Out of Joint: Joan Tanner
By Giving List Staff   |   February 14, 2023

Out of Joint: Joan Tanner is now on view at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, February 12, 2023 – […more…]

Environmental Stewardship Awards
By Giving List Staff   |   February 10, 2023

Explore Ecology is looking for environmental heroes to honor at this year’s Earth Day Festival. Do you know someone who […more…]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation and 99.9 KTYD continue to Keep the Beat for Local Students
By Giving List Staff   |   February 3, 2023

Since 2003, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation has kept the beat for school music programs by raising funds to pay […more…]

Cottage Virtual Care – Spanish Now Available 
By Giving List Staff   |   February 3, 2023

Online service provides 24/7 treatment for common conditions  To help increase access to care, Cottage Health is excited to announce […more…]

Cottage Virtual Care en español disponible ahora 
By Giving List Staff   |   February 3, 2023

El servicio en línea que brinda tratamiento de afecciones comunes 24/7 Para aumentar el acceso a la atención médica, Cottage […more…]

Meet Khadiza 
By Giving List Staff   |   January 28, 2023

Khadiza is from a settlement in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, where she lives with her husband and four children. At age […more…]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Welcomes Nina Dunbar as Donor Advisement Officer
By Giving List Staff   |   January 27, 2023

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Nina Dunbar to serve as Donor Advisement Officer. […more…]

Mission Scholars raises $265,000 in Matching Grant Campaign
By Giving List Staff   |   January 27, 2023

As 2022 drew to a close, Tim and Ginny Bliss issued a challenge to Mission Scholars and the Santa Barbara […more…]

NatureTrack’s Award-winning Documentary is Now available on Vimeo for free
By Giving List Staff   |   January 18, 2023

In honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which is celebrated annually on December 3rd, NatureTrack Film Festival’s award-winning […more…]

Cottage Health Appoints Dr. Miriam Parsa to Chief Pediatric Medical Officer
By Giving List Staff   |   January 9, 2023

Cottage Health has appointed Dr. Miriam Parsa, a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric rheumatologist, to the role of Chief Pediatric Medical […more…]

All Are Welcome Through December 31, 2022 to Hillside’s 6th Annual Shining Light on Abilities
By Giving List Staff   |   December 19, 2022

The Hillside 6th Annual Shining Light on Abilities is open! All are welcome to visit and experience the festive display […more…]

Local Nonprofit Celebrates Unity in Our Community
By Giving List Staff   |   December 16, 2022

Santa Barbara came together to celebrate Unity in Our Community at the Annual Unity Telethon. This 36-year tradition entertains, warms […more…]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Awards $100,000 to SB Unified Teachers 
By Giving List Staff   |   December 16, 2022

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation will award 71 grants to SB Unified teachers totaling $100,000 to help meet the needs […more…]

New Round of Funding Available Through the Racial Equity Fund of The County of Santa Barbara
By Giving List Staff   |   December 16, 2022

The Fund for Santa Barbara is excited to announce that we are partnering with The County of Santa Barbara to […more…]

Landon Pollack, Managing Partner of Ignite Venture Partners Joins Dream Foundation
By Giving List Staff   |   December 8, 2022

Pollack has joined the Board of Directors of the national dream-granting organization  Landon Pollack (Managing Partner of Ignite Venture Partners) […more…]

Organic Soup Kitchen’s First Annual Holiday SouperMarket and Soup Tasting Party
By Giving List Staff   |   December 5, 2022

Organic Soup Kitchen is hosting its first annual Holiday SouperMarket and Soup Tasting Party on December 10th. The event will […more…]

Fostering a Lifelong Fascination with Nature
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

There’s a new crisis in our midst: kids spending too much time indoors and online. There’s even a name for […more…]

Safety for Those Who Need It Most
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

New Beginnings Executive Director Kristine Schwarz swung into action after learning that a nursing home was about to release one […more…]

Nutrition to Thrive During Cancer
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

Malnutrition is one of the most common – and most serious – side effects of cancer and its treatment. It […more…]

Ending the Crisis of Our Time
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

When your mission is to end homelessness in California, watching the number of unsheltered people continue to climb across the […more…]

“A Hand Up”
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

“People Helping People is about an outpouring of generosity from community people volunteering to help people in the community,” says […more…]

Keeping Its Doors Open for Everyone… No Matter What
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

Jenna Tosh watched the erosion of reproductive rights in America for years and knew Roe vs. Wade would one day […more…]

A Place to Call Home for Struggling Seniors
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

Long before entertainment news trailblazer Rona Barrett interviewed everyone from Raquel Welch to Tom Cruise, she was a young girl […more…]

101 Years of Groundbreaking Medical Excellence
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

Take a look at any person in front or back of you in line at the grocery store, and chances […more…]

Celebrating 100 Years of Lifesaving Insulin
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

Dr. William Sansum, renowned diabetes specialist and Sansum Diabetes Research Institute’s (SDRI) founder, was the first U.S. physician to manufacture […more…]

Comprehensive, No-cost Healthcare for Those Who Need It Most
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

In 2011, Dr. Ahmad Nooristani had an important realization. Many of the low-income (frequently undocumented) patients he was treating in […more…]

Teacher Grants Lead to Student Success
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

There are 12,700 students within the Santa Barbara School District learning across 19 TK-12 schools and supported by a staff […more…]

Giving Children the Power to Speak
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

Julie DeAngelis helps children to speak clearly. Even those who still want to wear COVID-19 masks to hide their language […more…]

Bringing Joy, Engagement, and Connection – Through Music
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

Music is the soundtrack of our lives. From the morning radio alarm, to the headphones fueling your run, to your […more…]

Making College Degrees Affordable and Accessible
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

While serving a 13-year prison sentence, Alberto “Berto” Lule started to draw cartoons as an escape. That led to reading […more…]

Cultivating a Robust Local Food System
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

We all know the basic needs of life: air, water, food, and shelter. Here in Santa Barbara County, all four […more…]

A Place for Art Lovers of All Ages
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art has distinguished itself through its track record of informative and fascinating exhibitions and programs […more…]

2022-23, an Incredible Run For UCSB Arts & Lectures
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

The stage is set, the curtain has been raised, and live performances are back for UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) […more…]

A Century of Service
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

United Way of Santa Barbara County (UWSBC) marks its 100-year anniversary in 2023. As the organization celebrates this century of […more…]

To the Next 105 Years
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

Unity Shoppe Executive Director and CEO Angela Miller-Bevan grew up in Santa Barbara and was raised by a single mother […more…]

The Road to Serenity Continues
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

For nearly three decades, VNA Health has operated Serenity House, the largest nonprofit facility of its kind in California providing […more…]

A Living Laboratory for Regenerative Agriculture
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

White Buffalo Land Trust has a vital purpose: to restore the ecosystem through agriculture and in the process directly address […more…]

Providing Healthcare to the World’s Most Vulnerable Communities
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

Esperanza was 19 years old and living in Malawi when she faced a serious health crisis. While giving birth to […more…]

A Career of Giving
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

Deb Langford:Head of Black Wealth Initiatives,J.P. Morgan Private Bank Deb Langford was mindful of the impact of giving long before […more…]

Financial Security and Community Support
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

Ayla Kalani: Westlake Village and Santa Barbara Market Team Lead,J.P. Morgan Private Bank When Ayla Kalani joined J.P. Morgan Private […more…]