Agenda packet — Grant Funding Review Committee, February 23, 2023 (part 1 of 2)

1 GRANT FUNDING REVIEW

STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING
Thursday, February 23, 2023
2:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
130 Cremona Drive, Suite B
Goleta, California
This Virtual Meeting is held pursuant to AB361.

The meeting will be virtual as a recommended measure to promote social distancing.

Mayor Paula Perotte
Mayor Pro Tempore Kyle Richards
Linda Croyle, Community Member
Eileen Preston, Community Member
Jaime A. Valdez, Neighborhood Services Director
Shanna Dawson, Management Analyst
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AGENDA
I. Public Comment
II. Continued Review of FY 2023-2024 Goleta City Grant Applicants Americans with Disabilities Act: In compliance with the ADA, if special assistance is needed to participate in a City Council meeting (including assisted listening devices), please contact the City Clerk's office at (805) 961-7505. Notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting helps to ensure that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the meeting.

MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 23, 2023
TO: Members of the Grant Funding Review Standing Committee FROM: Jaime Valdez, Neighborhood Services Director
Shanna Dawson, Management Analyst
SUBJECT: February 23, 2023 Grant Funding Review Standing Committee Meeting Item I. Public Comment
Item II. Continued Review of FY 2023-2024 Goleta City Grant Applicants The City of Goleta’s Grant Funding Review Standing Committee (Committee) is holding the second of two public meetings to review applications for City Grant programs.

On January 5, 2022, the City Council allocated $150,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to be distributed through the Goleta City Grant process, in addition to the $100,000 allocated from General Fund. The Committee reviewed applications for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding on February 9, 2023, and selected three organizations to receive those funds. All organizations not selected for CDBG funding were automatically moved to be considered for City Grant funding. The application period for both CDBG and City Grant funding ran from December 16, 2022, to January 27, 2023. A total of 56 applications were received for Goleta City Grant consideration.

At the Committee meeting of October 24, 2022, it was determined that City Grants would be reviewed by category, and that those City Grants that pertained to homelessness and parks and recreation would be reviewed by the Homelessness Issues Standing Committee and the Parks and Recreation Commission, respectively. The Committee agreed upon ten categories:
- Educational Programs; - Recreational Activities;
- The Arts; - Youth Services/Programs;
- Food/Nutrition; - Community Engagement;
- Services/Programs for the Homeless; - Economic Development; - Services/Programs for Seniors; - Miscellaneous Programs/Services.

There was only one application which self-identified as being “Economic Development” and that application fit into another category as well. Because of the large number of applications that fell into “Recreational Activities,” staff replaced the “Economic Development” category with “Environmental/Wildlife/Animal Programs,” which had been a category of review in previous years. “Services/Programs for the Homeless” applications will be reviewed by the Homelessness Issues Standing Committee on March 1, 2023. “Recreational Activities” and “Environmental/Wildlife/Animal Programs” applications will be reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Commission on March 8, 2023. The recommendations of those two groups will go to City Council with the recommendations of the Grant Funding Review Standing Committee in April or May, 2023. It was also determined that for this first year of category review, all categories would receive funding of $25,000 each. A workshop will be held with City Council in August, 2023 to review the new process and make any changes deemed necessary.

All Committee members have been given access to review the applications individually in order to discuss publicly at the two scheduled Committee meetings. The full list of applicants and the amounts requested can be found in Attachment 1. The printed applications were also made available in the Reception area and Planning counter at City Hall.

Attachment 1
FY 2022-2023 Goleta City Grant Application List
Name of Organization Project/Program FY 22-23
Grant Award
FY 23-24
Grant Request
FY 23-24 CDBG/City
Grant
Recommendations
1 AHA! Social Emotional Learning for Teens, Educators and Parents $1,780 $5,000 2 Boxtales Theatre Company Boxtales Assemblies for Goleta Schools $3,550 $5,000 3 Center for Successful Aging CSA Senior Programs NA $6,500 4 Channel Islands YMCA St. George Youth Center $2,100 $10,000 5 Dos Pueblos Band Boosters Dos Pueblos High School Music Program $1,780 $3,000 6 Dos Pueblos High School PTSA DP PTSA After-prom Event NA $10,000 7 Explore Ecology Explore Ecology Clean Earth Club $5,300 $2,500 8 Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County Long Term Care Ombudsman $7,100 $5,000 9 Food From the Heart General Operating Support $7,100 $10,000 10 Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Nutritional Security for the City of Goleta $3,550 $3,000 11 Girls, Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara After-School Program $7,100 $10,000 12 Goleta Education Foundation 2023 Lemon Run $3,550 $10,000 13 Goleta Union School District Art and Literature in Goleta Elementary Schools $7,150 $5,000 14 Goleta Valley Historical Society Camp Stow and Music at the Ranch $5,300 $10,000 15 Greater Santa Barbara Ice Skating Association/Ice in Paradise Free Skate Day with Goleta Library Card NA $10,000 16 Healing Justice SB Chocolate Baby Story Time $3,550 $5,000 17 Isla Vista Elementary School PTA Isla Vista Elementary School Jog-A-Thon $700 $1,000 18 Isla Vista Youth Projects, Inc. IVYP Diaper Bank $7,100 $10,000 19 Juneteenth Santa Barbara Juneteenth 2024 Homecoming $3,550 $5,000 20 La Patera School PTA La Patera Elementary School Jogathon NA $1,000 21 Mein-Begg Farmhouse Garage Conversion/Multipurpose Center $1,430 $10,000 22 Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County, dba Mental Wellness Center Youth Mental Health Education in Goleta Schools $2,860 $5,000 23 Organic Soup Kitchen Basic Needs: Food Security $3,550 $5,000 24 Page Youth Center Page Youth Center - General NA $5,000 25 PEP (Postpartum Education for Parents) Postpartum Education for Goleta Parents $2,140 $5,000 26 Rotary Club of Goleta Noontime 2023 School Supplies for Goleta Schools $3,550 $5,000 27 Rotary Club of Goleta Noontime Senior Assistance and Care Package Program NA $10,000 28 Safety Town of Santa Barbara County Safety Town of Santa Barbara County $1,780 $4,750 29 Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Channelkeeper “What the Channel Means to Me” Student Art Show $3,550 $1,500 30 Santa Barbara Community Youth Performing Arts Center aka Marjorie Luke Theatre The Marjorie Luke Theatre Rent Subsidy Fund NA $10,000 31 Santa Barbara Education Foundation Keep the Beat NA $2,000 32 Santa Barbara Foundation City of Goleta Child Care Scholarships $7,100 $10,000 33 Santa Barbara Partners in Education Job Readiness and Paid Student Internship Program $3,550 $5,000 34 Santa Barbara Strings Santa Barbara Strings NA $10,000 35 Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra Association Music Education Programs $3,550 $5,000 36 Standing Together to End Sexual Assault Sexual Assault Counseling and Education Program $5,700 $12,000 37 Storyteller Children's Center Storyteller Children's Center NA $10,000 38 United Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County United Boys & Girls Clubs, Goleta Club $7,100 $10,000 39 Unity Shoppe, Inc. General Operating/Food Replenishment for Low-Income Families $7,100 $10,000 40 Youth Innovation Club Inc. High Impact Tutoring Program $7,100 $5,000 Amounts Requested: $267,250
Amounts Granted $0 $0
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2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
AHA!
Social Emotional Learning for Teens, Educators and Parents Jump to: Application Questions Budget Documents
USD$ 5,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/27/2023 2:19:04 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Kira Redmond
[email protected]
Tel: 8054528647
Additional Contacts
[email protected]
AHA!
1209 De la Vina St Ste A
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
United States
Executive Director
Roxana Petty
[email protected]
Telephone8057707200
Fax
Web www.ahasb.org
Application Questions top
Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
AHA!’s mission is to inspire communities to feel safe, seen, celebrated, and emotionally connected. We equip teenagers and educators with social-emotional intelligence to dismantle apathy, prevent despair, and interrupt hate-based behavior. By cultivating empathetic leadership, AHA! transforms schools and communities into welcoming, nourishing, expressive, and inclusive spaces where youth and adults work together for the highest good.

Program Information

2. Describe the proposed program, activity, or event for which you are asking for funding. Please share how it will operate (days, hours, eligibility, etc.), how it will be monitored, and the people you intend to serve (target population).

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

AHA! provides Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) programming to 2,000+ teenagers (ages 13-18) annually in Goleta, Santa Barbara, and Carpinteria through a variety of in- and after-school programs, including in-class SEL seminars and Council Circles, AHA! Peace Builders, six different after-school groups, and summer programs. AHA! Peace Builder groups meet once a week (for 30 minutes during lunch at Dos Pueblos High School, and for 1.5 hours after school at La Cumbre, La Colina, Goleta Valley, and Santa Barbara Jr. Highs, Carpinteria Middle School and Carpinteria High School) throughout the school year. Hour-long in-class SEL seminars are offered at Carpinteria Middle and High Schools once a week. Our new classroom Council Circles (40-60 minutes) in 13 classrooms at four schools (Carpinteria High and Santa Barbara, La Colina, and Goleta Valley Junior High Schools) per semester over four weeks. Five after-school groups, including our weekend organic farming program, meet for 2 hours once a week throughout the school year, and summer programs meet five days a week (Monday-Friday) in late June and July.

In addition to the aforementioned programs for teens, AHA! also provides SEL training to 350+ educators and 150+ parents/guardians per year through teacher trainings (in-person at participating schools or online via Zoom), evening bilingual parent groups (in-person at schools) and webinars (online), and a series of five free monthly Spanish language SEL certification workshops (each 2 hours in duration). Finally, for AHA! teens, parents, and teachers who need one-on-one therapeutic support, we offer up to six free sessions with AHA! therapists, and we operate a by-donation EMDR trauma therapy clinic, providing accessible help for those suffering from stress, anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

All programs are monitored by AHA! research and development staff, who collect and analyze data throughout the year, as well as by the administration at each school we serve. For youth in all AHA! high school programs as well as adult trainees, we use pre/post surveys to gauge improvement in the core SEL competencies of self/social awareness, healthy relationships, responsible decision-making, and emotion management. For our after-school and summer programs, we use pre/post surveys to measure changes in problematic areas of students’ lives. We also observe participants closely and gather anecdotal feedback to assess changes in attitude and awareness, as well as reduced conflict and increased community engagement.

City of Goleta grant funds would be used to support AHA! Peace Builders programs, classroom Council Circles, and parent groups at Dos Pueblos High School (DPHS) and Goleta Valley Junior High School (GVJHS).

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

We will serve ~500 Goleta-based teens as well as a yet-undetermined number of parents and educators at GVJHS. The remaining 1,500 students enrolled in AHA! programs are residents of Santa Barbara or Carpinteria.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Yes. Health experts have been sounding the alarm on a mounting mental health crisis among adolescents over the past decade. Trends on youth suicide, depression, and anxiety have been on the rise for years; in 2019, one in three high school students and half of female students reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, an overall increase of 40% from 2009. And that was before the COVID pandemic, which unsurprisingly has deepened this already epic crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2020, emergency room visits for mental health reasons increased by 31% for kids aged 12-17; a 2021 Kaiser Family Foundation report found that more than one in four high school students reported that their emotional health worsened during the pandemic. In December 2021, the US Surgeon General issued a rare public health advisory calling for immediate and sweeping actions and programs to tackle the urgent youth mental health crisis that has been further exacerbated by the COVID pandemic.

