Each year the Rotary Club of Montecito Foundation awards community grants to qualifying Santa Barbara County non-profit organizations, with a particular focus on projects serving the Montecito area. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $1,600. To date our Foundation has awarded more than $60,000 in assistance to our community through the Community Grants Program.
The deadline for this year's application is Friday, October 8. Click here to complete our online application.
Grant requirements
- The Annual Community Grants Program targets project or program specific requests.
- Priority is given to local organizations or projects that serve the Montecito area.
- The grants program does not fund capital projects or provide general operating support.
- The grants program only funds future projects, not projects that have already been completed.
Eligibility requirements
- Qualifying organizations must have a 501 (c)(3) IRS determination.
- A member of the Rotary Club of Montecito must sponsor each grant request and be personally engaged in some capacity with the organization, e.g. volunteer, donor, committee member or board member. A Rotarian may sponsor up to two grants per year.
Key dates for 2021 Community Grants Program
- Friday, October 8 - Deadline to apply for funding in 2021.
- Late October - Foundation finalizes funding decisions and notifies applicants.
- Tuesday, November 16 - Awards presented at a Rotary meeting.
Past Recipients of Community Grants
In 2020 grants of $1,000 were awarded to the following organizations:
- El Montecito Presbyterian Church preschool
- Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
- Friendship Center Adult Day Services
- Girls Rock Santa Barbara
- Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County
- Hospice of Santa Barbara
- MOXI
- Partners in Education
- The Rona Barrett Foundation
- United Way of Santa Barbara County
- Unity Shoppe
- Village Properties Teacher’s Fund
- Women’s Economic Ventures
The Rotary Club of Montecito is a proud member of Rotary International. Click here to learn more about Rotary International and to Support The Rotary Foundation.
