2019 – 2020

Dear Members and Friends,

As I write this, we are all dealing with challenging times for our families and our communities, navigating the uncharted waters of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our hearts go out to those impacted by the crisis, and we express our deepest appreciation for the countless heroes working tirelessly to keep us safe and healthy. Amidst these challenges, positive things are happening too. Neighbors are helping neighbors and families are spending time together, reconnecting in new and creative ways.

Against the backdrop of these challenges, the Women’s Fund stands out as an inspired example of positive action. In May 2020, we awarded $685,000 in grants—$100,000 more than last year. The collective generosity of our 1,100 members made this possible.

The Women’s Fund Board reaffirmed our mission and our vision, and we recommitted to the values that make the Women’s Fund unique:

• We make large grants based on our own thorough research.• We educate and inspire our members to become more engaged in the community.• We invest in our organization to maximize effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability.

We deepened our commitment to member education, augmenting our traditional site visits with three Grants in Action forums. These programs helped members gain a deeper understanding of the issues and problems our grantees are facing and successfully addressing. The forums and site visits advanced our goal of educating and inspiring women to make lasting change in our community.

In 2019, we became an independent nonprofit, completing the transition from a Field of Interest Fund at the Santa Barbara Foundation to fully independent operations. We are incredibly fortunate to have talented, thoughtful women to lead the Women’s Fund into the future, and we thank them for their time, expertise and commitment. Additionally, we are grateful to the Santa Barbara Foundation for providing us a home for 15 years and for their staff who helped us achieve a smooth transition.

The independent Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara continues to be dedicated to Changing Lives Together. You each contribute to the success of this amazing organization. Thank you!

A LETTER FROM OUR CHAIR

Laurie Tumbler2019-2020 Board Chair

Our Mission

The Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara is a volunteer-led collective donor organization that enables women to combine our charitable dollars into significant grants addressing the critical needs of women, children and families in south Santa Barbara County. The Women’s Fund educates and inspires women to engage in making lasting change in our community.

How the Women’s Fund Works

WE WELCOME ALL WOMEN to join as members. No invitation is required.

WE COMBINE OUR CHARITABLE DONATIONS to make significant grants to local nonprofits, making an even greater impact than most of us can do on our own.

WE IDENTIFY critical community issues.

WE RESEARCH local nonprofits that address selected community issues. The process includes a review of a nonprofit’s finances, leadership, sustainability and anticipated results and ensures that all projects are compelling and worthy of support. A ballot of potential grants is created for member consideration.

WE VOTE in the spring to choose the nonprofits the Women’s Fund will support.

WE CELEBRATE the announcement of new grantees at our Celebration of Grants in the spring.

WE EVALUATE the impact of our grants through grantee visits and year-end reports.

WE LEARN…while Changing Lives Together. Grants in Action issue forums plus published background papers provide facts and context for understanding complex community issues.

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Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara has an adult day-care program that serves low-income clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Alpha provides approximately 80 trips weekly into the community to enable clients to do volunteer work and receive physical therapy. A $65,000 Women’s Fund grant in 2019 funded a much-needed new van equipped with an easy-to-operate lift to accommodate one wheelchair and three passengers or two wheelchairs and one passenger.

WHAT IS THE WOMEN’S FUND?

WOMEN’S FUND FINANCIALS

During 2019, the Women’s Fund transitioned from a Field of Interest Fund of the Santa Barbara Foundation to an independent nonprofit organization.

This financial snapshot reflects combined transition-year results from the Santa Barbara Foundation and the Women’s Fund’s independent operations for the year ending December 31, 2019.

Program expenses include $585,000 in distributed grants.

The Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara holds no fundraising events. Fundraising expenses are an allocation of our costs for member education events, technology and communications.

For complete financial statements, visit our website at womensfundsb.org.

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Sources of Revenue

MembershipContributions $761, 836 89.6%

Other Contributionsand Bequests $27,281 3.2%

Corporate Sponsorships,Underwriting and

Event Fees$34,898 4.1%

Foundation Grants $20,000 2.4%

Other Income $6,451 0.7%

Total Revenue $850,466 100%

Managementand General

Program $629,199 93.2%

Fundraising $9,236 1.4%

$36,740 5.4%

Total Expenses $675,175 100%

Allocationof Expenses

Nearly $7.9 million has been granted since 2004, benefiting nearly 100,000 local women, children and families.

16 YEARS OF CHANGING LIVES TOGETHER

Membership donations collected during this calendar year make up the grants pool we will award next spring.

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GRANT DISTRIBUTIONS 2004-2020 TOTAL $7,895,000

2005

-06

$140

2009

-10

$365

$200

Orfalea Foundation DonationsWF Membership Donations Betty Elings Wells Donations

$470

$550$525$520

$565

$725

$600

$485

2015

-16

$460$485

2016

-17

$535

2017

-18

$585

2018

-19

2012

-13

2011

-12

$685

2006

-07

2007

-08

2008

-09

2010

-11

2013

-14

2014

-15

2019

-20

2004

-05

(Dollar amounts below are shown in 000s)

January 1, 2020 December 31, 2020

Members join/renew to create grants pool

March 2021 May 2021

Members vote& award grants

Researchers develop ballot of potential grantees

July 2020

“Your support removes barriers and serves as a lifeline and catalyst for change for so many women who are struggling to survive. — New Beginnings Counseling Center”

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Women’s Fund Grants — By Primary Community Needs% of $7,895,000 (total dollars granted 2004-2020)

Community Needs CategoriesDomestic ViolenceEarly Childhood Development: Children ages 0-5 and their familiesEconomic Development/Employment SkillsEducation: Academic support, technology support, academic enrichmentFamily Support Services: Adoption, child care, counseling, foster care, parent educationFood and Nutrition: Healthy eating, food insecurityHealth Care: Physical health, dental health, preventive health care, women’s healthHousing Assistance/HomelessnessJuvenile Justice/Violence PreventionMental Health: Treatment, family support, addiction recoverySeniors: Caregiving, transportation, nutritionYouth Engagement K-12: Arts, culture, recreation, leadership development

NOTE: 80% of Women’s Fund grants supported two or more of these community needs.

WOMEN’S FUND GRANTS

Domestic Violence$350,000 (4%)

Juvenile Justice/Violence

Prevention$260,000 (3%)

Youth Engagement K-12$720,000 (9%)

Early Childhood Development$555,000 (7%)

Education$1,065,000 (14%)

Economic Development/Employment Skills

$245,000 (3%)

Family Support Services

$1,395,000 (18%)

Food and Nutrition$360,000 (5%)

Health Care$895,000 (11%)

Housing Assistance/Homelessness

$955,000 (12%)

Mental Health$735,000 (9%)

Seniors$360,000 (5%)

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WOMEN’S FUND RECIPIENTS

Funds collected in 2019 were granted in May 2020 to the recipients below.

