Riviera Ridge School Celebrates Innovative Teaching and Learning at Genius Night
By Giving List Staff   |   January 13, 2022

The Riviera Ridge School welcomed families to campus in December for an evening of teacher presentations, workshops, and interactive experiences […more…]

Racial Equity Fund of Santa Barbara County in partnership with The Fund for Santa Barbara
By Giving List Staff   |   January 13, 2022

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

Tina McEnroe Appointed to UC Santa Barbara Foundation Board of Trustees
By Giving List Staff   |   January 12, 2022

For over 15 years the Gevirtz School has been chronicling the ever-growing accomplishments of Tina McEnroe, M.A., L.H.D. (h.c.). She […more…]

Charles Fenzi, CEO/CMO of the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, to Retire
By Giving List Staff   |   January 10, 2022

Dr. Charles Fenzi has served as Chief Medical Officer for the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC) for nearly a decade, […more…]

NatureTrack Demonstrates How Wheelchair Users Can Get Back to Nature with Freedom Trax – Giving All Access on the Beach a New Look
By Giving List Staff   |   January 9, 2022

On the second Sunday of every month, NatureTrack, whose mission is to connect kids to nature is collaborating with Explore […more…]

Awards Coming in for NatureTrack New Documentary “The Accessible Outdoors”
By Giving List Staff   |   January 7, 2022

The Accessible Outdoors, the new short live action documentary presented by Golden Cage Films and NatureTrack Foundation is taking on […more…]

NatureTrack Spreads Message on the Importance of Nature to All Humans with New Documentary “The Accessible Outdoors”
By Giving List Staff   |   December 27, 2021

Presented by Golden Cage Films & NatureTrack The Accessible Outdoors, the new short live action documentary presented by Golden Cage […more…]

Snow Day at Storyteller Children’s Center
By Giving List Staff   |   December 17, 2021

Snow is in the forecast for students at Storyteller Children’s Center!  On Wednesday, December 15th at 10 am, over 50 […more…]

Deckers Brands 12 Days of Giving Benefits Organic Soup Kitchen
By Giving List Staff   |   December 16, 2021

Shop Deckers Brand Showcase on December 22rd and 40% Will Support Organic Soup Kitchen  Organic Soup Kitchen has been named […more…]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Awards Over $100,000 to SB Unified Teachers
By Giving List Staff   |   December 14, 2021

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation will award 64 grants to SB Unified teachers totaling $100,000 to help meet the needs […more…]

Lind Brothers Receive AFP Youth in Philanthropy Award
By Giving List Staff   |   November 16, 2021

In celebration of National Philanthropy Day, the Association of Fundraising Professionals will pay tribute to the individuals, organizations, and businesses […more…]

Honored for All Lifetimes
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2021

Isaac Garrett was 22 years old in 1963 when Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln […more…]

A Teenager Steps Up to Save Lives
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2021

Like many teens, 15-year-old Stephan Abrams was devastated by the 2018 mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida. […more…]

A Strong Family Tradition of Giving Back
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2021

When Ginger Salazar, along with her husband and four children, moved back to Santa Barbara 16 years ago, she was […more…]

Giving Back
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2021

Since 1976, Silverhorn Jewelers has been hand crafting exquisite pieces of jewelry of the finest materials and enduring quality. Traveling […more…]

Welcome to The Giving List 2022
By Giving List Staff   |   November 4, 2021

You are receiving this book because of your ability to impact philanthropy in Santa Barbara. Whether as an individual, a […more…]

A “Think & Do” Tank Ahead of Its Time
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

In 2007, a group of authors published “Freedom from Mid-East Oil,” a lengthy treatise on energy, national security, and global […more…]

The Stress Busters
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

When California’s Surgeon General announced in January that the state was adding “access to nature” to its list of seven […more…]

Lyndsey’s Legacy
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Long before she got sick, Lyndsey McMorrow believed it was possible for people to be conscious stewards of the earth. […more…]

Legacy of Care Lives On
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Caring for our communities has been at the core of VNA Health for more than a century. Six generations have […more…]

It Takes a Village to Help Our Community
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

In the early 1900s, Dr. Pearl Chase was a transformational figure in the beautification of Santa Barbara, founding the Community […more…]

A Cultural Gift to the Community
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

If you had told Celesta M. Billeci, UCSB Arts & Lectures’ Miller McCune Executive Director, in March of 2020 that […more…]

TV for Social Good
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Since it opened its doors in 1974, TV Santa Barbara’s mission has been to provide an outlet for freedom of […more…]

Etiquette Unlocking Life Potential
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

The Key Class founder John Daly was 64 when he realized what he wanted to do with the rest of […more…]

How One Person Can Make a Difference
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Kristina McKean’s life changed 20 years ago during a trip to Thailand, when she saw a baby elephant being exploited […more…]

Empowering Preschoolers and Their Parents
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Krystle could have gotten worried when she lost her job due to COVID, as so many others had, and found […more…]

‘Me Too’ Means Sexual Assault is Everyone’s Cause
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

In her 36 years of public service, Elsa Granados has learned a lot about what it takes to end sexual […more…]

A Fine Art for All Ages
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

It was March 2020 when Rodney Gustafson received the call no creative director wants to get. It was the week […more…]

A Legacy Comes Full Circle
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Soon after taking office in 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced intellectual disabilities would become one of his administration’s priorities. […more…]

In Harmony With the Community
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Over the last two years, Santa Barbara Symphony President & CEO Kathryn R. Martin has noticed a marked change in […more…]

Blockbuster Gifts Can Change the Game for California Community Colleges
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Geoff Green knows that Dan Pritzker and MacKenzie Scott are on to something. That is, Green believes that community colleges […more…]

Building a Resilient Food System
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Boasting a year-round growing calendar, Santa Barbara County is known as a food mecca, ranking in the top one percent […more…]

Where Children Find their Voices
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Little Ryan was only three years old when he was diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), an uncommon motor […more…]

A Breathtaking Reopening
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

In August 2021, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art celebrated the completion of a six-year $50 million renovation campaign. More […more…]

‘The New Foundation Baby in Town’
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

During the pandemic, Santa Barbarans got a fresh reminder of how vital the public library is to the community. As […more…]

A Healthy Community for All
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC) has been providing accessible and affordable healthcare to the community since 1998. The nonprofit’s eight […more…]

A Sanctuary for Exotic Birds Stays Aloft
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

People call Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary (SBBS) Founder Jamie McLeod a warrior for good reason. She’s tough, resolute, and fiercely […more…]

Uplifting Beauty, in All Its Incarnations
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Santa Barbara has been fortunate to have many proud residents. One of them was Pearl Chase, a founding committee member […more…]

‘When We Get the Word Out, They Respond’
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

It took a while for anyone to realize that there was something strange about so many cars filling the parking […more…]

Diabetes Research Takes on a Greater Urgency
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (SDRI) was established 77 years ago by Dr. William Sansum, the first U.S. physician to manufacture […more…]