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Nonprofits / California

Who funds Direct Relief?

Santa Barbara, California · EIN 951831116

264 private foundations reported grants to Direct Relief in Santa Barbara, California totaling $16.0 million across 291 grants in tax years 2024 to 2025. The largest funder was The Pfizer Foundation Inc, with $2.5 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Funders of Direct Relief that accept applications

If your organization does similar work, these foundations are prospects: they already fund work like Direct Relief's and say in their IRS filings that they accept applications.

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Foundations that fund Direct Relief

The 100 largest of 264 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
Address vaccine preventable illness for underserved populations in u.s.3$2.5 million
R O W Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Seizure control for people with epilepsy in low-income areas.1$2.4 million
Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation
Florida · 2024
General support1$2.0 million
Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation
Texas · 2024
General operating support1$1.0 million
Abbott Fund
Illinois · 2024
The Abbott Disaster Resiliency Grant Program4$700,000
Baxter International Foundation
Illinois · 2024
Matching gifts12$677,838
BD Foundation Inc
New Jersey · 2024
To support projects in various communities1$600,000
The Ilsababy Foundation
South Carolina · 2025
Medical1$500,000
AbbVie Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Los Angeles CA Wildfire Disaster Response1$500,000
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Program3$450,750
Adobe Foundation
Delaware · 2024
General & Unrestricted1$250,000
Health Carousel Foundation
Delaware · 2025
Power for Health Initiative and the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program1$250,000
Elevance Health Foundation Inc
Indiana · 2024 · accepts applications
Emergency Preparation and Response program in India and the Philippines2$200,000
Jadetree Foundation
Ohio · 2024
General Fund1$180,000
Fred Maytag Family Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
Hurricane milton relief1$150,108
The Zegar Family Foundation
New York · 2024
General purpose contribution1$150,000
Hfo Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2024
Texas flood relief2$150,000
Sergey Brin Family Foundation
California · 2024
Hawaii support1$147,000
Farvue Foundation Inc
District of Columbia · 2025
General support1$100,000
The Counihan Family Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2025
Improving the health and lives of people living in the most vulnerable situations - ukraine crisis and israel conflict1$100,000
Cole-Crone Family Foundation Inc
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted1$82,500
The Wenden Foundation
Connecticut · 2024
Unrestricted charitable grant1$77,500
Wm Keck Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
For general support of charitable purposes.1$76,000
Ttees Costanzo Family Charitable Tr
Delaware · 2025
General operating1$75,000
Workday Foundation
Delaware · 2024
Emergency Preparation & Power Resiliency1$75,000
Bluebird Legacy Inc
California · 2025
General support for u.s. Programs and u.s. Rural community health1$75,000
The Todd and Doris Ahlsten Foundation
California · 2024
To provide charitable assistance in the community.1$75,000
Augustone Foundation Uagr DTD 121107
Massachusetts · 2025
General purpose1$70,000
Adam R Scripps Foundation
Kentucky · 2024
Hurricane Helene/Milton Relief2$61,250
Fredman Family Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
To assist in the organization's mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergency situations by mobilizing and providing essential medical resources needed for their care.1$55,000
Dancing Tides Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
Charitable contribution1$50,000
Cecile Higginson Murphy Charitable Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
General Purpose1$50,000
The Sandler O'Neill Assistance Foundation
New Jersey · 2025
General purposes1$50,000
Manitou Fund
Minnesota · 2024
Hurricane relief fund program1$50,000
Raintree Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose1$50,000
The Burkehaven Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
General charitable support3$50,000
Jack Rudin Family Foundation Inc
New York · 2024
Ukraine Relief1$50,000
Ge Healthcare Charitable Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Disaster relief1$50,000
The Gap Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
For disaster preparation services1$50,000
Unihealth Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
Los angeles county wildfires 2025 relief1$50,000
The Bonus Fund
Florida · 2024 · accepts applications
General purposes1$45,000
Johnny Carson Foundation
California · 2024
Hurricane milton relief - $10,000hurricane helene relief - $10,000kentucky flood relief - $10,000texas hurricane beryl relief - $10,0001$40,000
Adrian Family Foundation
California · 2024
Environmental disaster (fire, flood) response1$40,000
Zimmer Biomet Foundation Inc
Indiana · 2025 · accepts applications
Support of Disaster Relief efforts1$40,000
Keith & Mary Kay McCaw Family Found
Washington · 2025
Disaster relief1$40,000
Tif Foundation Fund
Georgia · 2025
Operating funds1$36,000
R Firestone Fdn-Dima-Cash
New Jersey · 2025
Unrestricted general1$35,667
The William Zimmerman Foundation
Iowa · 2025
General support1$35,000
John F Smiekel Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Further exempt purpose1$32,500
