The Mccune Foundation
Ventura, CA · EIN 77-0242953. Reported 321 grants totalling $3,043,462 to 138 organizations across tax years 2021-2023. 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. The Mccune 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 $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $111 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future Leaders of America | Oxnard, CA | $341,400 | 17 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cause (central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) | Ventura, CA | $336,650 | 17 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fund for Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $205,800 | 18 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mixtecoindigena Community Organizing Project | Oxnard, CA | $137,350 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Food and Water Watch | Washington, DC | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Environmental Council | Santa Barbara, CA | $87,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| California Lutheran University | Thousand Oaks, CA | $81,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Westminster Free Clinic | Thousand Oaks, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Freedom 4 Youth | Santa Barbara, CA | $69,500 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc Carpinteria | Carpinteria, CA | $67,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Service Agency | Santa Barbara, CA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Arc of Ventura County | Ventura, CA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| One Step a La Vez | Fillmore, CA | $63,659 | 9 | 3 | 2023 |
| One Community Action of Santa Maria | Santa Maria, CA | $63,305 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Social Justice Fund for Ventura County | Camarillo, CA | $57,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Buen Vecino | Thousand Oaks, CA | $57,285 | 5 | 2 | 2023 |
| Leading From Within | Santa Barbara, CA | $56,750 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Just Communities Central Coast | Santa Barbara, CA | $49,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Council on American-Islamic Relations | Anaheim, CA | $45,188 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $41,134 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cultural & Creative Arts Center of the Santa Maria Valley | Santa Maria, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pesticide Action Network | Berkeley, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wishtoyo Foundation | Ventura, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santa Barbara County Action Network | Santa Maria, CA | $36,780 | 8 | 3 | 2023 |
| Climate First Replacing Oil & Gas - Cfrog | Ventura, CA | $35,513 | 4 | 1 | 2023 |
| Encampment for Citizenship | Aptos, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People | Solvang, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $27,500 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc | Calabasas, CA | $27,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ventura County Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice | Ventura, CA | $26,600 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Gathering for Justice | New York City, NY | $21,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Autism Society of Ventura County | Camarillo, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| C4 Lompoc Collective Cultures Creating Change | Lompoc, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Transitions-Mental Health Association | San Luis Obispo, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Visions Inc | Dorchester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| UC Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $17,750 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| 805 Undocufund | Ventura, CA | $15,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Global Justice | Thousand Oaks, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacific Pride Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Autism Society Ventura County | Camarillo, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County | Oxnard, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Move Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood of California Central Coast | Santa Barbara, CA | $12,150 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ventura County Arts Council | Ventura, CA | $10,660 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cultural and Creative Arts Center of the Santa Maria Valley | Santa Maria, CA | $8,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ventura County Community Foundation | Camarillo, CA | $8,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Allan Hancock College Foundation | Santa Maria, CA | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Savie Health Corp | Lompoc, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Carpinteria Children's Project | Carpinteria, CA | $5,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Healing Justice Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,400 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Awakening Giantz Inc | Santa Maria, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fielding Graduate University | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara Rescue Mission | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spirit of Santa Paula | Santa Paula, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ucsb Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Visions Inc Co Fields Corner Business Labs | Dorchester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation Roundtable | Santa Barbara, CA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nyeland Promise | Oxnard, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Organizacion En California De Lideres Campesinas | Oxnard, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Fund of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,850 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Santa Barbara City College | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gateway Educational Services | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Calm | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mycelium Youth Network | Oakland, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Beginnings Counseling Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Art Without Limits | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation | Fullerton, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Partners in Caring | Santa Maria, CA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Environmental Defense Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Runners for Public Lands | Ventura, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Paul AME Church Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| True Nature Society | Maricopa, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ventura Education Partnership | Ventura, CA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Association of Fundraising Professionals of Santa Barbaraventura Counties | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Amazon Watch | Oakland, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Carpinteria Arts Center | Carpinteria, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Farmworker Families | Felton, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clean Air Task Force Inc | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Advocacy Coalition of Ventura County | Oxnard, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sacred Indigenous Preservation | Ventura, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ventura County Farm to School | Camarillo, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| House Farm Workers | Santa Paula, CA | $1,935 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wilderness Youth Project | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,750 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alternatives to Violence Project California | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Bay Community Foundation | Oakland, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Los Padres Forest Watch | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,050 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 2ND Story Associates | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Jewish University | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bay Area Trauma Recovery Clinical Services | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Independent Provider Training Center | Riverside, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Compton Legacy Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Conejo Free Clinic | Thousand Oaks, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Share Inc | Oxnard, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hamburger Home | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Housing Trust Fund Ventura County | Camarillo, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hunger Action Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legal Aid Foundation of Sb County | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mothers' Helpers Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oxnard Lgbtq Community | Oxnard, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Path Ventures | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara City College Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management | Sacramento, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern California Public Radio | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Transition House | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Diversity Collective Ventura County | Ventura, CA | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alliance for Justice | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Pharmaceutical Access Inc | Santa Maria, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of California's Central Coast | Goleta, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hospice of Santa Barbara Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North County Rape Crisis & Child Protection Center | Lompoc, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orcutt Area Seniors in Service Inc | Orcutt, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| People for Leisure & Youth | Santa Maria, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara Education Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc | Eureka, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Paul AME Church | Santa Barbara, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Santa Barbara County Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ventura County Housing Trust Fund | Camarillo, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women Against Gun Violence | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc of Greater Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Urban Creeks Council | Santa Barbara, CA | $242 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Mid Central Coast | Santa Maria, CA | $111 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
54 of 138 (39%) 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 49%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Neo Philanthropy
I-CENTER IMPLEMENTATION PHASE - Mixtecoindigena Community Organizing Project
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING FOR JUST WAGES AND SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS - Cause (central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy)
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY - Food and Water Watch
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER FOR VENTURA COUNTY - California Lutheran University
CENTER FOR NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP - Family Service Agency
GUADALUPE & LOMPOC COMMUNITY CHANGERS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 262 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 89 | $848,753 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 95 | $1,059,185 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 137 | $1,135,524 | $1,500 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Mccune Foundation has 7 of them, worth $260,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Mixtecoindigena Community Organizing Project | Oxnard, CA | $50,000 |
| Cause (central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) | Ventura, CA | $50,000 |
| Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 |
| Buen Vecino | Westlake Village, CA | $35,000 |
| Girls Inc Carpinteria | Carpinteria, CA | $35,000 |
| Fund for Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc | Calabasas, CA | $25,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 90% 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
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. 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 The Mccune Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 24340, Ventura, CA, 93002. 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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