Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-6036471. Reported 150 grants totalling $5,660,102 to 67 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scholarship Foundation of Sb | Santa Barbara, CA | $360,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Duluth, MN | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital Fo | Santa Barbara, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Westmont College | Santa Barbara, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Page Youth Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $185,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc of Carpinteria | Carpinteria, CA | $165,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Botanic Garden | Santa Barbara, CA | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Elings Park Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sansum Clinic | Santa Barbara, CA | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Historical Museum | Santa Barbara, CA | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc of Greater Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $149,950 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Boys & Girls Clubs of Sb | Santa Barbara, CA | $148,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Natural His | Santa Barbara, CA | $142,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gwendolyn Strong Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Zoological Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| ONE805 Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $123,513 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Storyteller Children's Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $105,282 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lobero Theatre Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Beginnings Counseling Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Art | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Foodbank of Sb County | Santa Barbara, CA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Sb Ice Skating Assoc | Goleta, CA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Lotusland | Santa Barbara, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Clinics | Santa Barbara, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara Maritime Museum | Santa Barbara, CA | $78,701 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Family Service Agency | Santa Barbara, CA | $77,682 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Vna Health Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wilderness Youth Project | Santa Barbara, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mental Wellness Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $74,725 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ganna Walska Lotusland | Santa Barbara, CA | $73,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Isla Vista Youth Projects | Goleta, CA | $72,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Girsh Park | Goleta, CA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Ice in Paradise | Goleta, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Ctr Perform Art | Santa Barbara, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Sb Neighborhood Clinics | Santa Barbara, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hospice of Santa Barbara Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $53,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Carpinteria Children's Project | Carpinteria, CA | $51,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eilings Park Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| 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 |
| Dream Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $48,749 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Mission | Santa Barbara, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Granada Theatre | Santa Barbara, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Police Activities Lea | Santa Barbara, CA | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| CASA Del Herrero | Santa Barbara, CA | $31,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Calm | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Santa Barbara Trust for Historic | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Unity Shoppe | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Hillside House | Santa Barbara, CA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sb Police Activities League | Santa Barbara, CA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parc Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| See International | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Goleta Valley Historical Society | Goleta, CA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
37 of 67 (55%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 69%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
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 recipient's own IRS classification, for the 83 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
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 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 94% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $30,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Pobox 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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