Thistle & Rose Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 02-6175078

Foundation Overview

Based in Montecito, CA, Thistle & Rose Foundation has awarded 123 grants totaling $1,256,500 to organizations in California, District of Columbia and 5 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $500 to $50,000, with a median award of $10,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$1,256,500
Total Assets
$1,916,819
Median Grant (all grants)
$10,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
24
Median Grant
$10,000
% Median Grant Growth
+100% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Growth-Minded: 58%

14 of 24 recipients (58%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.

Geographic Focus
California

74% of all grants are concentrated in California, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within California, funding concentrates in Santa Barbara (55%), Solvang (10%), Van Nuys (8%).

Funding Trajectory
+28%

Moderate 28% growth trend over 7 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 2 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (83%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Thistle & Rose Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Planned Parenthood $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Santa Barbara Foundation $30,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose; Feed The Valley 2023
Storyteller Children's Center $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Womens Fund Of Santa Barbara $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Doctors Without Borders $20,000 New York, NY, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Santa Ynez Valley Hospital Foundation $10,000 Solvang, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Kcet (Pbs Socal) $2,000 Burbank, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Social Good $20,000 Richmond, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Kesem $500 Covina, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Schoolcare $5,000 Berkeley, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Lake Forest Academy $50,000 Lake Forest, IL, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital $5,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Planned Parenthood $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Santa Barbara Foundation $30,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose; Feed The Valley 2023
Storyteller Children's Center $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Womens Fund Of Santa Barbara $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Doctors Without Borders $20,000 New York, NY, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Santa Ynez Valley Hospital Foundation $10,000 Solvang, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Kcet (Pbs Socal) $2,000 Burbank, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Social Good $20,000 Richmond, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Kesem $500 Covina, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Schoolcare $5,000 Berkeley, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Lake Forest Academy $50,000 Lake Forest, IL, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital $5,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2023
Casa Del Herrero $1,000 Montecito, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Planned Parenthood $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Santa Barbara Foundation $25,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose; Feed The Valley 2022
Santa Barbara Immigration Defense Fund $5,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Spondylitis Association Of America $5,000 Van Nuys, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital $5,000 Santa Ana, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Storyteller Children's Center $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
United States Holocaust Museum $5,000 Washington, DC, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Womens Fund Of Santa Barbara $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Casa Del Herrero $1,000 Montecito, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Planned Parenthood $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Santa Barbara Foundation $25,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose; Feed The Valley 2022
Santa Barbara Immigration Defense Fund $5,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Spondylitis Association Of America $5,000 Van Nuys, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital $5,000 Santa Ana, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Storyteller Children's Center $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
United States Holocaust Museum $5,000 Washington, DC, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Womens Fund Of Santa Barbara $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Casa Del Herrero $1,000 Montecito, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Planned Parenthood $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Santa Barbara Foundation $25,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose; Feed The Valley 2022
Santa Barbara Immigration Defense Fund $5,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Spondylitis Association Of America $5,000 Van Nuys, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital $5,000 Santa Ana, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Storyteller Children's Center $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
United States Holocaust Museum $5,000 Washington, DC, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Womens Fund Of Santa Barbara $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2022
Calm $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2021
Doctors Without Borders $10,000 New York, NY, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2021
Foodbank Of Santa Barbara County $50,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2021
Girls Inc $3,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2021
North Shore Country Day School $5,000 Winnetka, IL, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2021
Planned Parenthood $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2021
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission $5,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2021
Social Good Fund Inc $10,000 Richmond, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2021
Solvang Festival Theater $5,000 Solvang, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2021
