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Private foundation (trust)EIN 454228213Est. 2012-04

THE JOHN C MITHUN FOUNDATION

SANTA BARBARA, CA 93109

Total Assets

$64.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.3M

FY 2023

Grants Made

63

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$36K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$2K–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$2.5M

Total Expenses

$2.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.3M

Distributable Amount

$2.9M

Min. Investment Return

$3.0M

Undistributed Income

$2.9M

Payout rate 78%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.78%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

63 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $20K to maximum $250K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $2.6M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

286 grants

MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST
$550K
7 grants
SANTA BARBARA PUBLIC LIBRARY
$510K
8 grants
UC SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION
$465K
5 grants
SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA
$410K
6 grants
SANTA BARBARA NEIGHBORHOOD CLINIC
$395K
6 grants
FOODBANK OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
$375K
3 grants
OPERA SANTA BARBARA
$330K
7 grants
FOODBANK
$300K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

286 grants

<$10K
100
grants
$10–50K
130
grants
$50–250K
56
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

California
$9.8M
96% of total
Hawaii
$185K
2% of total
Minnesota
$140K
1% of total
New York
$40K
0% of total

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