Brittingham Family Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 26-2992045. Reported 357 grants totalling $5,661,204 to 106 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Brittingham Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $477,244 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Fractured Atlas Productions Inc | Hartsdale, NY | $350,000 | 19 | 5 | 2025 |
| Crane Country Day School | Santa Barbara, CA | $305,400 | 7 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $291,000 | 7 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Sb | Santa Barbara, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Uniondocs Inc | Ridgewood, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| USC Marshall School of Business | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Center for Performing Arts | Santa Barbara, CA | $233,750 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Elings Park Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Four Winds Inc | Dear Harbor, WA | $185,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Aspen Wildfire Foundation | Aspen, CO | $155,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lobero Theatre Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $150,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| US Olympic & Paralympic Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Thacher School Inc | Ojai, CA | $145,310 | 14 | 5 | 2025 |
| Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Aspen, CO | $126,000 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $121,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cedars-Sinai | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation | Goleta, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Stanford University - Office of Development | Stanford, CA | $80,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heal the Ocean | Santa Barbara, CA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rex Foundation | San Anseimo, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics | Santa Barbara, CA | $75,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| US Olympic and Paralympic Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade | Santa Barbara, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| CASA Del Herrero Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Dream Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Surf Happens Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Transition House | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $49,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara Education Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $47,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation | Aspen, CO | $42,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sb County Immigrant Legal Defense Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History | Santa Barbara, CA | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Immigrant Hope Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $32,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| O-Higher Ed | Ojai, CA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Wilderness Youth Project Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Coastal Ranches Conservancy | Gaviota, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Historical Museum | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $22,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Unity Shoppe | Santa Barbara, CA | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Endowment for Youth Committee | Solvang, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation | San Ramon, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Neighbors for a Better San Francisco | San Rafeal, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Rescue Mission | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Stanford University - Athletic Dept | Stanford, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Alcazar Theatre | Carpinteria, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Harvard-Westlake School | Los Angeles, CA | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rooted in Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Service Agency | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hospice of Santa Barbara Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Aspen Valley Ski-Snowboard Club Inc | Aspen, CO | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community Environmental Council | Santa Barbara, CA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Sb City College | Santa Barbara, CA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Organic Soup Kitchen | Santa Barbara, CA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Aspen Film | Aspen, CO | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Carpinteria Children's Project | Carpinteria, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fish Reef Project | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Human Rights Watch Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Little Village Foundation | Solvang, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Montessori Ctr Sch at Sb & Students Inc | Goleta, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Music Associates of Aspen Inc | Aspen, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Audubon Society | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Humane Society | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Steadfast La Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Family Therapy Institute of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Basalt, CO | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Leading From Within | Santa Barbara, CA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | $6,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network | Santa Barbara, CA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Angels Foster Care | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Aspem Wildlife Foundation | Aspen, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aspen Historical Society | Aspen, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Aspen Journalism | Aspen, CO | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| California Avocado Festival Inc | Carpinteria, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Land Trust for Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lange Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Los Padres Forest Watch | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Montecito Firefighters Charitable Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Musicares | Santa Monica, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nature Track Foundation | Los Olivos, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Neighborhood Youth Association Inc | Venice, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Polytechnic School | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rescue Mission Alliance | Oxnard, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Star Jasmine Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tip the Spear Landmine Removal Inc | Milton, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care of Sb | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wishtoyo Foundation | Ventura, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Showers of Blessing | Goleta, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catalyst California | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Community Counseling Center Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Backline | Portland, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Grateful Dead Studies Association | Scotts Valley, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Las Madrinas | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rose Bowl Aquatics Center | Pasadena, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Advancement Project | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Montecito Trails Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mountain Rescue Aspen | Aspen, CO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Storyteller Children's Center Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rooted Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
72 of 106 (68%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 89%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Elings Park Foundation
EPIC! CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - GODRIC GROVE - USC Marshall School of Business
BRITTINGHAM FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND - University of Wisconsin Foundation
SCOTT AND ELLA BRITTINGHAM VIKING FUND - Community Initiatives
HOUSE OF VICTORY FOUNDATION - Lobero Theatre Foundation
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN/BUILDING MAINTENANCE ENDOWMENT - University of Southern California
USC ATHLETICS/CAPITAL PROJECTS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 296 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | $853,810 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 62 | $774,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 57 | $612,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 70 | $1,401,880 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 99 | $2,019,514 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
66% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Brittingham Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1482 E Valley Road 703, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 26-2992045 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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