Supporting Secure Storage: Brady United’s Efforts to Protect California Communities
By Giving List Staff   |   March 6, 2025

In response to the tragic unintentional shooting death of 15-year-old Ethan Song in Connecticut, Ethan’s Law was introduced in Congress […more…]

More Services from the Parkinson Association!
By Giving List Staff   |   March 5, 2025

PASB is excited to add even more opportunities to its already busy calendar of activities.The first new offering is a […more…]

Camp Chit Chat
By Giving List Staff   |   March 5, 2025

Camp Chit Chat is a fun and socially interactive camp for children aged 3 ½ to 6 years old with […more…]

Community Wellness Campaign 
By Giving List Staff   |   February 20, 2025

Housing Works has always been on the front lines of Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis, doing whatever it takes for as […more…]

Direct Relief Awarded Seoul Peace Prize for its Humanitarian Medical Work
By Giving List Staff   |   February 19, 2025

Santa Barbara-based Direct Relief has been awarded the 2025 Seoul Peace Prize for its longstanding humanitarian work in delivering medical resources to […more…]

Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue Becomes a Certified Basic Life Support Provider
By Giving List Staff   |   February 18, 2025

Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue (SBCSAR), long recognized for its dedication to delivering critical first aid and emergency response, […more…]

Freedom to Choose
By Giving List Staff   |   February 13, 2025

Last Sunday night, actor Clarence Maclin spoke to a sold-out Arlington Theatre audience at SBIFF’s Virtuosos Awards about why he […more…]

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and Soka Gakkai International Host Choose Hope Symposium in Santa Barbara, with Kelly Lecture by Annie Jacobsen
By Giving List Staff   |   February 7, 2025

The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF) and Soka Gakkai International (SGI) are excited to present the Choose Hope Symposium, featuring Pulitzer […more…]

SBAFE/Sweet Wheel Farms
By Giving List Staff   |   January 30, 2025

For a nonprofit whose main asset is a modest seven-acre farm in Summerland known as Sweet Wheel Farms, the Santa […more…]

CADA Announces Appointment of New Director of Development
By Giving List Staff   |   January 27, 2025

The Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Ortiz as the organization’s […more…]

Gratitude, Appreciation, Thankfulness Rolled Out to Docents Who Made a Difference for NatureTrack in 2024
By Giving List Staff   |   January 27, 2025

Sue Eisaguirre, founder and Executive Director of NatureTrack wanted to document and give a huge thank you to all the […more…]

Future Smiles
By Giving List Staff   |   January 23, 2025

Health insurance companies and even Medi-Cal still think of orthodontics as a non-essential, even esoteric expense, even for kids – […more…]

ACCESS RJ’s Impact!
By Giving List Staff   |   January 23, 2025

With the anniversary of Roe v. Wade having just passed on January 22, ACCESS Reproductive Justice wants to remind their […more…]

Safe Parking Program’s 20th Anniversary Luncheon
By Giving List Staff   |   January 17, 2025

On June 20th, 2024, New Beginnings celebrated the 20th Anniversary of its Safe Parking Program with a luncheon at the Santa […more…]

Storyteller
By Giving List Staff   |   January 16, 2025

Thirty-seven years after its founding in the parking lot at Transition House – where the goal was simply to create […more…]

New Beginnings’ Annual Gala — “The Boys Next Door” by Tom Griffin
By Giving List Staff   |   January 16, 2025

On November 2nd, 2024, New Beginnings held its Annual Gala in the form of a performance of The Boys Next […more…]

Search Dog Teams Deploy to Los Angeles Fires
By Giving List Staff   |   January 15, 2025

SDF-trained human remains detection (HRD) team Jon Munguia & Clifford of Los Angeles County Fire Department and live-find SDF-trained teams Josh Davis & […more…]

APPLICATIONS OPEN: Better With Horses With Women Veterans
By Giving List Staff   |   January 14, 2025

The Horse Project Santa Barbara has opened applications for their Better with Horses program for Women Veterans who have served […more…]

Hillside Events in the Works! Mark Your Calendars!
By Giving List Staff   |   January 14, 2025

