McCune Foundation
Private foundation · Ventura, CA · EIN 77-0242953 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The McCune Foundation
363grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$111smallest grant
$3.5Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 11 of its 363 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $114K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 24340
Ventura, CA 93002-4340
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Neo Philanthropy I-CENTER IMPLEMENTATION PHASE | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| Fund for Santa Barbara CENTRAL COAST SOCIAL JUSTICE ACADEMY | Santa Barbara, CA | $60,000 |
| Cause (central Coast Alliance United for A Sustainable Economy) GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR VENTURA COUNTY | Ventura, CA | $50,000 |
| Cause (central Coast Alliance United for A Sustainable Economy) GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY | Ventura, CA | $50,000 |
| Future Leaders of America GENERAL SUPPORT FOR N. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY | Santa Maria, CA | $50,000 |
| Future Leaders of America GENERAL SUPPORT FOR OXNARD AND SANTA BARBARA | Santa Maria, CA | $50,000 |
| Mixtecoindigena Community Organizing Project ORGANIZING FOR JUST WAGES | Oxnard, CA | $50,000 |
| Cause (central Coast Alliance United for A Sustainable Economy) | Ventura, CA | $50,000 |
| Cause (central Coast Alliance United for A Sustainable Economy) | Ventura, CA | $50,000 |
| Future Leaders of America | Santa Maria, CA | $50,000 |
| Future Leaders of America | Santa Maria, CA | $50,000 |
| Mixtecoindigena Community Organizing Project COMMUNITY ORGANIZING FOR JUST WAGES AND SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS | Oxnard, CA | $50,000 |
| Westminster Free Clinic STUDENT ADVOCATES LEADING UPLIFTING DECISIONS (SALUD) | Thousand Oaks, CA | $45,000 |
| Cause (central Coast Alliance United for A Sustainable Economy) GENERAL SUPPORT FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY | Ventura, CA | $45,000 |
| Food and Water Watch COMMUNITY ORGANIZER FOR VENTURA COUNTY | Washington, DC | $45,000 |
| Family Service Agency COMMUNITY CHANGERS | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 |
| Fund for Santa Barbara CENTRAL COAST SOCIAL JUSTICE ACADEMY | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 |
| California Lutheran University CENTER FOR NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP | Thousand Oaks, CA | $40,000 |
| Cause (central Coast Alliance United for A Sustainable Economy) GENERAL SUPPORT FOR VENTURA COUNTY PROGRAMS | Ventura, CA | $40,000 |
| Family Service Agency GUADALUPE & LOMPOC COMMUNITY CHANGERS | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 |
| Future Leaders of America GENERAL SUPPORT FOR SANTA MARIA PROGRAMS | Oxnard, CA | $40,000 |
| Future Leaders of America GENERAL SUPPORT FOR OXNARD AND SANTA BARBARA PROGRAMS | Oxnard, CA | $40,000 |
| Mixtecoindigena Community Organizing Project JUSTICIA LABORAL PROJECT | Oxnard, CA | $40,000 |
| Westminster Free Clinic SALUD (STUDENTS ADVOCATING LIFE-UPLIFTING DECISIONS) | Thousand Oaks, CA | $40,000 |
| Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara XTENDIENDO LAZOS DE LIDERAZGO/EXTENDING LEADERSHIP BONDS | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 |
| Fund for Santa Barbara SOCIAL JUSTICE ACADEMY | Santa Barbara, CA | $40,000 |
| Buen Vecino SOCIAL CAPITAL BUILDING PROJECT | Westlake Village, CA | $35,000 |
| California Lutheran University CENTER FOR NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP | Thousand Oaks, CA | $35,000 |
| Girls Inc Carpinteria EUREKA PROGRAM | Carpinteria, CA | $35,000 |
| Buen Vecino SOCIAL CAPITAL BUILDING PROJECT IN SIMI VALLEY | Westlake Village, CA | $35,000 |
| Social Justice Fund for Ventura County SOCIAL JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | Camarillo, CA | $32,500 |
| Cause (central Coast Alliance United for A Sustainable Economy) VENTURA COUNTY HOUSING COALITION | Ventura, CA | $30,000 |
| Climate First Replacing Oil & Gas - Cfrog CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNITY ORGANIZING | Ventura, CA | $30,000 |
| Community Initiatives CENTRAL COAST CLIMATE JUSTICE NETWORK | Oakland, CA | $30,000 |
| Freedom 4 Youth YOUTH-LED ORGANIZING ON THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 |
| Fund for Santa Barbara CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 |
| Healing Justice Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 |
| One Step A LA Vez ADELANTE FOR JUSTICE | Fillmore, CA | $30,000 |
| Santa Barbara Foundation THE HOME TEAM | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 |
| The Arc of Ventura County THE CO-ADVOCATES OF VENTURA COUNTY | Ventura, CA | $30,000 |
| Cause (central Coast Alliance United for A Sustainable Economy) VENTURA COUNTY HOUSING COALITION | Ventura, CA | $30,000 |
| Community Environmental Council CENTRAL COAST CLIMATE JUSTICE NETWORK | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 |
| Food and Water Watch COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS IN VENTURA COUNTY | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| One Community Action of Santa Maria EDUCATION EQUITY & COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT | Santa Maria, CA | $30,000 |
| Cause (central Coast Alliance United for A Sustainable Economy) VENTURA COUNTY HOUSING COALITION | Ventura, CA | $30,000 |
| Climate First Replacing Oil & Gas - Cfrog | Ventura, CA | $30,000 |
| Community Environmental Council CENTRAL COAST CLIMATE JUSTICE NETWORK (CCCJN) | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 |
| Council on American-Islamic Relations YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Anaheim, CA | $30,000 |
| One Community Action of Santa Maria | Santa Maria, CA | $30,000 |
| One Step A LA Vez ADELANTE PROGRAM | Fillmore, CA | $30,000 |
| The Arc of Ventura County THE CO-ADVOCATES OF VENTURA COUNTY | Ventura, CA | $30,000 |
| Fund for Santa Barbara CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TABLE | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 |
| Organizacion EN California de Lideres Campesinas FARM WORKER ORGANIZING | Oxnard, CA | $25,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of California Central Coast RAIZ ADVOCACY PROJECT | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc PESTICIDE REFORM MOVEMENT IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY | Calabasas, CA | $25,000 |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc PESTICIDE REFORM MOVEMENT IN VENTURA COUNTY | Calabasas, CA | $25,000 |
| Freedom 4 Youth LIVED EXPERIENCE EXECUTIVE DIVISION | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 |
| Fund for Santa Barbara CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 |
| Future Leaders of America UCLA CHICANO STUDIES RESEARCH CENTER | Oxnard, CA | $25,000 |
| Freedom 4 Youth YOUTH EMPOWERMENT | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 |
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