HOW WE HELP
GRANTS: $5.5 MILLION
More than 5.5 million dollars has been granted since the Santa Ynez Valley Foundation was established in 1991. These grants to community nonprofits serve as a force multiplier, making a positive difference in the lives of people in the Santa Ynez Valley and Los Alamos.
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
In 2023, college scholarships were awarded to 31 graduating seniors from the Santa Ynez Valley and Los Alamos. Additionally, 20 college students were awarded second year scholarships.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SOLVANG FRIENDSHIP HOUSE
Grant helped to provide scholarships to low income elders to attend the Life Enrichment Senior Day Care Program including transportation, showers and grooming services, meals, activities, entertainment, socialization and supervision.
VEGGIE RESCUE
Grant for general support to increase farmer relationships. for this nonprofit that gleans, or collects, excess produce from farms and delivers it at no cost to recipients feeding community members in need.
A sampling of recent grants —
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION
Grant to support their Family Services Program in the Santa Ynez Valley, providing caregiver training and education through each stage of the unpredictable Alzheimer’s journey.
ATTERDAG VILLAGE OF SOLVANG
A three-year pledge to help fund the Rehabilitation Program Expansion including modifications to existing buildings, addition of beds and outpatient program, and addition of nursing and rehabilitation staff.
CALM (Child Abuse Listening and Mediation)
Grant to support childhood trauma services in the Santa Ynez Valley.
JODI HOUSE
Grant to support to brain injury survivors and their families through case management, rehabilitation, supportive living services, and employment services.
OLD MISSION SANTA INES
Funding to help provide holiday baskets for low income families.
PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE
Grant helped sustain successful operation of core basic needs programs furnishing food, emergency services, domestic violence prevention (ADCAP), health care (Chart) and children’s dental services.
YOUTH
LOS ALAMOS FOUNDATION
Grant helped purchase recreation equipment, supplies, and a cargo trailer to protect and transport their equipment to program site at the Los Alamos Country Park for the Summer in the Park program.
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY THERAPEUTIC RIDING PROGRAM
Funds helped pay for 28 twelve-week scholarship sessions for local special needs students.
SOLVANG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Grant helped fund the music program, specifically the kindergarten through 4th grade music teacher.
SENIORS
RONA BARRETT FOUNDATION (THE GOLDEN INN & VILLAGE)
Provided multi-year leadership gift totaling $100,000 towards the construction and opening of the first affordable senior housing and residential care “aging in place” facility.
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Grant helped to provide approximately 1,800 meals to low income seniors.
SOLVANG FRIENDSHIP HOUSE
Grant to help provide scholarships to low income elders to attend the Life Enrichment Senior Day Care Program.
SOLVANG SENIOR CENTER
A seven year $150,000 pledge to support construction of a new facility.
EDUCATION
ST. MARK’S-IN-THE-VALLEY EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND PRESCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS
Funding helped to provide scholarships.
TEACHER’S NETWORK
Funds helped to pay for a teacher’s curriculum grant in the Santa Ynez Valley.
UNITED WAY OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
Funds help pay learning programs in the Santa Ynez Valley.
ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE FOUNDATION
Grant helped support scholarship program for students from the Santa Ynez Valley and Los Alamos.e.
BETHANIA PRESCHOOL & AFTER SCHOOL
Funding to help provide scholarships for children of working and/or student families with documented financial need.
COMMUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOL PTA/PTOs
Grant money provided for public schools’ Parent/ Teacher organizations to use for curriculum enrichment programs and field trips for students.
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF THE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY
Helped fund children’s and youth programs.
SYV PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL
Helped fund children’s and youth programs.
CULTURE
ELVERHOJ MUSEUM OF HISTORY & ART
Grant to help support programs and operations.
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY BOTANIC GARDEN
Grant helped fund a consulting educational director to organize field trips to Garden, schedule classes, speakers, and workshops, and conduct program outreach.
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Grant helped underwrite costs related to cataloguing the museum collection.
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY MASTER CHORALE
Grant helped fund a professional musical director, accompanist, and orchestra musicians.
SOLVANG THEATERFEST
Multi-year grant to help underwrite costs for the Reimagine reconstruction campaign, and for programs.