The Hutton Foundation (dba Hutton Parker Foundation) appears focused on local environmental causes, providing substantial, unrestricted operating support to a Santa Barbara–area environmental nonprofit. Their giving emphasizes place-based conservation and community environmental advocacy, favoring major investments in a single trusted organization rather than many small grants.
Concentrated support: a single large, unrestricted grant to a local environmental organization (general operating funding rather than project-specific grants).
A 2023 $500,000 general operating grant to the Community Environmental Council stands out in Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation’s recent record. That award fits a pattern of place-based support centered on Santa Barbara County, with environmental organizations appearing alongside health, food security, education, and community institutions. The foundation’s recent grants show a mix of unrestricted operating support, capital and multi-year commitments, and discretionary awards, often at levels that are large enough to influence core budgets or facility plans. Within that local frame, the foundation has backed both advocacy and stewardship. It gave $100,000 in 2025 to The Uc Regents for capital or multi-year support and has also made repeated grants to Santa Barbara organizations working in conservation, public institutions, and community services. Recent recipients include Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation, and Direct Relief. The foundation also uses place-based investments to support organizational stability. Its grant categories include core operating support, capital and multi-year grants, and nonprofit office space, indicating a preference for funding that helps organizations function over time rather than through one-off project awards alone.
Environmental protection is one of the clearest themes in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2024, it gave $50,000 in core support to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, and in 2023 it provided $50,000 in endowment or capital support to Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. The Community Environmental Council also received two different $50,000 awards, including a 2023 general operating grant and a separate 2023 award tied to nonprofit tenants and crisis or special initiatives. Community health and basic needs appear in another set of grants. Foodbank of Santa Barbara County received $50,000 in capital or multi-year support in 2025 and another $50,000 in core support in 2024, while Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation received $50,000 in capital or multi-year support in 2025. The foundation also funds civic and community infrastructure. In 2024, Fund for Santa Barbara received $50,000 in core support, and Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation received $50,000 in endowment or capital support in 2023.
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Most grants fall between $4K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
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Notable grantees: Community Environmental Council
Typical grants cluster around $10,000 at the median, with a $3,500 p25 and $20,000 p75, but the recent record includes much larger commitments for capital and multi-year support. That mix suggests two tracks: smaller general support grants and larger strategic awards. The foundation’s structure also includes direct facility support through below-market nonprofit office space and no-cost community boardroom use. Recent grants repeat many of the same organizations across 2023 to 2025, showing ongoing relationships rather than isolated one-time awards. Core operating support is explicitly listed as unsolicited, while capital and multi-year grants are limited and unsolicited submissions are not accepted for that category.
Giving is overwhelmingly local: 98% of grants go to recipients in California, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Santa Barbara dominates the recent list, with additional recipients in Pasadena and Solvang. The top state by grant count is DC, but the foundation’s grantmaking footprint in this dataset is concentrated in Santa Barbara County. Recent recipient cities include Santa Barbara, Solvang, Pasadena, and Goleta-linked nonprofit space support. The pattern points to a county-centered funder with most awards landing in Santa Barbara itself.
The foundation makes core or general operating grants, capital and multi-year grants, and below-market or no-cost facility support for nonprofits. Its grant categories also include discretionary support and boardroom use for 501(c)(3) organizations in Santa Barbara.
Typical grants are modest relative to the foundation’s largest awards: the reported distribution is $3,500 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $20,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent records also include several $50,000 and $100,000 grants, plus a $500,000 award.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once across 2023 to 2025, including Community Environmental Council, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, and Fund for Santa Barbara. That pattern shows ongoing relationships, not only single awards.
