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Wherever your passions for giving lie, Giving List nonprofits are on the frontlines of making our community stronger.


Youth Development

REACHing Students for a Life of Success REACH Fellowship

The REACH Fellowship is dedicated to serving low-income, first-generation high school students in Santa Barbara County. It combines traditional college […more…]

FUTURE for Lompoc Youth Future for Lompoc Youth

Chuck Madson knows a lot about the possible consequences of believing that your opportunities are limited. A Central Coast native, […more…]

Investing in Lompoc’s Youth Future for Lompoc Youth

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

The Arts

Removing Historic Barriers to Coastal Access Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

A cool breeze blows as a group of students walk through the Carpinteria salt marsh and down to the beach. […more…]

Uniting Art Lovers of All Ages Santa Barbara Museum of Art

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art has a long-standing tradition of uniting people of all ages through a diverse range […more…]

Revel in a New Season of Sensational Programming UCSB Arts & Lectures

UCSB Arts & Lectures turns denizens of the local community into citizens of the world. “We bring the world to […more…]

Specialty Compassion Care

More Services from the Parkinson Association! Parkinson Association of Santa Barbara

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 RiteCare Childhood Language Center of Santa Barbara

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

No One Should Have to Wait to Get Well Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse CADA

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

Homelessness & Housing

New Beginnings’ Annual Gala — “The Boys Next Door” by Tom Griffin New Beginnings

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

The PATH to Housing and Food Security PATH

For more than four decades, PATH has been a beacon of hope and help for people experiencing homelessness in California. […more…]

Community Wellness Campaign  Housing Works

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

Healthcare

133 Years of Providing Patient-Centered Care with Excellence, Integrity and Compassion Cottage Health

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

Little Clinics That Deliver Great Medicine Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics

Isabella Valencia has always cared for others, working as a domestic worker and caregiver for 20 years while raising three […more…]

Improving Health Outcomes in an Under-Resourced Community Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Organization

In Lompoc, California, where resources are scarce and needs are great, the Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Organization (LVCHO) has quietly […more…]

For the Children

Investing in Children Now to Secure a Better Future for All Storyteller

In the first five years of life, a child’s brain will develop to 90% of its capacity, according to the […more…]

A New Hospital Will Change Everything. “If an African mom is saved, a whole home is saved…” Faith of a Child Foundation

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

Faith of a Child Foundation Faith of a Child Foundation

Just over a dozen years ago, the Sonrise Baby Home in Uganda was started by a young woman named Damali […more…]

Family Well-Being

Raising Children is Sacred Work Family Service Agency

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

From Crisis to Hope: Changing the Mental Health Landscape for Santa Barbara Youth YouthWell

When Rachael Steidl’s daughter started struggling with depression and anxiety in 9th grade, her good grades, sports, charm, and active […more…]

Environment

Reimagining Agriculture: From Seed to Shelf White Buffalo Land Trust

White Buffalo Land Trust (WBLT) is focused on restoring our ecosystem through regenerative agriculture. Their methods represent a paradigm shift, […more…]

White Buffalo’s Roots of the Future: Celebrating the Culture in Agriculture White Buffalo Land Trust

Eighteen months ago, White Buffalo Land Trust (WBLT) celebrated the culmination of its year-long pilot of the organization’s Artist in […more…]

Community-Led Solutions to Climate Change Community Environmental Council

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

Education

Nourishing the Community, One Harvest at a Time Sweet Wheel Farms / S.B. Agriculture & Farm Education Foundation

In the heart of Summerland, a small farm is making a big impact on Santa Barbara County’s food-insecure residents. Sweet Wheel Summerland Farm, […more…]

SBAFE/Sweet Wheel Farms Sweet Wheel Farms / S.B. Agriculture & Farm Education Foundation

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

Closing the College Knowledge Gap for High School Students Matriculate

Imagine a high school student in the 90th percentile or higher of their class who is enthusiastic about learning and […more…]

Community Resilience

SBC Search and Rescue Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue

Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue (SBCSAR), established decades ago by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department to provide vital […more…]

Delivering Life-Saving Medical Aid During the World’s Toughest Crises Direct Relief

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

The Everyday Heroes Behind Santa Barbara’s Most Dangerous Wilderness Rescues Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue

A hiker in Santa Barbara’s wilderness hasn’t returned home, a biker crashes off the trail, a runner collapses from dehydration, or […more…]

Animals

This Little Piggy Went to Greener Pastures: The True Story of How Kindness Saved a Little Pig Greener Pastures Farm Sanctuary

Dear readers, meet Dinkey, the potbellied pig with one hell of a story. Destined for an early date with the […more…]

APPLICATIONS OPEN: Better With Horses With Women Veterans The Horse Project, Inc.

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

National Disaster Search Dog Foundation National Disaster Search Dog Foundation

Thirty years ago this coming April, FEMA-Certified Canine Search Specialist Wilma Melville and her black lab Murphy spent a week […more…]

Advocacy

Freedom to Choose The Freedom to Choose Project

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

Changing Lives from the Inside The Freedom to Choose Project

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

Hillside Events in the Works! Mark Your Calendars! Hillside

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