The Fund for Santa Barbara

	The FUND FOR SANTA BARBARA is a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation that supports grassroots organizations working for social, economic and environmental justice in Santa Barbara County. Since 1980, the FUND has given over $3 million to more than 700 projects. The FUND also provides technical assistance to more than 200 projects each year.

The Fund is Hiring a
Program Officer!
Congratulations to Fund for Santa Barbara Grants Manager Diahnna Núñez, who has accepted a position with the Santa Barbara Foundation! We wish her well in her new role.
AND we have begun the search for a new Program Officer...
For details click here

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SAVE THE DATE for
Bread & Roses 2008
Sunday, September 14th, 2008
4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
QAD Training Center
2111 Ortega Hill Road in Summerland

We are currently accepting donations for the auction as well as sponsorships from individuals and businesses.
For an in-kind donation form click here
For an individual sponsor form click here
For a business sponsor form click here

For information on last year's event click here

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2006 Annual Report
For a pdf copy of the
Fund for Santa Barbara's
2006 Annual Report, click here.

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2006 Financial Statement
To read a copy of the Fund's
2006 financial statement, click here.

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501(c)(3) Nonprofit Determination Letter
To see a copy of the Fund's 501(c)(3)
Nonprofit Determination Letter, click here.

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Announcing ... "Youth Making Change"

The Fund for Santa Barbara is proud to announce the launch of a brand new program designed to train the next generation of grant-makers!

For more information click here

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Spring Grant Awards Party June 12th!

DATE: Thursday, June 12th
TIME: 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
(Reception, Music, Appetizers 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.)
(Program Begins at 6:00 p.m.)
PLACE: Café Buenos Aires - 1316 State Street in Santa Barbara
SUGGESTED DONATION: $5
RSVP: 962-9164

Please join us for a celebration with friends, fellow activists, volunteers, donors, and community leaders. We will enjoy live music, appetizers by Café Buenos Aires, and a no-host bar. Everyone is welcome...

We will be announcing our spring grant recipients shortly! Stay tuned...

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Watch the new Fund for Santa Barbara video –
A Quarter Century of Change not Charity

[Click here.]

In celebration of 25 years of work on behalf of social, environmental, economic and political justice work, the Fund for Santa Barbara has created a 17-minute documentary film... Want to know just what the Fund is all about? View the film right here!
(To view the film on line, a high-speed cable or DSL connection is necessary).

Directed by Geoff Green
Produced by Candace Schermerhorn
Edited by Renee Bergan