100 Years of Medical Excellence
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

For 100 years, Sansum Clinic has been improving the overall health of its patients by providing the latest innovations in […more…]

Undaunted and Ready to Serve Those Living with Mental Illness
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Barry Schoer is all too familiar with the stigma surrounding mental illness. As the president and CEO of Sanctuary Centers, […more…]

The Home of Social and Academic Excellence Since 1938
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

The esteemed independent educational institution marked its 80-plus year dedication to growth, improvement, and future-forward thinking with a name change […more…]

Where the Rescued Horses Roam Free
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

In any given week, Sara Ruggerone receives as many as 30 requests to rescue someone’s horses. She’s lucky if she […more…]

Visionary Sisters Collaborating to Create a More Just and Healthy Planet
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

For the Cohen sisters, taking on the embodiment of the fossil fuel and climate crisis – plastic – started with […more…]

A PATH Home
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

It’s the middle of August in 2021 and the number of people experiencing homelessness across Santa Barbara County has reached […more…]

Super Soup
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Organic Soup Kitchen does not just make soup, it makes perfect soup: nutrient-rich, life-sustaining, and hand-delivered every week to 720 […more…]

Innovative Solutions to Complex Problems
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

When it comes to the rampant issue of homelessness in California, there are no miracle cures or easy fixes. New […more…]

Access to Nature for ALL
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

In the ten years that NatureTrack has been taking Santa Barbara County’s school-age kids on outdoor field trips, Steve Schulz […more…]

A Vision Beyond the Call of Duty
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Firefighters do a lot more than fight fires. On any given day, Montecito Fire’s 33 active-duty firefighters wake up to […more…]

A Place to Be (and Become)
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

On any given weekday, as many as 100 community members living with mental illness enter through the blue doors and […more…]

Roaring Back
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

It’s just a couple weeks before October 2021 and Opera Santa Barbara is preparing to take the stage for its […more…]

Preserve a Community Treasure
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Polish opera singer and socialite Madame Ganna Walska led a life that was as colorful and flamboyant as the 3,500 […more…]

Helping Families Endure Death by Capturing Life on Video
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

More than 23 years ago, when Kate Carter completed an internship at Santa Barbara’s community access TV station, she could […more…]

Tipping the Scales of Justice
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

California’s rental assistance program is designed to pay 100 percent of past-due rent, providing sorely needed relief to income-eligible renters […more…]

The Power of Leading from Within
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Our country’s nonprofit sector is notorious for high burnout and voluntary turnover rates that exceed the average of most industries. […more…]

The Rebirth of La Casa de Maria
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Cindy Faith Swain, Director of La Casa de Maria, has vivid memories of the day a Santa Barbara treasure was […more…]

A Commitment to the Central Coast
By Giving List Staff   |   October 29, 2021

Santa Barbara is a proud community with an independent identity, and residents chafe at any hint that they live in […more…]

Community Resilience in a Changed Climate
By Giving List Staff   |   October 28, 2021

The Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade is a homegrown community response to climate change. Created in the wake of the Thomas […more…]

A Human-Centered Approach
By Giving List Staff   |   October 28, 2021

The modern hospice movement was born in 1967 in a leafy neighborhood of southeast London when a nurse named Dame […more…]

Where the Fullest Lives are Lived
By Giving List Staff   |   October 28, 2021

During its 76-year history, Hillside House, a residential facility for people with moderate to severe intellectual and developmental disabilities, has […more…]

Inspiring a Future Generation of Leaders
By Giving List Staff   |   October 28, 2021

At Girls Inc. Carpinteria, the work of empowering girls to ensure they have the tools to reach their full potential […more…]

A Trusted Table of Community Activists and Visionaries
By Giving List Staff   |   October 28, 2021

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

With a Little Help From My Friends (at the Montecito Library)
By Giving List Staff   |   October 28, 2021

Libraries across America enjoy the support of friend groups for funding support, whether it’s for a reading room, an embellished […more…]

True to Its Grassroots
By Giving List Staff   |   October 28, 2021

Many nonprofits like to throw around the word grassroots to describe their organizations, but few do the term justice as […more…]

Second and Third Chances at Life
By Giving List Staff   |   October 28, 2021

On a wall next to the entrance of Edwin Weaver’s office at Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley (FBSMV) hangs a […more…]

Family Ties
By Giving List Staff   |   October 28, 2021

Family Service Agency is a Santa Barbara institution, as much a part of local history as major landmarks like the […more…]

ETC Reopens Its Doors
By Giving List Staff   |   October 28, 2021

Eight years ago, when the Victoria Hall Theater underwent a $12.6 million renovation that transformed the historic venue into The […more…]

A Platform for Empowerment
By Giving List Staff   |   October 28, 2021

Endowment for Youth Community (EYC) President Guy R. Walker is well known for his politeness. Even before the interview began, […more…]

Lifting the Burden on the Elderly and Disabled
By Giving List Staff   |   October 28, 2021

Ernesto Paredes, the longtime executive director of the transportation service Easy Lift, was 16 years old when he got his […more…]

Confronting Crises When They Hit Home
By Giving List Staff   |   October 28, 2021

Hurricane Katrina was a major turning point in the history of Direct Relief. Until then, the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit that […more…]

Meeting the Moment of the Climate Crisis
By Giving List Staff   |   October 28, 2021

The time for action on climate change is now. For the Community Environmental Council (CEC), an environmental stalwart on the […more…]

Right at Home
By Giving List Staff   |   October 28, 2021

Estefany Can was eight years old when social workers removed her and her brothers from their home. Her mother was […more…]

AHA! Means Epiphany
By Giving List Staff   |   October 26, 2021

For the organization known as AHA! (which stands for “Attitude, Harmony, Achievement”), 22 years is long enough to have had […more…]

Blazing A Needed Trail for Reading Success
By Giving List Staff   |   October 21, 2021

When she talks about education, Tina Hansen McEnroe likes to invoke Irish poet W. B. Yeats: “Education is not the […more…]

Empowering the Next Generation of Environmental Stewards
By Giving List Staff   |   October 19, 2021

In 1990, a group of parents excited about the potential of creative reuse and worried about the lack of funding […more…]

The Environment’s Advocate
By Giving List Staff   |   October 19, 2021

In 1969, a major blowout at Union Oil’s Platform A caused an estimated four million gallons of crude to pour […more…]

A Historic Mainstay, El Encanto’s Unbreakable Bond with Community Grows
By Giving List Staff   |   October 18, 2021

After 103 years, El Encanto Hotel, a Belmond Hotel is well-known for its majestic and breathtaking views of the South […more…]

Prepared When It Matters Most
By Giving List Staff   |   October 18, 2021

On California’s Central Coast, Cottage Health has earned the reputation of providing premier medical care and the most comprehensive health […more…]

When Dreams Come True
By Giving List Staff   |   October 18, 2021

Shortly before dying from terminal cancer six years ago, Gary began filming videos with his four-year-old daughter Bailey. The hope […more…]