The Diskant Family Foundation focuses its giving narrowly on Santa Barbara community institutions, concentrating support on local healthcare and the visual arts. Most of its funding goes to a small number of repeat recipients—particularly the Cottage Hospital Foundation and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art—indicating relationship-driven, place-based philanthropy. Grants appear targeted to sustain core operations or capital needs of these flagship local organizations rather than broad, diversified funding across many causes.
Highly concentrated, relationship-driven giving: a small number of moderately sized grants directed repeatedly to two primary local grantees rather than many one-off donations.
The Diskant Family Foundation’s giving is anchored by repeated unrestricted support for Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation, with $50,000 awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern points to a funder that backs local institutions over time rather than making one-off project grants. The same approach shows up across its recent grant list: the foundation returns to a small circle of Santa Barbara organizations and often gives general support, suggesting a preference for flexible funding at the core of community life. Santa Barbara Museum of Art is another recurring recipient, with $25,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Beyond healthcare and the arts, the foundation’s recent support reaches a few other local institutions tied to daily community needs and civic services, including food access, ocean stewardship, and support for older adults. The pattern is narrow in geography and concentrated in a handful of organizations, with several recipients appearing in multiple years. The overall picture is a place-based family foundation that funds established Santa Barbara institutions through repeated, unrestricted grants.
Healthcare is a central theme in the foundation’s giving. It awarded $50,000 in 2025 to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation, continuing a three-year run of $50,000 unrestricted grants to that institution. The visual arts are another recurring area. Santa Barbara Museum of Art received $25,000 in both 2024 and 2025, and the 2023 grant followed the same amount and unrestricted structure. The foundation also supports civic and community service organizations. In 2025, it gave $10,000 to Foodbank of Santa Barbara and $10,000 to Friendship Center. Environmental giving appears as well through grants to Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and Heal the Ocean, both awarded unrestricted support in recent years. These awards show a portfolio centered on local institutions rather than a single issue area.
Typical grants cluster tightly around a small set of amounts: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. That indicates a base pattern of modest grants with a few larger awards. The foundation also repeats grants to the same organizations across multiple years, especially in healthcare, arts, and other Santa Barbara institutions. The grants shown are unrestricted, which suggests flexible support rather than project-only funding. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
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$181K
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Notable grantees: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation, Santa Barbara Museum of Art
The foundation gives almost entirely in California, with 81% of grants going to recipients in its headquarters state. Its grantmaking is local and concentrated in Santa Barbara County cities such as Santa Barbara, Montecito, and Carpinteria. Santa Barbara receives the largest share of named recipient activity in the recent grant list, while Montecito and Carpinteria also appear repeatedly. Outside California, the only named recipient locations in the recent grants are Hanover, New Hampshire, and Chicago, Illinois.
Its recent grants focus on Santa Barbara institutions in healthcare, the visual arts, food access, environmental stewardship, and community services. Recurring recipients include Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, Heal the Ocean, Foodbank of Santa Barbara, and Friendship Center.
The grant-size distribution is tightly centered: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is also $10,000. That means most grants fall at or near $10,000, with smaller awards also appearing regularly.
Yes. The recent grant list labels the awards as unrestricted across multiple recipients and years, including support for hospitals, arts, environmental groups, and community organizations. That pattern suggests flexible funding rather than restricted project-only grants.
It gives most often in California, with 81% of grants going to recipients in the headquarters state. The recipient cities most visible in the recent grants are Santa Barbara, Montecito, and Carpinteria.
Yes. Several recipients appear in consecutive years, including Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Casa Dorinda, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, Foodbank of Santa Barbara, Carpinteria Arts Center, Dartmouth College, Yosemite Conservancy, and Friendship Center.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $71,428 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CASA DORINDA | MONTECITO, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FOODBANK OF SANTA BARBARA | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CARPINTERIA ARTS CENTER | CARPINTERIA, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HEAL THE OCEAN | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| DARTMOUTH COLLEGE | HANOVER, NH | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $7,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE MANOA HERITAGE CENTER FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $2,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CASA DORINDA | MONTECITO, CA | $17,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDSHIP CENTER | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HEAL THE OCEAN | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CARPINTERIA ARTS CENTER | CARPINTERIA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FOODBANK OF SANTA BARBARA | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| DARTMOUTH COLLEGE | HANOVER, NH | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CARPINTERIA CHILDREN'S PROJECT | CARPINTERIA, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE MANOA HERITAGE CENTER FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CASA DORINDA | MONTECITO, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $12,500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CARPINTERIA ARTS CENTER | CARPINTERIA, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FOODBANK OF SANTA BARBARA | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HEAL THE OCEAN | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| DARTMOUTH COLLEGE | HANOVER, NH | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDSHIP CENTER | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| RESQCATS | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE MANOA HERITAGE CENTER FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $1,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| GIRLS INC OF CARPINTERIA | CARPINTERIA, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CASA DORINDA | MONTECITO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FOODBANK OF SANTA BARBARA | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CARPINTERIA ARTS CENTER | CARPINTERIA, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| DARTMOUTH COLLEGE | HANOVER, NH | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDSHIP CENTER | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SANTA BARBARA HUMANE SOCIETY | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $3,100 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE MANOA HERITAGE CENTER FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $1,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
CASA DORINDA
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
FOODBANK OF SANTA BARBARA
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
CARPINTERIA ARTS CENTER
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
THE MANOA HERITAGE CENTER FOUNDATION
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
CASA DORINDA
$17,000UNRESTRICTED
CARPINTERIA ARTS CENTER
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
FOODBANK OF SANTA BARBARA
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
THE MANOA HERITAGE CENTER FOUNDATION
$1,000UNRESTRICTED
SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
CASA DORINDA
$15,000UNRESTRICTED
CARPINTERIA ARTS CENTER
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
RESQCATS
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
THE MANOA HERITAGE CENTER FOUNDATION
$1,000UNRESTRICTED
SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
CASA DORINDA
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
CARPINTERIA ARTS CENTER
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
FRIENDSHIP CENTER
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
SANTA BARBARA HUMANE SOCIETY
$3,100UNRESTRICTED
THE MANOA HERITAGE CENTER FOUNDATION
$1,000UNRESTRICTED