2019-2020

2nd Story Associates - Housing Authority of SB Supportive Health Services for Seniors $100,000

Doctors Without Walls - Santa Barbara Street Medicine Homeless Companion Care and Outreach $60,000

Easy Lift Transportation Same-Day Dial-a-Ride Direct $80,000

Goleta Education Foundation STEAM Lab at El Camino School $65,000 Santa Barbara County Immigrant Legal Defense Center Immigration Attorney $65,000

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Suicide Prevention Program at SB High Schools $90,000

Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation Library-on-the-Go Mobile Unit $100,000

SEE International Equipment for Santa Barbara Vision Care Program $60,000

Showers of Blessing - Interfaith Initiative of SB County Three-Stall Mobile Shower $65,000

$685,000

“Garden Court residents have been so proud to be recognized and supported by the visionary members of the Women’s Fund. The refreshing sense of being celebrated is in stark contrast to what many low-income seniors describe as a feeling of having lost their value to society, almost that they have become invisible. — Chris Tucker, Executive Director, Garden Court, Inc.”

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WOMEN’S FUND RECIPIENTS, continued

Academy for Success * $60,000 Accelerated Reader Program * $25,000 AHA! - Attitude. Harmony. Achievement. $70,000 All For One Youth and Mentoring $65,000 Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara $65,000 Angels Foster Care of Santa Barbara $85,000 Breast Cancer Resource Center $30,000 CADA - Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (2) $180,000 CALM (2) $155,000 Carpinteria Children’s Project $135,000 CASA - Court Appointed Special Advocates (2) $240,000 Casa Pacifica (2) $130,000 Casa Serena $75,000 Catholic Charities of Santa Barbara (3) $185,000 Cecilia Fund $50,000 Channel Islands YMCA (3) $185,000 Children’s Project Academy $75,000 Children's Resource & Referral (2) $145,000 Community Action Commission $80,000 Conflict Solutions Center $60,000 CORE at Santa Barbara Junior High School * $70,000 Doctors Without Walls - Santa Barbara Street Medicine (2) $115,000 Domestic Violence Solutions (4) $230,000 Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy $150,000 Dyslexia Intervention Program * $50,000 Early Childhood Classroom Behavior Intervention Program ** $50,000 Easy Lift Transportation (2) $120,000 Family Service Agency (3) $240,000 Foodbank of Santa Barbara County $95,000 Future Leaders of America (2) $130,000 Garden Court, Inc. $100,000 Girls Inc. of Carpinteria $50,000 Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara $55,000

Below is an alphabetical list of our past grantees and the total amount of Women’s Fund grants they have received between 2004 and 2019. Visit our website to learn more about our grantees and their programs.

GRANTEE LISTING KEY(n) Denotes number of grants when more than 1. * Denotes Santa Barbara Education Foundation served as fiscal agent. ** Denotes Goleta Education Foundation served as fiscal agent.

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CALM is working with the Carpinteria Health Care Clinic (CHCC) and Carpinteria Children’s Project in a collaborative effort called the Carpinteria Resiliency Project. This initiative targets what are known as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), defined as early childhood trauma including neglect, abuse and household dysfunction. ACEs have been directly linked to negative long-term mental and physical health outcomes, including depression, cancer and heart disease. A $55,000 Women’s Fund grant funded a specially-trained CALM therapist who provides mental-health counseling to families with young children who may need extended therapeutic services based on ACEs screening.

HIPPY - Home Instruction for Parents of Pre-School Youngsters * $95,000 Isla Vista Public Improvement Corporation $65,000 Isla Vista Youth Projects (4) $240,000 Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara $75,000 Media4Good $60,000 Mental Wellness Center $60,000 Mobile Waterford * $95,000 New Beginnings Counseling Center $80,000 Palabra $50,000 Parent Project (2) * $85,000 PATH SB (formerly Casa Esperanza Homeless Center) (3) $190,000PathPoint $75,000 PEAC - Program for Effective Access to College (formerly Posse) (2) * $150,000 Peoples' Self-Help Housing (3) $160,000 Planned Parenthood $40,000 Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (4) $355,000 Santa Barbara Public Library (Friends of ) $65,000 Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center (2) $150,000 Santa Barbara Rescue Mission $100,000 Sarah House (3) $185,000 SBCC Foundation, Single Parent Achievement Program $90,000 St. Vincent's (3) $170,000 Storyteller Children's Center (2) $200,000 TRADART Foundation $50,000 Transition House (3) $180,000 Twelve35 Teen Center $90,000 United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County (3) $255,000 WillBridge of Santa Barbara $65,000 Women's Economic Ventures $100,000 Youth Violence Prevention Program * $85,000

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2019 BOARD

Laurie Tumbler, ChairSarah de TagyosJamie DufekMaureen EllenbergerMary GartonMelissa Gough, CFOStina Hans, Corporate SecretaryNancy HarterShelley HurstLynn KarlsonChristine RiesenfeldMary Wiemann

WOMEN’S FUND LEADERS

2019-2020 COMMITTEE MEMBERS

2020 BOARD Laurie Tumbler, ChairLinda Stafford BurrowsSarah de TagyosJamie DufekKathy DunlapMaureen EllenbergerMelissa Gough, CFO, Corporate SecretaryNancy HarterShelley J. HurstLynn KarlsonChristine RiesenfeldSabina WhiteLeslie White, Recording Secretary

Communications*Jamie Dufek, ChairSarah de TagyosRoberta GrantDenise Hinkle Tracy JenkinsKim LiebermanMary LuthySusan RobeckJessica Wishan

EndowmentMelissa Gough, ChairDianne DuvaJane KingDannell Stuart

Finance*Melissa Gough, ChairLinda O. ArmstrongCathy CashKathy DunlapLuAnn MillerSuzi SchomerLaurie TumblerKathy Weber

GovernanceNancy Harter, Chair

Technology*Mary Garton, ChairJere Lifshitz

Major Events*Linda Stafford Burrows, ChairNan BedfordNancy BrockMary BrownLilyan CutlerMichelle CuttlerDenise HinkleKathy HollisKathy KellerMary LuthyPam MainesEllen RauchSybil RosenLiz SaghiJanis SalinCarol SpungenMary Wiemann

Membership*Lynn Karlson, ChairFran AdamsNan BedfordMary BrownStina HansDeana HydeChristy KelsoSofie LanghorneSusan SpectorKathy WengerBarbara Hauter Woodward

*Chairs of these committees make up the Operations Management Team.

