Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-6036471. Reported 196 grants totalling $7,568,000 to 83 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $30,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $20,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $150,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scholarship Foundation of Sb | Santa Barbara, CA | $450,000 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Duluth, MN | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Westmont College | Santa Barbara, CA | $240,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Page Youth Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $235,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc of Greater Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $229,950 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Historical Museum | Santa Barbara, CA | $220,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc of Carpinteria | Carpinteria, CA | $202,241 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital | Santa Barbara, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital Fo | Santa Barbara, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Boys & Girls Clubs of Sb | Santa Barbara, CA | $188,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Natural His | Santa Barbara, CA | $182,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Storyteller Children's Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $180,282 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sansum Clinic | Santa Barbara, CA | $180,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ganna Walska Lotusland | Santa Barbara, CA | $173,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Botanic Garden | Santa Barbara, CA | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Vna Health Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $154,202 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Elings Park Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foodbank of Sb County | Santa Barbara, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lobero Theatre Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Zoological Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gwendolyn Strong Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Beginnings Counseling Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $140,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Mental Wellness Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $124,725 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| ONE805 Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $123,513 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Sb Neighborhood Clinics | Santa Barbara, CA | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ice in Paradise | Goleta, CA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Service Agency | Santa Barbara, CA | $108,084 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| CASA Del Herrero | Santa Barbara, CA | $106,240 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Music Academy | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Art | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Greater Sb Ice Skating Assoc | Goleta, CA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Wilderness Youth Project | Santa Barbara, CA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Maritime Museum | Santa Barbara, CA | $88,701 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lotusland | Santa Barbara, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Clinics | Santa Barbara, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Olive Crest Hope Refuge | Santa Barbara, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Isla Vista Youth Projects | Goleta, CA | $72,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Girsh Park | Goleta, CA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hospice of Santa Barbara Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $68,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Partners in Education | Santa Barbara, CA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Children's Museum of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Santa Barbara Ctr Perform Art | Santa Barbara, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Carpinteria Children's Project | Carpinteria, CA | $51,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eilings Park Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Leap | Goleta, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Old Mission Sb Archive Library | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Fdn | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara Public Library Fdn | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara School of Squash | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sb Public Library Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Transition House | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dream Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $48,749 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Mission | Santa Barbara, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ensemble Theatre Company of Sb | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Granada Theatre | Santa Barbara, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Police Activities Lea | Santa Barbara, CA | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Apple Academy Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Freedom 4 Youth | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sb Police Activities League | Santa Barbara, CA | $28,460 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Calm | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mission Sb Charitable Trust | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moxi Museum | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Trust for Historic | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sb Center for the Performing Arts | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unity Shoppe | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Environmental Council | Santa Barbara, CA | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Womens Economic Ventures | Santa Barbara, CA | $21,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA Serena | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Vada at Sbhs | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Goleta, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Momentum Work Inc | Carpinteria, CA | $18,353 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hillside House | Santa Barbara, CA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Island View Preschool | Carpinteria, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parc Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Path Point | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sarah House | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| See International | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Goleta Valley Historical Society | Goleta, CA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
42 of 83 (51%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 70%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Scholarship Foundation of Sb
FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS, INCL MILLAR; SEED - University of Minnesota Foundation
TWEED ART MUSEUM PLEDGE, NEW GRANT. - Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital
YR 2 OF 1M CONSTRUCTION PLEDGE - Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital Fo
GOLETA REHAB STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION - Santa Barbara Museum of Art
CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW GALLERIES - Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
TREES, SIGNAGE, HARDSCAPE, IRRIGATIO
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 109 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 37 | $1,142,513 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 42 | $1,751,000 | $40,000 |
| 2022 | 37 | $1,245,000 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 34 | $1,521,589 | $48,750 |
| 2024 | 46 | $1,907,898 | $40,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
95% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $30,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Post Office Box 5476, Santa Barbara, CA, 93150. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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