Making an Application
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Two Grant Cycles
Hutton Parker Foundation will facilitate two Core/General Operating Support grant cycles in calendar 2024. Each cycle will consist of a 5 day Open Application Period followed by an approximately 60 day Review & Evaluation Period.
Applicants must apply to either Cycle I or Cycle II as described to the right. Duplicate applications will not be accepted. Core/General Operating Support funding is limited to SANTA BARBARA COUNTY-based nonprofit (501(c)(3)) organizations only. Any organization awarded funding in 2023 is ineligible to apply for additional funding until 2025.
See Cycle I and Cycle II details to the right.
All questions regarding eligibility, our application process and procedure, and/or any other inquires should be sent to .
General Instructions
All applications must be submitted through Hutton Parker Foundation’s online grantee portal. You must create an account, or use a previously established account, to access the online system.
The online process is designed so that you can stop and save your work at any time and return to the application as many times as needed prior to submission. Please note that the website link used to access a saved application is different from the link you use to start a new application. The link to begin
When returning to a saved application, after signing on, you will see a list of any applications that are “in process” and any that have been previously submitted.
Note: you may complete your responses in a Word document and cut and paste the narrative into the online form. When doing this, please make sure to double check your word limits.
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS A COPY OF OUR 2024 UPDATED APPLICATION & REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS
Cycle I
Designated for HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES and EDUCATION Organizations
Note: Any organization awarded funding in 2023 is ineligible to apply for additional funding until 2025.
April 8, 2024 – Application Cycle opens
April 12, 2024 – Application Cycle closes
June 2024 – Award Notifications
Please note Hutton Parker Foundation’s organization classifications as follows:
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
- Mental Health Care Programs
- Health Care Services (disease research, alcohol & drug related programs)
- Shelter & Residential Care (elder housing, homeless shelters, housing services, supportive housing)
- Special Population Support (developmental disability services, homeless services, immigrant services, senior services, women’s services)
- Youth Development
EDUCATION
- Adult Education (adult literacy, high school equivalency, continuing education)
- Early Childhood Education (infant – preschool education/childcare)
- Education Services (college preparation, computer literacy, out-of-school learning, literacy, student retention, tutoring, after-school educational programs
- Elementary and Secondary Education (schools, student programs, scholarship programs)
- Higher Education (colleges, universities, scholarship programs
Cycle II
Designated for ARTS & CULTURE and CIVIC & COMMUNITY Organizations
Note: Any organization awarded funding in 2023 is ineligible to apply for additional funding until 2025.
September 9, 2024 — Application Cycle opens
September 13, 2024 — Application Cycle closes
November — Award Notifications
Please note Hutton Parker Foundation’s organization classifications as follows:
ARTS & CULTURE
- Museums & Historical Preservations
- Performing Arts (Dance, Music, Theater)
- Performing Arts Education (Dance, Music, Theater)
CIVIC & COMMUNITY
- Public Safety (abuse prevention/services, legal services, safety education, transportation)
- Community Recreation (camps, clubs, festivals, parks, playgrounds, libraries)
- Food Security (community food systems, food sovereignty)
- Environment (biodiversity, climate change, environmental education, public gardens)
- Animal Welfare (animal shelters & services, zoos)
Eligibility Criteria:
In addition to meeting the Foundations’ general eligibility criteria, Core Support requests will be considered for established and well-managed organizations.
Priority will be given to organizations that:
- Are financially viable, have evidence of strong management and resource development capacity, and operate effective programs; and
- Have the ability to significantly impact specifically targeted and/or underserved populations.