As we face the long haul of communal emotional, physical, and infrastructural processing on the heels of 3 years of pandemic, trauma and social reform, young people—and the adults who influence them—need to learn and leverage vital social-emotional skills that help to dismantle apathy, prevent despair, build resiliency, foster community, and enable movement from trauma to post-traumatic growth.

Research demonstrates the vital importance of SEL in improving mental and behavioral wellness and reducing emotional/physical violence in schools by building healthy campus environments, with young people taking on the role of change agents. Studies have demonstrated that exposure to SEL programming can also result in decreased anxiety and depression, improved self-awareness and self-management, improved attitudes about self, others, and school, decreased classroom misbehavior and aggression, and improved academic performance, among other benefits. SEL is also vital in equity education; it empowers youth, educators, and parents with strategies to counteract rampant negativity and “othering” with balance, equanimity, and curiosity, and creates safe spaces where youth and educators gain confidence to break their silence when they witness hateful behavior.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Yes. The backbone of AHA! is our dedication to providing preventative rather than reactive services and restorative rather than punitive methods of education. AHA! seeks to create solutions BEFORE there are problems, and to empower youth with concrete tools to step up as instigators of proactive and often life-saving social and emotional awareness. We provide critical support to young people in our community who are struggling and empower them with vital tools that enable them to develop healthy identities, manage their emotions, have empathy for others (and themselves), cultivate supportive relationships, and make responsible, caring decisions. Adult AHA! facilitators are trained to “walk the talk” of our curriculum, and in 2023, we are training 350+ educators and 200+ parents to do the same. This year, we are meeting an increased demand for parent groups to complete the circle of “SEL Wraparound” - empowering parents with the same SEL skills we impart to teens so they can attend to their own emotions and self-care, model positive coping and communication strategies, and develop healthy, mutually respectful relationships that build trust and prevent interpersonal conflict through connection, empathy, and accountability. We believe this wraparound, generational-minded approach to mental health is the key to sustained community wellness.

By supporting youth to take ownership of our material and mentoring them to spread SEL into all their relationships, we are bringing continuity to a sphere that has typically been dominated by urgent action in the wake of a crisis. AHA! youth learn to incorporate social-emotional intelligence into social justice, and are accompanied to school Board meetings where their voices may be heard. We also empower youth to learn about systems change, but rather than leave them with the Herculean task of solving the world’s problems or the “activism overwhelm” that often translates into inertia, we equip them to see their own school campus as a necessary starting point. We envision a world where the junior and senior high school years are the epitome of healthy friendships, emotion management, allyship, and mental health, and we’re committed to making that vision a reality for our community, which can easily become a model—and catalyst—for the broader transformation that we all want to see.

7. Does your facility or program have any barriers that would prevent a person with a disability (verbal, visual, physical, cognitive, etc.) from gaining employment, attending meetings, or obtaining services? If so, what measures do you take to provide persons with disabilities alternative access to your facility or program? The main AHA! office is not currently ADA accessible; however, any youth or potential staff member using adaptive equipment would be directed to AHA! groups being held at Jefferson Hall (which is ADA compliant) or outdoors. All in-school programs take place in classrooms/auditoriums that are accessible to all. While we have not had any blind or deaf youth, we would welcome consultation on creating safer spaces. We regularly serve youth on the autism spectrum, and consult with staff therapists/parents on how to best support them. We are dedicated to full transparency, accessibility, and diversity in our staffing procedures, and are not aware of any barriers that would prevent a person from gaining employment and/or attending meetings at AHA!. Approximately half the AHA! staff is comprised of seasoned therapists or therapy interns who are adept at navigating any physical/cognitive/cultural challenges that may arise within the team. While we do not currently have an ASL interpreter, we have several facilitators interested in pursuing training at SBCC and filling this gap, should we ever have an applicant and/or student from the deaf community.

Funding

8. Would the City's grant funding leverage other resources, such as supporting joint partnerships, matching funds, or cost sharing, or otherwise serve to catalyze other initiatives? If yes, please explain.

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

Yes. Support from the City of Goleta would demonstrate a huge vote of confidence for the importance of AHA! programs in local schools; national, multi-year funders take note of this partnership and are more likely to support us. We see the enthusiastic buy-in of Goleta schools and administrators as a positive indicator for continued and expanded partnership; it is our goal to make Goleta another model community for “SEL Wraparound,” which we have already implemented in Carpinteria, where all adults working in the District receive training in the AHA! Method so that the life-saving skills we teach are reinforced by youth and adults alike. This kind of growth will be exponentially more possible with the City of Goleta on board. We also remain optimistic that support from the City of Goleta will catalyze parallel investments from Goleta-based organizations and other schools in the Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD). AHA! has secured funding to support our programs in 2023 from the Bower Foundation, Outhwaite Foundation, Hutton Foundation, Crawford Idema Family Foundation, Kind World Foundation, Mara Breech Foundation, NoVo Foundation, and Deckers, among others, and we have several proposals pending with other funders as well.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? Even amidst budget fluctuations at the school district level, which threatened our in-school program presence, AHA!’s Goletabased programs are thriving. We have a solid showing of Dos Pueblos High School (DPHS) students enrolled in our AfterSchool programming, which is a direct reflection of the success of AHA! Peace Builders at that school. Likewise, the AHA! Peace Builder students at Goleta Valley Junior High School (GVJHS) have one of the best junior- to senior-high rollover rates of any school. As GVJHS has faced an increase in bullying behaviors in recent years, our presence is more important than ever, and staff spend dedicated time every week discussing “red flag” students and taking action to resource them with the support they need to thrive. Support from the City of Goleta has made a huge difference over the years in enabling us to staff these programs with our best facilitators, and to put in the hours necessary to up our game on every level. We are committed to delivering AHA! Peace Builder programming at DPHS and GVJHS regardless of whether we receive City funds; we would consider reducing the scale of that service if needed, but most likely would turn to other sources of General Operating Support to cover the amount needed to maintain all programs.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

Our organization falls beneath the minimum budget required to conduct a yearly audit, but we utilize a third-party accounting firm to prepare in-house financial statements. In 2022, we underwent an audit of our 2021 financials, however that audit is still being finalized. Prior to that, our most recent audit was conducted by Stoltey & Associates in March 2018, and contains no specific findings or concerns.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Bi-monthly

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Clanci Chiu-Merritt, Principal of Goleta Valley Junior High School: [email protected] (805) 967-3486 Bethany Bodenhamer, Dean of Student Engagement Dos Pueblos High School: [email protected], (805) 968-2541 x4505 CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer. 1,551,811 Total Assets ($)
16,399 Total Liabilities ($)
1,535,411 Total Net Assets ($)
1,551,811 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
4,655,432.00 TOTAL

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue for
Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 1,780.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Federal
State
County
Municipal
School District USD$ 9,100.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 40,000.00 USD$ 40,000.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 11,620.00 USD$ 10,750.00
Fees
Other
Total USD$ 62,500.00 USD$ 65,750.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current Year Expected Expenditures for Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll
Taxes USD$ 31,200.00 USD$ 33,250.00 USD$ 4,000.00
Application ID: 428536
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Consultants and Contracts USD$ 15,000.00 USD$ 16,000.00 USD$ 1,000.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance
Supplies
Marketing (Printing,
Advertising) USD$ 2,500.00 USD$ 2,500.00
Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Equipment
(Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 8,000.00 USD$ 9,000.00
Insurance USD$ 800.00
Other
Total USD$ 62,500.00 USD$ 65,750.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Budget Narrative
City of Goleta funds would go toward our largest and most important expense: paying our facilitators a living wage.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS letter
List of Board Members Board
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
Fianncials
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget Budget
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Boxtales Theatre Company
Boxtales Assemblies for Goleta Schools
Jump to: Application Questions Budget Documents
USD$ 5,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/13/2023 5:11:54 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Michael Andrews
[email protected]
Tel: 805-962-1142
Additional Contacts
none entered
Boxtales Theatre Company
PO Box 91521
Santa Barbara, CA 93190-1521
Executive Director
Michael Andrews
[email protected]
Telephone805-962-1142
Fax
Web www.boxtales.org
Application Questions top
Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
Boxtales' mission is to bring myths and folktales from around the world to young audiences using masks, movement, music, and storytelling. Our shows and assemblies fire imaginations, inspire creativity, strengthen cultural pride, encourage tolerance, and engage young people in the excitement and immediacy of live performance.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

Proposed Program
Boxtales Theatre Company is requesting funding to provide 2-5 Goleta elementary schools with subsidies for our in-person assemblies in the 2023-24 school year. Due to the enduring social, emotional, and mental health impacts of the pandemic’s impact on our youth, there is a strong desire and need for safe, in-person arts programming.

Since 1994, Boxtales has served Santa Barbara County students and their families inspiring imaginations, creativity, compassion, and a love for the arts. We have created 20 original works and become an international model for excellence in theater. Our programs integrate a variety of world performance traditions, providing participants with an engaging, interactive theatrical experience. We hear from students that stories honoring diverse cultural traditions give them a greater sense of selfworth, greater empathy for their peers, and helps find their voice/place in the community. Reaching students at this early age allows us to create an impact that can last a lifetime.

Boxtales assemblies 40-minute performances feature the same high-quality material we perform in major theaters, including some amount of stage lighting and scenery that allow us to transform a simple cafetorium into a dramatic, theatrical experience. Currently, we have three award-winning, multicultural performances featuring tales and myths from around the world in repertory, including one bilingual show. So far this year, Boxtales has booked Monte Vista, Mountain View, and Montessori schools in Goleta. Attached are some photos from students’ artwork after the Montessori performance.

Each performance aligns with CA Department of Education and Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) content standards, covering areas such as English Language Arts, Vocabulary Development, and Literary Response and Analysis. Students also acquire skills and knowledge of creativity, confidence, encourage tolerance, strengthen cultural pride, and engage them in the excitement and immediacy of live performances - important life skills that will stay with children throughout their lives. In the simplest way, the characters in the stories show examples of prosocial and antisocial behaviors and the corresponding effects on one’s self, on those around them, and on our environment.

Boxtales uses the performing arts as a vehicle to help children recover and heal from trauma (ex. pandemic impacts), learn life lessons, and develop into thoughtful world citizens. Through purposeful social emotional learning integrations, our assemblies promote healing and allow us to meet performing arts and mental, social, and emotional health needs of the students. On a broader scale, Boxtales assemblies teach children good values, and how to live a meaningful life. Funding from the City of Goleta is critical to help students process the pandemic, enhance their school experience, and engage students from lowincome Title I schools during the 2023-24 school year.

Operation
Boxtales anticipates that a $5,000 grant will engage 2-5 Goleta schools in our in-person assemblies project, impacting up to 1,200 students. We calculate approximately 60 total hours of engagement by the students by estimating at least 4 classrooms per school will watch 1.5 hours of live performances.

Monitoring
The program will be monitored and overseen by Executive Artistic Director Michael Andrews and Managing Director Mattew Tavianini. Andrews is a founding member of Boxtales, creating and performing in all of the company’s original pieces since 1994. As managing director, Tavianini supports Boxtales’ goal for artistic excellence, financial stability, fundraising, and audience engagement. He has strong roots in the Goleta community and has directed the Goleta Valley Junior High School annual spring musical for the last 12 years.

