Where do YOU want to Give?
Wherever your passions for giving lie, Giving List nonprofits are on the frontlines of making our community stronger.
Animal Instincts
The COVID crisis has been quite a challenge for nearly everyone in the world. But for Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary […more…]
100% of Net Proceeds From The Elephant Project’s Charitable Gift Line Goes Directly to Wildlife Rescue Organizations The Elephant Project, […more…]
On August 6th at 4:05 am, the Santa Barbara Zoo’s Amur leopard, Ajax, gave birth to her first cub, and […more…]
Caretakers
People in the nonprofit world often talk about “A Tale of Two Santa Barbaras” to describe the county’s gaping wealth […more…]
Caring for our communities has been at the core of VNA Health for more than a century. Six generations have […more…]
Centers of Peace and Preservation
Santa Barbara has been fortunate to have many proud residents. One of them was Pearl Chase, a founding committee member […more…]
Polish opera singer and socialite Madame Ganna Walska led a life that was as colorful and flamboyant as the 3,500 […more…]
Laura Bridley comes by her affinity for Casa del Herrero honestly. A native of Montecito, Bridley has a lot of […more…]
College Access and Higher Education
Endowment for Youth Community (EYC) President Guy R. Walker is well known for his politeness. Even before the interview began, […more…]
It’s a sunny August morning, just a couple days before California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) starts its 2021-22 school […more…]
California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) has served as a landing spot for underrepresented minorities and/or the economically disadvantaged since […more…]
Community Action
“Having Served Unity Shoppe since 2002, and with the charity in a strong position, the time is right.” Tom Reed, […more…]
Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley (FBSMV) does some very important and impactful work. Since its founding in 2003 as a […more…]
The Santa Barbara coastal region has largely escaped any major disasters in the past year, save, of course, for the […more…]
Community Resources
It might seem like bad timing to be writing about Unity Shoppe in the last week of the year, considering […more…]
April is national Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), an annual campaign aimed at raising public consciousness to consider sexual assault […more…]
Everybody in town likely knows about One805. Sure, they’re the organization who three years ago created the “Kick Ash Bash,” […more…]
End of Life
Shortly before dying from terminal cancer six years ago, Gary began filming videos with his four-year-old daughter Bailey. The hope […more…]
The modern hospice movement was born in 1967 in a leafy neighborhood of southeast London when a nurse named Dame […more…]
Get it Done SB! and Mi Regalo Initiatives Launched to Encourage SB Community to plan ahead by completing their Medical […more…]
Environment
The time for action on climate change is now. For the Community Environmental Council (CEC), an environmental stalwart on the […more…]
It’s a big honor for Explore Ecology to be receiving Santa Barbara Permaculture Network’s Local Food Hero Award at the […more…]
On Sunday, April 3, from noon to 4pm, NatureTrack will be at Pismo State Beach to introduce those who use […more…]
Food
In the early 1900s, Dr. Pearl Chase was a transformational figure in the beautification of Santa Barbara, founding the Community […more…]
Funds move low-income cancer patients, seniors, and chronically ill off waiting list Organic Soup Kitchen hosted a Crab Boil […more…]
It might seem like bad timing to be writing about Unity Shoppe in the last week of the year, considering […more…]
Housing
During its 76-year history, Hillside House, a residential facility for people with moderate to severe intellectual and developmental disabilities, has […more…]
It’s the middle of August in 2021 and the number of people experiencing homelessness across Santa Barbara County has reached […more…]
Back in 1955, Hillside House relocated to what was then a state-of-the-art facility capable of housing and caring for children […more…]
International
ShelterBox’s reason for being is because human displacement is one of the biggest issues plaguing our planet, one that’s increasing […more…]
Hurricane Katrina was a major turning point in the history of Direct Relief. Until then, the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit that […more…]
Leading the Way
Like many teens, 15-year-old Stephan Abrams was devastated by the 2018 mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida. […more…]
In its short 13-year history, Leading From Within — which was founded in 2008 as the Courage to Lead program […more…]
The Katherine Harvey Fellows program marked its 20th anniversary in a joint celebration held recently that also honored the 2019-20 […more…]
Mental Wellness and Family Ties
Family Service Agency is a Santa Barbara institution, as much a part of local history as major landmarks like the […more…]
On any given weekday, as many as 100 community members living with mental illness enter through the blue doors and […more…]
Sanctuary Centers has been around for 46 years, and while the nonprofit’s array of services and team of experienced clinical […more…]
Performing Arts
For Palmer Jackson Jr., philanthropy and supporting the community he loves, Santa Barbara, is a family tradition. When his father […more…]
It was March 2020 when Rodney Gustafson received the call no creative director wants to get. It was the week […more…]
It’s just a couple weeks before October 2021 and Opera Santa Barbara is preparing to take the stage for its […more…]
Reaching Beyond Ourselves
Soon after taking office in 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced intellectual disabilities would become one of his administration’s priorities. […more…]
Speciality Health
Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation (TBCF) was founded by Nikki Katz back in 2002 after hearing of the financial and emotional […more…]
Less than three weeks after this issue of the MJ hits newsstands, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute will mark an incredible […more…]
It took visits to several doctors before anyone noticed that Evelyn Stone had Alzheimer’s disease. By then, it was already […more…]
Teach Our Children Well
John Daly was in his mid-60s and had already enjoyed a highly successful career as an international event producer who […more…]
The Santa Barbara Education Foundation will award 64 grants to SB Unified teachers totaling $100,000 to help meet the needs […more…]
Krystle could have gotten worried when she lost her job due to COVID, as so many others had, and found […more…]
To Your Health
The 2022 Junior Wheelchair Sports Camp returns in person at the UCSB Recreation Center after a two-year pause to welcome […more…]
On California’s Central Coast, Cottage Health has earned the reputation of providing premier medical care and the most comprehensive health […more…]
Findings will help identify population health concerns in Santa Barbara County Cottage Health and Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, […more…]
Visual and Educational Arts
This February Clay Studio is giving away a piece of art by celebrated ceramicist Patrick Hall, as well as free […more…]
Clay Studio is excited to present Chocolate 101: a unique Chocolate tasting workshop with Dr. Eric & Cassandra of Figs […more…]
It was just three months ago that the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) celebrated the completion of a six-year, […more…]
Working For Our Most Vulnerable
At The Fund for Santa Barbara, our mission is to advance progressive change by strengthening movements for Economic, Environmental, Political, […more…]
On Tuesday January 11th, 2022, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved moving forward with Racial Equity Fund of […more…]
Across the county, financial hardships have either been created or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. For homeowners who experienced reductions […more…]
Youth Empowerment
Many nonprofits like to throw around the word grassroots to describe their organizations, but few do the term justice as […more…]
On the second Sunday of every month, NatureTrack, whose mission is to connect kids to nature is collaborating with Explore […more…]
This coming Sunday Feb. 13, from 10am to 1pm, NatureTrack will be at Goleta Beach Park to introduce those who […more…]