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Hazel Heath Horton Philanthropic Tr

Accepts applications Santa Barbara, California · EIN 956063288

Hazel Heath Horton Philanthropic Tr is a private foundation in Santa Barbara, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $60,000 in 25 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $49,000 the year before.

36% of its 2025 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$55,00023$1.1 million
2024$49,00022$1.3 million
2025$60,00025$1.5 million

How to apply

ContactWright W Watling
Post Office Box 40812, Santa Barbara, CA 93140
Phone or email(805) 899-0010
What to submitWritten requests only
RestrictionsAt discretion of trustee

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Hazel Heath Horton Philanthropic Tr funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California20$53,000
Maine1$3,000
New Hampshire1$1,000
New York1$1,000
Virginia1$1,000
Wisconsin1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 25 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
See International
Santa Barbara, CA
General$15,000
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA
General$6,000
Pacific Legal Foundation
Sacramento, CA
General$6,000
Santa Barbara Humane Society
Santa Barbara, CA
General$3,000
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Fnd
Santa Barbara, CA
General$3,000
Santa Barbara Scholarshp Fnd
Santa Barbara, CA
General$3,000
Trustee of Phillips Academy
Andover, ME
General$3,000
Girls Inc of Greater Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
General$2,000
Planned Parenthood of SB
Santa Barbara, CA
General$2,000
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA
General$2,000
Boys & Girls Club of Sant
Santa Barbara, CA
General$1,000
Cancer Foundation of Sant
Santa Barbara, CA
General$1,000
Crane Country Day School
Santa Barbara, CA
General$1,000
Direct Relief International
Santa Barbara, CA
General$1,000
Family Service Agency of Santa Barb
Santa Barbara, CA
General$1,000
Freedom From Religion Foundation
Madison, WI
General$1,000
Glendon Association
Santa Barbara, CA
General$1,000
Hospice of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
General$1,000
PBS Foundation
Arlington, VA
General$1,000
Pro Publica
New York, NY
General$1,000
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics
Santa Barbara, CA
General$1,000
Santa Barbara Partners in Education
Santa Barbara, CA
General$1,000
Santa Barbara Visiting Nurse Assoc
Santa Barbara, CA
General$1,000
Tuck Annual Giving
Hanover, NH
General$1,000
Wilderness Youth Project
Carpinteria, CA
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hazel Heath Horton Philanthropic Tr accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Hazel Heath Horton Philanthropic Tr give?

$60,000 in tax year 2025, across 25 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Hazel Heath Horton Philanthropic Tr?

Its 2025 filing lists Wright W Watling (Trustee).

What does Hazel Heath Horton Philanthropic Tr fund?

Based on its grants, mainly international, education and health.

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