Target Population
We typically reach students who traditionally lack access to arts education and performances: 56% of our audience/students are considered low-income, 45% are English-learners, and virtually ALL are underserved in terms of art education. With the significant mental health toll on our youth, our performances are focused on social-emotional learning to help mitigate the pandemic’s impact on marginalized youth. For this project, we will focus on providing live performances to Goleta’s lowincome Title I schools, which have higher populations of students who traditionally do not have access to performing arts, have the greatest financial need, highest numbers of English-learners, and are most adversely impacted by the pandemic’s lingering effects.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

We estimate reaching 1,000 - 1,500 Goleta students for this project period. With less funding, Boxtales will have to scale back how many schools and students we will reach. However, 100% of students will attend Goleta schools.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Boxtales’ project meets general, under-met arts programming needs in our community, social emotional impacts induced and intensified by the pandemic and its aftermath, and lack of representation in the performing arts.

General
Over the past few decades, the proportion of students receiving arts education has drastically shrunk despite overwhelming evidence supporting the positive benefits of arts education. This trend disproportionately affects students from communities that historically lack access to resources and arts opportunities, particularly children of color and those from low-income backgrounds. Boxtales’ California Core standards-based programming provides children the necessary tools for future success in all aspects of life including creativity, problem-solving, confidence, greater focus, and the ability to collaborate with peers.

COVID Impacts
Adults, for the most part, were able to move beyond the strictest restrictions from COVID while schools and districts sustained extreme caution. With great hesitancy, schools finally permitted outside contractors during the 2021-22 school year, but some activities were interrupted due to the Omicron. When schools allowed performances, many took place outdoors or in an environment that wasn’t conducive for maximum impact with space, sound, lighting, etc. As a result, students who already face barriers to performing arts opportunities continued to miss out on the benefits of arts exposure. The pandemic has particularly impacted youth mental health, with the U.S. Surgeon General issuing an advisory on the youth mental health crisis. A lack of arts exposure has worsened this crisis and will continue to have lasting impacts on youth.

Our program’s focus on social-emotional learning addresses the healing, stabilizing, uplifting, and transforming of students who have been adversely affected by the pandemic. Our programming helps students identify, develop, and learn skills required to understand and manage their emotions, develop empathy for others and get along with their peers.

Representation
At a time of deteriorating mental health for students, access to content that is relevant to their lived experience and culture is more important than ever. Many students who are English language learners face exclusion from typical assemblies, theater performances, peers, in classrooms, and the dominant culture. Since its inception, Boxtales arts exposure, representative cast, and multicultural appreciation provides space so youth of color can express their authentic cultural selves. Boxtales performances are designed to be inclusive and reflect the communities we serve and their specific needs. Cultures represented in our shows over the years include West-Africa, Venezuela, the American South, the American and Canadian Pacific Northwest, German/Northern European, Mexico and Guatemala/ Maya, China/Asia, and the Middle East.

The schools we serve typically have high numbers of students whose second language is English. Our bilingual shows particularly resonate with these students who can engage with school curriculum that more closely relates to their lived experience and connects to their own culture. Student attendees have the opportunity to see their own culture honored and represented. It is one of the reasons that our multicultural and multilingual performances are so impactful. For some students, they see their culture and community being represented for the first time in a performance and see themselves as part of a larger community. For all students, our performances expose them to thinking about other people, cultures, and traditions.

This unique space is intentional and can be magical for students.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Boxtales’ academic and performing arts with its emphasis on social emotional learning helps play an important role in meeting the current mental health crisis and preventing future negative mental health impacts of our youth.

The pandemic and its aftermath has taken a devastating toll on youth’s mental health and well-being. In October 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics declared a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health. In December 2021, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a Surgeon General’s Advisory, assessing that the country was facing a youth “mental health crisis.” More recently, The Annie E. Casey Foundation released the 2022 KIDS COUNT Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data focusing on youth mental health and found that California ranked in the bottom third of states in child well-being as youth depression and anxiety jumped 70%. Academic and school-based research shows that social emotional learning instruction is an effective way to buffer the impacts of adversity and trauma, reduce loneliness and bullying, and provide a sense of belonging for students.

Boxtales is committed to supporting and investing in the well-being of our youth through our education and performing arts programming. We understand that more is needed to properly support children at this time and Boxtales recognizes our responsibility to use performing arts as a catalyst for processing and healing. We actively reached out to our partners and are seeking consultation from experts to bolster our current and new programming. Based on feedback and inspiration from our Recreational activities
Other:
partners such as Eileen Craviotto and Becka Doering from Peabody Charter School, Children’s Creative Project (CCP) and AHA! (Attitude. Harmony. Achievement.), we have incorporated fresh components of social emotional learning into our programming. Boxtales is creating a new performance to add to our offerings. As we build this new show, Boxtales will receive consultation from AHA!’s Director of Training, Melissa Lowenstein, M.Ed., to bring additional evidence-based social emotional learning instructional elements into the show and post-show assemblies. Our focus on social and emotional learning will help children process, learn, and heal now and in the coming years of recovery.

Even though the mental health effects of the pandemic will likely be long-lasting, not all communities will be affected the same. This crisis and the economic fallout is more harshly impacting marginalized communities and art can help children with coping, building hope, and healing. Since our inception in 1994, Boxtales has had an unwavering commitment to ensuring that children from all backgrounds have access to performing arts education. Broadening perspectives, understanding cultures, and connecting with peers will promote healing and stabilization for students who are most adversely impacted by the pandemic. Funding from the City of Goleta can help Boxtales mitigate future problems through performing arts opportunities by uplifting, engaging, and educating students in the Goleta community.

Related to our programming, Boxtales works with students of varying ability levels and is committed to developing programs that are adaptable for any group of students with all types of skill sets. We work with school administrators and classroom teachers to assess the needs for each audience including any accommodations for physical, emotional, or learning disabilities. The beauty of Boxtales’ performance approach is in our inherent adaptability. Our performances are relevant and engaging for students from kindergarten through 12th grade and range in cognitive and physical abilities. We never want to provide a cookie-cutter experience, and always tailor our program and activities to the needs of the group of students we work with. This can present a challenge, as most classrooms include students of widely varying experience, ability, and maturity.

Our performers draw on more than 30 years of performing and teaching experience to create targeted assemblies and remain flexible in our approach. We welcome educators to reach out with specific needs for their unique learners so we can provide enhanced materials, curriculum, and activity ideas.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

Boxtales will leverage City grant funding to help catalyze our work in Goleta. Below is a list of funders that support Boxtales’ overall programming:

Committed
California Arts Council: $77,000 (including a 2-year $57,000 grant) COVID Relief Funding: $50,000
Towbes Fund for the Performing Art: $10,000
Williams-Corbett Foundation: $20,000
Santa Barbara Bowl: $5,000
Pending
City of Goleta: $5,000
Boxtales has strong support in the community. However, many of our funding sources temporarily increased their giving.

Many of them received an influx of ARPA federal funding or increased annual payout for 2021 and 2022. We anticipate a decrease in grant funds available to all organizations compared to last year. As a result, the funding we receive from the City of Goleta is even more important and can be leveraged to show other funders strong community support.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? The requested funds are vital to us offering subsidized live performances for all targeted Goleta elementary schools including Brandon, El Camino, Ellwood, Foothill, Hollister, Isla Vista, Kellogg, La Patera, Mountain View, Santa Barbara Charter School, and Goleta Family School. With partial funding, we will prioritize subsidizing Goleta’s Title I schools to increase accessibility and offer standards-based world mythology performances to Goleta schools.

If the City of Goleta is not able to fully fund our request, we will continue to seek additional support from foundations, government, individuals, and earned revenue sources.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? This program will offer exposure to the arts for Goleta elementary and junior high schools including those with high percentages of low-income students. According to the Goleta Union School District, 38% of enrolled students qualify as low income and six schools receive schoolwide Title I support. Although all Goleta elementary schools are deficient in providing quality arts programming, Title I schools typically have less resources dedicated to the arts. With full funding, we will offer 2-5 live performances for the Title I Goleta Union elementary and junior high schools (Ellwood, Isla Vista, La Patera, and El Camino elementary schools and Goleta Valley Junior High.

We do not obtain documentation from participants about income, but rather use California Department of Education classification of Title I schools. In the 2021-22 school year, 70% of the schools we reached were low-income Title I schools.

Engaging Title I schools often means we need to offer fee subsidies to the participating schools. Support from the City of Goleta will allow us to offer those discounts and ensure equitable opportunities for arts programming at local Goleta schools.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

Boxtales annual budget is less than $250,000 and we are not required to conduct an audit.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Boxtales’ Board of Directors meet and review financial statements once a year.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

Boxtales Theatre Company is strongly committed to arts accessibility and inclusion. We welcome all partnerships with schools and select schools based on need/availability, not financial status. We charge the same for all schools, unless we secure grants to help subsidize those with need. Our assembly program fees were established 15 years ago and are reviewed/approved each year. Although the fees are reviewed each year, Boxtales has not increased the assembly fee, even as cost of living and inflation has increased significantly through the years. We have intentionally freezed our rates while increasing our grant/fundraising efforts so that we can maximize accessibility to schools.

If a school expresses a financial need, we work with the school to arrange a fee subsidy. Our fundraising and grant seeking efforts ensure accessibility to high-quality performing arts exposure to all students. For this project, we project providing 2-5 assemblies based on the City’s investment in our program and school scheduling. Many schools are still filling out their assembly schedule for the 22-23 school year and haven’t considered assemblies for the 23-24 school year. We have longstanding interest and partners in Goleta, such as Mountain View Elementary School. Their letter of support is attached sharing that if funds are secured, they will welcome Boxtales’ programming with open arms. Depending on funding availability from the City/other sources and school interest, we can offer up to two full subsidies or five partial subsidies for Goleta elementary and middle schools.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the $122,553.9 Total Assets ($)
2000 Total Liabilities ($)
$114,048.9 Total Net Assets ($)
$122,553.9 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
361,156.70 TOTAL
matter resolved? Explain below.

