Creating Lasting,Progressive Change for All

The Fund for Santa Barbara’s powerful catchphrase is: “Change, not charity.” In the spring of 1980, a group of Santa […more…]

The Fund for Santa Barbara

The Fund for Santa Barbara’s Development and Communications Manager – Alina Rey Keswani – is understandably proud that Bread & […more…]

After Eight Years of Leadership, The Fund for Santa Barbara’s Executive Director Retires

After leading the Fund for Santa Barbara for more than eight years, Executive Director Dr. Marcos Vargas plans to retire […more…]

SB County Board of Supervisors Approve the Racial Equity Fund

On April 4th, 2023 The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Racial Equity Fund recommendations made by […more…]

New Round of Funding Available Through the Racial Equity Fund of The County of Santa Barbara

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

Seeding a Brighter, Fairer Future for Santa Barbara

The Fund for Santa Barbara, founded in 1980, has always drawn together diverse communities and organizations with the goal of […more…]

The Fund for Santa Barbara

The Supreme Court ruling that reversed the half-century old landmark Roe v. Wade decision had been handed down only hours […more…]

An Opportunity for Collective Impact 

At The Fund for Santa Barbara, our mission is to advance progressive change by strengthening movements for Economic, Environmental, Political, […more…]

Racial Equity Fund of Santa Barbara County in partnership with The Fund for Santa Barbara

On Tuesday January 11th, 2022, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved moving forward with Racial Equity Fund of […more…]

A Trusted Table of Community Activists and Visionaries

A common thread connects all those on The Fund for Santa Barbara’s team – if they weren’t professionally involved with […more…]

Fund for Santa Barbara

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www.fundforsantabarbara.org
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Development & Communications Manager: Alina Rey Keswani

Mission

Advancing progressive changes by strengthening movements for Economic, Environmental, Political, Racial, and Social Justice.

Begin to Build a Relationship

We know you care about where your money goes and how it is used. Connect with this organization’s leadership in order to begin to build this important relationship. Your email will be sent directly to this organization’s director of development and/or Executive Director.

We appreciate that The FUND not only provides critical funding and tools to local progressive organizations that do the heavy lifting, they demonstrate an understanding of intersectionality and model personal and organizational integrity through their processes. The FUND for Santa Barbara truly walks their talk. We value and continue to support The FUND because of their powerful, challenging, relentless drive to make ours a more just, equitable, and inclusive community.
Harriet Eckstein

Help Create and Sustain Systemic Change

Every tax-deductible donation to The Fund helps to advance progressive change by increasing our capacity to build movements for economic, environmental, political, racial, and social justice. Every contribution, no matter the amount, helps us sustain and build on our work.

Our work is only possible because of the support of more than 1,000 donors who make a difference each year.

Key Supporters

Jean Kaplan
Harriet Eckstein & Alan Irwin
Anna DiStefano & Deborah Karoff
David Landecker
Alice O’Connor
Ted Rhodes & Joni Pascal
John & Gloria McManus
Sara Miller McCune
Maryanne Mott
Linda & Dennis Fenton
Natalie Orfalea
Gail Osherenko
Sheila & Jim Davidson
Dick Flacks
Susan Rose
John & Suzanne Steed
Dale Zurawski & Geoff Slaff
Atterbury Foundation
Hutton Parker Foundation
James Bower Foundation
Santa Barbara Foundation
Wood Claeyssens Foundation