A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 94-1728064Environment

Who funds Community Environmental Council Inc?

64 private foundations gave Community Environmental Council Inc in Santa Barbara, CA $7.3 million across 193 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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

193 grants

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

  1. Linked FoundationCarpinteria, CA 2025

    Regional solutionsto climate change

    $100,000
  2. Becker Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2025

    General support

    $26,500
  3. The Crawford Idema Family Foundation IncConcord, MA 2025

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

    $20,000
  4. Yellow-Crowned FoundationInverness, IL 2025

    General operations

    $15,000
  5. The Little One FoundationGarden City, NY 2025

    Operational

    $15,000
  6. Tony and Kyra Rogers FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  7. Augustone Foundation Uagr DTD 121107Boston, MA 2025

    General purpose

    $5,000
  8. Brittingham Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2025

    General operating support

    $2,500
  9. The B & B FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2025

    Environmental

    $2,000
  10. Patricia Bragg FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    General support for charity's purpose

    $505,000
  11. The Zegar Family FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General purpose contribution

    $400,000
  12. James S Bower FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    Climate change 50th anniversary campaign

    $400,000
  13. Linked FoundationCarpinteria, CA 2024

    Regional solutionsto climate change

    $100,000
  14. Challenge FundRichmond, VA 2024

    General support

    $25,000
  15. Alice Tweed Tuohy FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    Front entrance door replacement

    $22,500
  16. The John C Mithun FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    General

    $20,000
  17. Yellow-Crowned FoundationInverness, IL 2024

    General operations

    $17,600
  18. El Gato Channel FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    Environmental programs, education

    $17,500
  19. The Crawford Idema Family Foundation IncConcord, MA 2024

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

    $12,000
  20. The Lewis Greenwood FoundationNewbury Park, CA 2024

    Charitable

    $10,000
  21. June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust JS Poucher KL Englert & CM Cooney Co-TrSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    General Operating Support

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

    Event support

    $10,000
  23. 2005 Tomchin Family Charitable TrustSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    Support for the environment.

    $7,500
  24. The Little One FoundationGarden City, NY 2024

    Operational

    $7,500
  25. The Kirby-Jones FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  26. Augustone Foundation Uagr DTD 121107Boston, MA 2024

    General purpose

    $5,000
  27. The Lucky One FoundationGarden City, NY 2024

    Operational

    $5,000
  28. The Solstice Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  29. The McCune FoundationVentura, CA 2024

    Climate activist training/language access handbook

    $5,000
  30. The M and M FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  31. Emmett FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    To benefit the environment

    $2,500
  32. Brittingham Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $2,500
  33. The B & B FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    Environmental

    $2,000
  34. Dancing Tides Foundation IncGarden City, NY 2024

    Charitable contribution

    $1,500
  35. Hendricksfelton FoundationMercer Island, WA 2024

    Charitable contribution

    $1,500
  36. Morrison Institute for DecentralismMontecito, CA 2024

    Supporting education, implementation & policy guidance on solutions to climate change

    $450
  37. James S Bower FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    Central coast climate justice network

    $415,000
  38. The John C Mithun FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    General

    $100,000
  39. G A Fowler Family FoundationIrvine, CA 2023

    Promoting health and wellness

    $100,000
  40. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2023

    Operations for fire prevention, regenerative agriculture, and environmental/climate justice

    $75,000
  41. Linked FoundationCarpinteria, CA 2023

    Regional solutionsto climate chnage

    $50,000
  42. Living Peace FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    General donationgeneral donation

    $50,000
  43. Hutton Foundation DBA Hutton Parker FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    Core support

    $50,000
  44. The Errett Fisher FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    Help the california environment

    $50,000
  45. Ann Jackson Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $50,000
  46. El Gato Channel FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    Environmental programs, education

    $46,580
  47. The McCune FoundationVentura, CA 2023

    Central coast climate justice network (CCCJN)

    $30,000
  48. June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust JS Poucher KL Englert & CM Cooney Co-TrSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    General Operating Support

    $20,000
  49. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2023

    To support environmental projects.

