Private foundation · EIN 86-6439121 · Carpinteria, CA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where The Victor and Susan Schaff Family Foundation's grants went

It reported $232,000 in grants paid across 38 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 79.3% of those dollars to 26 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 35 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Unity Shoppe
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 77-0391064
$50,000PROVIDING ESSENTIALS AND SUPPORT TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.Same ZIP 1.00
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-6134271
$15,000PROVIDING SHELTER, RECOVERY, AND SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.Same address 1.00
Transition House
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 77-0099755
$15,000EMPOWERING HOMELESS FAMILIES THROUGH HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.Same address 1.00
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 23-7087774
$10,000EMPOWERING STUDENTS THROUGH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT.Same address 1.00
The Colab Foundation
Santa Maria, CA · EIN 81-1088586
$10,000SUPPORTING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ADVOCACY AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES.Same address 1.00
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Goleta, CA · EIN 77-0169214
$10,000FIGHTING HUNGER THROUGH FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.FIGHTING HUNGER THROUGH FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.F…Exact name 1.00
Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County
Goleta, CA · EIN 77-0518264
$10,000BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.Same address 1.00
California Native Plant Society
Sacramento, CA · EIN 94-6116403
$5,000PROMOTE, PRESERVE, AND RESTORE THE DIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA'S NATIVE FLORASame address 1.00
The Calflora Database
Berkeley, CA · EIN 31-1689940
$5,000DATABASE PROVIDING INFORMATION ON WILD CALIFORNIA PLANTSSame address 0.71
Lou Grant Parent-Child Workshop
Carpinteria, CA · EIN 95-1929365
$5,000FOSTERING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH SUPPORTIVE WORKSHOPS.Same address 0.94
The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA · EIN 53-0242652
$5,000CONSERVING NATURE THROUGH SCIENCE, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ACTION.Exact name 1.00
Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 14-1872081
$5,000ASSISTING FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER THROUGH SUPPORT PROGRAMS.Same ZIP 1.00
Salvation Army Western Territorial Headquarters
Rch Palos Vrd, CA · EIN 94-1156347
$5,000PROVIDING AID AND SUPPORT TO THOSE IN NEED.Known alias 1.00
United Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 23-7087814
$5,000EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH PROGRAMS PROMOTING GROWTH AND SUCCESS.Same address 0.68
The Heritage Foundation
Washington, DC · EIN 23-7327730
$5,000PROMOTING CONSERVATIVE POLICIES AND PRINCIPLES THROUGH ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH.Same street 1.00
Pacific Legal Foundation
Sacramento, CA · EIN 94-2197343
$5,000ADVOCATING FOR LIMITED GOVERNMENT, PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.Same address 1.00
California Native Grasslands Assn
Davis, CA · no confident EIN match
$5,000CONSERVING AND RESTORING CALIFORNIA'S NATIVE GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEMS.Unmatched Help match
Sercal
Tucson, AZ · no confident EIN match
$5,000PROMOTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOR CALIFORNIA'S COAST.PROMOTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOR CALIFORNIA'S COAST.Unmatched Help match
Theodore Payne Foundation
Sun Valley, CA · no confident EIN match
$5,000PROMOTING CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS THROUGH EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION.Unmatched Help match
Xceres Society
Washington, DC · no confident EIN match
$3,000ADVOCATING FOR THE CONSERVATION OF INVERTEBRATES AND THEIR HABITATS.Unmatched Help match
Heal the Ocean
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 77-0565183
$2,500RESTORING OCEAN HEALTH THROUGH ADVOCACY AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS.Same city 1.00
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-1644628
$2,500CONSERVING NATIVE PLANTS THROUGH EDUCATION AND PRESERVATION.Same address 0.93
Storyteller Childrens Center
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 77-0283072
$2,500SUPPORTING HOMELESS CHILDREN WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.Same address 1.00
Ventura Botanical Gardens
Ventura, CA · EIN 20-8416864
$2,500CONSERVING NATIVE PLANTS THROUGH EDUCATION AND PRESERVATION EFFORTS.Same address 0.94
Santa Barbara Humane Society
Goleta, CA · no confident EIN match
$2,500CARING FOR ANIMALS AND PROMOTING ANIMAL WELFARE.Unmatched Help match
Mental Wellness Center
Santa Barbara, CA · no confident EIN match
$2,500SERVES INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATIONUnmatched Help match
Carpinteria Beautiful
Carpinteria, CA · EIN 77-0364336
$2,000PROMOTION, PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF CARPINTERIASame address 1.00
Channel Islands Restoration
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 61-1463876
$2,000PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ON THE CENTRAL COASTSame address 1.00
Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-1878858
$2,000ADDRESSING ADDICTION THROUGH PREVENTION, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES.Same city 1.00
Vista Conservancy
Vista, CA · EIN 33-0815338
$1,000PRESERVING NATURAL LANDSCAPES AND PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.Same address 1.00
Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau
Buellton, CA · EIN 95-1866353
$1,000PROMOTING AGRICULTURE THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.Same ZIP 1.00
The Freedom to Choose Project
Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 27-2521943
$1,000EMPOWERING INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH REHABILITATION AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.Same street 1.00
Aha
Santa Barbara, CA · no confident EIN match
$1,000HELP TO FIGHT HEART DISEASE AND STROKEUnmatched Help match
Aipha
Steamboat Springs, CO · no confident EIN match
$1,000ADVANCING PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES THROUGH ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION.Unmatched Help match
Noozhawks Hawks Club
Santa Barbara, CA · no confident EIN match
$1,000SUPPORTING LOCAL JOURNALISM THROUGH READER CONTRIBUTIONS.Unmatched Help match

1 more line ($2,000) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. AmazonSmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    21 recipients in common
  2. June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust Santa Barbara, CA
    8 recipients in common
  3. The Turpin-Allebrand Family Charitable Foundation Waltham, MA
    8 recipients in common
  4. Hutton Foundation Santa Barbara, CA
    8 recipients in common
  5. Ann Jackson Family Foundation Santa Barbara, CA
    8 recipients in common
  6. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    7 recipients in common
  7. The Kirby-Jones Foundation Wilmington, DE
    7 recipients in common
  8. The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation Santa Barbara, CA
    6 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.