Public Charity

UC SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION

Based in SANTA BARBARA, CA, UC SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $106.6M in revenue, $47.4M in expenses, $619.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 191 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $35.2M.

EIN: 237314834 SANTA BARBARA, CA Single Organization Support NTEE: B11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$106.6M
Total Expenses$47.4M
Total Assets$619.9M
Grant Records191
Funding Total$35.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE UC SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION ACTIVELY WORKS TO FURTHER THE GOALS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA. THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO MAINTAIN AND NURTURE THE UNIVERSITY'S QUALITY AND DISTINCTION. ON BEHALF OF THE CAMPUS, THE FOUNDATION RAISES AND ADMINISTERS FUNDS THAT SUPPORT UCSB'S OBJECTIVES OF TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC SERVICE. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES COUNSEL AND GENERAL ASSISTANCE TO THE CAMPUS, ITS STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF.

Where $100 goes at Uc Santa Barbara Foundation

How Uc Santa Barbara Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$96 Programs the work itself
$1 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $96 for programs

$74
University programs/other disbursements
77% of program spending
$13
Scholarships and awards monies were transferred from the Uc Santa Barbara Foundation to the university of california, Santa Barbara in support of scholarships and awards
14% of program spending
$9
The foundation raises, records and manages gifts from individuals, corporations, organizations and foundations for the sole benefit of uc Santa Barbara in accordance with donors' wishes
9% of program spending
Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook
Add this to your website

Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Alex N Pananides
TRUSTEE Ann Cady Cooper
TRUSTEE Anne Smith Towbes
Trustee (AS OF 7/1/2024) Barbara Tzur
Trustee Betty Elings Wells
TRUSTEE Ceil Pulitzer

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$17,376,693 106 grants
Education
$13,863,421 69 grants
Youth Development
$1,729,980 4 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,414,186 4 grants
Environment & Conservation
$600,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $106.6M $47.4M $619.9M
2024 $65.3M $32.0M $515.2M
2023 $40.0M $35.1M $439.9M
2022 $33.8M $27.3M $415.1M
2021 $38.7M $22.5M $437.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $38.7M to $106.6M (+176%), with total assets most recently reported at $619.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

See the full picture for UC SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION

Complete financials, all 191 grant records, officer compensation, year-over-year trend charts, a geographic grant map, and data exports — across 880,000+ organizations.

Full Financial History Complete Grant Activity Officer Compensation Year-over-Year Charts Geographic Grant Map Data Exports
7-day free trial Cancel any time