Private foundation · Santa Barbara, CA

The John C Mithun Foundation

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Typical grant size
$10K – $15K – $50K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
43
Repeat grantees
39
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Susan M Torrey
SECRETARY
$15K
Mercedes M Millington
VICE PRESIDENT
John C Mithun
PRESIDENT

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
4.9%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
490
Total grants awarded
$16.3M
Total amount
$33K
Average grant
$500K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$2.9M
65 grants
2023
$2.3M
63 grants
2022
$2.6M
59 grants
2021
$2.1M
61 grants
2020
$1.9M
69 grants
2019
$1.3M
56 grants
2018
$1.2M
34 grants
2017
$1.0M
37 grants
2016
$436K
19 grants
2015
$297K
14 grants
2014
$40K
9 grants
2013
$26K
4 grants

Top recipients

9 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$990K
9 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$795K
9 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$785K
13 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$762K
3 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$760K
10 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$615K
11 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$590K
11 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$574K
Planned Parenthood
9 grants · CA
$380K
3 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$375K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Lobero Theatre
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$500K
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$250K
Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care of Santa Barbara Foundation
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$150K
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$125K
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$120K
Mission Scholars
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$115K
YMCA - Santa Barbara Family (channel Islands YMCA)
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Food From the Heart
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Center for Urban Ag at Fairview Gardens
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$80K
Music Academy of the West
GENERAL
MN · TY 2024
$75K
Santa Barbara Public Library
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$70K
Land Trust for Santa Barbara County
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Dignity Moves
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Transition House of Santa Barbara
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Santa Barbara City College Foundation
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Lotusland
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Santa Barbara Channelkeepers
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Friends of the Goleta Valley Library
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Santa Barbara Symphony
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Opera Santa Barbara
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$45K
Girls Inc - Carpinteria
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$45K
Women's Economic Venture
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$35K
Mid-pacific
GENERAL
HI · TY 2024
$30K
Granada Theater
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$30K
Santa Barbara Education Foundation
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$30K
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Goleta Educational Foundation
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Goleta Educational Foundation
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Ensemble Theater
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Royal Pride Foundation
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinic
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Foodbank
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Elings Park
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Girls Inc of Greater Santa Barbara
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$20K
Ucsb Arts and Lecture
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$20K
Planned Parenthood
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$20K
Dos Pueblos High School Foundation
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$20K
Community Environmental Council
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$20K
Sansum Clinic Philanthropy
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$20K
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$17K
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$15K
Calm
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$15K
Ensemble Theater
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$15K
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$15K
Harlem Academy
GENERAL
NY · TY 2024
$15K
Calm
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$13K
Family Service Agency of Sb County
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$13K
College School District Pto
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$13K
Central Coast Ocean Adventures Foundation
GENERAL
CA · TY 2024
$10K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.