    $15,000
  50. Yellow-Crowned FoundationInverness, IL 2023

    General operations

    $15,000
  51. The Crawford Idema Family Foundation IncConcord, MA 2023

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

    $12,000
  52. Audacious FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    Rethink the Drink at 3 Schools in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties 2023-24, plus CEC Green Gala Green Benefactor sponsorship

    $12,000
  53. 2005 Tomchin Family Charitable TrustSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    Support for the environment.

    $10,000
  54. The Little One FoundationGarden City, NY 2023

    Operational

    $7,500
  55. The Matthews Salazar Imagitas FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    Charitable

    $5,000
  56. The Kirby-Jones FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  57. Augustone Foundation Uagr DTD 121107Boston, MA 2023

    General purpose

    $5,000
  58. Tony and Kyra Rogers FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  59. Patricia Bragg FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    General support for charity's purpose

    $5,000
  60. Ruth Brown FoundationMoab, UT 2023

    Environmental

    $5,000
  61. Mildred E & Harvey S Mudd FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $3,460
  62. The M and M FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  63. Brittingham Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $2,500
  64. The B & B FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2023

    Environment-animals & wildlife

    $2,000
  65. John J Moller Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,875
  66. Dancing Tides Foundation IncGarden City, NY 2023

    Charitable contribution

    $1,500
  67. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $80
  68. Patricia Bragg FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    Cecs 50th anniversary reverse repair protect climate campaign

    $1,000,000
  69. Hutton Foundation DBA Hutton Parker FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    General operating

    $500,000
  70. James S Bower FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    Climate change 50th anniversary campaign & food action network

    $312,500
  71. Chispa FoundationSanta Babrara, CA 2022

    Unrestricted Support of Local non-profits in the sector of care and education

    $250,000
  72. The Zegar Family FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General purpose contribution

    $200,000
  73. The John C Mithun FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    General

    $100,000
  74. El Gato Channel FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    Environmental programs, education

    $50,150
  75. Hutton Foundation DBA Hutton Parker FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    NP tenants, crisis & special initiatives - SB

    $50,000
  76. Ann Jackson Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $50,000
  77. Hutton Foundation DBA Hutton Parker FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    NP tenants, crisis & special initiatives - SB

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

    Central coast climate justice network

    $30,000
  79. Schlinger Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  80. The Crawford Idema Family Foundation IncConcord, MA 2022

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

    $18,250
  81. WWW FoundationPasadena, CA 2022

    Climate change campaign

    $15,000
  82. Yellow-Crowned FoundationInverness, IL 2022

    General operations

    $14,700
  83. 2005 Tomchin Family Charitable TrustSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    Environmental solutions and education

    $10,000
  84. The McCune FoundationVentura, CA 2022

    Developing equitable solutions to climate change

    $10,000
  85. June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust JS Poucher KL Englert & CM Cooney Co-TrSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  86. Emmett FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    To protect the california central coast through combating the climate crisis with zero carbon goals

    $5,000
  87. Augustone Foundation Uagr DTD 121107Boston, MA 2022

    General purpose

    $5,000
  88. The Little One FoundationGarden City, NY 2022

    Operational

    $5,000
  89. Tony and Kyra Rogers FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  90. Ruth Brown FoundationMoab, UT 2022

    Environmental

    $5,000
  91. Mildred E & Harvey S Mudd FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    Qualified charitable exempt purpose

    $4,000
  92. Brittingham Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $2,500
  93. The McCune FoundationVentura, CA 2022

    Protect our climate project

    $2,500
  94. Schlinger Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  95. The B & B FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2022

    Environment-animals & wildlife

    $2,000
  96. Dancing Tides Foundation IncGarden City, NY 2022

    Charitable contribution

    $1,500
  97. Hendricksfelton FoundationMercer Island, WA 2022

    Charitable contribution

    $1,250
  98. The Artemisia FundSherman Oaks, CA 2022

    To support work to reverse climate change in our local communities and across the globe

    $1,000
  99. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $110
  100. James S Bower FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2021

    Climate change 50th anniversary campaign & food action network

    $255,000
  101. The Zegar Family FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General purpose contribution

