Stone Family Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 84-1549096. Reported 373 grants totalling $13.1M to 140 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Stone Family Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations Stone Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 13 grants totalling $350,000 to them. That is 4% of the $8,917,000 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipping Point Community | grantmaking organization | California | $270,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Women's Fund of Santa Barbara | community foundation | California | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| The Battery Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $6,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $500,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation for Colorado Community College | Denver, CO | $1,175,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Intl Research & Exchange Board Inc | Washington, DC | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | $575,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $545,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Camfed | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santa Barbara Education Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $481,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Room to Read | San Francisco, CA | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Read Global | San Francisco, CA | $425,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| She's the First | New York, NY | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Brookings Institute | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tipping Point Community | San Francisco, CA | $270,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Educate Uganda | Denver, CO | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Restless Development Sierra Leone | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sarah House | Santa Barbara, CA | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Street Child Cameroon | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | $240,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of California | Santa Barbara, CA | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Women for Women International | Washington, DC | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Global Fund for Women | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Advancing Girls Education in Africa | Washington, DC | $135,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hospice of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $135,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Limitless Horizons Intl | Santa Cruz, CA | $135,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Maia | Denver, CO | $135,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Earth Justice | San Francisco, CA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hospice of the Conejo | Thousand Oaks, CA | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Livingston Memorial Vna | Ventura, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Women's Global Education Project | Oak Park, IL | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Foundation | Aurora, CO | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Laradon Hall Society for Exceptional Children | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Natural Resource Defense Council | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| See International | Santa Barbara, CA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Child Abuse Listening Mediation | Santa Barbara, CA | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Barbara County | Santa Maria, CA | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hospice of San Luis County | San Luis Obispo, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice | Evergreen, CO | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Art | Santa Barbara, CA | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| African Women Rising | Santa Barbara, CA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Girls Incorporated of Carpinteria | Carpinteria, CA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Surfrider Foundation | San Clemente, CA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care | Kansas City, MO | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Santa Barbara Ventura and San Luis Obispo Counties | Santa Barbara, CA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History | Santa Barbara, CA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Family Service Agency | Santa Barbara, CA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Girls Inc of Greater Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Central Asia Institute | Bozeman, MT | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Save the Waves Coalition | Santa Cruz, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| PBS Socal | Santa Ana, CA | $56,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Randall Museum Friends | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rise Up | Oakland, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Transition House | Santa Barbara, CA | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Allsides Education Fund | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for Reproduction Rights | New York, NY | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Constructive Dialogue Institute | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cooperative for Education | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Essential Partners | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Girl Up Initiative Uganda | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Land Trust of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| News Literacy Project | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northern Nevada Literacy Council | Reno, NV | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Surge for Water | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ukraine House DC Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Womankind Worldwide | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Partners for Youthwell | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Performing Arts Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| California Coastkeeper Alliance | Sacramento, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Environmental Defense Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Botanic Garden | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Womens Fund of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Classical Kusc | Los Angeles, CA | $38,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kclu | Thousand Oaks, CA | $38,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara Educational Fund | Santa Barbara, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mission Scholars | Santa Barbara, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Putah Creek Council | Winters, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Building Tomorrow | Indianapolis, IN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cambodian Childrens Fund | Santa Monica, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Channel Islands Restoration | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Creative Action Institute | Ipswich, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| DC Vote | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girl Determined | Waynesboro, VA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Leap - Isla Vista Youth Projects | Goleta, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Los Padres Forestwatch | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mariposa Dr Foundation | Ithaca, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Channelkeeper | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Battery Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ucsb Arts & Lectures | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Unity Shoppe Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Denver Dumb Friends League | Denver, CO | $27,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Association of University Women California Special Projects Fund | Sacramento, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Amplify Girls | Chattanooga, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Food Bank of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Global Grassroots | Portsmouth, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Komera | Jamaica Plain, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Music Academy of the West | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| New Beginnings Counseling Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Symphony | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tidewell Hospice Inc | Sarasota, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Public Library Fdn | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Association for Waldorf Education in Davis | Davis, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Colorado Public Television Inc | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Arts Music Association | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crisis Text Line | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network Inc | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Volunteer Hospice of Clallum County | Port Angeles, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteer Hospice of Cllallum County | Port Angeles, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Civil Liberties Union | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Art Without Limits | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Countering Digital Hate | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Davis Summer House | Davis, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jed Foundation | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Landpaths | Santa Rosa, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Long Now Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mental Wellness Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Newswell | Tempe, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Opensecrets | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Project on Government Oversight | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Russian Riverkeeper | Healdsburg, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Women's Fund of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Yolo Bason Foundation | Davis, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bridge the Gap | Sausalito, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Humane Technology | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Child Care Council | Santa Rosa, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Explorit | Davis, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marin Court Appointed Special Advocates | San Rafael, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marin Mammal Center | Sausalito, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marine Mammal Center | Sausalito, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Slide Ranch | Muir Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yolo County Childrens Alliance | Davis, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yolo Crisis Nursery | Davis, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
89 of 140 (64%) 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 80%, 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, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 235 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 | 58 | $2,431,000 | $17,500 |
| 2022 | 73 | $2,880,000 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 70 | $2,455,000 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 79 | $2,465,000 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 93 | $2,910,000 | $30,000 |
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
49% of its giving went to organizations in California.
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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Stone 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: Po Box 30304, Santa Barbara, CA, 93130. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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