Nonprofit Partners
When M.E.R.R.A.G. was formed in 1987 as Montecito Emergency Response and Recovery Action Group, the uber-local organization started serving a […more…]
One of Santa Barbara’s longest-running community-organized festivals, our Earth Day celebration is also one of the oldest in the country, […more…]
NatureTrack took a field trip to Pismo Beach and we’ve got the pics to prove it! While you’re checking out […more…]
As centennial celebrations go, the commemoration may not be as center-of-attention as that of the Granada Theatre or Old Spanish […more…]
Are you wondering why there’s a whole lot of hoopla about the Granada Theatre 100th birthday beyond merely marking a […more…]
New Beginnings’ Safe Parking program turned 20 earlier this year, a milestone you need to celebrate. On the other hand, […more…]
It was Geoff Green, the longtime CEO of SBCC Foundation, who created and spearheaded the organization’s SBCC Promise, the program […more…]
Hillside Santa Barbara is hosting two upcoming events so start marking those calendars! On April 6th, Hillside will be hosting […more…]
Santa Barbara Ritecare Language Center is now accepting applications to this summer’s Camp Chit Chat! Follow this link to apply! […more…]
Most locals are probably aware of the best Santa Barbara place to visit every Memorial Day weekend for a glimpse […more…]
Hospice of Santa Barbara Provides Support, Insights, and Tips to Help Children Cope After Loss Eight-year-old Sam started going to […more…]
Brady United Against Gun Violence, aka the Brady Center, marks its 50th anniversary since its founding. But the organization that […more…]
Nancy Stearns Scholarship Recipient’s Tell Their Stories Nancy Stearns was an inspiring docent and dear friend of NatureTrack’s founder Sue Eisaguirre for […more…]
Roxana Petty is understandably proud that AHA! is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2024, marking a quarter-century since the nonprofit’s […more…]
The SBCC Foundation’s 5th annual Spring Forward! Gala will be held Saturday, May 4, 2024 on the beautiful Great Meadow of […more…]
For the Santa Barbara Symphony, the 2023-24 season expresses a number of the outreach efforts in its mission: to enrich […more…]
When Gina was preparing to adopt a baby girl, she experienced a rush of thrilling emotions that comes with going […more…]
Family Service Agency (FSA) of Santa Barbara County, also known as Santa Maria Valley Youth and Family Center and Guadalupe’s […more…]
UCSB Arts & Lectures’ fall season was one for the ages, with enviable events throughout the breadth of its programming. […more…]
You’d be hard-pressed to find a local nonprofit that brought its outsized quest to fruition more speedily than did the […more…]
Seniors experiencing depression or related mental health challenges have a new resource to help them retain their independence and improve […more…]
The Montecito Journal’s 2024 Giving List book for Santa Barbara was just published last month in time for Giving Tuesday, […more…]
Each year, Hospice of Santa Barbara (HSB) brings the communities of Goleta, Santa Barbara, Montecito and Carpinteria together for its annual Light […more…]
It might seem disingenuous to employ the expression “a blessing in disguise” when it comes to Covid. But the truth […more…]
Ever since its inception in 1984, the RiteCare Childhood Language Center of Santa Barbara (a program of the CA Scottish […more…]
Victoria and Bill Strong brought their baby home with that mix of gratitude and indescribable joy – the heart-squeezing hallmarks […more…]
Blind Lady Justice’s proffered balance scales make an eternal and sacrosanct point: Everyone is equal before the law and will […more…]
A child is a sponge, soaking up experiences and building a worldview. These foundational beginnings are formative. These beginnings can […more…]
More than one billion people worldwide live with treatable vision loss due to a lack of quality eye care. While […more…]
Throughout its history, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art has been bringing people of all ages through a broad array […more…]
Even as a student at UC Santa Barbara, Geoff Green – CEO of the Santa Barbara City College Foundation – […more…]
Like all arts organizations, the Santa Barbara Symphony was hit hard by the Covid pandemic, as theaters everywhere were forced […more…]
Santa Barbara Humane, founded in 1887, was one of the first animal welfare agencies in the country, opening nearly seven […more…]
The Community Farm is surely the jewel in the crown of communal self-reliance. Here we have a plot of food-producing […more…]
Santa Barbara has earned global recognition as a premier destination for “sand, sun, and sea” vacations. Yet, one lesser-known facet […more…]
Sansum Clinic is the largest independent nonprofit outpatient provider of healthcare between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. […more…]
Despite living with RUNX1 familial platelet disorder (RUNX1-FPD), Tim Babich lived a happy life with his wife, Monica. After the […more…]
