_An Edhat Reader
By St. Francis Foundation
Thirty-Three local organizations received support from the St. Francis Foundation, with awards nearing a million dollars in total giving.
Established in 1956, St. Francis Foundation of Santa Barbara annually awards grants to local agencies focused on helping to relieve human suffering. By stewarding resources entrusted to them, coupled with stellar endowment management, the St. Francis Foundation is privileged and positioned to support many worthy and vital causes in the community.
“The programs and organizations selected for funding help to reduce anguish in our community” said Tory Milazzo, President of St. Francis Foundation, “we’re honored and grateful to support those who do the hard work, day in and day out.”
Some of the local recipients included Friendship Center, Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation, Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation, Doctors without Walls, Serenity House, Hillside House, Parish Nurses, Easy Lift, PathPoint, Hospice of SB, Organic Soup Kitchen, Pacific Pride, Westmont Nursing Program, Showers of Blessings and more!
“We are so grateful to the St. Francis Foundation for their financial support which allows us to serve more people in our community with our free Patient Care Services program,”
quotes, David Selberg, CEO, Hospice of Santa Barbara.
The St. Francis Foundation has been a cherished mainstay in the community for nearly 70 years, and their plans to continue support of local organizations is slated for another 10 decades.
All donations to the St. Francis Foundation go to local nonprofits that prescribe to the St. Francis Mission (to promote healing and wholeness throughout our community.) ALL fees associated with our Foundation’s operating costs are covered by the Foundation. No amount of any donation goes towards overhead. www.stfrancisfoundationsb.org.
“The mission of the St. Francis Foundation of Santa Barbara is to promote and support healthcare in the St. Francis tradition in the Santa Barbara South Coast community, with particular attention to those most in need.”
