March is Women’s History Month
By Giving List Staff   |   March 10, 2021

In 1987, the United States Congress declared the month of March “National Women’s History Month.” This month-long celebration of women […more…]

More Than $13 Million in Rental and Utility Assistance Funds Made Available by the County of Santa Barbara through United Way of Santa Barbara County
By Giving List Staff   |   March 5, 2021

Grants intend to prevent homelessness by providing rent assistance to residents. Grant applications can be found by visiting unitedwaysb.org/rent. United […more…]

It Takes a Village to Help Our Village!
By Giving List Staff   |   March 5, 2021

Someone once said that it takes a village to raise a child; at Unity Shoppe, we say that it takes […more…]

Celebrate Pi Day with Special Edition MOXI at Home Party Kit
By Giving List Staff   |   March 3, 2021

It may have started as a way for staff at a San Francisco museum to bond, but Pi Day has […more…]

Radio’s Brian Phelps to Emcee Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation’s BIG Little Heroes Event
By Giving List Staff   |   February 26, 2021

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation’s (TBCF) annual Little Heroes event looks somewhat different this year. Their annual breakfast event is one […more…]

Junior League and Rotary Get Students Moving Remotely
By Giving List Staff   |   February 24, 2021

Imagine trying to lead a virtual PE class for a group of first-graders while they are stuck inside their homes […more…]

Organic Soup Kitchen Bridges Gap in Nutritional Services
By Giving List Staff   |   February 16, 2021

Collaboration with local agencies provides expanded food security   Organic Soup Kitchen has joined forces with over a dozen local […more…]

ADL Adds Exceptional Community Leaders to its Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties Board
By Giving List Staff   |   February 15, 2021

ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties is proud to announce the induction of five new leaders to its Regional Board.   […more…]

Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of SB, Essay and Poetry Contest Winners Featured
By Giving List Staff   |   February 12, 2021

The winners of the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of SB, Essay and Poetry Contest will be featured throughout February […more…]

New Leadership Team Implements Bold and Enduring Vision for Storyteller Children’s Center… Through the Pandemic and Beyond
By Giving List Staff   |   February 12, 2021

New Executive Director, Development Director, and ECE Program Manager are bolstering support, partnerships, and programs for vulnerable toddlers and preschoolers. […more…]

AHA! Welcomes New Executive Director
By Giving List Staff   |   February 5, 2021

AHA! has announced that Roxana Petty has been named the new Executive Director. Roxana (Roxy) brings to this position a […more…]

MOXI Welcomes Six New Members to its Board of Directors and Elects Alixe Mattingly Chair of the Board
By Giving List Staff   |   February 5, 2021

MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, is pleased to announce six new members of its board of directors: […more…]

The Santa Barbara Zoo Welcomes Five New Board Members
By Giving List Staff   |   February 5, 2021

The Santa Barbara Zoo is pleased to announce five new members have joined the Board of Directors: Jessica L. Diaz, […more…]

Santa Barbara Foundation’s Social Good
By Giving List Staff   |   January 22, 2021

Writing this inaugural issue of The Giving List has entailed speaking with and studying the work of 52 of Santa […more…]

Direct Relief Steps Up Response in Face of COVID-19 Surge
By Giving List Staff   |   January 12, 2021

As the COVID crisis has intensified across the globe in recent weeks, Santa Barbara-based humanitarian agency Direct Relief has accelerated […more…]

An Oasis for Animals and Humans Alike
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

After three months of being closed to the public in response to the pandemic, the Santa Barbara Zoo reopened in […more…]

Our Wild Neighbors
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

Ariana Katovich, Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, winds her way through Montecito, a Great Horned Owl […more…]

Kinetic Joy: Youth in Nature
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

Children today spend as much as 90% of their lives indoors, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.  The effects on […more…]

From Rescued to Rescuer
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

When the debris flow hit Montecito on January 9, 2018, Riley was ready.  Having been deployed to the tsunami in […more…]

Taking Care of Those Who Take Care of Us
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

By the time the Thomas Fire turned toward Montecito in December 2017, Santa Barbara County’s first responders had already spent […more…]

An Expression of Santa Barbara’s Global Philanthropic Reach
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

In 1948, an Estonian immigrant named William Zimdin – who had experienced the ravages of World War II – founded […more…]

Preparing Everyday for the Worst Day Ever
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

Kerri Murray, a veteran disaster relief professional, first saw ShelterBox in action in 2010 as Haiti was reeling from a […more…]

Medical Excellence in Santa Barbara
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

Santa Barbara offers a temperate climate for yearlong enjoyment of ocean and mountain recreation, world-renowned arts, and a topflight university. […more…]

Community Health Requires Healthcare for All
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics is the south county’s firewall against communal public health threats.  Every year, its eight clinics in […more…]

Healing by Fostering Hope
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

In 1997, a group of breast cancer survivors and others came together to talk about having a place where women […more…]

Ensemble Means Together
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

As the pandemic set in, Santa Barbara’s renowned Ensemble Theatre Company was poised to open American Son – a gripping […more…]

Relighting the Marquee
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

You are sitting up front in the ornate Granada Theatre. It has been too long since you have had an […more…]

The Community’s Theatre
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

Not only is the Lobero the longest running theatre in California (founded in 1873), but it is relentless, with over […more…]

Life Saving Soup
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

Anthony Carroccio, Executive Director and founder of Organic Soup Kitchen, has a profound vision for his 120-gallon steam kettles. “We […more…]

United in Crisis and Community
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

For the nonprofits that matter, mission statements are much more than words on paper. They are the foundation of that […more…]

Making it Home
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

From 2015 through 2020, homelessness in Santa Barbara County grew by roughly 10% to 1,897 men, women and children. The […more…]

A Century of Dignity and Respect
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

For more than 100 years, Unity Shoppe, a multifaceted nonprofit serving Santa Barbara’s residents, has maintained an unwavering focus on […more…]

Feeding Hungry People During a Rolling Crisis
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

When disaster struck in the form of COVID lockdowns and an unfolding economic crisis, the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County […more…]

Never Giving Up in the Fight Against Pediatric Cancer
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

At age 12, Axel Penaloza was diagnosed with brain cancer.  “I was so scared,” Penaloza says. “I was thinking, why […more…]

A New Beginning for Santa Barbara’s Most Vulnerable
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

While New Beginnings’ work began with its counseling services more than 50 years ago, it has grown into a countywide […more…]

Changing Course
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

For nearly 75 years, the aim of Santa Barbara’s Mental Wellness Center has been to help adults living with mental […more…]

Every Child Thrives
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

Sure, CALM (Child Abuse Listening Mediation) was the first nonprofit in the country to dive head-first into child maltreatment prevention. […more…]

A Two-Front Battle Against Sexual Assault
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

How do you end sexual assault across an entire community?  The answer, according to the leaders of Standing Together to […more…]

Dismantling Racism on the Central Coast
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

In 2008, Fabiola Gonzalez-Gutierrez took part in Just Communities’ intensive CommUnity Leadership Institute designed to teach up to 40 local […more…]

Proud
By Giving List Staff   |   January 2, 2021

The first person with HIV that Kristin Flickinger met was a 12-year-old boy named Carter who attended her small town […more…]