Grants awarded
Who does Natalie Orfalea Foundation fund?
Natalie Orfalea Foundation has awarded $5.4 million across 143 grants to 99 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in environment. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $10,000 and $50,000.
Total awarded
$5.4M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
99
Grants
143
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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Santa Barbara Foundation
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$653K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
The Nature Conservancy
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$262K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| N Nature Conservancy of Virginia | $246K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $175K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Ucsb Foundation | $171K | 5 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U United Way | $155K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U Utah Film Center | $150K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Showers of Blessings | $145K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $138K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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Audacious Foundation
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$104K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| C Community Environmental Council | $96K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Planned Parenthood
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$88K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$87K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Doctors Without Walls-Santa Barbara Street Medicine
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$80K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| D Doctors Without Walls - Sb Street Medicine | $80K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sb Education Foundation | $75K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Isla Vista Youth Project | $75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$75K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | AL | |
World Central Kitchen Incorporated
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$75K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| P Park County Community Foundation | $72K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$70K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Santa Barbara County Food Action Network
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$66K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| U Ucsb Arts and Lectures | $62K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Climate Foundation | $62K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NV | |
Denver Film Society
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$62K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CO | |
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$60K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$55K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| P Park County Environmental Foundation | $54K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Mayo Clinic | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MT | |
| D Direct Relief International | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Gwendolyn Strong Foundation
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$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
Sundance Institute
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$50K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | UT | |
Good Samaritan Shelter
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
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$50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| C Carpinteria Childrens Project | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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Freedom 4 Youth
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| P Park Community Environmental Council Pcec | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Grist Magazine INC
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | WA | |
The Tandana Foundation INC
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$49K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | OH | |
| S Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation (sb Act) | $45K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Shower of Blessings | $40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Food Bank of Santa Barbara County | $40K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Doctors Without Walls - Sb St Medicine | $40K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$36K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| A Aha | $35K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Leading from Within
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$35K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| B Blue Dot Institute | $26K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Grist | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
The Voter Participation Center
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
Kaboom INC
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$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MD | |
| W Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Eden Reforestation Projects
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| S Sb Cottage Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MT | |
| F Family Therapy Institute of Santa Barbara | $20K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Film Independent INC
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Save the Yellowstone Grizzly
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$20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MT | |
| T The Wildlife Center of Virginia | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Move Bicycle Coalition | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Santa Barbara International Film Festival | $12K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Sbact | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A America Votes Not a Nonprofit Org | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Montana State University | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Indian Law Resource Center
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MT | |
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
On Being Project
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
Compassion and Choices
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CO | |
Organic Soup Kitchen
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
Farm to School of Park County
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MT | |
Afghan Literacy Foundation
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| A A Human Thread Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| F Friends of Park County INC | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MT | |
Chicken & Egg Pictures INC
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$6K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Earthjustice
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$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| N National Public Radio (npr) | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Park Community Environmental Council | $3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Climate Food Hope Travel Fund | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Uc Santa Barbara Arts and Lectures | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Profant Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Audobon Society | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Santa Barbara Audubon Society INC
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$500 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| H Harvest Celebration Farm 2 School | $300 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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