Brittingham Family Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 26-2992045. Reported 258 grants totalling $3,641,690 to 81 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. Brittingham Family 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $360,880 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fractured Atlas Productions Inc | Hartsdale, NY | $278,000 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $266,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Elings Park Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| USC Marshall School of Business | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crane Country Day School | Santa Barbara, CA | $175,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Center for Performing Arts | Santa Barbara, CA | $159,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lobero Theatre Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $140,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Aspen, CO | $111,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thacher School Inc | Ojai, CA | $110,310 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cedars-Sinai | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Four Winds Inc | Dear Harbor, WA | $80,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stanford University - Office of Development | Stanford, CA | $80,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation | Goleta, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| US Olympic and Paralympic Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics | Santa Barbara, CA | $65,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heal the Ocean | Santa Barbara, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade | Santa Barbara, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rex Foundation | San Anseimo, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $49,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dream Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Education Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Surf Happens Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Transition House | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation | Aspen, CO | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sb County Immigrant Legal Defense Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Immigrant Hope Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wilderness Youth Project Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coastal Ranches Conservancy | Gaviota, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Endowment for Youth Committee | Solvang, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| O-Higher Ed | Ojai, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Historical Museum | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stanford University - Athletic Dept | Stanford, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Unity Shoppe | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rooted in Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Rescue Mission | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harvard-Westlake School | Los Angeles, CA | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Environmental Council | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Service Agency | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Sb City College | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation | San Ramon, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hospice of Santa Barbara Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Human Rights Watch Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighbors for a Better San Francisco | San Rafeal, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Organic Soup Kitchen | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Alcazar Theatre | Carpinteria, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aspen Valley Ski-Snowboard Club Inc | Aspen, CO | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Basalt, CO | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Humane Society | Santa Barbara, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Therapy Institute of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Leading From Within | Santa Barbara, CA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Aspen Film | Aspen, CO | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aspem Wildlife Foundation | Aspen, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Little Village Foundation | Solvang, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montecito Firefighters Charitable Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rescue Mission Alliance | Oxnard, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tip the Spear Landmine Removal Inc | Milton, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Angels Foster Care | Santa Barbara, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Land Trust for Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lange Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Los Padres Forest Watch | Santa Barbara, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Polytechnic School | Pasadena, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Showers of Blessing | Goleta, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Counseling Center Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aspen Journalism | Aspen, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Las Madrinas | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighborhood Youth Association Inc | Venice, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rose Bowl Aquatics Center | Pasadena, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Advancement Project | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catalyst California | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montecito Trails Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mountain Rescue Aspen | Aspen, CO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Storyteller Children's Center Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
62 of 81 (77%) 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 89%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Elings Park Foundation
EPIC! CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - GODRIC GROVE - USC Marshall School of Business
BRITTINGHAM FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND - University of Wisconsin Foundation
SCOTT AND ELLA BRITTINGHAM VIKING FUND - Community Initiatives
HOUSE OF VICTORY FOUNDATION - Lobero Theatre Foundation
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN/BUILDING MAINTENANCE ENDOWMENT - University of Southern California
USC ATHLETICS/CAPITAL PROJECTS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 214 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69 | $853,810 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 62 | $774,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 57 | $612,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 70 | $1,401,880 | $5,000 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 72% 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 $5,000. 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 Brittingham Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1482 E Valley Road 703, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108. 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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