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Grants paid by Audacious Foundation, tax year 2023
EIN 47-4602068 · Santa Barbara, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
In tax year 2023, Audacious Foundation (EIN 47-4602068) reported 51 grants paid totaling $1,179,763. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wilderness Youth Project Incorporated Santa Barbara, CA | B | $512,006 | paid | REACH Fellowship, supporting first generation college going, lower income youth to achieve their full potential | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Explore Ecology Santa Barbara, CA | B | $337,412 | paid | Preschool Nature-Based Environmental Education Program | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Planned Parenthood California Central Coast Santa Barbara, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | Postpartum home visitation program for newborn parents, providing lactation support and post-partum resources | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Ventura Land Trust Ventura, CA | C | $39,000 | paid | Nature by Design, which creates meaningful outdoor experiences to reawaken an innate human affinity for Nature, for students at Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Anthony's Schools in the 23-24 school year | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Channel Islands YMCA Carpinteria, CA | U | $21,000 | paid | Swim Lessons for low-income students in partnership with 3 schools 2023 (Notre Dame, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and St. Raphael's) | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | One Sport Foundation Santa Barbara, CA | B | $19,800 | paid | after-school soccer clinics on school campuses Spring 2023. These classes were held on the campuses of Notre Dame, La Purisima, and Our Lady of Guadalupe and are completed. | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Kaboom Bethesda, MD | B | $15,000 | paid | creation of a new playspace in Hyattsville, MD | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Community Environmental Council Santa Barbara, CA | B | $12,000 | paid | Rethink the Drink at 3 Schools in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties 2023-24, plus CEC Green Gala Green Benefactor sponsorship | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Naturetrack Foundation Los Olivos, CA | U | $10,444 | paid | Fostering a Lifelong Fascination with Nature student trips 2023 - 2024 | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Santa Barbara Foundation Santa Barbara, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | 10th Annual School Wellness Summit's Week of Wellness October 2-6, 2023 | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | The Foundation Roundtable Santa Barbara, CA | U | $7,000 | paid | Nonprofit Resource Network, Partnership for Excellence, and Foundation Roundtable | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Guadalupe Union School District Guadalupe, CA | U | $7,000 | paid | swim lessons for 3rd grade elementary students (130 students) | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Channel Islands YMCA Carpinteria, CA | U | $6,854 | paid | Summer Swim Lessons for students | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Santa Barbara Foundation Santa Barbara, CA | B | $6,650 | paid | Key Class programming for 23-24, providing Life Skills Classes to eighth grade students at three schools | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Channel Islands YMCA Carpinteria, CA | U | $5,226 | paid | Swim Lessons for low-income students in partnership with 1 school 2023 (St Anthony's) | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Starr-King Parent-Child Workshop Santa Barbara, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | Spruce Up Grant to provide a new weather-proof home for animals | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | South Coast Montessori Goleta, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for indoor and outdoor materials for your Primary preschool environments | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Children's Resource & Referral Santa Maria, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for WINGS Preschool Outdoor Classroom supplemental turf installation | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Isla Vista Youth Projects DBA Leap Goleta, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for Hands-On Outdoor Science Stations (Phelps Rd. Goleta Campus) | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for The Infant Toddler Yard Enhancements for a new infant climbing structure and playhouse for toddlers at University Children's Center | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Santa Maria Valley YMCA Santa Maria, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for outdoor classroom enhancements, including storage space, sensory tables, imaginative play and outdoor seating for the Young Children's Preschool | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Zaca Center Preschool Buellton, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for replacement of outdoor discovery centers including wood working benches, tool bench, wooden science centers, and wooden tables | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Leading From Within Santa Barbara, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | 2023 Emergence Lab to be held in October 2023, on behalf of Kiva | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Ventura College Foundation Ventura, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for Outdoor Classroom Environment Nature Enhancement including a gazebo, garden boxes, a natural river rock water way, a living wall, a vine trellis, and irrigation | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Santa Barbara County Education Office Santa Barbara, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for