Robert J Bauer Family Foundation
Florida · 2024 · accepts applications
Unrestricted1$30,000
Walter J & Holly O Thomson Charitable
Texas · 2025
Unrestricted general1$30,000
Zisson Foundation Inc
New York · 2025
General support1$30,000
Rosenbaum Family Foundation Inc
Maryland · 2024
Charitable1$29,500
Kauffmann Family Foundation Inc
Georgia · 2025
General support1$29,000
The Longhill Charitable Foundation
New York · 2025
Health1$25,000
Eric & Simone Lang Foundation
New Jersey · 2025
Unrestricted general1$25,000
Josephine Herbert Gleis Foundation
California · 2024
General use1$25,000
First Dollar Foundation
California · 2024
Charitable1$25,000
Wurwand Foundation
California · 2024
To further the agenda of the organization.1$25,000
Integra Foundation Inc
New Jersey · 2025 · accepts applications
Contribution provided1$25,000
The Solstice Foundation Inc
Delaware · 2025
General & Unrestricted2$25,000
The Scott Family Fund
California · 2024
General fund1$25,000
Tom & Nancy Elsaesser Foundation
California · 2025
General1$25,000
Giles 2000 Tr DBA Giles Family Foundation
California · 2024
Unrestricted1$20,500
The Echlin Foundation
Connecticut · 2024
Unrestricted1$20,000
SKL Family Foundation
Florida · 2024
To further the mission of the donee1$20,000
Robert & Joan Blackman Family Foundation
California · 2024
Financial support1$20,000
Susan Lynde Duval Phipps Foundation Inc
Virginia · 2024
To support and aid in humanitarian, climate, and community crises1$20,000
Dora Freedman Levit Fund for People
California · 2024 · accepts applications
General purpose of charity1$20,000
Vyuha Inc
Florida · 2025 · accepts applications
General support. The organization can use the funds as needed in furtherance of its charitable purpose.1$20,000
Biella Foundation
Washington · 2024
Disaster relief1$20,000
George & Dorothy Babare Family Foundatio
Washington · 2024
To further exempt purpose1$20,000
Shoresh Foundation
California · 2024
General1$20,000
The Handlery Foundation
California · 2025 · accepts applications
General support1$20,000
Florence and Laurence Spungen Family Foundation
Illinois · 2025
To support access to maternal healthcare1$18,000
Kaufman Family Foundation 16115009633
Vermont · 2025
General support1$17,377
Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary Trust
North Carolina · 2024
To assist the organization in carrying out its exempt purpose1$15,000
Arthur D Weekes Jr Charitable Trust
New York · 2025 · accepts applications
General operating funds1$15,000
The Lewis J & Clelia M Serventi Family Foundation
New York · 2024
General funds donation1$15,000
Artemis Foundation LTD
Connecticut · 2025
Charitable foundation frida1$15,000
Conrad N Hilton Foundation
California · 2024 · accepts applications
For general operating support1$15,000
Macdonald Family Foundation
California · 2024
General charitable purposes1$15,000
The Turpin-Allebrand Family Charitable Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
To improve the lives of people in poverty or emergency situations1$11,000
The Paul & Erika White Foundation
California · 2025
General support1$10,326
The John and Annamaria Phillips Foundation Inc
New York · 2025 · accepts applications
To provide meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises1$10,000
Calligan Family Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2024 · accepts applications
Unrestricted1$10,000
Hilltop Foundation
California · 2025
General support1$10,000
Rupa and Bharat B Bhatt Foundation
Florida · 2024
To support charitable related activities.1$10,000
The Haddock Stanton Foundation
Arizona · 2024
General funds1$10,000
The Landes Family Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2025
Charitable purposes1$10,000
Jane A Lehman and Alan G Lehman Foundation
New York · 2025
General purposes1$10,000
Steven and Lenore Newman Family Foundation
California · 2025
Annual fund1$10,000
The Trailviews Foundation
Delaware · 2025
General & Unrestricted1$10,000
The Santreece Foundation
Michigan · 2024
Ca fire relief1$10,000
Mr Owl Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
Improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emegerncy situations1$10,000
The Arvey Foundation
Illinois · 2025
Unrestricted1$10,000
Harrison Foundation
California · 2025 · accepts applications
Unrestricted gift1$10,000
Cooper Family Foundation
Alabama · 2024 · accepts applications
To help improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies.1$10,000
Intouch Inc
Alabama · 2025
Assistance with texas flood relief1$10,000
The Hickey Family Foundation
Illinois · 2024 · accepts applications
Hurrican helene relief1$10,000

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

Using this list

A foundation that already gives to Direct Relief gives in its field and region, so the list doubles as a prospect list for similar organizations in Santa Barbara. Open a foundation to see its application rules, typical grant and every other grant it paid.

Questions people ask

Who funds Direct Relief?

The Pfizer Foundation Inc, R O W Foundation, Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation, Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation and Abbott Fund, and 259 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Direct Relief get from foundations?

$16.0 million in 291 reported grants from 264 private foundations in tax years 2024 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Arie and Ida Crown Memorial, Elevance Health Foundation Inc, Fred Maytag Family Foundation, Wm Keck Foundation and Raintree Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

Other funded organizations in Santa Barbara