About Ann Jackson Family Foundation
Provide philanthropic support to nonprofit organizations serving Santa Barbara County (primarily South County) in the areas of health & human services, the arts, community & civic infrastructure, and education, with an emphasis on long-term local organizations.
Focus Areas
Health and Human ServicesThe ArtsCommunity and Civic InfrastructureEducation
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating supportcore fundingorganizational capacityoperational sustainability
Topics
nonprofit infrastructureadministrative and overhead supportcapacity strengthening
About Ann Jackson Family Foundation
Ann Jackson Family Foundation’s recent grantmaking is anchored by long-term general operating support for Santa Barbara County nonprofits, especially organizations serving South County. The foundation’s grants repeatedly back local institutions across health and human services, the arts, community and civic infrastructure, and education, with many awards appearing year after year at similar levels. That pattern is visible in support for Lotusland, which received $211,000 in 2024 and again in 2025, and the Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation, which received $282,500 in 2023 and $170,000 in 2024. Those larger recurring grants sit alongside steady support for other county organizations, including the Santa Barbara Zoo, the Center for Performing Arts, and Laguna Blanca School. The foundation also uses operating support widely across its portfolio, suggesting an emphasis on organizational continuity rather than short-term project funding. Recent grantees include museums, schools, senior services, and community-serving nonprofits, all within a local giving pattern centered on Santa Barbara County.
What Ann Jackson Family Foundation Funds
In the arts, the foundation gave $170,000 in 2023 and $140,000 in 2025 to the Center for Performing Arts, both for general operating support. Cultural institutions also appear in the grant list through Santa Barbara Museum of Art, which received $110,000 in 2023, $110,000 in 2024, and $110,000 in 2025. Education is another clear area of support: Laguna Blanca School received $143,000 in 2023 and again in 2024, while Dunn School received $165,000 in 2024. The foundation also funds civic and public-serving infrastructure, including $102,000 in 2024 and 2025 to Elings Park Foundation and $282,500 in 2023 to Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation. Health and human services shows up through grants such as $100,000 to Casa Dorinda and $98,000 to Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center.
How Ann Jackson Family Foundation Gives
The typical grant size is tightly centered on modest-to-mid-sized awards: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. The recent list also shows a small set of much larger general operating grants, indicating that the foundation scales support upward for long-standing local organizations. Recurrence is a defining feature: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Laguna Blanca School, Elings Park Foundation, and Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center. The foundation’s program descriptions point to capital, operating, and program grants, with rare endowment support. It also accepts unsolicited proposals in at least one general grantmaking program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.1M
Total Assets
$91.7M
Total Revenue
$9.6M
Total Expenses
$3.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
Local9 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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