The Santa Barbara Rotary Charitable Foundation supports local charitable organizations and international charitable projects. The funding of the Foundation comes through the investment of certain endowed monies plus periodic contributions from the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara, its members and friends.  In the current fiscal year, the Foundation is looking forward to distributing approximately $25,000 locally.

Interested charitable organizations wishing to submit a request for a grant should obtain the 'Common Grant Application' by  clicking the Common Grant Application link in the left column of this page. Thereafter, one completed (1) copy of the Grant Application should be submitted to:

The Rotary Club of Santa Barbara

P.O. Box 6268

Santa Barbara, CA  93160

Attn:  Tim Gamble, Grants Chair

The Grants Committee will review the Application and make a recommendation to the Foundation's Board of Directors.  The Board will make the final determination as to whether a grant can be made, and at what funding level.

The Grant Committee and Board uses the following guidelines to evaluate Applications:

1. Funding decisions are independent of Rotary members' involvement in any applicant organization.
2. The Common Grant Application is required for grant requests over $500.  However, only the cover sheet of the Application is needed for requests under $500.
3. Priority will be given to requests in the Foundation's immediate geographic area.
4. Generally, the Foundation prefers to make one-off grants for capital items only, since it is not in a position to guarantee its support for program expenses on an ongoing basis.
5. Applications are reviewed three times a year, and must be received by the end of September, January, and May for consideration by the Grant Committee and Board at meetings held in October, February and June.
6. No single organization shall be awarded more than $5,000 in a year.  Since there are usually more requests made than there are available funds, the Foundation often has to make partial rather than full awards, and occasionally can offer no funds at all.
7. Applicant organizations shall note in their new request the date and amount of their last award from the Foundation.
8. Applications will only be considered from organizations incorporated as a 501(c)3.

Any organization requiring further clarification should contact the Chairman of the Grant Committee, Tim Gamble at tlgamble@me.com.