    $200,000
  102. G A Fowler Family FoundationIrvine, CA 2021

    Promoting cultural awareness

    $100,000
  103. Natalie Orfalea FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2021

    General operating

    $83,334
  104. Hutton Foundation DBA Hutton Parker FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2021

    General operating support, SM sun media grant

    $52,500
  105. El Gato Channel FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2021

    Ehp program expense

    $35,100
  106. Mithun Family FoundationWayzata, MN 2021

    General fund

    $25,000
  107. The John C Mithun FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2021

    General

    $25,000
  108. Bragg Health FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2021

    General fund

    $22,500
  109. Yellow-Crowned FoundationInverness, IL 2021

    General operations

    $15,000
  110. The Little One FoundationGarden City, NY 2021

    Operational

    $15,000
  111. Schlinger Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  112. The McCune FoundationVentura, CA 2021

    Central coast climate justice network

    $15,000
  113. R Firestone Fdn-Dima-CashPennington, NJ 2021

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  114. June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust JS Poucher KL Englert & CM Cooney Co-TrSanta Barbara, CA 2021

    Building community resilience to address climate impacts

    $10,000
  115. Ruth Brown FoundationMoab, UT 2021

    Environmental

    $5,000
  116. 2005 Tomchin Family Charitable TrustSanta Barbara, CA 2021

    Environmental solutions and education

    $3,000
  117. Brittingham Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $2,500
  118. Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Educational and charitable

    $2,000
  119. Hendricksfelton FoundationMercer Island, WA 2021

    Charitable contribution

    $2,000
  120. The B & B FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2021

    Environment-animals & wildlife

    $2,000
  121. Dancing Tides Foundation IncGarden City, NY 2021

    Charitable contribution

    $1,500
  122. Augustone Foundation Uagr DTD 121107Boston, MA 2021

    General purposes

    $1,000
  123. The Turpin-Allebrand Family Charitable FoundationWaltham, MA 2021

    To innovate environmental solutions for the california central coast

    $500
  124. The Spivey Family Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2021

    Santa Barbara County Food Action Network (SBCFAN)

    $250
  125. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $132
  126. James S Bower FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    Climate change risks & resilience roundtables, and climate change 50th anniversary campaign

    $72,500
  127. The Zegar Family FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General purpose contribution

    $55,000
  128. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2020

    For the general purposes or other charitable purposes of the organization.

    $55,000
  129. Schlinger Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  130. The John C Mithun FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    General

    $30,000
  131. Living Peace FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    General donation

    $25,000
  132. The McCune FoundationVentura, CA 2020

    Central coast climate justice network

    $18,000
  133. Yellow-Crowned FoundationInverness, IL 2020

    General operations

    $15,000
  134. Hutton Foundation DBA Hutton Parker FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $13,000
  135. Natalie Orfalea FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $12,500
  136. El Gato Channel FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    Ehp program expense

    $10,538
  137. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2020

    To support environmental projects.

    $10,000
  138. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  139. R Firestone Fdn-Dima-CashPennington, NJ 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  140. Towbes FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    Unrestricted grant

    $10,000
  141. J L FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    General operating

    $10,000
  142. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  143. Mayer and Morris Kaplan FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    general operating support

    $5,000
  144. The John C Mithun FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    General

    $5,000
  145. Mufg Union Bank Foundation AgMilwaukee, WI 2020

    Charitable

    $5,000
  146. June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust JS Poucher KL Englert & CM Cooney Co-TrSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    Building community resilience to address climate impacts

    $5,000
  147. Patricia Bragg FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    Meal assistance for the food insecure

    $5,000
  148. Ruth Brown FoundationMoab, UT 2020

    Environmental

    $5,000
  149. Ann Jackson Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $5,000
  150. 2005 Tomchin Family Charitable TrustSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    Environmental solutions and education

    $3,000
  151. The Armand Hammer FoundationCarpinteria, CA 2020

    General funds

    $3,000
  152. Brittingham Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $2,500
  153. The B & B FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    Environment-animals & wildlife

    $2,000
  154. Dancing Tides Foundation IncGarden City, NY 2020

    Charitable contribution

    $1,500
  155. The Turpin-Allebrand Family Charitable FoundationWaltham, MA 2020

    General support

    $1,500
  156. Emmett FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    To protect the california central coast through combating the climate crisis with zero carbon goals

    $1,000
  157. The Corwin D Denney FoundationLong Beach, CA 2020

    To support charitable operations

    $1,000
  158. The Osherenko-Young FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2020

    General

    $1,000
  159. Rogers Family FoundationCamarillo, CA 2020

    General operating support.

