California · Public charity
Gwendolyn Strong Foundation
We work to fill in the gaps needed to create real change and build a more inclusive future for those with disabilities. We provide practical family support, fund sma research, and are building the first inclusive playground in santa barbara. We work to inspire courage, foster inclusion and create a kinder world around the globe.
- $1.6M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $1,560,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $1,560,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 1
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $5.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Gwendolyn Strong Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $1.6M | 100% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $8k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $30k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $50k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $50k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $63k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Santa Barbara Public Library | $1,560,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Curators of the University of Missouri | $62,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Grace Fisher Foundation | $8,423 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($130k), not named here.
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About Gwendolyn Strong Foundation
- How much does Gwendolyn Strong Foundation give?
- Gwendolyn Strong Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $1,563,250 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 1 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does Gwendolyn Strong Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (96%), Arts & Culture (4%).
- Who are Gwendolyn Strong Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: City of Santa Barbara Public Library ($1.6M), Curators of the University of Missouri ($63k), Grace Fisher Foundation ($8k).
- Does Gwendolyn Strong Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Gwendolyn Strong Foundation based?
- Gwendolyn Strong Foundation is based in CA.
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