Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara awards $900,000 to local nonprofits
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A record-breaking $900,000 was awarded to 11 local nonprofit agencies in Santa Barbara by the Women's Fund of Santa Barbara – the largest annual pool of contributions in the 18-year history of the organization.
“This year our members voted to award grants to projects focused on addressing four key areas identified in our rigorous research process as critical community needs: homelessness, education, healthcare, and food insecurity,” said Michele Neely Saltoun, Co-Chair of the Women’s Fund’s Research Committee.
The awards were given out at an Annual Celebration of Grants event held at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum on Wednesday, with the event marking the end of the 2021-22 Women's Fund grant cycle.
With the $900,000 awarded on Wednesday, the total amount that the Women's Fund has awarded in grants since 2004 was brought to $9.5 million, according to Women's Fund spokeswoman Kerry Parker.
The agencies that received the awards were:
- Channel Islands YMCA - $75,000
- DignityMoves - $75,000
- Foodbank of Santa Barbara County - $55,000
- Freedom 4 Youth - $100,000 over two years
- Girls Inc. of Carpinteria - $100,000 over two years
- People's Self Help Housing - $40,000
- Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara - $100,000
- Santa Barbara Education Foundation - $100,000
- Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics - $100,000
- SB ACT - $100,000
- Storyteller Children's Center - $55,000
For more information about each agency and grant purpose, click here.
