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Animal Charitable Foundation Santa Barbara County Inc

Preselected recipients only Santa Barbara, California · EIN 453564918

Animal Charitable Foundation Santa Barbara County Inc is a private foundation in Santa Barbara, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $125,500 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $12,500 and the largest $22,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $140,075 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$140,07511$2.9 million
2024$125,50010$2.7 million

How to apply

Animal Charitable Foundation Santa Barbara County Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Animal Charitable Foundation Santa Barbara County Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California10$125,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Woods Humane Society
San Luis Obispo, CA
Enhancement to facilities behavior and exercise center$22,500
Care 4PAWS Inc
Santa Barbara, CA
To provide towards spay and neuter clinic$20,000
Santa Barbara Humane Society
Santa Barbara, CA
To provide veterinary care to dogs and cats$20,000
Resqcats
Santa Barbara, CA
To provide medical care and food for the animals$15,000
Animal Shelter Assistance Program
Santa Barbara, CA
To provide towards the adoption program$15,000
Companion Animal Placement Assistance
Lompoc, CA
To benefit the enhancement of the animal placement facility$10,000
Happy Endings Animal Rescue Sanctuary
Solvang, CA
To provide refuge to abused or neglected horses$8,000
Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundation
Santa Maria, CA
To support and maintain santa barbara county animal services no kill achievement$5,000
Shadows Fund Inc
Lompoc, CA
To support the most vulnerable dogs$5,000
Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals (Viva)
San Luis Obispo, CA
To operate a no-kill cat shelter$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Animal Charitable Foundation Santa Barbara County Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Animal Charitable Foundation Santa Barbara County Inc give?

$125,500 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $12,500.

Who runs Animal Charitable Foundation Santa Barbara County Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Christeva Vazquez (President), Makaila Harvan-Thompson (Secretary), Thomas B Hallock (Treasurer) and Deborah Filippini (Executive Director).

What does Animal Charitable Foundation Santa Barbara County Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals and health.

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