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El Gato Channel Foundation: 20 grants to organizations, $243,796 (tax year ended December 2024)
El Gato Channel Foundation, a private foundation in Santa Barbara, CA, paid 20 grants to organizations totaling $243,796 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 1, 2025. The largest was $37,530 to Environmental Defense Center in Santa Barbara, CA for legal support for environmental protections.
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- EIN
- 831098449
- Based in
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Assets
- $4,392,841
- Grants paid
- $243,796
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 1, 2025, IRS object ID 202502749349100015. It reported $243,796 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Defense Center | Santa Barbara, CA | Legal support for environmental protections | Crime and legal-related | $37,530 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northern Chumash Tribal Council | Los Osos, CA | Ocean conservation and marine sanctuary | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Environmental Council | Santa Barbara, CA | Environmental programs, education | Environment | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Channel Keeper | Santa Barbara, CA | Watershed advocacy and education | Environment | $15,566 | apps.irs.gov |
| Los Padres Forestwatch | Santa Barbara, CA | Protecting los padres national forest and other central coast public land | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History | Santa Barbara, CA | Environmental education and ocean conservation | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | Environmental education | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Channel Islands Restoration | Santa Barbara, CA | Wetlands restoration & environmental education | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | Preserve lower-income neighborhoods through the preservation of quality affordable rental housing | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Explore Ecology | Santa Barbara, CA | Environmental education and school gardens | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| La Colonia de Eden Gardens Inc | Solana Beach, CA | Providing opportunity for positive choices for youth and their families | Crime and legal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laguna Blanca School | Santa Barbara, CA | Maintaining and providing k-12 educational institutions | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peace in A Pod Montessori | Santa Barbara, CA | To nurture the curiosity, creativity, and independence of each child in a montessori environment | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| SB County Action Network | Santa Maria, CA | To promote social and economic justice | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade | Santa Barbara, CA | Community garden, environmental education | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| SB County Food Action Network | Santa Barbara, CA | To develop local food economy | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Good Samaritan Shelter | Santa Maria, CA | To provide emergency, transitional, and affordable housing and support programs to the homeless | Housing and shelter | $5,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Riviera Ridge School | Santa Barbara, CA | Providing education for grades 4-8 | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Urban Creeks Council | Santa Barbara, CA | Mission creek hydrology study and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wilderness Youth Project | Santa Barbara, CA | Promoting outdoor activities and mentoring for youth | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $68,066 |
| Crime and legal-related | $47,530 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 |
| Education | $25,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $10,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $5,700 |
| Youth development | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $243,796 |
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Updated October 1, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.