Mission Impact*Roberta CollierDenise HinkleVirginia Holt Sue KadnerDeb PontifexCarla Whitacre

Research Committee*Maureen Ellenberger, Co-ChairSabina White, Co-ChairMikki AndinaDyan ColvenBunny FreidusCathleen GrabowskiYonie HarrisMarita HawrylukKim HolmquistCarolyn JabsAnn LippincottChristine LyonRobin MassonJanis SalinMichele Neely SaltounTracy StoufferMargie Weeks

Volunteer Engagement*Christine Riesenfeld, Chair Jacki BeltShelley HurstMarsha RobersonSybil RosenBarbara Hauter Woodward

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We are so grateful for these business sponsors, Women’s Fund members and community supporters who helped offset the costs of our education programs and operations.

THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS

BUSINESS SPONSORSAllen ConstructionBryant & SonsFerguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery with Newport BrassFess Parker Winery & Vineyard

County of Santa BarbaraEnsemble Theatre Company of SBFirst Republic BankGarden Court on De La VinaHutton Parker FoundationHome Instead Senior Care

THANK YOU TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS

Mission WealthMontecito Bank & TrustSanta Barbara Women’s Imaging CenterSunseri Construction

COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS

Lois Capps Amanda KaplanEstate of Elaine Kendall Don Louie, In memory of Rose LouieRobert MillerMaggie and Susan Bogue Myslik, In honor of Barbara Hauter WoodwardCarol Palladini Penner Family Fund Shedroff Family, In memory of Marian North KoonceConnie Stein, In honor of Grace SlusserKristen Taylor Nancy Thatcher, In memory of Jan Baxter

ENDOWMENTLinda Armstrong Mary Garton Connie Kennelly Susan Robeck Irene Stone Laurie Tumbler, In memory of Estelle Meadoff, In honor of Mary GartonCatherine Umoff, In memory of Tamra PerlmanLinda van Buren, In honor of Aila Bea BorgesonWomen’s Fund Leaders, In honor of Susan RobeckWomen’s Fund of Santa Barbara, In honor of founder, Carol Palladini, on our 15th AnniversaryRobert Yamin, In memory of Fritzie YaminPhil Yang, In memory of Alice Tien-Yin Yong

LMR ConsultingMcFarlane Faletti & Co., Travis WilsonNatalie Orfalea FoundationPSAVSanta Barbara FoundationSPR Images

MEMBER UNDERWRITERSFran AdamsMJ BaumgartnerNan BedfordLinda Stafford BurrowsSarah de TagyosGinni Dreier

Kate EdwardsonStina HansNancy HarterJackie InskeepLynn KarlsonAnn Lippincott

Carole MacElhennyAshley Parker SniderMaryan SchallLaurie TumblerMary WiemannBarbara Hauter Woodward

To contribute to the Women’s Fund, visit womensfundsb.org.

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MEMBERSHIP LISTING KEY* Denotes Founding Member.# Denotes both Group and Individual Member.

(n) Denotes number of votes when more than 1.Captains’ names are in bold.+ Deceased.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

Charlotte Ackert #Fran Adams #Holly ArmourLinda E. BadalJill Bellowe *Jacki Belt #Diana BrelsfordNori Brown *(2)Lalla Brutoco #Meg Burnham #Linda Stafford BurrowsTeresa CahalanSusan Case #Cathy CashDiana CharlesZora Charles *Linda Olson Clough #Roberta CollierConcetta Conkling #Stephanie Connaughton #(2)Ruth M. ConnellySallie Coughlin #Sheila DavidsonKatie DavisGinni Dreier *#Kathy Dunlap #Kate Edwardson Maureen Ellenberger #Vasanti FithianLaura Francis

Bunny Freidus #Mary Ann Froley #Martha Gabbert #Mary Genis #Nancy Goldsholl *Patricia Gregory #Stina Hans #Perri Harcourt *#Nancy HarterGail Haupt #Vicki HazardVirginia Holt #Jackie Inskeep #Carolyn Jabs #Sharyn JohnsonLynn Karlson #Diana Katsenes #Martha Kaufman #Connie KennellyKath Lavidge #Heidi LeVay (3)Denise Lilly #Ann Lippincott #Cindy Lyons *Carole MacElhenny *#Patty MacFarlanePam Maines #Judy McKee *Esther McKinley #Natalie Myerson *

Nanette NevinsChristine NorthupSusan Parker *Robin Riblet #Christine Riesenfeld #Melissa Riparetti-Stepien #Marsha RobersonMaryan Schall *Sandy Schoolfield #Christine Smith #Lindy Southwell (2)Judy Stapelmann *Ann Steinmetz (2)Kay Stern *Irene Stone #(2)Diane Pace SullivanGail ThompsonAnne Smith Towbes *#Amelija VincentSheila K. WaldBetty Elings Wells #Lynda WhitleyLacey Williams #Parm WilliamsBarbara Hauter Woodward #Lisa WyselLinda Yawitz

Donations to the Women’s Fund have been made by or on behalf of the following Individuals and Group Members.

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Nanette NevinsChristine NorthupSusan Parker *Robin Riblet #Christine Riesenfeld #Melissa Riparetti-Stepien #Marsha RobersonMaryan Schall *Sandy Schoolfield #Christine Smith #Lindy Southwell (2)Judy Stapelmann *Ann Steinmetz (2)Kay Stern *Irene Stone #(2)Diane Pace SullivanGail ThompsonAnne Smith Towbes *#Amelija VincentSheila K. WaldBetty Elings Wells #Lynda WhitleyLacey Williams #Parm WilliamsBarbara Hauter Woodward #Lisa WyselLinda Yawitz

4 EMPOWERMENTBetsy Bates FreedDarcie BurkKathryn FieldSherrie FisherChristine FredericksJuliane HeymanKenna HickmanAnnette HoldmanVicki L. LaymanMyra NicholasChris SilversteinKathleen Dickinson Sullivan

A TEAMRomina BananLynda J. BenedettoKristi BittnerNikki CottonLisa CushmanKathryn deBruynKopsAdrienne JonesJennifer LeMertCarolyn McQuayJill James WinchesterErika Winston

AAGLOWTerri AllisonDebbie ArnesenLaurel ClearyDenise HinkleVictoria JuarezLouise KeelerPatricia MadrigalMarianne McCarthyLori PearceChristine SaundersMackenzie Taylor