outdoor garden area with outdoor furniture and planters at 3 sites, Transforming Little Minds, One Garden at a Time | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Goleta Union School District Goleta, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for Outdoor Play Equipment at La Patera Preschool | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Hope School District Santa Barbara, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for developing an outdoor classroom with large loose parts and storage at Hope School TK | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Goleta Union School District Goleta, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | Spruce Up grant for an Outdoor Large Motor Activity Set at Hollister Preschool | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA | B | $4,950 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for outdoor shade & resource cabinets for the Orfalea Early Learning Center, 2023-2024 | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | U | $4,789 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for Toddler Play Yard Renovations | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Isla Vista Youth Projects DBA Leap Goleta, CA | C | $4,700 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for Hands-On Outdoor Science Stations (Isla Vista Campus) | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | First Presbyterian Church Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | U | $4,550 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for 7 Stages of Block Play, replacing materials in the block area outdoor classrooms, training teachers on the seven stages of block play and additional coaching to support the teachers with their curriculum planning. | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Hope School District Santa Barbara, CA | U | $4,428 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for Outdoor Classroom Storage Unit and Portable Play Panels at Vieja Valley | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Naturetrack Foundation Los Olivos, CA | U | $4,360 | paid | Fostering a Lifelong Fascination with Nature student trips 2023 - 2024 | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Cottage Health System Santa Barbara, CA | D | $4,328 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for Toddler Outdoor Classroom Enhancement | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Community Action Commission DBA Communify Goleta, CA | D | $4,234 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for Sierra Madre Center to develop a designated outdoor area and provide shade | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Community Action Commission DBA Communify Goleta, CA | D | $4,234 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for the outdoor area of Los Padres center by purchasing bikes and scooters, outdoor carpet, dress up center, outdoor math activity cart, and magnetic writing board | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | San Marcos Parentchild Workshop Santa Barbara, CA | D | $4,200 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for a San Marcos Parent Child Workshop Storage Shed | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Storyteller Childrens Center Santa Barbara, CA | B | $3,663 | paid | Spruce Up grant for staff training and purchasing the resources necessary for ECERS-3 and ITERS-R | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Carpinteria Unified School District Carpinteria, CA | U | $3,400 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for TK Outdoor Classroom Improvement and Teacher Training | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Garden Preschool Santa Barbara, CA | U | $2,500 | paid | Spruce Up Grant to create an Outdoor Zen Area | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Community Action Commission DBA Communify Goleta, CA | D | $2,500 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for Little Village outdoor classroom to develop a high quality outdoor environment with more loose parts, outdoor furniture, gardening material and outdoor toys | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | St Vincent's Institution Santa Barbara, CA | B | $2,223 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for Professional Development for a staff and director training at St. Vincents Early Childhood Education Center | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Santa Maria Valley YMCA Santa Maria, CA | C | $1,520 | paid | preschool swim lessons | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Santa Barbara Foundation Santa Barbara, CA | B | $1,373 | paid | Key Class MOXI Graduation Dinner | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Providence School Santa Barbara, CA | B | $1,043 | paid | Spruce Up Grant for outdoor classroom space and garden, adding a water and sand outdoor sensory table and loose parts storage | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | The Foundation Roundtable Santa Barbara, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | Foundation Roundtable | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Zaca Center Preschool Buellton, CA | B | $500 | paid | Early Childhood Education Retreat Best Practices Winner | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Franklin Elementary PTA Santa Barbara, CA | U | $476 | paid | in-kind gift of 34 MOXI General Admissions Passes | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Carpinteria Community Church-Kinderkirk Carpinteria, CA | C | $250 | paid | Early Childhood Education Retreat Best Practices Winner | 202413209349102996 |
| 2023 | Monroe Elementary School Santa Barbara, CA | U | $150 | paid | Early Childhood Education Retreat Best Practices Winner | 202413209349102996 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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