The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 32-0341358. Reported 488 grants totalling $29.0M to 175 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$29.0Mgranted, 2020-2023
175organizations funded
84%of grantees funded again the next year
$180.1Massets, latest filing
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. The Wood-Claeyssens 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $55,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $1,000,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,040,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Young America's Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Students for Eco Education & Agriculture | Ojai, CA | $985,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | $880,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Ynez Valley Senior Advisory Council | Solvang, CA | $875,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $850,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Carpinteria Children's Project | Carpinteria, CA | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Education Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santa Barbara Special Enforcement Team Support | Santa Barbara, CA | $724,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History | Santa Barbara, CA | $697,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation | Santa Maria, CA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 911 at Ease International | Santa Barbara, CA | $565,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $547,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ventura County Fairgrounds Foundation | Ventura, CA | $535,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Memorial Healthcare Foundation | Ventura, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation | Solvang, CA | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Solvang Theaterfest | Solvang, CA | $490,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Elings Park Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Moxi the Wolf Museum of Exploration Innovatio | Santa Barbara, CA | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wood-Glen Hall | Santa Barbara, CA | $450,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics | Santa Barbara, CA | $425,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Child Abuse Listening & Mediation (calm) | Santa Barbara, CA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Community Foundation Slo Co | San Luis Obispo, CA | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wilderness Youth Project | Santa Barbara, CA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Providence School | Santa Barbara, CA | $330,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| CASA Pacifica Centers | Camarillo, CA | $320,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Solvang Friendship House | Solvang, CA | $315,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum | Santa Ynez, CA | $305,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara County Search & Rescue | Santa Barbara, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary | Summerland, CA | $285,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Buellton Senior Center | Buellton, CA | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $265,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Police Activities League | Santa Barbara, CA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Music Academy of the West | Santa Barbara, CA | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society | Santa Ynez, CA | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Ynez Valley Therapeutic Riding Pro | Solvang, CA | $205,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| North County Rape Crisis & Child Protection Center | Lompoc, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| We Support the Troops Inc | Santa Ynez, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Vna Health Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Police Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara Zoo | Santa Barbara, CA | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Senior Concerns | Thousand Oaks, CA | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Happy Endings Animal Rescue Sanctuary | Solvang, CA | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Moxi Wolf Museum of Exploration Innovation | Santa Barbara, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Old Spanish Days | Santa Barbara, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts | Santa Barbara, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Standing Together to End Sexual Assualt | Santa Barbara, CA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sb Special Enforcement Team Support | Santa Barbara, CA | $138,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Angel Flight West Inc | Santa Monica, CA | $132,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Turning Point Foundation | Ventura, CA | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Atterdag at Home | Solvang, CA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Carriage & Western Art Museum of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bishop Garcia Diego High School | Santa Barbara, CA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Parc Foundation | Mission Hills, CA | $111,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Oceano Dunes | Oceano, CA | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Atterdag Village of Solvang | Solvang, CA | $103,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dragg Inc | Oxnard, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County | San Luis Obispo, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Share Ventura County | Oxnard, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friendship Adult Day Care Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Join -Up International | Solvang, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Notes for Notes Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pcpa Foundation | Santa Maria, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rm Pyles Boys Camp | Valencia, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Unity Shoppe Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden Foundation | Buellton, CA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Storyteller Children's Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $92,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lompoc Police Foundation | Lompoc, CA | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scottish Rite Valley of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oxnard Community K-9 Foundation | Oxnard, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Transition House | Santa Barbara, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Valor Healing Farms | Ojai, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ventura County Colab Foundation | Ventura, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ventura Police Activities League (pal) | Ventura, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hidden Wings | Solvang, CA | $79,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Animal Shelter Assistance Program | Santa Barbara, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Humane Society | Santa Barbara, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Court-Appointed Special Advocate | Oakland, CA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Food From the Heart | Santa Barbara, CA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fund for Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara New House | Santa Barbara, CA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $68,402 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Oxnardport Hueneme | Port Hueneme, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley | Santa Paula, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Meals on Wheels Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wilding