Boxtales does not have any past due obligations with any funding source. In addition, we have not had an IRS or State levee in our 29 years of operation.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Marianne Clark, Administrative Director, Lobero Theatre - [email protected] - 805.966.4946; Abby Vasquez Principal Hollister Elementary School - [email protected]
CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Federal USD$ 30,000.00 USD$ 30,000.00
State USD$ 28,500.00 USD$ 28,500.00
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County USD$ 5,500.00
Municipal
School District
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 52,500.00 USD$ 57,500.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Fees USD$ 55,200.00 USD$ 50,200.00
Other
Total USD$ 176,200.00 USD$ 181,700.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures for
Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next
FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll Taxes USD$ 75,000.00 USD$ 99,350.00 USD$ 4,000.00 Consultants and Contracts USD$ 7,500.00 USD$ 29,400.00
Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 20,000.00 USD$ 22,225.00
Supplies USD$ 200.00 USD$ 2,000.00
Marketing (Printing, Advertising) USD$ 1,000.00 USD$ 4,350.00 USD$ 400.00 Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 2,000.00 USD$ 4,120.00 USD$ 300.00 Equipment (Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 1,000.00 USD$ 200.00 USD$ 100.00 Insurance USD$ 2,300.00 USD$ 200.00
Other: Fundraising Expense USD$ 150.00
Total USD$ 109,000.00 USD$ 161,795.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Budget Narrative
The City of Goleta project budget assumes that Boxtales will be providing full subsidies for five different schools. In this scenario, Boxtales would be paying 3 performers $4,000.00 to perform for Goleta Elementary Schools for 5 live-in person assemblies. We would market to the schools using our email marketing service as well as in-house calls to principals/teachers/PTA programming contacts. We estimate this cost to be $400. Van gas we estimate would be $300 and Van maintenance and Insurance we estimate would be $100 and $200 respectively.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS Letter
List of Board Members 2023 Board Members
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
FY2022 Balance Sheet
FY2022 P&L
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget FY2023 Organizational Budget
Supplemental or Additional Information Boxtales 2021 Hunterman SEL Learning Guide.pdf Letter of Support 2021 Mountain View Letter of
Support
New Boxtales Fall Newsletter 2022
Photo from Goleta Assembly 1
Photo from Goleta Assembly 2
Photo from Goleta Assembly 3
Performance Group
Boxtales 2022 Performance Stage
Boxtales 2022 Performance
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Center for Successful Aging
CSA Senior Programs
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USD$ 6,500.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/27/2023 9:17:03 AM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Gary Linker
[email protected]
Tel: 805-969-7084
Additional Contacts
none entered
Center for Successful Aging
228 E. Anapamu
Suite 208
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
United States
Clinical Director
Gary Linker, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Telephone(805) 898-8080
Fax (888) 347-0150
Web www.csasb.org
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
The Center for Successful Aging (CSA) seeks to meet the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of its seniors and their families. It achieves this mission through its four programs, Senior Peer Counseling, the Careline Telephone Reassurance Program, Real Help and its senior newspaper, "Successful Aging". "
Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

CSA is seeking support for three of its programs. They are the Senior Peer Counseling Program, the Careline Telephone Reassurance Program and Real Help.

The Senior Peer Counseling Program is staffed by volunteers 50 years or older who are trained and supervised to provide basic support and guidance to low income seniors. Individual and group sessions are held throughout the year. Counselors and their clients meet on a weekly basis for one hour or attend a 90 minute support group. Any senior 50 years of age or older is eligible to participate.

The Careline program is a free telephone service where isolated seniors receive a telephone call each day to insure their safety and well being. This call serves as a touchstone for the senior to connect to the wider community. Volunteers are trained and supervised by our staff. As part of each call we make sure the senior has the resources (s)he needs to face each day. Where needed a referral can be made to a community agency to meet the senior's specific needs.

Real Help vets retired seniors who can provide in home help such as house cleaning, cooking, home maintenance, shopping and driving to low income seniors who do not qualify for government support but can't afford to obtain this services in the general community. A Center volunteer matches the clients' needs to the particular services the retired senior can provide the client.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

We serve seniors from Carpinteria to Goleta. We estimate that approximately 25 Goleta residents will be served through these three programs during the program year.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

The Center gets calls on a weekly basis from low income seniors who have been bounced around and are having trouble finding the help they need. Frequently, our clients have struggled with mental health issues for much of their life and do not interface with government or social service providers very easily. By providing a peer counselor the senior has someone in his/her corner who can help them assert their needs more clearly and be in their corner as they make efforts to improve their lives.

Many seniors are lonely and isolated and welcome a friendly call from a Careline volunteer each day. Seniors report they often don't talk to anyone else during their day and appreciate the daily phone call. In some cases knowing they are getting a call gives them reassurance that if they have an incident overnight they will be found in the morning. An important feature of this program is that the same person calls the senior each day helping them make a friend in the process. Also, family members who live elsewhere rely on us to monitor their loved one and keep them appraised of their situation.

Lastly, seniors who need help in their home but don't qualify for government assistance appreciate having a resource they can call on that fits within their limited budget. Real Help fills that gap.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Our seniors report that a peer counselor lifts their spirits and helps them face the day. For many this means preventing a mental health emergency or a visit to the psychiatric ward. Others report that having a peer counselor helps them with family relationships and friendships with others. We have also helped seniors prevent evictions and conflicts with landlords.

In our work with Careline clients we have on occasion been told of medical problems and have urged our clients to get immediate help rather than waiting and running the risk of more serious issues arising. We have also urged our clients to take classes on balance and using a walker or cane to prevent falls.

The Real Help program has assisted many seniors to be able to remain in their home. This means a lot to seniors who have identified their home as a crucial part of their feelings of well being. Rather than being a burden on their family or neighbors the Real Help worker meets the physical needs of the senior thus helping the senior maintain good relations with their support system.

However, should a senior want or need to come to our offices for assistance, there are no physical barriers. We even have a lift so a senior does not have to navigate our front steps. Lastly, since our staff are trained to understand dementia and One-time or annual community event (concert, creek cleanups, festival, etc.) Youth programs
Senior programs (food/nutrition, education programs, day activities, etc.) Environmental/wildlife/animal welfare programs
Public services for low-income residents/homeless
Educational programs
Arts (music, dance, theater, art)
Economic development
Recreational activities
Other:

Alzheimers (should a client present with these symptoms) we are able to overcome cognitive challenges as well.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

Yes, the funds we receive from the City of Goleta provide legitimacy to foundations, donors and other government entities regarding our reliability and legitimacy. We have a joint agreement with the City of Santa Barbara Housing Authority as well.

In the coming year we are receiving support from the Santa Barbara Foundation and the Latkin Foundation. We will be submitting applications to the Bower Foundation, the Hutton Foundation and other groups that support senior needs.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? The City of Goleta, through the CDBG program, has become a reliable partner to CSA. We are able to reach Goleta residents specifically as a result of these funds. We continue to look for other resources to supplement these services as well as allow us to reach out to low income seniors who are not currently on our radar. As mentioned above we will continue to pursue donors and foundations that are committed to helping low income seniors.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? Yes, all of the Center's programs are geared to low income seniors. The large majority of our clients are either very low income and low income. At the time of each senior's assessment we make a determination of their monthly income and using a sliding scale from $5-$50 per visit we ask that seniors pay their fair share. Seniors who are Medicare/Medi-cal are exempt from any fees.

The Careline program is free. We charge a fee for the Real Help program but all of those funds go to the individuals providing the service. The Center underwrites the administration of that program through grants and donations.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

The Center, given its small budget, does not undertake a yearly audit. Instead, it employs an independent CPA firm to conduct an annual review. We also employ an independent bookkeeper who provides monthly financial reports to the staff and the Board of Directors. The latest review by the CPA found no issues.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? The board meets monthly and reviews the financial statements for that month at each meeting.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

The Center uses a sliding fee scale to charge a fee for initial assessments and ongoing individual counseling sessions. There is no formal schedule printed but the rule of thumb is that the fee is 1% of the senior's monthly gross income. For instance, if the senior has income of $2,000 per month, his/her fee for individual counseling is $20. There is no fee charged for group sessions or Careline calls.

The individuals who work for Real Help are paid $25 per hour by the recipient of these services. The Center does not receive any funds for providing this service.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.
107,240 Total Assets ($)
56,730 Total Liabilities ($)
50,513 Total Net Assets ($)
50,513 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
264,996.00 TOTAL
No

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Alice Villereal-Redit-City Housing Authority, 965-0571, Dee Rosenberg, Family Service Agency, 965-1001 CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Abused children
Battered spouses/victims of domestic violence
Elderly persons (age 62 and over)
Severely disabled persons
Migrant farm workers
Homeless persons
Persons with HIV/AIDS
N/A (Not Applicable)
95 Extremely low income (0-30% MFI)
50 Very low income (30-50% MFI)
10 Low-moderate income (50-80% MFI)
5 Above moderate income (Above 80% MFI)
160.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 6,500.00 USD$ 6,500.00
Federal
State
County USD$ 7,012.00 USD$ 0.00
Municipal
School District
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 36,600.00 USD$ 35,000.00
Application ID: 429172
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Donations/Fundraising USD$ 45,385.00 USD$ 50,000.00
Fees USD$ 14,715.00 USD$ 18,000.00
Contract-City of Santa Barbara USD$ 48,000.00 USD$ 48,000.00 Total USD$ 158,212.00 USD$ 157,500.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures for
Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll Taxes USD$ 133,422.00 USD$ 110,500.00 USD$ 4,500.00 Consultants and Contracts
Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 18,201.00 USD$ 14,800.00 USD$ 1,400.00 Supplies USD$ 3,641.00 USD$ 3,500.00 USD$ 300.00
Marketing (Printing, Advertising) USD$ 9,004.00 USD$ 9,500.00 USD$ 300.00 Travel, Mileage, Training
Equipment (Rental/Maintenance)
Insurance USD$ 3,419.00 USD$ 3,200.00
Food Delivery USD$ 38,614.00 USD$ 0.00
Bank Charges USD$ 1,740.00 USD$ 1,700.00
Accounting USD$ 7,275.00 USD$ 7,300.00
Fund Raising USD$ 4,000.00
Total USD$ 215,316.00 USD$ 154,500.00 USD$ 6,500.00
Budget Narrative
During part of calendar year 2022 the Center received its last bit of funds and had expenses paid from the previous year for the Hot Meal Program. That program ended in early 2022 and is not operational in 2023. It used reserves to make up for the 2022 budget shortfall. The Board has received this preliminary budget and its intent is to finalize it at the February meeting.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRs letter
List of Board Members Board Members
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
Financials, December 2022
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget Projected Budget 2023
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Channel Islands YMCA
St. George Youth Center
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USD$ 10,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/27/2023 11:18:37 AM
(Pacific)
Project Contact
Jennifer Heinen-Stiffler
[email protected]
Tel: 805-569-1103 x 1031
Additional Contacts
none entered
Channel Islands YMCA
1180 Eugenia Pl Ste 104
Carpinteria, CA 93013
United States
Chief Operating Officer
Jennifer Heinen-Stiffler
jennifer.heinen[email protected]
Telephone805-569-1103
Fax
Web https://www.ciymca.org/locations/stgeorge-youth-center-ymca Application Questions top
Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
The Channel Islands YMCA is a charitable association providing programs based upon Christian principles to men, women, and children of all races, religious beliefs and economic status to develop and enrich the spirit, mind and body.

The St. George Youth Center, a program of the Youth and Family Services (YFS) branch, achieves this mission by providing safe, accessible, and supportive programming to vulnerable youth and their families. Youth experience greater safety and wellbeing while they develop the skills and lasting relationships needed to build a successful future.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

Established in 2002, The St. George Youth Center (SGYC) located at 889 Camino del Sur provides bilingual and bicultural after-school programs for youth grades 5-12 and serves as a safe drop-in center away from gang activities, alcohol, and other drug use. The Youth Center provides academic assistance, leadership development, alcohol and drug use prevention activities, and fitness and recreation activities for youth during the high risk afterschool hours and during summer break. The St. George Youth Center provides academic tutoring and homework help daily throughout the school year from 3-6pm Monday through Friday and with flexible hours to accommodate early release days. Through afterschool programs offered at the St.

