Mosher Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-6037266. Reported 167 grants totalling $3,219,790 to 99 organizations across tax years 2022-2024. 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. Mosher 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 $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $8,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $300,000. 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 Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $601,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $502,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Music Academy of the West | Santa Barbara, CA | $310,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sansum Diabetes Research Institute | Santa Barbara, CA | $305,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Santa Barbara, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Zoo | Santa Barbara, CA | $108,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cancer Center of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $106,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cama | Santa Barbara, CA | $82,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Opera Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts | Santa Barbara, CA | $72,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Vna Health | Santa Barbara, CA | $66,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elings Park Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $51,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Enviromental Council of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Moxi | Santa Barbara, CA | $34,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lompoc Teen Center | Lompoc, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics | Santa Barbara, CA | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Santa Barbara Symphony | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation Roundtable | Santa Barbara, CA | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Club Preservation Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aaple Academy Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $21,050 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Choral Society | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Laguna Blanca School | Santa Barbara, CA | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,700 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Leading From Within | Santa Barbara, CA | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $13,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| UC Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lobero Theatre Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Good Shepherd Preschool | Goleta, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montecito Union School Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Naturetrack Foundation | Los Olivos, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Maritime Museum | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics | Santa Barbara, CA | $9,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Rescue Mission | Santa Barbara, CA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friendship Paddle | Santa Barbara, CA | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Calm | Santa Barbara, CA | $7,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Granada Theatre | Santa Barbara, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cheadle Center for Biodiversity | Santa Barbara, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hospice of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| ONE805 Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| UC Regents | Santa Barbara, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Westmont College | Santa Barbara, CA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Storyteller Children's Center Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ensemble Theatre of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Carriage Museum | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children & Family Resource Services | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Flamenco Arts Festival | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $4,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Audubon Society Inc | New York, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara International Orchid Show Inc | Carpinteria, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| All Saints-By-the-Sea Episocpal Church | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Creative Project | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friendship Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lifechronicles Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Festival Ballet | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kids in Nutrition | Sunnyvale, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montecito Community Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Art | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women's Economic Ventures | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Education Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Exponent Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $2,440 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gwendolyn Strong Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Organic Soup Kitchen | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Meals on Wheels | Goleta, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Santa Ynez High School | Santa Ynez, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Heal the Ocean | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Momentum Work Inc | Carpinteria, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wildling Art Museum | Solvang, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Adama Foundation | Venice, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California Nature Art Museum | Solvang, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA Del Herrero | Montecito, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cottage Health Care System | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food From the Heart | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ganna Walska Lotusland | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc Carpinteria | Carpinteria, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mission Scholars | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Boy Scouts of America Council | Irving, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Showers of Blessings Santa Barbara | Goleta, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Historical Museum | Santa Barbara, CA | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Transition House | Santa Barbara, CA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Architectural Foundation of Sb | Santa Barbara, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dance Ojai | Ojai, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kiwanis Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Linda Vista Adventist Elementary School | Oxnard, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| People Helping People | Solvang, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Santa Ynez Valley Therapeutic Riding Program | Solvang, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unity Shoppe Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
48 of 99 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 66%, across 2 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.
- Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation
IN FURTHERANCE OF SECTION 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSE - Music Academy of the West
GUEST ARTIST SERIES - SPRING 2023 - Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts
CAMINA BURANA PERFORMANCE & DEBT SERVICE - Lompoc Teen Center
JAZZ AND R&B CONCERT SPONSOR - Santa Barbara Foundation
THE KEY CLASS, ROOTED SANTA BARBARA - Calm
CALM AT HEART - INNOVATOR
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 110 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 37 | $507,545 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 63 | $1,179,465 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 67 | $1,532,780 | $3,000 |
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. 100% 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 $3,000. 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 Mosher 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: Po Box 1079, Santa Barbara, CA, 93102. 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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