Art Museum | Solvang, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Elverhoj Museum of History and Art | Solvang, CA | $59,600 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Help of Carpinteria Inc | Carpinteria, CA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Villa Majella of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Domestic Violence Solutions | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Goleta Valley Historical Society | Goleta, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Help of Ojai | Ojai, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lobero Theatre Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rona Barrett Foundation | Solvang, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Santa Ynez Valley Therapeutic Riding Program | Solvang, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation | Simi Valley, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA of Ventura County | Camarillo, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Samaritan Center | Simi Valley, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Camarillo | Camarillo, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Fillmore | Fillmore, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Piru | Piru, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Carriage & Western Art Museum of Sb | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fund for Resource Conservation | Ventura, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ganna Walska Lotusland Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Beginnings Counseling Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Maritime Museum | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Rescue Mission | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The First Tee Central Coast | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Adventures in Caring Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shadow's Fund | Lompoc, CA | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club - Greater Conejo Valley | Westlake Village, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Santa Paula | Santa Paula, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast | Santa Maria, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Partners in Caring | Lompoc, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rescue Mission Alliance | Oxnard, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Surgical Eye Expeditions | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens | Goleta, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Care Givers | Ventura, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Caregivers Volunteers Assisting the Elderly | Ventura, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Museum of Ventura County | Ventura, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peace Officers Association of Ventura County | Ventura, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Ynez Valley Youth Recreation | Solvang, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wayfinder Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Arts Outreach | Los Olivos, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Assistance League of Ventura County | Ventura, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Ventura | Ventura, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| CASA Serena | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Concerned Resource & Environmental Workers | Ojai, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girls Inc of Carpinteria | Carpinteria, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lompoc Family YMCA | Lompoc, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lompoc Theater Project | Lompoc, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montecito Family YMCA | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army Oxnardport Hueneme | Port Hueneme, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army Santa Barbara Corps | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Stuart Gildred Family YMCA Santa Ynez | Santa Ynez, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Center for Urban Agriculture | Goleta, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ventura Family YMCA | Ventura, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Women's Economic Ventures of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America - Los Padres Council | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| California Oil Museum Foundation | Santa Paula, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Carpinteria Valley Historical Society | Carpinteria, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hospice of the Conejo | Thousand Oaks, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Botanical Garden | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Santa Maria Philharmonic Society | Santa Maria, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Assistance League of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Santa Maria Valley | Santa Maria, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Ventura | Ventura, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City Impact | Oxnard, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Freedom 4 Youth | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls Incorporated of Greater Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Youth & Family Services YMCA | Carpinteria, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Braille Institute of America Santa Barbara Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Braille Institute of America Sb Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Camarillo Family YMCA | Camarillo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Conejo Valley YMCA | Thousand Oaks, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Miller Family YMCA | Newbury Park, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Oxnard Historic Farm Park Foundation | Oxnard, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Simi Valley YMCA | Simi Valley, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Southeast Ventura County YMCA | Westlake Village, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trifuno YMCA | Westlake Village, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
129 of 175 (74%) 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 84%, 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.
- Foodbank of Santa Barbara
BUILDING READINESS: CAMPAIGN FOR A HUNGER FREE TOMORROW - Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation
MARIAN OBSTETRICS AND GYNOCOLOGY RESIDENCY PROGRAM - Santa Barbara Education Foundation
SB UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PROGRAM FOR EFFECTIVE ACCESS TO COLLEGE - Ventura County Fairgrounds Foundation
LIVESTOCK OPERATING SUPPORT - Santa Ynez Valley Senior Advisory Council
KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND; SENIOR WELLNESS AND NUTRITION - Santa Barbara Special Enforcement Team Support
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR SBSET
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 297 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 124 | $6,515,002 | $22,500 |
| 2021 | 119 | $7,000,500 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 116 | $7,715,500 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 129 | $7,768,250 | $25,000 |
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
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How to approach this foundation
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- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
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- 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 The Wood-Claeyssens 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: Po Box 30586, Santa Barbara, CA, 93130. 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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