Spondylitis Association Of America $1,000 Van Nuys, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2021
Storyteller Children's Center $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2021
The Nora Project $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Family Fan Club 2021
Womens Fund Of Santa Barbara $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2021
Brem Foundation To Defeat Breast Cancer $1,000 Silver Spring, MD, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2020
Calm $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2020
Doctors Without Borders $5,000 New York, NY, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2020
Foodbank Of Santa Barbara County $50,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2020
North Shore Country Day School $5,000 Winnetka, IL, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2020
Planned Parenthood $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2020
Santa Barbara Immigration Defense Fund $5,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2020
Sb Act $5,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2020
Social Good Fund Inc $10,000 Richmond, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2020
Solvang Festival Theater $5,000 Solvang, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2020
Spondylitis Association Of America $1,000 Van Nuys, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2020
Team Rubicon $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2020
Winnetka Bible Church $6,000 Winnetka, IL, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2020
Womens Fund Of Santa Barbara $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2020
Wounded Warrior Project $5,000 Jacksonville, FL, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2020
Doctors Without Borders $15,000 New York, NY, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2018
Horsefeathers Therapeutic Riding Nfp $2,500 Lake Forest, IL, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2018
North Shore Country Day School $10,000 Winnetka, IL, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2018
Orphans Of The Storm $2,000 Riverwoods, IL, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2018
Paw Works $1,000 Camarillo, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2018
Pink Lotus Foundation $5,000 Beverly Hills, CA, US In Futherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2018
Planned Parenthood $25,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2018
Rona Barrett Foundation $10,000 Santa Ynez, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2018
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission $25,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2018
Santa Ynez Valley Foundation $30,000 Solvang, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2018
Social Good Fund Inc $10,000 Richmond, CA, US Loyal Teach 2018
Womens Fund Of Santa Barbara $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2018
Wounded Warrior Project $15,000 Jacksonville, FL, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2018
Calm $20,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2017
Cottage Hospital $2,500 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2017
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $2,500 Bethesda, MD, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2017
Doctors Without Borders $15,000 New York, NY, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2017
Ganna Walska Lotusland $15,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US Eric Magellan Project 2017
Horsefeathers Therapeutic Riding Nfp $2,500 Lake Forest, IL, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2017
North Shore Country Day School $5,000 Winnetka, IL, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2017
Organic Soup Kitchen $2,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2017
Orphans Of The Storm $2,500 Riverwoods, IL, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2017
Planned Parenthood $25,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2017
Rona Barrett Foundation $10,000 Santa Ynez, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2017
Social Good Fund Inc $10,000 Richmond, CA, US Loyal Teach 2017
Solvang Festival Theater $2,500 Solvang, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2017
Spondylitis Association Of America $3,000 Van Nuys, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2017
The Nora Project $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Family Fan Club 2017
Africabridge $5,000 Marylhurst, OR, US Tim V Program 2016
Calm $20,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2016
Doctors Without Borders $10,000 New York, NY, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2016
Horsefeathers Therapeutic Riding Nfp $1,000 Lake Forest, IL, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2016
Lifewater International $1,000 San Luis Obispo, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2016
Ganna Walska Lotusland $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US Insectary Garden And Dunlap Cactus Garden Endowment 2016
North Shore Country Day School $5,000 Winnetka, IL, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2016
Paw Works $2,500 Camarillo, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2016
People Helping People $10,000 Solvang, CA, US College Pathways 2016
Planned Parenthood $25,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2016
Santa Ynez Valley Foundation $10,000 Solvang, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2016
Scholarship Foundation Of Santa Barbara $20,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2016
Solvang Festival Theater $2,500 Solvang, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2016
Special Kids Network $5,000 Deerfield, IL, US Nora Project 2016
Spondylitis Association Of America $3,000 Van Nuys, CA, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2016
Wonderwork $5,000 New York, NY, US In Furtherance Of Section 501(c)(3) Exempt Purpose 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Thistle & Rose Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 02-6175078
Website N/A
Address 1187 COAST VILLAGE RD STE 1 PMB 525 Montecito, CA 93108-2761

Key People (2)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Thistle & Rose Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Trustee Roger A Haupt
Trustee Gail H Haupt

Forms 990-PF

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Form 990-PF Research Tips
  • Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.