George Youth Center, we improve
the physical and emotional health of 156 participants and promote a greater sense of purpose, self-worth, and self-discipline; improve school attendance and grades among participants; empower parents to successfully navigate the junior high and high school system; assist students wishing to enroll in college; and provide much needed recreational and social activities. The program is monitored by the Program Director. The City of Goleta funds will be specifically used to cover salaries, benefits, and taxes related to the staff who work with youth.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

Last year we served 156 youth in afterschool and enrichment programs, 29% or 45 were Goleta residents.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

The St. George Youth Center prevents future problems and conditions by providing supervision, access to resources, and support from a trusted adult role model so students have academic support and encouragement. Without a safe place to go with engaging activities, stable adult relationships, and accessible role models, local youth are at risk for drug, alcohol, and tobacco use; school failure and drop out; and gang participation. More than 90 percent of our constituents are Latino and come from families in the low- and extremely low-income categories. Parents working multiple low-wage jobs to provide basic needs such as food and shelter and struggle to provide youth with adequate extracurricular activities, transportation, and supervision. Our program is free of charge to families who need support and care.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Throughout the school year, St. George provides afterschool leadership building programs for youth throughout Goleta and Isla Vista. The work being done at St. George creates a safe and encouraging environment for youth in the close-knit community and for all throughout Santa Barbara. In fact, St. George currently services youth from 6 different surrounding schools. During the summer, in a time that often adds additional stressors to families without access to childcare and without the ability to pay for summer programs, St. George Youth Center provided full summer programming to youth. These programs included daily activities to support their physical and mental wellbeing, rotating between 6 core topics; Theater, Art Exploration, Volleyball, Zumba, Cooking, and the newest Mural Project. The center also works on drug prevention endeavors and works with several key community partners to ensure supportive services are offered to youth. According to a recent California Healthy Kids Survey, by 12th grade 40% of Sanat Barbara Students have tried alcohol or drugs. According to the Santa Barbara Opioid Safety Coalition report youth drug related deaths are increasing and there is an emerging crisis with fentanyl use amongst youth. The St. George Youth Center directly provides prevention through safe spaces, caring mentors and education.

Funding

8. Would the City's grant funding leverage other resources, such as supporting joint partnerships, matching funds, One-time or annual community event (concert, creek cleanups, festival, etc.) Youth programs
Senior programs (food/nutrition, education programs, day activities, etc.) Environmental/wildlife/animal welfare programs
Public services for low-income residents/homeless
Educational programs
Arts (music, dance, theater, art)
Economic development
Recreational activities
Other:
or cost sharing, or otherwise serve to catalyze other initiatives? If yes, please explain.

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

This funding would in part support a five-year federal Drug Free Communities Grant which requires a one-to-one match. The grant would also show support for the center along with other local cities who's residents we support to leverage foundation gifts.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? All services at the center are free. The St. George Youth Center is funded through foundations, government funding, UCSB Associated Students, and through our annual fundraising campaign and special event. The requested funds are important to supporting the
breadth of available services. To make up for any partial funding received, Youth and Family Services will remain active in identifying alternative resources, or as a last resort, reduce the provision of services most likely during school breaks and summer.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? More than 90 percent of our constituents come from families in the low- and extremely low-income categories. 88 percent of constituents speak Spanish as their primary language at home. For 82 percent of households, high school was their highest degree earned. We see income information during the enrollment process.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

The Channel Islands YMCA completed its most recent 2021-2022 fiscal year audit by a 3rd party firm. We rotate firms every 3 years to ensure unbias opinion. There were no significant findings or deficiencies reported to our Board of Directors.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? The Channel Islands YMCA Board of Directors meets six times per year during which time financial statements for the association are reviewed and approved. The YFS branch board of managers reviews and approves financial statements each month.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

There are no fees charged for services at the St. George Youth Center. We rely solely on fundraising efforts, mostly grant writing to sustain operations.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Jill Sharkey Professor UCSB 805-893-3441, Kimberly Kiefer Parks & Rec 805-680-4300 CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
38,421,941 Total Assets ($)
4,475,269 Total Liabilities ($)
33,985,360 Total Net Assets ($)
33,985,360 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
110,867,930.00 TOTAL
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Abused children
Battered spouses/victims of domestic violence
Elderly persons (age 62 and over)
Severely disabled persons
Migrant farm workers
Homeless persons
Persons with HIV/AIDS
N/A (Not Applicable)
35 Extremely low income (0-30% MFI)
105 Very low income (30-50% MFI)
Low-moderate income (50-80% MFI)
Above moderate income (Above 80% MFI)
140.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 2,100.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Federal USD$ 125,000.00 USD$ 125,000.00
State
County
Municipal USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00
School District
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 32,000.00 USD$ 67,000.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 46,000.00 USD$ 46,917.00
Fees
Other
Total USD$ 210,100.00 USD$ 253,917.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures for
Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Application ID: 429410
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Salaries, Benefits, Payroll
Taxes USD$ 169,113.00 USD$ 172,495.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Consultants and Contracts USD$ 12,500.00 USD$ 12,500.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 16,135.00 USD$ 16,457.00
Supplies USD$ 14,714.00 USD$ 14,000.00
Marketing (Printing,
Advertising) USD$ 2,050.00 USD$ 2,050.00
Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 6,332.00 USD$ 6,332.00
Equipment
(Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 1,270.00 USD$ 1,270.00
Insurance USD$ 1,881.00 USD$ 1,881.00
Data/Communications USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Other USD$ 21,932.00 USD$ 21,932.00
Total USD$ 250,927.00 USD$ 253,917.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Budget Narrative
We are seeking support of salary & wages to assist in covering the 3 staff providing direct service within our afterschool program for youth. All 3 staff (Program Director, 2 Program Coordinators) work with youth on homework support, tutoring, activities and recreation at the center.

Documents top
Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS Letter
List of Board Members Board Roster Corporate
St. George Board
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
Org Year End 2021-2022
Organizational Chart St. George Structure
Organizational Budget Org Budget 2022-2023
Supplemental or Additional Information Brochure
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Dos Pueblos Band Boosters
Dos Pueblos High School Music Program
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USD$ 3,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 12/31/2022 10:54:06 AM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Joel Nelson
[email protected]
Tel: 805-685-7151
Additional Contacts
none entered
Dos Pueblos Band Boosters
PO Box 8931
Goleta, CA 93118
United States
Board President
Charu Chaubal
[email protected]
Telephone805-896-0922
Fax
Web dphsmusic.org
Application Questions top
Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
The primary objectives and purposes of Dos Pueblos Band Boosters, as defined in its bylaws, is to provide financial assistance when required for the general improvement of the Dos Pueblos Instrumental Music Program and to support students in their learning and improving musically and creatively.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

Dos Pueblos Band Boosters supports the Dos Pueblos High School Instrumental Music Program, which promotes music education with daily classroom instruction, practice and after-school performances before thousands of students and community members throughout the August-to-June school year. Performance venues include school auditoriums, parades, football games and competitions. About 100 students participate in the program's six elements: marching band, jazz band, concert band, dance guard, drumline and orchestra.

Band Boosters underwrites most of the music program by engaging parents, community members, public and private entities, and other funding sources. Contracted clinicians/coaches who offer specialized instruction and expenses associated with competitions account for much of Band Boosters' budget. Funding from a City of Goleta grant would be used to cover a portion of those expenses. Budget items to which a grant would be applied include color guard designers/choreographers; marching band specialists; orchestra string specialists; and entry fees, design and composition, props and accessories for competitions.

Other music program expenses include instrument purchases and maintenance; gas and servicing for transportation vehicles; insurance coverage for Band Boosters; and tax return preparation and filing.

The Band Boosters board of directors meets monthly throughout the year to plan activities and review budget priorities.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.
100 students plus thousands of community members who attend performances at concerts, parades, sporting events and other venues.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

The music program benefits students at Goleta's only public high school, 48% of whose student population is classified as socioeconomically disadvantaged, along with members of the extended community who attend performances.

The program strives to broaden music appreciation with an array of stimulating and diverse performance selections. The program also offers students opportunities to reap tangible rewards, such as success in competition events, from study, work and discipline.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

N/A

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

Band Boosters has established partnerships with several local restaurants that give the music program a percentage of purchases made on dedicated fundraising days. The organization has received grants from the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation and the Santa Barbara Foundation during the current fiscal year. Band Boosters has applied for funding from the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation, the Ann Jackson Foundation, the Brittingham Family Foundation and others.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? The requested funds are necessary and vital. The Dos Pueblos High School Instrumental Music Program relies heavily on contributions that Band Boosters solicits from parents, the community, and public and private entities. The school district funds only the music program director's salary and a small stipend for specialized instruction.

Donations from fundraising events and parents are sporadic and unpredictable. Parent/community donations in 2021-22, for example, totaled about half the projected amount. Meanwhile, the program incurs significant ongoing expenses. These include contracted clinicians/specialists, travel, uniforms, equipment, and competitive event preparation and entry fees.

A grant from the City of Goleta would provide a degree of budget certainty and diversify the program’s funding base while helping to meet expenses that arise throughout the school year.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

The most recent audit by a tax accountant took place in fall 2020. There were no negative findings or concerns.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Band Boosters' directors review financial operations at each monthly meeting. The treasurer prepares statements and collaborates with an accountant to meet compliance obligations.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

No. Donations to the program are encouraged but not required.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

No.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Aimee Ware, DPHS music director, 805-968-2541, ext. 4621; William Woodard, DPHS principal, 805-968-2541, ext. 4503 CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.
18,661 Total Assets ($)
0 Total Liabilities ($)
18,661 Total Net Assets ($)
18,661 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
55,983.00 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
USD$ 0.00
Federal
State
County
Municipal
School District
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 23,000.00 USD$ 23,000.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 33,000.00 USD$ 33,000.00
Jazz Festival USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Other: Interest USD$ 20.00 USD$ 7.00
Total USD$ 61,020.00 USD$ 61,007.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures for
Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next
FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll Taxes
Consultants and Contracts USD$ 36,000.00 USD$ 30,000.00 USD$ 1,500.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance
Supplies USD$ 250.00 USD$ 250.00
Marketing (Printing, Advertising)
Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 8,000.00 USD$ 8,000.00
Equipment (Rental/Maintenance)
Insurance USD$ 850.00 USD$ 850.00
Application ID: 426307
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Equipment, instrument purchases +
maintenance USD$ 3,500.00 USD$ 3,000.00 USD$ 500.00
Bank fees USD$ 250.00 USD$ 250.00
Shows: Design/composition, props,
entry fees USD$ 9,500.00 USD$ 9,000.00 USD$ 1,000.00
Membership dues USD$ 300.00
Awards, trophies USD$ 750.00
Jazz Festival USD$ 4,000.00 USD$ 4,000.00
Uniforms, accessories including
cleaning USD$ 5,500.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Sheet music USD$ 1,000.00 USD$ 1,000.00
Fundraising merchandise, socials,
food USD$ 1,700.00 USD$ 1,500.00
Tax filing fees USD$ 500.00 USD$ 500.00
Web service fees USD$ 350.00 USD$ 350.00
Total USD$ 72,450.00 USD$ 63,700.00 USD$ 3,000.00
Budget Narrative
Band Boosters' 2023-24 budget has not been formulated; that will be done in the summer, prior to the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1. However, it is reasonable to expect that most expenses from 2022-23 will recur.