    $300
  160. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $91
  161. Audacious FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2019

    Rethink the drink plastic reduction

    $21,050
  162. Hutton Foundation DBA Hutton Parker FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2019

    General operating support

    $15,000
  163. James S Bower FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2019

    Advancing climate action & solid waste

    $10,000
  164. The McCune FoundationVentura, CA 2019

    Central coast climate justice network

    $10,000
  165. Jeffrey and Mary Smith Family FoundationTeaneck, NJ 2019

    Unrestricted grant

    $10,000
  166. Yellow-Crowned FoundationInverness, IL 2019

    General operations

    $9,000
  167. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $5,000
  168. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $5,000
  169. The Little One FoundationGarden City, NY 2019

    Operational

    $5,000
  170. June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust JS Poucher KL Englert & CM Cooney Co-TrSanta Barbara, CA 2019

    General operating expenses

    $5,000
  171. Ruth Brown FoundationMoab, UT 2019

    Environmental

    $5,000
  172. Ann Jackson Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2019

    General operating support

    $5,000
  173. 2005 Tomchin Family Charitable TrustSanta Barbara, CA 2019

    Environmental solutions and education

    $3,000
  174. Brittingham Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2019

    General operating support

    $2,500
  175. Mayer and Morris Kaplan FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    Support of its 50th anniversary

    $2,500
  176. Hendricksfelton FoundationMercer Island, WA 2019

    Charitable contribution

    $2,000
  177. Dancing Tides Foundation IncGarden City, NY 2019

    Charitable contribution

    $1,500
  178. Augustone Foundation Uagr DTD 121107Boston, MA 2019

    General

    $1,000
  179. The Osherenko-Young FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2019

    General

    $500
  180. Audacious FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2018

    Rethink the drink program

    $25,471
  181. James S Bower FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2018

    Advancing climate action & solid waste

    $22,500
  182. June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust JS Poucher KL Englert & CM Cooney Co-TrSanta Barbara, CA 2018

    General operating expenses

    $15,000
  183. Yellow-Crowned FoundationInverness, IL 2018

    General operations

    $7,500
  184. WWW FoundationPasadena, CA 2018

    General operating support

    $5,000
  185. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2018

    To support environmental projects.

    $4,373
  186. 2005 Tomchin Family Charitable TrustSanta Barbara, CA 2018

    Environmental solutions and education

    $3,000
  187. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $2,500
  188. Brittingham Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2018

    General

    $2,500
  189. Ruth Brown FoundationMoab, UT 2018

    Environmental

    $2,500
  190. Dancing Tides Foundation IncGarden City, NY 2018

    Charitable contribution - climate change

    $1,500
  191. The Osherenko-Young FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2018

    General

    $1,000
  192. Lindisfarne FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2018

    General support of charitable purpose

    $500
  193. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2017

    To support environmental projects.

    $9,373

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Santa Barbara, CA and are not among Community Environmental Council Inc’s funders above.

  1. John S Kiewit Memorial FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 22 grants Preselected only $1,389,000 to similar organizations
  2. Raintree FoundationGoleta, CA 18 grants Accepts applications $419,000 to similar organizations
  3. Manitou FundWhite Bear Lake, MN 19 grants Preselected only $1,235,000 to similar organizations
  4. The Hall Charitable TrustWilton, CT 16 grants Preselected only $144,000 to similar organizations
  5. Stone Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 5 grants Preselected only $130,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Steele Family FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 24 grants Preselected only $105,000 to similar organizations
  7. Mosher FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 7 grants Accepts applications $55,600 to similar organizations
  8. Argonaut Charitable FoundationLos Angeles, CA 13 grants Preselected only $21,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 94-1728064 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.