ACT LOCALBarbara Ben-HorinSally DewanCassandra EnsbergCarolyn GreenbaumKaren MoraSandy NordahlSue PilkingtonKay SharpeJane van TamelinKarine Wegrzynowicz

ALL IN THE FAMILYHilary R. ChapmanMelissa GoughStina Hans #Sue HeinDianne JohnsonCarolyn KreinerStefanie MuenchBarbara H. Rack

ALOHA SPIRITBonnie J. DattelKitty KennyGinger LanganNancy LorenzenPeggy NelsonSusan RoeMarie RomasantaPatricia Walker

Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC) realized that wheelchair users and other special-needs individuals often lack access to dental care because they are unable to transfer into conventional dental chairs. Treatment options are limited when a patient’s fragility, pain, size or body weight make it impossible to use a standard chair. A $70,000 Women’s Fund grant funded two compact wheelchair platforms for use in SBNC dental clinics in Santa Barbara and Goleta. Using these platforms, low-income patients—mostly women and handicapped children—now have access to comprehensive dental care and treatment.

GROUP MEMBERS See website for alphabetical list.

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GROUP MEMBERSContinued

See website for alphabetical list.

ANGELS AMONG USDeborah CarlenMarna CodayMarilyn EbbinSherry ErskineJanet GreeleyKim HolmquistShereen KhatapoushST Sam McIlraithCarrie MullenTracey PetersonEllen RauchLinda RobynCarolyn StylerBettie WeissMarianne Wetzel

ANN’S GROUP (2)Susan BlockPolly BloomingdaleJoan BowmanAnn BronsteinPam CaswellDenise DannemillerSuzanne DucaMary Jo GibsonWendy IbsenTerry KleidKelly KnappeSandy KuttlerAnn Lippincott #Erin J. NeilJulie SchneidermanGari Stanfield

ARMS AROUND EVERYONE (2)Nan BedfordJanet BoothKaren FryklundElizabeth Kehoe

Sara KerrJanet KrugerJessica LowensteinJoanne LynnJen MarronCynthia McClellandJackie RosensonJill SagnerSuzanne SanfordSally SmithKathy Yanuck WengerClaudia Werlin

BE THE CHANGE (4)Nan BedfordSharon CurryKee FlynnMary Ann Froley #Janet GordonCindy GulbransonSue HollingsworthLee HoytCheryl D. JusticeBarbara LaPlanteJoni MilchakKatherine Minder-GallagherRobin Riblet #Bobbie RuhMelody TaylorSusan WashingJudy WeirickKathy Yanuck WengerArlene WestleyBarbara Hauter Woodward #

BETTER TOGETHER (2)Rebecca AndersonLisa BassMisty BordofskyValarie CherotElise Fields

Kelly HeathGabrielle C. HerbstJoni HoadleyClaire KrockSheila LewisSasha McGibbenShelly Gable NayakMarie O’ReganShana PrinceAmy SchneiderSarah SheshunoffClaire StancerCari ThomasCarol TricaseDiane WebberTricia WinterbauerSusan Woodhouse

BIRDS OF A FEATHER(HILL)Jo Gifford *Susan Gulbranson *Ann JamesAmelia MullaneyCarrie Ohly-CusackLilli TragosAnn TroCharity Walton MastersLacey Williams #

BIRDS OF PARADISE (2)Victoria BessingerPatricia CerfAnn FrankMaureen GallenMary Genis #Susan MatsumotoDiane McQuarieBrigid MillsMary SternLinda Taber

Transition House is the only local emergency shelter that accepts families with children. These families account for 20 percent of the local homeless population, according to the 2019 Point in Time count. At Transition House, parents have access to child care and structured support while developing skills needed to secure housing—an approach that has resulted in 70-80% of their families moving into stable housing each year. A recent policy shift in government funding created a significant funding gap for Transition House. An $80,000 Women’s Fund grant provided bridge funding for one year to help maintain current emergency shelter services while Transition House sought new funding sources.

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BLT (4)Carol BrumbergerValerie CavanaughSarah de TagyosMonica Morrisey FishmanSylvia HaleJean HarfenistMarvel KirbyAndrea MillerMerrill ShermanNancy TaylorBarbara Hauter Woodward #

BLUFF FRIENDSCathleen GrabowskiJessica GrahamCarolyn GrenierTracy JenkinsEllen JohnsonVivi KatsioulerisB. LochridgeEdie OsternPamela ReganJanet SmithJan Van EppsBarbara White

BREAST FRIENDSSallie AlvarezAmy AndersonSean CrawfordLaurel HanschWinnie Leung DunbarJulie Salinas

CALM GROUPSharon BifanoDarlene CoxPhyllis M. CoxBarbara FlaniganAnn HammondCharmaine RogersMartha RogersSissy TaranApril ThedeSunni ThomasShirley WaxmanLynn Wells

CARABINERSJan CampbellJulie CaprittoTerri DowenTricia FahnoeSofie LanghorneCatherine MalearSara Miller McCuneHeidi StilwellMargie Yahyavi

CAREGIVERSKaren BunkerAndrea GainesJanet HealyJane Honikman *Lynn W. HudsonBarbara LeviLeah TemkinCarol Thompson

Claire VanBlaricum *Patricia Wheatley

COMMITTED (3)Marcia BrownMelissa CohenLinda DollGretchen S. FalvoSherry LaflerEsther McKinley #Suzanne MellichampKaren MyersKerry ParkerLinda PutnamSusan VilleneuveMolly VowelsJane WestermanMary O. Wiemann

COMPASSION IN ACTIONBritt AndreattaKatya ArmisteadCarolyn BufordAllyn Allaire FlemingDeborah FlemingYolanda GarciaCarol GeerLaurie HoyleMaggie MixsellCandace StevensonSabina White

Catholic Charities of Santa Barbara (CCSB) has worked to strengthen self-sufficiency and prevent hunger and homelessness in the community since 1924. By selling low-cost clothes and household items, the CCSB Thrift Store generates income to fund its wide range of social services programs. The Thrift Store’s 50-year-old roof was badly leaking, causing damage to income-producing inventory and interior floors. A $50,000 Women’s Fund grant funded a new Thrift Store roof guaranteed for 40 years and for repairs to the water-damaged floor.

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GROUP MEMBERSContinued

See website for alphabetical list.

