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Christopher Foundation

Accepts applications Carpinteria, California · EIN 953806444

Christopher Foundation is a private foundation in Carpinteria, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $2,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $1,700 the year before.

25% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1,7004$9,266
2024$2,0004$0

How to apply

ContactCristopher Foundation
1771 Ocean Oaks Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013
Phone or email(805) 689-7306
Deadlines12/31/2020

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California4$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Organic Soup Kitchen
Santa Barbara, CA
General$500
Santa Barbara Youth Sailing
Santa Barbara, CA
General$500
Santa Barbara Bike Coalition
Santa Barbara, CA
General$500
Montecito Trails Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA
General$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Christopher Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: 12/31/2020.

How much does Christopher Foundation give?

$2,000 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Christopher Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Thomas Dabney (President).

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