
  42. The Crawford Idema Family Foundation IncConcord, MA 2022

    In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose

    $5,000
  43. The Greene Family FoundationMontecito, CA 2022

    General

    $5,000
  44. The McCune FoundationVentura, CA 2022

    Community organizing coaching

    $4,000
  45. The Gracie Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  46. Rudi Schulte Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    IN FURTHERANCE OF SECTION 501(c)(3) EXEMPT PURPOSE

    $2,000
  47. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $51
  48. G A Fowler Family FoundationIrvine, CA 2021

    Promoting education

    $60,000
  49. The McCune FoundationVentura, CA 2021

    Juvenile justice organizing

    $12,500
  50. Towbes FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $7,500
  51. Ann Jackson Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $5,000
  52. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $73
  53. The McCune FoundationVentura, CA 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  54. Hutton Foundation DBA Hutton Parker FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    2019 general operating support

    $7,500
  55. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $47
  56. Hutton Foundation DBA Hutton Parker FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2019

    General operating support

    $7,500
  57. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2018

    Day of advocacy event: for sponsorship of an event to empower and educate youth about health issues in california.

    $15,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Santa Barbara, CA and are not among Freedom 4 Youth’s funders above.

  1. Mosher FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 33 grants Accepts applications $804,650 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 24 grants Accepts applications $47,438 to similar organizations
  3. Audacious FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 13 grants Preselected only $241,214 to similar organizations
  4. Tony and Kyra Rogers FoundationWilmington, DE 23 grants Preselected only $232,400 to similar organizations
  5. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 14 grants Preselected only $6,730 to similar organizations
  6. The Kirby-Jones FoundationWilmington, DE 20 grants Preselected only $630,000 to similar organizations
  7. Analog Devices FoundationBoston, MA 9 grants Accepts applications $7,281 to similar organizations
  8. June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust JS Poucher KL Englert & CM Cooney Co-TrSanta Barbara, CA 8 grants Accepts applications $110,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-4437945 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.