COYOTE CREWPaula Yurkanis BruiceJanean Acevedo DanielsRobyn Howard-AndersonJette SchuhMissy Sheldon

D’PENGUINEER FRIENDSLynne AbbeySuzanne BirchAnita BradfordKaren BurgettKathy BurtShawn CareyNorris GossSharon LarsonSandy SealePat TisdaleRachil VincentParm Williams #

EARTH ANGELSGray FelstinerJulie FrankeCecia Hess Dale Hromadka

Robin MartinelliCynthia OwenFran PiacenteTracy StoufferBonnie Y. Tanase-CairnsConnie Wernet

EAST BEACH WALKERS (4)Harriette AmbachPat AptakerLinda BrownLalla Brutoco #Beth ClimoCara DeAmicisLeah Everley DoughertyCatey DunkleyMyrna EpsteinPat FulmerPatty GonzalezSylvia HaleMarita HawrylukJackie Inskeep #Linda KravitzCarolyn KyleSally LaanKim Lieberman

Nancy McGrathRiva McLernonMarsha MessmoreJudy NilsenJudy NobrigaMarlene NusbaumDeDe ParrettMiriam ProudTonya Lynn RobertsMolly RothmanEldona ShinodaSherry ShultzKit SlighKathy SnellPrudence SquierKate Winn-RogersBarbara Hauter Woodward #Vicki WoolfordCary Zahm

EMPTY NESTERSScout CentrellaSusan ColeSheri FayKelly Heron FullerYvette GillerMarisa Grimes

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Lauri HamerSandy KaneokaJudi KoperKristin LinehanPauline LoweSheila StarnesSandra WoodBelinda Zola

ENCOREMarie-Paule HajduGuillemette HolderNan HoltPatricia JacqueminVictoria KlineNancy S. LiebermanJulie MorrowMinie Pompe van MeerdervoortJulie RusznakAnn SarkisChris SimeralLinda van BurenEvie Vesper

ENCORE THREE (2)Jacki Belt #Gail BerkeleySally BromfieldJudith ClearyBunny Freidus #Jane GilesRoberta GrantAlison JordanSara KerrMarcia LoftCheryl MillerSuzanne OliverDoris SchafferCynthia StohlEdna TerrellLinda van BurenJudy Weisman

ENCORE TOO (2)Judy AstburyBeth BartlettKaren Ensign

Margaret FullerSusan GwynneValerie HarrisonKat HirschLouise JanisClaire B. JohnsonMinda KrainesJanet C. MillarBarb MillettSuzanne OliverLois PiggHelen ReidLiz RosedaleCaroline RutledgeHeather van BurenLinda van BurenSandra Walther

EXCELLENT PARTNERS (3)Jane BymanJanet FreemanGail Haupt #Virginia Holt #Elizabeth MangerCarol NewmanGail McMahon PersoonPam Talbot

FABULOUS FRIENDS (2)Cynthy ArdellBarbara Koutnik-SmithMaggie MarksMarnie PinskerRegina RoneyChristine Smith #Laurie TumblerMary O. Wiemann

FRIENDSRose ArnoldJojo BarkerLisa FrenchMarilyn GilbertJanet KellewayKristen KochKaren RobinsonPalmer Robinson

FRIENDS FOR GOODLaura ClaytonValerie GraceMartha Kaufman #Troi KiteVicky LorelliJulie MillerCheryl MrachekDeborah RogersJudy RogersSheridan StillKaren TenzerLori Tremer Huey

FRIENDS IN DEEDChristine AndersenJoan KentIrene MaciasKaren RamsdellNancy Rapp

FRIENDS OF THE GARDENJan CooperCorinne GallagherBetty GerigSally H. GilothAnn LorimerKaren RobinsonPalmer RobinsonKay SharpeSusan Trenschel

FRIENDS WITHPURPOSE (2)Betsy AtwaterJennifer BlumSusan BrunnStephanie Connaughton #Martha Gabbert #Shari IsaacKath Lavidge #Susan RenfrewKaye WilletteNicole Moore Woodhouse

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GROUP MEMBERSContinued

See website for alphabetical list.

FUNDING FRIENDS (4)Roxana AnsonGwen BakerCynthia J. BrownCarolyn CreaseyTracie DoordanMargaret MeghreblianDeborah PontifexMary Jane SteeleIrene Stone #Kathy Weber

GAUCHO STRONGJan CampbellJulie CaprittoAmy EvansGina FischerSummer KnightJennifer L. LofthusStefanie LopezSarah MorayJessica SanchezVirginia Benson Wigle

GET FOCUSEDMindy BinghamWendy Bingham-FriedmanMary C. BrownPriya Kapoor DarnboroughJulie HarrisTheresa HarrisDiane HollemsCelia HowenChristine MilnerSusan NeufeldtDawn O’BarMelissa Riparetti-Stepien #

GIVING BACK SB (3)Linda ButterwickConcetta Conkling #

Jan CreeryNancy DarrowElisabeth DouglassSadie HallMarita HawrylukLaura LasheverMary F. LuthyLynne Marie QuinlanDorit ReichentalJanis SalinMargo SmithPma Tregenza

HEALTH CARESPaula BagalioJanice BaldwinMichelle BrennerShelby GuelffMary E. JohnsonLeslie Mathers-WinnMonica MatticeSandra MillerErin MooreSabina White

HEAR OUR VOICEMonica BabichAshley Nichols BlevinsJill ChaseBrook EilerCarey FitzgeraldJennifer GagneJen GambleCandy HedrickBeth OhanianTiffany PelletierKyra RogersJeannette RootRoberta SengelmannNasanin SohrabiCrystal WyattDeann Zampelli

HEART2HEARTShirley BrownChristine EmmonsCarolyn Jabs #Maia KikerpillDenise Lilly #Kate McGuinnessBetty MossSusan ReynerConnie SteinVictoria Taylor

HEARTS OF CARPINTERIA (2)Marianne BloomGeri CampopianoKorey CapozzaGeri CartyMarybeth CartyJaney CohenBonnie CrouseDeborah DentlerEva DiazDonna DownsLynda FairlyTina Fanucchi-FrontadoDawn FargasRachelle GarciaRoberta GoldenbeeLynn Karlson #Carol KochCarrie LundquistLorraine McIntireAmanda McIntyreCarol MurrayMichelle PerryLeslie RuffaloAmrita M. SalmRicheon Solis-HermanJamie Joy ThrogmortonKathryn Walper Henry

Family Service Agency (FSA), in collaboration with the Santa Barbara Public Defender (SBPD), offers a Holistic Defense Program for women who have committed misdemeanors or low-level felonies. Since women are often primary caregivers for minor children, female incarceration can have lasting impacts on entire families. To reduce the likelihood of a client reoffending, the program provides a social worker to help the offender deal with the life circumstances that contributed to her criminal behavior—connecting her with services such as safe housing, employment, education, child care and drug rehabilitation. A $65,000 Women’s Fund grant funded a second FSA social worker to expand the Holistic Defense Program to 55 women and their children.