Projected revenue and expected expenditures for this year and next year are best estimates as of the date of this application and are subject to change as the fiscal year progresses. The Band Boosters board of directors is working to identify potential additional revenue opportunities and expenditure reductions.

Details on current fiscal year budgeted and actual expenses to date are available in the Documents section of this application.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS letter
List of Board Members Board
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
BalanceSheet
Profit/loss2021-22
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget Budget
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Dos Pueblos High School PTSA
DP PTSA After-prom Event
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USD$ 10,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/26/2023 11:43:16 AM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Netie Chaubal
[email protected]
Tel: 650-346-4116
Additional Contacts
none entered
Dos Pueblos High School PTSA
7266 Alameda Ave
Goleta, CA 93117
United States
President
Vivian Solodkin
[email protected]
Telephone805-968-2541
Fax
Web
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
The mission of the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) is to promote the welfare of youth at home, at school, and throughout the local community. The mission of our After-prom event is to give our high school students a place to stay occupied, safe, and sober.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

The Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) at Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, is a volunteer association where parents, educators, students, and other citizens can be active in their school and community. The purpose of the PTSA is to promote the welfare of youth at home, at school, and throughout the local community. We work in partnership with a wide array of individuals and organizations to best serve the youth and families in Goleta, as well as surrounding areas.

The Dos Pueblos High School PTSA has put on an event called After-Prom since 1987. This is a party for over 400 seniors and their approved guests, which is held directly after Senior Prom. The event is from 12am-4am and gives high school students a place to stay occupied, safe, and sober. We are the only public school in the community that arranges this type of event. It is fun, memorable, and provides a drug and alcohol-free environment to keep the children and the community safe.

We provide for an evening that, without an enticing alternative such as this, can be extremely reckless and have negative, or even tragic, consequences.

The student body, as a whole, truly loves this event. For four years, they look forward to the opportunity to participate, once they themselves are seniors. Many students choose to attend the After-Prom party, even if they choose not to go to the Senior Prom itself.

For over a decade, the event has been held at Bowlero (formerly Zodo’s) so kids can bowl, play in the arcade, use a photo booth, or play a myriad of other games that we set up inside and on the secured patio of the venue. We ensure that there is an abundance of food, treats, and soft drinks.

The way we entice kids to come - and STAY - at the event is with amazing raffle prizes awarded every 15 minutes. Kids have many fun ways to earn raffle tickets all throughout the night. The grand prize, where the winner must be present to win, is called at 4:00am to encourage kids stay (and remain in a safe environment) until the end of the event.

We rely heavily on parent volunteers to organize, facilitate, and chaperone the event. We also reach out to local organizations and small businesses to support the event and in turn, they get publicity for themselves amongst the student and parent body. While we cannot put a price on our children’s safety or a parent’s peace of mind, this event has become increasingly more expensive year after year. The rising cost of the facilities and services needed to put on this event have increased our expenses. The event charges for tickets to offset the budgeted cost, which is $22,000 for 2023. Since the pandemic, our wonderful community of supporters continue to do what they can, but it has been significantly less than what we had received in the past. Despite this, the PTSA works hard to keep student ticket costs accessible and continue this unique event for each high school senior class.

Keeping kids safe is important to all of us at Dos Pueblos, and the Goleta community.

With your assistance, we can continue to hold the event in Goleta, reduce the financial burden on students and families, afford entertainment vendors, and offer more widely-appealing prizes to our diverse group of students. We would greatly appreciate your support in this endeavor.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.
300 students; at least 300 parents

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

This event satisfies an unmet need for a place to keep local high school kids safe and engaged after Senior Prom. This is a need because the hours after Prom can often include reckless activities and negative, or even tragic, incidences.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

During this event, we are able to prevent kids from getting into trouble themselves or with other people, including drug and alcohol abuse, and possibly getting involved in negative activities impacting the community at large.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

The City's grant funding would help with cost sharing on behalf of the high school seniors and their families.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? We will make up for partial funding by soliciting donations from local businesses and families of Dos Pueblos High School.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

No.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Once a month at PTSA monthly board meetings.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

There is a ticket price of $20 per student. We also offer financial assistance upon request. We have kept the same low price (compared to other senior events) for many years so that the event can remain accessible to all students.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

No.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Vivian Solodkin, PTSA President, 805-331-7320 and Nancy Naretto, Event Co-Chairperson, 805-705-0216 CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

NA Total Assets ($)
NA Total Liabilities ($)
NA Total Net Assets ($)
NA TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)

0.00 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Number of family members
Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue
for Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program
Revenue for Next Fiscal
Year
City of Goleta Funds
Federal
State
County
Municipal
School District
Foundations/Trusts
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 14,000.00 USD$ 22,750.00
Fees USD$ 8,000.00 USD$ 8,000.00
Other
Total USD$ 22,000.00 USD$ 30,750.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures
for Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next
FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll Taxes (NA)
Consultants and Contracts (NA) USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities, Maintenance USD$ 7,000.00 USD$ 9,000.00 Supplies (Prizes/gift bags) USD$ 8,500.00 USD$ 9,500.00 USD$ 3,500.00 Marketing (Printing, Sponsor banner) USD$ 250.00 USD$ 325.00 Travel, Mileage, Training (NA)
Equipment (Ticketing Software/Photo
booth)) USD$ 1,900.00 USD$ 2,000.00
Application ID: 428031
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Insurance (NA)
Other (Reduce ticket price for all) USD$ 4,000.00
Supplemental Food and vendors USD$ 3,500.00 USD$ 4,000.00 Decorations/Signage USD$ 200.00 USD$ 200.00
Registration wristbands USD$ 50.00 USD$ 50.00
Security USD$ 600.00 USD$ 675.00
Entertainment
((DJ/Kareoke/magician/bounce house) USD$ 0.00 USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 2,500.00 Total USD$ 22,000.00 USD$ 30,750.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Budget Narrative
Currently, the major budget items are the venue and prizes. We are happy to have our venue be in Goleta again this year. Since Bowlero Corporation bought the local family business of Zodo's, our venue costs skyrocketed. Bowlero has generously worked with us to accommodate our budget constraints, but they can't assure us that costs won't rise significantly next year. We want to have prizes that are highly desired by the seniors so we make sure to fundraise to be able to purchase high value (and high price) grand prizes to incentivize kids to attend and stay. We also like to have as many smaller prizes as possible so there are enough prizes for many winners.

We have had to cut out entertainment again this year due to the higher costs of the venue and services. We hope to bring back the entertainment that kids enjoyed the most in years past to draw more kids to the event.

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Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status Proof of Non-Profit status Tax ID W-9
List of Board Members Board Members
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
2022 afterprom financials
Organizational Chart DP PTSA Org chart
Organizational Budget Event budget 2023
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Explore Ecology
Explore Ecology Clean Earth Club
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USD$ 2,500.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/26/2023 1:42:01 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Melissa Brooks
[email protected]
Tel: 8058840459
Additional Contacts
none entered
Explore Ecology
302 E. Cota Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
United States
Executive Director
Lindsay Johnson
[email protected]
Telephone805 8840459
Fax
Web www.exploreecology.org
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
Explore Ecology inspires youth and adults to engage with the natural world, think critically and experience the value of environmental stewardship, with an emphasis on empowering the next generation to make sustainable choices for a healthy planet.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

Grant funding will support the implementation of the “Clean Earth Club" at four City of Goleta elementary schools, Brandon, Kellogg, Ellwood and La Patera. This program has been conducted in other schools in Santa Barbara County with much success. The program encourages students to take ownership of their school campuses, inspiring them to help keep them clean. They are taught how trash on land can enter the ocean through our watersheds and even through storm drains on campus, and they learn the value of preventing and cleaning up litter. Explore Ecology Environmental Education staff will come to each campus during lunch and set up a table and cleanup bins labeled by grade. If permitted by the school, educators will play age appropriate music during the event. While students are eating, the educator will explain what Explore Ecology is, why we are there, and why it's important to clean up litter and keep pollution out of our storm drains and waterways. Then during recess time, the students will be challenged to collect trash, sorting it into the appropriate bin for their grade level. Once students collect at least two pieces of litter, they will receive a stamp on their hand as a reward for participating. This is a trash-free way to get students excited about cleaning up, and we have learned that students will line up excitedly in order to get a hand stamp! The grade level that collects the most trash from around the campus will receive school wide recognition and will be awarded a prize of pencils made from recycled newspaper. This is an eco- friendly and useful item that shows students the value of reusing and repurposing materials rather than discarding them. This grant will allow educators to come to the four campuses twice during the grant period for a total of 8 school site visits. By the end of the grant period, the plan is to motivate the school to adopt the program on their own to keep their campus clean.

The target population is 1,546 students along with school staff and teachers. A timeline will be established for fulfillment of the grant, with 8 school site visits during the grant period. The goal is to inspire each school to continue these clean up activities that will keep their school site litter-free while educating everyone about how important trash pick-up is to keep our watersheds and ocean clean.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.
1546

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers and students alike have observed an increase in litter on school campuses. This is most likely due to two factors. First, the increase of single use items during the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and second, a generation of students who spent nearly two years learning from home and who did not learn the importance of throwing trash away, picking up litter, or properly sorting their waste on a school campus and at home. Each and every student can learn to be responsible for our environment and to use critical thinking skills to observe and make changes that benefit themselves and the community as a whole. Teaching responsible habits helps students connect with each other on common ground for a common purpose. This is part of the overall education experience each child should be exposed to during their formative years. This program reinforces community commitment, which is important to learn during free time as well as in the classroom. It takes a village, and we hope to empower each school campus to inspire other family and community members to help preserve the environment. With this program, students will learn why it is important to clean up litter. Most people already know that it is important to not drop trash on the ground, but understanding the why behind this adds a sense of urgency that leads to action.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Educating the next generation and inspiring environmental stewardship will help not only prevent litter on campus, but will also educate Goleta’s youth to be environmentally conscious and aware of how small actions can have a big impact. During our regular programming we teach one class at a time, but this provides a unique opportunity for us to educate the whole school at once. This shared experience will encourage students to hold each other accountable if they see others littering and will encourage them to keep their campus clean and trash free.

Explore Ecology is currently contracted by the City of Goleta Water Quality Division to provide watershed education to Goleta Union School District students. The contract allows Explore Ecology to teach the “Creek Kids” series of lessons to teach water quality education 650 students annually. The “Clean Earth Club” will aid in the prevention of future programs because it will involve the entire school and will inspire the student body to take action. Administering the Clean Earth Club to the four One-time or annual community event (concert, creek cleanups, festival, etc.) Youth programs
Senior programs (food/nutrition, education programs, day activities, etc.) Environmental/wildlife/animal welfare programs
Public services for low-income residents/homeless
Educational programs
Arts (music, dance, theater, art)
Economic development
Recreational activities
Other:
schools in the City of Goleta will reach over 1,500 students and will also reinforce what has been learned during the Creek Kids lessons.