New Beginnings has an ambitious and lofty goal for 2025: ending veteran homelessness in Santa Barbara County. It’s not a […more…]
In 2015, Casa Esperanza joined forces with PATH, a statewide nonprofit that for 40 years has provided services to more […more…]
At a moment when news about the fate of the Earth may seem apocalyptic, White Buffalo Land Trust is providing […more…]
“With Wayfinder, we don’t feel like my son has a disability. We feel like everyone else.” This is the gift […more…]
There are any number of terrific organizations that create, produce, present, or import arts and entertainment events in Santa Barbara. […more…]
A teenager is much more than a preincarnate adult. The average teen’s roiling hormones and fraught search for self are […more…]
In the world of TV and cinema, being shot with a handgun often has the fallout of a stubbed toe […more…]
“I think our youngest client this year was 10 years old. Sadly, the age has been skewing lower. Three or […more…]
The California Missions matter. Historic preservation keeps alive our history and it allows us to remember the stories and experiences […more…]
Until a person can eat, sleep, and have a roof over one’s head, their mental and physical energy is consumed […more…]
Over the last couple of years, the Community Environmental Council (CEC) has dramatically increased its efforts to combat climate change […more…]
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital opened its doors 132 years ago, the frontier town’s first stand-alone community hospital having been spearheaded […more…]
In November 2022, a tornado tore through Idabel, Oklahoma, demolishing dozens of buildings, including the Kiamichi Family Medical Center. It’s […more…]
In every great city is a community park that serves as its beating heart. Elings Park in Santa Barbara has […more…]
Explore Ecology inspires students and adults alike to become better environmental stewards through three programs that reach over 40,000 community […more…]
Who are we? The Visual Arts and Design Academy (VADA) at Santa Barbara High School is a unique “school within […more…]
In 2011, Sue Eisaguirre initiated a mission to bridge the gap between students and nature, ultimately founding NatureTrack, a thriving […more…]
In the wake of Maui’s tragic 2023 wildfires, relief organizations and the goodwill of the world at large poured into […more…]
Imagine a kid. He’s your son, and he has big plans. He wants to attend college and launch a startup. […more…]
When a calamity befalls us, we are reassured that our First Responder protectors are on the job and doing their […more…]
On a cool September Sunday, a group of Marine Watchdog kayakers paddled into a sea cave on the rocky coastline […more…]
One of the most iconic public gardens in the world, Lotusland is a 37-acre wonderland of more than 20 distinct […more…]
Maybe you’ve heard the terms. You might even understand what they mean and their importance. But perhaps there are other […more…]
On a recent morning at Holocaust Museum LA (HMLA), Betsy, a docent, was leading a tour group of 20 LA […more…]
Originally conceived in the late 1930s as a model residential facility for children with cerebral palsy, Hillside has evolved over […more…]
The Granada Theatre has towered over the Santa Barbara area for 100 years, not just as the tallest physical symbol […more…]
The Fund for Santa Barbara’s powerful catchphrase is: “Change, not charity.” In the spring of 1980, a group of Santa […more…]
Family Service Agency’s (FSA) work is the very stuff that powers a vibrant community from within and makes it whole. […more…]
Out of Joint: Joan Tanner is now on view at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, February 12, 2023 – […more…]
The Fund for Santa Barbara, founded in 1980, has always drawn together diverse communities and organizations with the goal of […more…]
At first blush, Yaskin Solano may seem like a typical native of Santa Barbara. He grew up here, and he […more…]
Marialena, 73, suffered an incredible loss when her husband passed away several years ago. She spoke little English, had little […more…]
Our climate is in crisis. Record-setting heat waves. Larger and more destructive wildfires. An historic megadrought, hotter and drier than […more…]
Regenerative agriculture has the potential to provide meaningful work and living wages to farmers while feeding millions of people, sequestering […more…]
Anyone who has ever watched a police drama on television in the last 50 years is familiar with the fact […more…]
The Supreme Court ruling that reversed the half-century old landmark Roe v. Wade decision had been handed down only hours […more…]
Across the county, financial hardships have either been created or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. For homeowners who experienced reductions […more…]
On Tuesday January 11th, 2022, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved moving forward with Racial Equity Fund of […more…]