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HELPING HANDS (2)Alisa Bales BaurCarolyn PerryLiz ButcherLaura CappsChristine LyonCathy MilnerAnne SchoweJana Zimmer

HOPEMelissa BrooksHeike KilianLouise LaMotheLinda LorenzenMarlene Riemer

HOPE RANCH LIVINGMeichelle ArntzDebra BordenEmma BridgesCindy FeinbergMarilyn GutscheCindy HughesMonica LenchesHolly McKennaHolly MurphyGrace NeumannBonnie Paul

IKIGAIKrista BenzNaomi BroombergJessica ButtimerMisha CooperAmy GunnMieko KusanoDani MacalusoToni MeyersHelen RussellKimberley Yaeger

INSPIREDSusan M. BradleyLeslie DinabergCelia FossJessica FougereLesley HallColeen McBrideIrene MiltonNorine PetroniKaren RingLynn J. RobinsonMaggie SanchezAvery SorensonJulie Sorenson

LAS LUCES (2)Katy BazylewiczCarolyn Chandler

Susan DeaconKathleen ElyKaren EngbergTanya GonzalesElizabeth GreenMeg JettSusan JohnsonRuth KyesPeggy LubchencoBrenda MajorKate ParkerCarol RezekCarol RoeRana RottenbergDeborah SteinhoffEileen SwobodaSusan WangMargie Weeks

LAS MISSIONISTASAllison ArmourLynda ColeMarsha MarcoeSusanna MenelliErin J. NeilSusan RenfrewClaudette RoehrigSudi StaubHeike Tennant

Isla Vista Youth Projects (IVYP), founded in 1971, provides comprehensive assistance to children and families regardless of income, strengthening over 3,000 families annually with needed support and services. In 2008, seeing that unstable housing and food insecurity were making it difficult for many children to do well in school, IVYP and the Goleta Union School District (GUSD) began a Family Advocate program in three GUSD schools with preschools. Started initially with a 2008 Women’s Fund grant, the program proved successful in helping low-income parents access public resources for food aid, health care and cash assistance. In 2019, a $55,000 Women’s Fund grant funded IVYP’s program expansion by adding another Family Advocate to serve in three additional Title One elementary schools.

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GROUP MEMBERSContinued

See website for alphabetical list.

LAS PASSIONISTASBrier Turpin AllebrandBeth GeigerKristi K. LupoliBrenda ReiterEvan Turpin

M&MMikki AndinaMarni Cooney

MARIKA’S GROUPEmily AllenRebecca AndersonElizabeth BowmanJessica Marinello BowmanJoan BowmanDanielle De SmethStina Hans #Rachel MichaelsonSue Bogue MyslikJenny Mitchum RosnerKaren WalshSabina WhiteBarbara Hauter Woodward #

MENTAL HEALTH MATTERSDeborah BoswellJennifer BruellShandra CampbellAndrea CarnagheNancy ChaseTonia GallardoDarcy KeepCatelynn KennerJulie Kessler SolomonAnn Lippincott #Margaret Rau

NOVEL WOMENNancy R. AndersonDianne BlackLila DeedsCherie DemopoulosPatty ErbeKaren FeeneyMary MarshallLindy MerrillLynn RodriguezPatricia SaleyCynthia ShiellsJanice Thomson

PAYING FORWARDMarjorie Allen BergmanKohanya GroffJane S. KingPaulette PoschBeth Wilson

PHILANTHROPY MADE SIMPLE (4)Christine AllenJulie ChackoKaren ChinRobbie FaehDeanna HatchEmilda JaccardSue KadnerDoris LoomisMelinda McKennaJudy MessickMolly Beals MillmanSandra O’MearaTerri Jo OrtegaBarrie D. PetersLinda ProudLisa RaderL. Schiffmacher

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PAYING FORWARDMarjorie Allen BergmanKohanya GroffJane S. KingPaulette PoschBeth Wilson

PHILANTHROPY MADE SIMPLE (4)Christine AllenJulie ChackoKaren ChinRobbie FaehDeanna HatchEmilda JaccardSue KadnerDoris LoomisMelinda McKennaJudy MessickMolly Beals MillmanSandra O’MearaTerri Jo OrtegaBarrie D. PetersLinda ProudLisa RaderL. Schiffmacher

Carol SchwyzerSandy SealeGail StichlerCarla WhitacreLeslie WhiteLaura WilsonMuriel Zimmerman

PILLARS OF THE EARTHRendy FreedmanMelinda Goodman KempJane GutmanFrankie MartinezMarla McNally PhillipsStacy PulicePatricia SelbertSusan ShandPrudence SterninLynda Wilkinson

READING & TALKINGDonna ColdrenCarol GriessenLorna KemmererDiane SylvesterBetty Elings Wells #

RIVIERAKathleen BresslinChristy Calder BaezaLeisa CosentinoShari DraghiDianne FlaniganChris HoehnerElisabeth HutchinsonChristy MartinPaula O’CallaghanTamara RuccioneBruna TripBarbara Hauter Woodward #

ROSE AND HOPKINSONJudith Hopkinson*Susan Rose*

RUBY SLIPPERSJessica CadienteNorma CervantesSallie Coughlin #Anne HowardBarbara HowellSusan Cleary JohnsonPam Maines #Marion SchonebergerBarb ToumayanLauren Trujillo

SANTA BARBARA ASSOCIATESNikki AyersTina BallueBarbara BartolomeCheri JasinskiPat JonesJane Macedo de VeerVirginia MilhoanJoanne SchoenfeldLynn StewartLori Sullivan

SANTA BARBARA PARTNERSJane AtwaterJune BrusseKathy CrevierSarah de TagyosBarbara GowansJan KopfGinger LanganBarbara LowesLinda Odell

Sally W. SmithLinda Thompson

SB FRIENDSKati BuehlerLinda Olson Clough #Sandy HessTamara Skov

SB4EVALauren AndrewsLindsay BroekemeierAnne Bernstein CostelloEmily EngelNadine Torbey GillesKendall PataLaura RaoAndrea RidgellLaura RothJill SagnerSabina White

SHARING THE BLESSINGS (2)Susan CappielloJanet GarufisChristine GarveyMaureen McDermutSybil RosenLinda Wood

SHORE BIRDSAnonymousBarbara C. DangleisEllen T. HermanSandy LinKathryn WashburnAnne WoodwardBarbara Hauter Woodward #

I joined because it’s a great way to learn about the needs of our community and have an impact where it’s needed most.“ ”

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GROUP MEMBERSContinued

See website for alphabetical list.

