The Santa Barbara Foundation is one of eight community foundations selected by The James Irvine Foundation to promote and support the arts through the Irvine Foundation's Communities Advancing the Arts Initiative.

Women in Philanthropy (WIP) provides a free forum for women to come together to discuss philanthropy and their work in the nonprofit community.

For a yearly contribution of $35 or more, you can join a group of people who help the Foundation carry out its mission

The Santa Barbara Foundation established the Legacy Society as a way to thank the valued donors who have made a gift for the future through planned and estate gifts.

The Santa Barbara Foundation provides an alternative to setting up a private foundation that can save considerable time and expense.

For a yearly contribution of $35 or more, you can join a group of people who help the Foundation carry out its mission