Funder directory → California → THE WOOD-CLAEYSSENS FOUNDATION
Private foundation · SANTA BARBARA, CA · EIN 320341358THE WOOD-CLAEYSSENS FOUNDATION
✓ Accepts unsolicited applications
Typical grant
$5,000–$179,000
median $30,000
Giving (latest FY)
$8,448,500
112 grants · FY2025
Assets
$185,137,837
gives in CA
Application form & materials: A LETTER DESCRIBING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE APPLICANT, THEIR MOST RECENT 12 MONTH FINANCIAL STATEMENT, FORM 990, CURRENT BUDGET, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PROOF OF EXEMPT STATUS
Deadlines: ANNUALLY, MAY 31 FOR FIRST TIME APPLICANTS & JUNE 30 FOR RECURRING APPLICANTS
Restrictions: APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED ONLY FROM ORGANIZATIONS QUALIFIED UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). GRANTS ARE MADE TO CALIFORNIA ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARILY IN SANTA BARBARA AND VENTURA COUNTIES.
Contact: NOELLE CLAEYSSENS BURKEY · PO BOX 30586, SANTA BARBARA, CA, 931300586 · 8059660543
| Grantee | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL · SANTA BARBARA, CA | COTTAGE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER; PEDIATRIC | $1,000,000 |
| MARIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION · SANTA MARIA, CA | MARIAN ROBOTIC SURGERY PROGRAM EXPANSION | $500,000 |
| SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION · SANTA BARBARA, CA | PEAC - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $500,000 |
| SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY · SANTA BARBARA, CA | SUPPORT FOR THE 2024 MINERAL MASQUERADE; SPACE LAB EXHIBITION & SCHOOL & TEACHER SERVICES PROGRAMS; GENERAL OP | $325,000 |
| SANTA YNEZ VALLEY HISTORICAL MUSEUM · SANTA YNEZ, CA | SUPPORT OF THE ANNUAL VAQUERO; BENEFIT EVENT CARRIAGE HOUSE MOSIAC; GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $325,000 |
| PROVIDENCE SCHOOL · SANTA BARBARA, CA | SAFETY & SECURITY INITIATIVE YEAR 3, SUPPORT OF PROVIDENCE FUND KICKOFF WEEK CHALLENGE GRANT | $305,000 |
| STUDENTS FOR ECO EDUCATION & AGRICULTURE · OJAI, CA | 2024 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FARM DAY - COMMUNITY EDUCATION & OUTREACH EVENTS; IN SUPPORT OF SEEAG'S FIRST ANNUAL | $280,000 |
| WILDERNESS YOUTH PROJECT · SANTA BARBARA, CA | YOUTH PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS | $100,000 |
| WOMEN'S ECONOMIC VENTURES OF SANTA BARBARA · SANTA BARBARA, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES YMCA · CARPINTERIA, CA | YOUTH CRISIS SERVICES | $5,000 |
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file disclosure, fiscal year 2025 (public record under 26 U.S.C. §6104). Filings lag by their nature — verify current priorities and procedures with the foundation before applying. Represent this foundation and see an error? Tell us with the correction and source filing.