FUNDER
TOM AND NANCY ELSAESSER FOUNDATION
15recipients FY2016–24
$850,000giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 98% of giving in California
Footprint
A local funder — 98% of its dollars go to CA. It is a candidate for organizations in the 2 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, MA.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOOD-CLAEYSSENS FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | program funder | 7 |
| VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | CAMARILLO, CA | program funder | 6 |
| ANN JACKSON FAMILY FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | program funder | 4 |
| CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION | WESTLAKE VLG, CA | large program funder | 4 |
| MUFG UNION BANK FOUNDATION AG | program funder | 4 | |
| SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | program funder | 4 |
| SHERWOOD COUNTRY CLUB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | THOUSAND OAKS, CA | program funder | 4 |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA | ATLANTA, GA | program funder | 3 |
| D AUGUSTINE FOUNDATION | BRECKENRIDGE, CO | program funder | 3 |
| HUTTON FOUNDATION A DELAWARE CORP | SANTA BARBARA, CA | program funder | 3 |
| MARTIN V AND MARTHA K SMITH FOUNDATION | program funder | 3 | |
| MOSHER FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | program funder | 3 |
| RICHARD & MONETTE STEVENS FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 3 |
| 13 WISHES FOUNDATION | CAMARILLO, CA | program funder | 2 |
| ANDREW D BUSCH FAMILY FOUNDATION | PASADENA, CA | program funder | 2 |
| BANC OF CALIFORNIA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | SANTA ANA, CA | program funder | 2 |
| BRANDER FAMILY FOUNDATION | CARPINTERIA, CA | program funder | 2 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SANTA CRUZ COUNTY | APTOS, CA | program funder | 2 |
| DIGNITY HEALTH | PHOENIX, AZ | program funder | 2 |
| ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATION | SAINT LOUIS, MO | large program funder | 2 |
| ESCO TECHNOLOGIES FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | program funder | 2 |
| GAINEY FOUNDATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | program funder | 2 |
| GARLAND AND BRENDA REITER FAMILY FOUNDATION | WATSONVILLE, CA | program funder | 2 |
| HIGGINS-TRAPNELL FAMILY FOUNDATION | SOLVANG, CA | program funder | 2 |
| MEADOWLARK SERVICE LEAGUE | CAMARILLO, CA | program funder | 2 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE USA | CA | 7 | 2024 | $210,000 |
| DIRECT RELIEF | CA | 4 | 2024 | $100,000 |
| SANT YNEZ VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | CA | 7 | 2024 | $60,000 |
| SURFRIDER FOUNDATION | CA | 7 | 2024 | $13,000 |
| CANCER FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA | CA | 1 | 2024 | $10,000 |
| ARTS OUTREACH | CA | 7 | 2024 | $7,000 |
| CALIFORNIA NATURE ART MUSEUM | CA | 1 | 2024 | $1,000 |
| TURNING POINT FOUNDATION | CA | 4 | 2021 | $40,000 |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CAMARILLO | CA | 4 | 2021 | $32,000 |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF VENTURA INC | CA | 4 | 2021 | $8,000 |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER OXNARD & PORT HUENEME | CA | 4 | 2021 | $8,000 |
| ANIMAL SERVICES FOUNDATION OF VENTURA COUNTY | CA | 4 | 2021 | $8,000 |
| FOODSHARE INC | CA | 3 | 2020 | $35,000 |
| HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC | MA | 3 | 2020 | $10,000 |
| CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | CA | 1 | 2018 | $50,000 |