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

Explore Ecology plans to broaden the program to other schools and districts by continuing to illustrate the success of the Clean Earth Club. Beach and community clean ups are offered on a regular basis through our water quality education program, which is funded by the City of Goleta within City limits. The city’s additional grant funding would provide further endorsement for future Explore Ecology fundraising efforts. Currently, we are under contract to provide environmental education to all elementary schools in the Goleta Union School District, as well as the city’s surrounding areas within Santa Barbara County. There are many opportunities for future partnerships with the City’s endorsement. Currently Explore Ecology partners with Yardi, Deckers and other businesses in the Goleta area to promote environmental education. UCSB Bren School along with the UCSB Coastal Fund have been long-term partners with Explore Ecology as well. UCSB Coastal Fund provides funding nearly every year to enlist a student intern to help administer the Watershed Resource Center programs and Coastal Cleanup Day with supervision from Explore Ecology staff. Leveraging the city’s endorsement will provide us with additional opportunities to partner with organizations to further the Explore Ecology mission of environmental education in Goleta.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? Yes funds are vital to the program. At this time, there are no other funds that would be available to start this program in the four Goleta schools.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? No. However through ed-data we know that three out of the four schools are Title-One schools with approximately 40% of the school populations eligible for the Free and Reduced Meal Program.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

We do not have a formal audit. However our Finance Committee regularly reviews finances. In addition, an outside consultant was hired in 2020 to assure efficient financial policies and procedures and a policies and procedures manual was created.

Checks and balances are administered between three staff members, the Reuse Store Director, the Finance Director and the Executive Director.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? monthly

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

We do have fee for service offerings in our other programs but this one is not funded by any contract or fee schedule. Fee schedules for certain programs are available to the public on our website such as summer camp, art workshops and group beach and community clean-ups. Fee amounts are compared with other similar nonprofit organizations on a regular basis.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).
331644 Total Assets ($)
86326 Total Liabilities ($)
244818 Total Net Assets ($)

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Liz Smith, City of Santa Barbara Creeks Division (805) 564-5418 and Cathleen Garnand, County of Santa Barbara Project Clean Water (805) 568-3373
CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Refer to the Library section of the main page to view a link to the FY 2022 Federal Income Limits for each of the below categories. PLEASE ENTER N/A IF YOUR ORGANIZATION DOES NOT COLLECT INCOME INFORMATION ON CLIENTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.
331644 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
994,432.00 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 5,300.00 USD$ 2,500.00
Federal
State
County
Municipal USD$ 12,593.00 USD$ 12,971.00
School District
Foundations/Trusts
Donations/Fundraising
Fees
Other
Total USD$ 17,893.00 USD$ 15,471.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures for
Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next
FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll Taxes USD$ 14,796.00 USD$ 12,971.00 USD$ 1,800.00 Consultants and Contracts
Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance
Supplies USD$ 1,900.00 USD$ 1,200.00 USD$ 600.00
Marketing (Printing, Advertising)
Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 1,197.00 USD$ 1,300.00 USD$ 100.00 Equipment (Rental/Maintenance)
Insurance
Other USD$ 0.00
Total USD$ 17,893.00 USD$ 15,471.00 USD$ 2,500.00
Budget Narrative
City of Goleta Water Quality Division contracts with Explore Ecology to provide watershed education to the Goleta Union School District students annually serving 650 students from k through 6th grades depending upon each schools' schedule. Explore Ecology staff schedules lessons with school staff during the course of the school year. The contract is based upon long-standing cost analysis for the past 30 years that the program has been running. The cost is a cost per child of $15.90 per child plus overhead, incidentals and bussing. The Water Quality Division is billed on a monthly basis.

The current year's expenditures include the current grant from the City of Goleta.

The Water Quality Contract for next year assumes an annual 3% increase.

The grant request of $2,500 will cover the following expenses for 8 school visits during the school year averaging approximately $312 per school visit.

Mileage 188 miles @65.6 cents/mile $123.14
Staff time Outreach 10 hours $350.00
Staff Time Prep 18 hours $630.00
Staff Time Teaching/leading 24 hours $840.00
Supplies $600.00
Printing $100.00
Total Cost for the program $2,643.14
Staff time is calculated at $35/hr including fringe benefits and administrative overhead Documents top
Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS Tax Letter
List of Board Members Board Roster
Application ID: 426266
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Financial Statement 2022
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County
Long Term Care Ombudsman
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USD$ 5,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/23/2023 7:57:43 AM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Paul Katan
[email protected]
Tel: (805) 965-1001 EXT 1255
Additional Contacts
[email protected]
Family Service Agency of Santa
Barbara County
123 West Gutierrez St.

Santa Barbara, CA 93101
United States
Chief Executive Officer
Lisa Brabo
[email protected]
Telephone(805) 965-1001
Fax (805) 965-2178
Web www.fsacares.org
Application Questions top
Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
The mission of Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County is to strengthen and advocate for families and individuals of all ages and diversities helping to create and preserve a healthy community.

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO) program is part of FSA's Senior Services Program which offers mental health counseling and case management to older adults and their unpaid caregivers. LTCO serves residents of Santa Barbara County's 134 long-term care facilities - supporting them to resolve problems, and advocating for their best quality of life and care possible.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

FSA's Long-Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO) program works to protect vulnerable seniors living in long-term care facilities - including those in the City of Goleta (currently 12). FSA's state certified and highly trained Ombudsman representatives provide the following services:
- Unannounced visits to all the facilities in Goleta
- Investigation and resolution of resident quality of care issues - Witness Advance Care Health Directives (as required by state regulation) - Prevention of wrongful resident evictions
- Supply information about long-term care options.

These services are provided Monday - Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. as well as when needed on evenings, weekends and holidays.

The LTCO program is monitored by the Office of the State Long-term Care Ombudsman, the Area Agency on Aging, and FSA's Senior Programs Advisor Council. Client outcomes are tracked through the state's data system - the Ombudsman Data Integration. FSA records feedback from the community and residents of the long term care facilities ; and the Senior Services program conducts regular service, statistical and fiscal monitoring to ensure accountability. De Rosenberry, LMFT, Senior Services Program Manager and Marco Quintaar, LTCO Program Supervisor are responsible for overseeing the program.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

The LTCO program is available to all residents of Goleta's RCFEs - which can house up to 181 people. Representatives will make 144 visits to these facilities during FY23-24. Additional visits are made for quality of care issues and Advanced Health Care.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman is unique in that it provides the residents in Goleta's long-term care facilities with the support of highly trained and state certified Ombudsman representatives. The oversight and advocacy provided by the LTCO is essential for the protection of vulnerable seniors. The program seeks to ensure that senior residents are treated with respect and dignity and that their living facilities are safe and operate with full regard for their health and independence.

The LTCO program clients who are residents of long term care facilities, face impediments due to physical or mental disabilities. Language is often a barrier as well. Over 16% of people over 65 speak a language other than English (US Census 2020). All LTCO program staff are fluent in Spanish and English. FSA's LTCO program conducts regular outreach activities in the community including presentations to community groups (both in English and Spanish) and distributes information at community centers, low-income housing centers, and social service agencies.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Currently, there are an estimated 5,000 residents of long-term care facilities across Santa Barbara County. As the senior populations of Goleta and Santa Barbara County continue to grow, the need for LTCO’s crucial services also increases. The California Department of Aging projects that Santa Barbara County’s senior population will increase 51% by the year 2030, when compared to the number of seniors residing therein in 2010 (CA State Plan on Aging, 2017-2021). Additionally, by 2030, California is projected to be home to more than 1 million persons 85 or older.

Seniors are often vulnerable to abuse, Up to five million older Americans are abused every year, and the annual loss by victims of financial abuse is estimated to be at least $36.5 billion. (National Council on Aging 2021). In the past year, FSA’s highly trained LTCO representatives conducted 108 unannounced visits of Goleta’s long-term care facilities to identify and investigate possible instances of abuse or neglect. These representatives address and resolve quality-of-care and safety issues, witness Advance Health Care Directives, prevent wrongful evictions, provide community education, and refer vulnerable individuals to other critical services in the community. LTCO Program representatives receive reports of elder abuse from partner agencies and field phone calls from members of the public reporting potential abuse.

Without this critical on-going program, many seniors in facilities would be at risk for injury, abuse or a poor quality of life.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

Funding for senior services is limited and FSA is required to obtain public funding to match funds granted by Area Agency on Aging (AAA). The funding for Long-Term Care Ombudsman services is over $125,000 per year countywide. Without public funding as a match, FSA will not receive funding from the Area Agency on Aging.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? A reduction in funding would necessitate a corresponding reduction in the amount of services FSA could provide to at risk seniors in long term care facilities. If no public matching funds are secured, FSA would lose crucial funding from the AAA and be unable to operate the program at all.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? The LTCO program serves vulnerable elders in long-term care facilities. While many are low income, some are not. However all people served by the program are 62 or over, or are severely disabled, and thus are presumed beneficiaries. As such, there are no income requirements to participate in the program. The program does not obtain documentation from clients on their income, however program and staff members do collect detailed demographic data on all persons served by this program.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

FSA's Fiscal Year Audit YE 6-30-21 was completed by McGowan Gunterman and the final report was provided on January 19, 2022 with no findings or concerns. The 6-30-22 audit is in process and no concerns or findings are anticipated.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? The Board of Directors reviews and approves detailed financial statements at its regular monthly meetings.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

There are no fees charged nor are there any suggestions for donations.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

No we do not have any past due obligations with any funding source nor have we had an IRS or State levee.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached. 9,996,105 Total Assets ($)
1,907,788 Total Liabilities ($)
8,088,316 Total Net Assets ($)
9,996,105 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
29,988,314.00 TOTAL
Vicky Johnson, Elder Abuse Unit, Office of the District Attorney 805568-2300 and Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens, 805-925-9554
CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Abused children
Battered spouses/victims of domestic violence
Elderly persons (age 62 and over)
Severely disabled persons
Migrant farm workers
Homeless persons
Persons with HIV/AIDS
N/A (Not Applicable)
12656 Extremely low income (0-30% MFI)
8715 Very low income (30-50% MFI)
1987 Low-moderate income (50-80% MFI)
Above moderate income (Above 80% MFI)
23,358.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue for
Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 7,500.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Federal USD$ 100,000.00 USD$ 86,000.00
State
County USD$ 12,000.00 USD$ 10,320.00
Municipal USD$ 25,000.00 USD$ 21,500.00
School District USD$ 8,600.00
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 10,000.00 USD$ 6,020.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 4,500.00 USD$ 0.00
Fees
Application ID: 426376
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Other
Total USD$ 159,000.00 USD$ 137,440.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current Year Expected Expenditures for Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll
Taxes USD$ 111,310.00 USD$ 95,726.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Consultants and Contracts USD$ 11,500.00 USD$ 9,890.00
Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Supplies USD$ 1,251.00 USD$ 1,076.00
Marketing (Printing,
Advertising) USD$ 200.00 USD$ 172.00
Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 7,000.00 USD$ 6,020.00
Equipment
(Rental/Maintenance)
Insurance
Other USD$ 22,739.00 USD$ 19,556.00
Total USD$ 159,000.00 USD$ 137,440.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Budget Narrative
The City of Goleta grant funds will be used to supplement personnel costs for LTCO program staff.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status FSA Tax Exempt Status Letter List of Board Members Board Members
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
Financial Statements y/e 6-22
Organizational Chart Organization Chart
Organizational Budget FSA FY 2022-2023 Agency Budget
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Food From The Heart
General Operating Supporet
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USD$ 10,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/25/2023 2:34:02 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Steven Sharpe
[email protected]
Tel: 805.886.5765
Additional Contacts
none entered
Food From The Heart
P.O. Box 3908
Santa Barbara, CA 93130
Executive Director
Steven Sharpe
[email protected]
Telephone(805) 334-5292
Fax
Web www.sbfoodfromtheheart.com
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
In every community, there are individuals who are home-bound and suffering from illness or injury who have no support network. Part of the healing process is being cared for nutritionally. Food From The Heart recognizes that need by preparing nutritious healing meals delivered by caring volunteers to those in crisis due to illness, injury, or under the care of hospice, visiting nurses or other medical professionals. Food From The Heart does not charge for this service.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