Hillside is already in the works planning two exciting events scheduled for later this year! The Santa Barbara nonprofit couldn’t […more…]

NatureTrack’s Nancy Stearn’s Scholarship Applications Open Now — Deadline is March 15, 2025
By Giving List Staff   |   December 9, 2024

Attention all seniors in North County High Schools.  Submissions for next year’s opportunity to earn the $5,000 NatureTrack Foundation’s Nancy […more…]

Palm Royale Beach Ball for CASA Brings Christmas Joy to Kids!
By Giving List Staff   |   December 6, 2024

Passionate to ensure every child in the foster care system gets a personalized gift for Christmas, hosts Allison LaBarge and […more…]

Santa Barbara Museum of Art
By Giving List Staff   |   November 28, 2024

When Amada Cruz took over as Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s new Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Director and CEO about […more…]

Direct Relief
By Giving List Staff   |   November 21, 2024

At the end of July, Direct Relief President and CEO Thomas Tighe announced his decision to step down from his […more…]

Amada Cruz: The Connection Between Art and Life
By Giving List Staff   |   November 7, 2024

Amada Cruz is still fairly new in her role as director of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA), having […more…]

Shining Light on Abilities
By Giving List Staff   |   November 5, 2024

Hillside’s 8th Annual Shining Light on Abilities kicks off on Saturday, December 7th and runs through December 31st at 1235 Veronica Springs Road in Santa Barbara. […more…]

The Fund for Santa Barbara’s Partnership with the County Continues
By Giving List Staff   |   November 5, 2024

The Fund for Santa Barbara is pleased to announce their continued partnership with the County of Santa Barbara for a […more…]

Making Abortion Care Access a Reality
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2024

ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE has been helping people gain access to abortion and reproductive care for 30 years. As the only […more…]

No One Should Have to Wait to Get Well
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2024

In the heart of Santa Barbara, the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA) stands as a beacon of hope […more…]

Community-Led Solutions to Climate Change
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2024

California’s goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2045 can feel daunting and somewhat elusive. The Community Environmental Council (CEC) believes […more…]

133 Years of Providing Patient-Centered Care with Excellence, Integrity and Compassion
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2024

Since 1891, Cottage Health has carried out its mission to serve the community by providing healthcare of the highest quality. […more…]

A New Hospital Will Change Everything. “If an African mom is saved, a whole home is saved…”
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2024

Over the past 12 years, the Sonrise Baby Home has saved the lives of more than 450 malnourished, sick, and […more…]

Delivering Life-Saving Medical Aid During the World’s Toughest Crises
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2024

Direct Relief navigates the war zones in Ukraine to deliver cystic fibrosis medications, transports Mpox vaccines to clinics in the […more…]

Raising Children is Sacred Work
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2024

In a world where the pressures of daily life can feel overwhelming, many families find themselves stretched thin – caring […more…]

Changing Lives from the Inside
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2024

Just 26 years old and the mother of three young children, Rhonda Leland found herself behind bars serving a life […more…]

Investing in Lompoc’s Youth
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2024

FUTURE for Lompoc Youth was born from a passion to empower the next generation of Lompoc residents. Co-founded by Chuck […more…]

Giving Low-Income Youth the Gift of a Healthy Smile
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2024

A healthy smile not only provides obvious physical benefits but can boost self-esteem and have a positive life-long impact. On the […more…]

Rescuing Abused Farm Animals and Teaching Kindness
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2024

If you like stories with humble beginnings told straight from the horse’s mouth, then look no further than the story […more…]

A Passion for Caring for Those Living with Disabilities
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2024

In the early 1940s, Hollywood director George Cukor brought his ailing nephew over from England, along with a nurse. His […more…]

A Lifetime Commitment of Care
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2024

Deborah Leigh Stevens, 68, was living on the streets of West Hollywood in 2014, within blocks of her former apartment. […more…]

Where Brain Injury Survivors Find Hope and Support
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2024

On November 12, 2005, Leo’s life changed forever. After he lost consciousness behind the wheel, the then 24-year-old college student’s […more…]