WHO WE FUND

WHO WE FUND

CHANGING LIVES TOGETHER SINCE 2004

Our members join together to invest in a better future for the south Santa Barbara County community.  We are honored to stand with other community leaders to address our neighbors’ greatest needs. 

For more than 20 years, the Women’s Fund has been changing lives by awarding  transformational grants of at least $50,000 and often $100,000 or more to local nonprofit agencies. This year we are introducing a new small grants program to support effective, innovative small agencies that share our mission – supporting women, children, and families.  Learn more about this new small grants program.

This year the Women's Fund is supporting:

  • Programs to help teens build emotional management, deep listening, and social skills.
  • Transportation for foster children to medical appointments, court hearings, and family visitations.
  • Safe, reliable transport to the Center for clients living with dementia.
  • Reproductive health services.
  • A dormitory for women awaiting addiction treatment.
  • A refrigerated truck to safely transport and deliver surplus food to nonprofit partners.
  • And more...

 

We sincerely thank you for your generous support!

SEE ALL GRANTEES

OUR OVERALL IMPACT

Grants Awarded

173 grants awarded since the formation of the Fund

Record Grants Pool

Record Grants Pool

$1.275 million in grants awarded in 2025-2026

Community Investment

Community Investment

$14.1 million awarded to local nonprofits

Lives Impacted

More than 100,000 women, children, and families helped

What Our Grantees Say

"If you are looking for inspiration on how to help build a better world, look at the work of the Women's Fund. Their vision is clear, their dedication inspiring, their organizing is awesome, and their spirit is contagious.
Catholic Charities of Santa Barbara
"Thank you, again, for The Women’s Fund gift of the trailer. What a phenomenal gift! Our shower numbers keep growing because of the added capacity.
Showers of Blessings
"The Women's Fund enabled CALM to change the trajectory of the lives of children and families in our community. Preventing and healing childhood trauma is so much more than any of us can do alone.
CALM President & CEO
“Receiving a Women’s Fund grant carries a particular cachet and status that is invaluable for receiving other funding. You ARE the Good Housekeeping seal of approval...No doubt…
2020-2021 Grantee

Please note: The Women's Fund of Santa Barbara does not award grants directly to individuals. We support local nonprofits that address the needs of women, children, and families in south Santa Barbara County from Isla Vista to Carpinteria.

Nonprofit agencies must be invited to submit an application for funding.