SILVER LININGS (3)Joan Berliner AgressLinda O. ArmstrongKatherine BradstreetCaroline ClarkeMargot ClarkeSusan L. CochranPat DieliPatricia Gregory #Gaja Hubbard KabarettiRobin MartinRuth MatuszeskiChristine PinkertonChristine Riesenfeld #Ann RobinsonEllen RobinsonBette SaksSusan M. SpectorCarol E. WeingartnerJudy Writer

SPINNERS AND FRIENDSElizabeth BarnesWendy GronskyJudith H. HamiltonYonie HarrisValerie KissellMeryl PetersSusan RobeckDebra RobinsonAnita Soderborg

SPREADING SUNSHINEJill BenderNatasha BenderSummer DolottaTheresa Dolotta

Jamie DufekSammi GinsbergBonnie KwonJessica LabandKim LiebermanMaria del Pilar NielsonNicole NorenJill SagnerFia TorreySusan TorreyJessica Wishan

STRONG SMART AND BOLDNaomi DeweyGinni Dreier *#Stina Hans #Deana M. HydeTracy JenkinsChristy KelsoConstance F. PearcySarah L. StokesCaroline R. Thompson

STRONG WOMEN+ (4)Charlotte Ackert #Fran Adams #Jacki Belt #Stephanie Connaughton #Lauren DavidEva DiazKath Lavidge #Susan T. RichardsBarbara Hauter Woodward #Joan Young

TAKE FIVE (7)Cyndi AliabadiNancy BrockLilyan CuttlerMichele K. CuttlerAnn DanielCarolyn Groth-MarnatRobin JonesBobbi KrootAnn Lewin-BenhamJere LifshitzLinda LockerDoloras ManclarkBarbara MarxHarriet MossonBonnie MurdockCarole NicholasNancy PatchenMaxine PrisyonAdele RosenLois G. RosenElissa RubinDoris SchafferSandy Schoolfield #Marilou ShiellsCarol SpungenDebbi SpungenPamela PolomskiDonna WeinsteinAnn M. WiltziusGrace YoonMerryl Snow ZegarDiane ZippersteinPatty Rich Zucherman

I love that women together are the leaders, the donors, and the decision makers.“ ”

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PATH Santa Barbara offers shelter to men and women who have become homeless for different reasons: lost jobs, high medical bills, divorce, death of a spouse, displacement from renovated properties, mental health issues, and addiction. On average, women in the interim housing program stay two to four months. PATH Santa Barbara was spending more than $12,000 per year fumigating bed bugs from its very old wooden bunk beds and mattresses. A $50,000 Women’s Fund grant funded the purchase and installation of 50 new steel-frame beds and 50 bug-resistant, waterproof, easy-to-sanitize mattresses for the women’s section, plus costs to dismantle and dispose of old beds.

TAKE FIVE (7)Cyndi AliabadiNancy BrockLilyan CuttlerMichele K. CuttlerAnn DanielCarolyn Groth-MarnatRobin JonesBobbi KrootAnn Lewin-BenhamJere LifshitzLinda LockerDoloras ManclarkBarbara MarxHarriet MossonBonnie MurdockCarole NicholasNancy PatchenMaxine PrisyonAdele RosenLois G. RosenElissa RubinDoris SchafferSandy Schoolfield #Marilou ShiellsCarol SpungenDebbi SpungenPamela PolomskiDonna WeinsteinAnn M. WiltziusGrace YoonMerryl Snow ZegarDiane ZippersteinPatty Rich Zucherman

TEAM SOROPTIMISTJoan ArnoldJayne BrechwaldSusan HorneMary JacobVirginia JohnsGail JohnsonDonnalyn KarpelesLois PhillipsBeth Pitton-AugustDana VanderMey

TEN FOR ONELynda FairlyCarol L. FellSusan HannaSusanne IllgenDiana Katsenes #Carole MacElhenny *#Penny MartinSusan NeumanSuzi SchomerCharlotte C. Williams

TEN FOR TRANSFORMATION (2)Rachel B. AaronsMichele AllynLynn AltschulSarah CarrMerith Cosden

Nancy EdmundsonRegina FletcherCarol GeorgeDiane GilesShannon GordonEllen HamiltonSally HamiltonBarbara Cronin HershbergLinda LoveJo Ann MagistadKate MeadLeslie Meadowcroft-SchipperMarjorie PalonenJulie RaydenMary RomoPatricia San FilippoJoya Sexton

THE GIVING TREENora BadalNicole R. Biergiel LaferriereAngela FornelliVeronica GallardoAnais PellegriniRaissa SmorolJennifer SteinwurtzelKatie SzopaKatie Vining

TISH and MARY (2)Linda BaumannJill DexterIrene FalzoneTish GaineyMary GartonFrances HannaLauren HansonAnne HutchinsSarah KassKaren Y. KawaguchiMimi MichaelisYvonne NeumannAnn PlessLeslie PowerJoanne Rapp *Betsy SalesPeggy SmithLinda A. StephensDannell StuartAlice N. SykesBillie VrtiakMichelle Winkles

I love that women together are the leaders, the donors, and the decision makers.

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GROUP MEMBERSContinued

See website for alphabetical list.

TLC (10)Patricia AikenMJ BaumgartnerKaren BrillKaren CareySarah de TagyosKathy Dunlap #Nancy FalbergMelissa GoughPeggy GuyStina Hans #Kathy KellerMaureen KincannonCynthia KruegerDawn L. LucianMaggy McDermottAnnetta PatrickLynn PearlLaurie RecordonCandy ShortPamela B. StrobelJoan TomeoKaren WarshawLinda Whiston

W2D2Caryl BowmanJudi BrooksKris BuckSue DouglasGloria EasterEllen KenossMay MaxwellElaine NicolMitzi OverlandVictoria SjollemaJoyce TamborelloSue Wagner

WE CAN’T SAY NOMary CoslettKari EilerCheryl D. JusticeChristina LevequeTara McLaughlinAndrea MillerLynda NahraCharlene NicholsDoedy OrchowskiKit SlighCarolyn Williams