The foundation’s giving is highly local. Ninety-eight percent of grants go to recipients in California, and the grant list is dominated by Santa Barbara organizations. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Yes for some categories. Core or general operating support accepts unsolicited requests, and the nonprofit office space and Hill-Carrillo Adobe community space offerings also accept them. Capital and multi-year grants do not accept unsolicited requests.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE UC REGENTS | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL/MULTI-YEAR GRANTS |
| FOODBANK OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL/MULTI-YEAR GRANTS |
| SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL/MULTI-YEAR GRANTS |
| DIGNITYMOVES | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL/MULTI-YEAR GRANTS |
| SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL/MULTI-YEAR GRANTS |
| SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $49,500 | 2025 | GENERAL DISCRETIONARY |
| GANNA WALSKA LOTUSLAND FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL/MULTI-YEAR GRANTS |
| COMMUNIFY | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DISCRETIONARY |
| OPERA SANTA BARBARA | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DISCRETIONARY |
| SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | DISCRETIONARY |
| SANTA BARBARA BOWL FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $24,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL/MULTI-YEAR GRANTS |
| SANTA BARBARA POLICE FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $17,500 | 2025 | DISCRETIONARY |
| SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $16,850 | 2025 | DISCRETIONARY |
| EASY LIFT TRANSPORTATION INC | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SANTA BARBARA HUMANE SOCIETY | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| STANDING TOGETHER TO END SEXUAL ASSAULT | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SYV FRUIT & VEGETABLE RESCUE | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TRUE NATURE SOCIETY | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LOS PADRES COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT WALLS-SANTA BARBARA STREET MEDICINE | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION FOR GIRSH PARK | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LOBERO THEATRE FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NEW BEGINNINGS COUNSELING CENTER | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GIRLS INCORPORATED OF CARPINTERIA | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GOOD SAMARITAN SHELTER INC | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE SEA LEAGUE (FISCAL SPONSOR WILDERNESS YOUTH PROJECT) | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UC REGENTS | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ROUTE ONE FARMERS MARKET | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PATH (PEOPLE ASSISTING THE HOMELESS) | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HOSPICE OF SANTA BARBARA INC | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| DIGNITY HEALTH DBA MARIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MENTAL WELLNESS CENTER | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MARJORIE LUKE THEATRE | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SANTA BARBARA MARITIME MUSEUM | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $14,000 | 2025 | DISCRETIONARY |
| SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $12,000 | 2025 | DISCRETIONARY |
| SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $12,000 | 2025 | DISCRETIONARY |
| CHANNEL ISLANDS YMCA | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BREAST CANCER RESOURCE CENTER OF SANTA BARBARA | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF SANTA BARBARA | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AIDS HOUSING SANTA BARBARA INC DBA SARAH HOUSE | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER SANTA BARBARA COUNTY | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DISCRETIONARY |
| SANTA BARBARA SEA SHELL ASSOCIATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | DISCRETIONARY |
| SANTA BARBARA COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY - SBCGS | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SANTA BARBARA CHORAL SOCIETY | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
THE UC REGENTS
$100,000CAPITAL/MULTI-YEAR GRANTS
FOODBANK OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
$50,000CAPITAL/MULTI-YEAR GRANTS
SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$50,000CAPITAL/MULTI-YEAR GRANTS
DIGNITYMOVES
$50,000CAPITAL/MULTI-YEAR GRANTS
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$50,000CAPITAL/MULTI-YEAR GRANTS
SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION
$49,500GENERAL DISCRETIONARY
GANNA WALSKA LOTUSLAND FOUNDATION
$25,000CAPITAL/MULTI-YEAR GRANTS
COMMUNIFY
$25,000GENERAL DISCRETIONARY
OPERA SANTA BARBARA
$25,000GENERAL DISCRETIONARY
SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$25,000DISCRETIONARY
SANTA BARBARA BOWL FOUNDATION
$24,000CAPITAL/MULTI-YEAR GRANTS
SANTA BARBARA POLICE FOUNDATION
$17,500DISCRETIONARY
SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
$16,850DISCRETIONARY
EASY LIFT TRANSPORTATION INC
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SANTA BARBARA HUMANE SOCIETY
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
STANDING TOGETHER TO END SEXUAL ASSAULT
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SYV FRUIT & VEGETABLE RESCUE
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TRUE NATURE SOCIETY
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
LOS PADRES COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
DOCTORS WITHOUT WALLS-SANTA BARBARA STREET MEDICINE
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FOUNDATION FOR GIRSH PARK
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
LOBERO THEATRE FOUNDATION
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NEW BEGINNINGS COUNSELING CENTER
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GIRLS INCORPORATED OF CARPINTERIA
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GOOD SAMARITAN SHELTER INC
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
THE SEA LEAGUE (FISCAL SPONSOR WILDERNESS YOUTH PROJECT)
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UC REGENTS
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ROUTE ONE FARMERS MARKET
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PATH (PEOPLE ASSISTING THE HOMELESS)
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HOSPICE OF SANTA BARBARA INC
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
DIGNITY HEALTH DBA MARIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MENTAL WELLNESS CENTER
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MARJORIE LUKE THEATRE
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
$15,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SANTA BARBARA MARITIME MUSEUM
$14,000DISCRETIONARY
SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$12,000DISCRETIONARY
SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$12,000DISCRETIONARY
CHANNEL ISLANDS YMCA
$10,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BREAST CANCER RESOURCE CENTER OF SANTA BARBARA
$10,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF SANTA BARBARA
$10,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AIDS HOUSING SANTA BARBARA INC DBA SARAH HOUSE
$10,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UNITED BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
$10,000GENERAL DISCRETIONARY
SANTA BARBARA SEA SHELL ASSOCIATION
$10,000DISCRETIONARY
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY - SBCGS
$10,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SANTA BARBARA CHORAL SOCIETY
$10,000CORE/GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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