Fund for Santa Barbara

"Change Not Charity"™ since 1980


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The Fund for Santa Barbara advances progressive change by strengthening movements for Social, Political, Economic, and Environmental Justice

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"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any."

-Alice Walker

There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives."

- Audre Lorde

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Spring Awards

The FUND for Santa Barbara hosted it's annual Mid-Year Grant Awards Celebration in June 2016 and here are the highlights! Thanks to our videographer, Ryan Pettey and multi-talented filmmaker Board Members, Ted Rhodes & Margaret Lazarus. This video would not have been possible without the support of Jean Kaplan.