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John S Kiewit Memorial Foundation: 24 grants to organizations, $2.9 million (tax year ended December 2024)
John S Kiewit Memorial Foundation, a private foundation in Santa Barbara, CA, paid 24 grants to organizations totaling $2,871,319 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $500,000 to The Trust for Public Land in Los Angeles, CA for program support.
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- EIN
- 954794542
- Based in
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Assets
- $69,632,073
- Grants paid
- $2,871,319
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202533189349100008. It reported $2,871,319 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Trust for Public Land | Los Angeles, CA | Program support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Rangeland Trust | Sacramento, CA | Program support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $440,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | Program support | Environment | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ventura Land Trust | Ventura, CA | Program support | Environment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Land Conservancy | San Luis Obispo, CA | Program support | $235,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Program support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, WA | Program support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Padres Forest Watch | Santa Barbara, CA | Program support | Environment | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Regents of Ucsb | Santa Barbara, CA | Program support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ojai Valley Land Conservancy | Ojai, CA | Program support | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| White Buffalo Land Trust | Santa Barbara, CA | Program support | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Channel Islands Restoration | Santa Barbara, CA | Program support | Environment | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens | Goleta, CA | Program support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gaviota Coast Conservancy | Santa Barbara, CA | Program support | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coastal Ranches Conservancy | Gaviota, CA | Program support | Environment | $46,483 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology | Camarillo, CA | Program support | $45,593 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Naturetrack Foundation Inc | Los Olivos, CA | Program support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Santa Clara River | Ventura, CA | Program support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Botanic Garden | Santa Barbara, CA | Program support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wildlands Conservancy | Cypress, CA | Program support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wilderness Youth Project | Santa Barbara, CA | Program support | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Turtle Conservancy | Ojai, CA | Program support | Animal-related | $19,243 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Channelkeeper | Santa Barbara, CA | Program support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wishtoyo Foundation | Ventura, CA | Program support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $1,026,483 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $500,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 |
| Youth development | $25,000 |
| Animal-related | $19,243 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $2,546,319 |
| Virginia | $200,000 |
| Washington | $125,000 |
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Updated November 14, 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.