WE TEACH (2)Anna Robinson AlldredgeMarianne D’Emidio CastonGwen DawsonCarol North DixonGaby EdwardsKathy HollisSue Jamgochian Susan JohnsonAnn Lippincott #Elissa Goer RossRobin Doell SawaskeTine SloanJanis Spracher

WISHES WITH WINGS (6)Rosalind Amorteguy-FendonMary BeckerIngrid L. BrewerEileen DillPriscilla GainesCathleen GrabowskiSunita JethmalaniKum Su Kim

Patricia MacKinnonGinny MalocoMichele Neely SaltounCindy SapienzaLinda SchmittHeather Sourial CraigieAnne Smith Towbes *#Karen Van Horn

WOMEN HELPING OTHERSDyan ColvenDonna CoolidgeMaureen Ellenberger #Mindy FoggPam GartnerMary GradyCarol V. GreeneCarol JohansingRobin MassonRevae MoranRebecca PredPat RiezmanChristy Stillwell

WOMEN OF HONORMary C. BrownPatti DuellPatricia JustMarsha KramarckLuAnn MillerDede NonnKitty PeriMelissa Riparetti-Stepien #Ramona RotellaFrancesca Peri Wermlinger

I like that my donations stay in our community and go to local organizations that are carefully researched.“ ”

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For 28 years, Sarah House has been the only facility exclusively providing 24 hour-a-day residential hospice care for vulnerable, low-income and homeless individuals with terminal illnesses. In 2019, the agency served 50 residents. Using a well-worn and outdated kitchen, it was difficult for staff to prepare the needed 10,000 meals and snacks yearly. A $95,000 Women’s Fund grant funded a complete kitchen renovation, including new appliances, plumbing, counters, cabinets and flooring. This provides a nurturing hub where staff, friends and family can prepare and share food.

Patricia MacKinnonGinny MalocoMichele Neely SaltounCindy SapienzaLinda SchmittHeather Sourial CraigieAnne Smith Towbes *#Karen Van Horn

WOMEN HELPING OTHERSDyan ColvenDonna CoolidgeMaureen Ellenberger #Mindy FoggPam GartnerMary GradyCarol V. GreeneCarol JohansingRobin MassonRevae MoranRebecca PredPat RiezmanChristy Stillwell

WOMEN OF HONORMary C. BrownPatti DuellPatricia JustMarsha KramarckLuAnn MillerDede NonnKitty PeriMelissa Riparetti-Stepien #Ramona RotellaFrancesca Peri Wermlinger

WOMEN OF THE GOODLANDKyle BegleyLynn Fitzgibbons Lori GoodmanAngela HsuJenny HusakNancy Chen MardenJennifer MaupinDevon McLennanMary NisbetSamantha OnnenDaalia ReynoldsHeather SilvaNicole WirtzEmily Zinn

WOMEN ON A MISSIONBarbara AndersenLisa CarlosDianne DuvaEmily EngelCami Ferris-WongNancy Martz *Kristin McWilliamsLizzie PeusCarrie RandolphMartha TownsendMindy Wolfe

WOMEN WHO CARE (3)Nan BedfordMary-Ellen BirkettSusan Case #Kathryn CourainGail ElnickyAndrea EltingeAngela FooteSarah FoxChristine HollandPamela HouckBarbara KaplanDanielle Levi AlvaresLesley LevyMarcy LuikartDanuta McCallGinger Moodie-WoodwardLinda NemonKatrina S. RogersElizabeth SaghiPatricia ShermanSally TannenbaumSusie ThomasonHoliday VaillDale Van Mill

WOMEN WITH PURPOSE (2)Ann AyresMary Ann CampbellMaggy CaraGail Elnicky

Ellie FreeseSue FridleyChris McNamaraNancy NielsenJoyce Pettit

WOMEN’S FORUMMeg Burnham #Ginni Dreier *#Stina Hans #Perri Harcourt *#Peggy HodsonChristy KelsoLynn ScarlettAnne Smith Towbes *#

YES WE CAN!Kathleen BarnatoJordan BensheaElizabeth BowmanLaurie Counihan-ChildsDanyel DeanAnn DienerShelley J. HurstBetsy IngallsAnnemari LillepPatricia Rachel SchwartzSarah L. StokesYolanda Van Wingerden

A lively reception for members and guests at the annual Celebration of Grants.

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WHY JOIN?

Why should you join the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara? Because...

IT’S POWERFUL. Your donation, combined with others, will create larger grants and have a bigger impact on our local community than most of us can have on our own.

IT’S EDUCATIONAL. You will learn about critical community needs and effective programs transforming innovative ideas into viable solutions.

IT’S EASY. You don’t have to do anything more than donate and vote to make a difference. No fundraisers. No tickets to sell.

IT’S ENGAGING. Celebrate and meet our grantees at receptions, site visits and in-depth informational forums. If you want to get more involved, there are volunteer opportunities with the Women’s Fund and with the many nonprofits the Women’s Fund has supported.

IT’S EFFICIENT. Contributions are wisely managed in order to maximize the impact of your tax deductible* donation in the community. Hardworking volunteer leaders, generous underwriters and modest event fees help offset the expenses of our growing membership.

IT’S FUN! You’ll meet interesting women committed to improving the lives of local women, children and families and creating lasting change in our community.

*To the full extent of the law.

Members learning about the far-ranging aspects of homelessness at a Grants in Action forum.

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HOW TO JOIN

The Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara welcomes all women to become members. It’s easy! You make a tax-deductible* donation and join as a Group Member, an Individual Member or both. Your donation can be made online with a credit card or by sending a personal check, foundation or Donor Advised Fund check, IRA distribution or stock transfer. Instructions are on the website under the “Join/Renew” tab.

• Join as a Group Member with a suggested minimum donation of $275. Each group reviews the ballot of potential grants and votes together to select specific projects. For every $2,750 donated annually, the group receives one vote.

• Join as an Individual Member with a donation of $2,750 or more annually. Each Individual Member casts her own vote after reviewing the ballot of potential grants.

Women who join or renew by December 31 are eligible to vote in the following spring when we select our new grantees.

If you have any questions or you want to start a group with your friends, family members or colleagues, the Women’s Fund is happy to help. Just email us at membership@womensfundsb.org.

It’s simple to join or renew: Go to womensfundsb.org

Click on Join / Renew

*To the full extent of the law.

Thank you to Bryant & Sons for underwriting the printing of this brochure and to all our generous sponsors listed on page 9.

Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara

133 East De La Guerra Street, #15Santa Barbara, CA 93101

(805) 303-1205

womensfundsb.orginfo@womensfundsb.org

Federal Tax ID 82-5169678