Food From The Heart is requesting funds to support our weekly preparation and delivery of bags of freshly prepared meals to low-income individuals living in Goleta who are battling illness or recovering from major surgery, live alone, and do not have the financial resources to hire a caregiver our outside food service. We are primarily a volunteer-driven organization with a small staff of 2 part-time individuals, and we deliver enough food to feed our clients for most of the week. We operate Mon, Tue & Wed from 8-2, working from a large kitchen and adjacent hall at Trinity Episcopal Church. Deliveries are Wednesday afternoon, and we deliver 156 bags of food each week. Often, seeing our driver is the only contact our clients have with the outside world each week. The City of Goleta funds will be used to purchase food and packaging supplies for our clients who live in Goleta. Our "hard" costs for each bag is $44.00 each week. We will invest approx. $70,000 this year to provide food to clients who live in the city of Goleta.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

We will serve approx. 55 unduplicated residents in the City of Goleta, 38 residents in the unincorporated areas, and 213 in Santa Barbara.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Food From The Heart is the only program that delivers multiple fully-prepared meals to homebound individuals regardless of their age and at no charge to them. Being that those we serve are homebound, ill and low-income, our clients would face great challenges in securing and preparing food for themselves, and we directly address that need.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Our primary goal is to address food insecurity issues. Our clients cannot work due to their illness or injury, and have a very difficult time getting out to get groceries and then prepare their meals, as most of them are homebound and ill and often too weak to prepare nutritious meals for themselves. Since our clients do not have local family or a primary caregiver, we are often the only place they can turn to for support. Our service has been especially critical during the COVID pandemic, since our clients all have compromised immune systems, and leaving the home could put them at great risk of contracting and subsequently battling COVID. We strive to ensure that our clients stay nourished to assist them in healing and managing their illness. We consider ourselves successful if our clients feel a greater sense of security and less fear by knowing they do not need to worry about their nutritional needs, and that their financial resources are not being depleted by ordering outside food services. This helps them to better meet their other expenses such as rent, utilities, medication, etc.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

We feel that showing support from the City of Goleta helps to "legitimize" our work to both individual donors and Foundations.

Support from the City of Goleta serves to better legitimize our organization and the services we provide, which in turns helps encourage other funders to support us. We currently receive funding from the following foundations: B&B Foundation, Brag, Crawford-Idema Foundation, Roy & Ida Eagle Foundation, D. Greene Family Foundation, Hutton-Parker Foundation, Latkin Foundation, Manitou Fund, Miracle Foundation Fund, John C. Mithun Foundation, Mosher Foundation, Outhwaite Foundation, St. Francis Foundation, Thomson Foundation, Volentine Foundation, Williams-Corbett Foundation, Wood-Claeyssens Foundation, Woodward Fund.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? As an organization who does not charge for our services, grants serve as the primary source of funding to ensure our program can continue. Individual donations make up the remainder of our income. This year in particular, we are paying in full a 2/3 increase in the cost of renting our facility as the church can no longer help "underwrite" our program. In addition, food costs have risen dramatically, and that item alone will increase by $25,000 this year. If funding is not awarded, or only partially awarded, we will continue to look elsewhere to fund our work. With concerns that a financial downturn could impact us, we have worked diligently and have built a cash reserve equal to one year's operating expense, to ensure we would never be at a loss to serve our clients.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? Yes, all of our clients are low income. We have an intake process which carefully examines a client's income. Following are the income percentages of those we serve: Very Low Income: 81%; Low Income: 16%; Moderate Income: 3%.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

We began conducting annual compilations with our accounting firm in 2019, and have not experienced any unusual findings or concerns since that time. Having just completed our 2022 Fiscal Year, we have begin working with our accountant to produce our 2022 compilation.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Quarterly

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

No, there is no fee charged, nor do we solicit donations from our clients. Our service is offered free of charge to our clients.

Our clients do sometimes make donations to our program, but these are never required to continue receiving our service.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Roger Aceves, Donor, (805) 961-7538; Lianne Romero, Daughter of Client, (805) 637-7705 CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.
$1,326,654 Total Assets ($)
$0 Total Liabilities ($)
$1,326,654 Total Net Assets ($)
$1,326,654 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
3,979,962.00 TOTAL
Yes
No

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

Abused children
Battered spouses/victims of domestic violence
Elderly persons (age 62 and over)
Severely disabled persons
Migrant farm workers
Homeless persons
Persons with HIV/AIDS
N/A (Not Applicable)
247 Extremely low income (0-30% MFI)
48 Very low income (30-50% MFI)
6 Low-moderate income (50-80% MFI)
5 Above moderate income (Above 80% MFI)
306.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 7,100.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Federal
State
County
Municipal
School District
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 220,066.00 USD$ 186,000.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 406,256.00 USD$ 177,000.00
Fees
Other USD$ 88.00
Total USD$ 633,510.00 USD$ 373,000.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current Year Expected Expenditures for Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll
Taxes USD$ 118,380.00 USD$ 124,192.00
Consultants and Contracts USD$ 53,750.00 USD$ 62,600.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 38,268.00 USD$ 42,500.00
Supplies USD$ 129,239.00 USD$ 110,800.00 USD$ 10,000.00 Application ID: 426322
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Marketing (Printing,
Advertising) USD$ 401.00 USD$ 1,500.00
Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 2,890.00 USD$ 2,600.00
Equipment
(Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 3,098.00 USD$ 4,000.00
Insurance USD$ 8,705.00 USD$ 8,925.00
Other USD$ 14,187.00 USD$ 15,840.00
Total USD$ 368,918.00 USD$ 372,957.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Budget Narrative
We operate on a calendar year. The first column indicates our "actuals" for 2022, and the second column reflects our projected income/expense for calendar year 2023.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS Letter
List of Board Members Board of Directors
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
2022 Financials
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget 2023 Budget
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Nutritional Security for the City of Goleta
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USD$ 3,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/27/2023 12:58:46 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Lauren Coiro
[email protected]
Tel: (805) 357-5754
Additional Contacts
none entered
Foodbank of Santa Barbara
County
4554 Hollister Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
United States
Chief Executive Officer
Erik Talkin
[email protected]
Telephone805-967-5741
Fax 805-683-4951
Web https://foodbanksbc.org/
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
The mission of the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is to end hunger and transform the health of our county through good nutrition.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County recently celebrated 40 years of serving as the leading food distribution and hunger relief organization in the region. We distribute over 10 million pounds of fresh produce and nutritious groceries in an average year, and 18M pounds during the pandemic and economic crisis of FY21. Our goal is to transform the health of our 160,000+ annual clients, who are low-income residents from diverse backgrounds and circumstances who struggle with food insecurity, by providing them a sustainable pathway toward a healthier relationship with food and improved nutritional stability.

We collaborate with local, state, and national food producers, and this extensive network of food providers helps us procure discounted, donated, and diverse foods. Through our partnerships with over 200 nonprofit organizations in the county, we provide nutrition education programs that are designed to increase knowledge of health and nutrition principles.

The Foodbank is also the lead agency in coordinating emergency food relief during natural disasters within the county.

In the City of Goleta, our partners include schools, churches, community centers and housing facilities, such as Goleta Boys and Girls Club, La Patera Elementary, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Goleta Valley Church, Ellwood Apartments, and Goleta Valley Community Center. Goleta partner agencies order and pick up food at the South County warehouse every Monday-Friday from 7:00 AM-3:30 PM.

PROGRAMS: Foodbank programs bring together community resources to provide short- and long-term solutions to food insecurity. Our Feed the Future children’s programs incorporate nutrition education to improve food literacy and develop a lifelong love of fruits and vegetables. All clients participate in Foodbank programs free of cost.

These include our Kid’s Farmers Market, Healthy School Pantry, and our summer meals program Picnic in the Park for children, Older Adult Nutrition Program (formerly “Brown Bag” for seniors), and Mobile Food Pantries open to all. At these programs, clients receive nutritious food staples and fresh produce along with bilingual (Spanish/English) recipes, nutrition information, and food literacy education.

These programs are designed by our Chief Impact Officer, Lacey Baldiviez (PhD in community nutrition), along with her team of experts in community engagement and cross-cultural communication. Our grassroots partnerships, client-first approach and bilingual marketing help us reach the residents who need our services most.

In FY22, 3% of all Foodbank’s countywide clients lived in the City of Goleta (4,103 unduplicated people). Of these, 37% were children under 18, 15% were older adults aged 60+, and 73% were Hispanic/Latino(x). 15% of clients were female heads of household, and 4% were unhoused.

In the first half of FY22-23, Foodbank has served approximately 2,500 Goleta clients.

Program Monitoring:

Staff from Foodbank’s operations and partner services monitor program activities on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.

To measure program effectiveness, we conduct bilingual (English and Spanish) pre- and post-program surveys of clients, partners, and volunteers. Using the framework of public health tool RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance), we identify areas for improvement and use data to inform decisions for future programming. This ensures we provide inclusive, accessible, and adaptive client and partner services.

To calculate client data, we use our proprietary database, which compiles site-specific client demographic data reported on a quarterly basis by partner agencies. To calculate the amount of food distributed, we use Ceres, a software that manages and tracks warehouse inventory.

Use of Grant Funds and Impact:

In FY23, the Foodbank expects to spend $31,030 to purchase a variety of nutritious foods and fresh produce, which we will distribute, free of charge, to 4,000 food insecure low-income children, adults, and senior clients in the City of Goleta. Your valuable grant of $3,000 will cover 13% of food cost, helping the Foodbank sustain its operations while providing meaningful programming.

Our 25 partner agencies in Goleta will receive much of the food free of cost, except for a minimal handling fee for select items, as indicated in the attached fee schedule.

Measurable Outcomes:

In FY23-24, with your grant, we are preparing to serve over 4,000 low-income neighbors who will receive 300,000 pounds of healthy, nutritious food through distributions from agencies and programs in Goleta. 40% of food provided will be fresh produce.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.
4000

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Foodbank’s warehouse program addresses the widespread issue of food insecurity in our community. Using our Guide to Nutrition Programs tool*, which overlays census and school meal data, Foodbank pinpoints neighborhoods in need of food support. For example, more than 1 in 3 Goleta Union Elementary students are eligible for free and reduced price lunch (kidsdata.org, 2021). Clients are served at partner food distributions and direct-to-client programs. The Foodbank will sustain these programs throughout the grant period, providing clients with access to food resources, guidance on healthy nutrition, and connection to other
valuable resources that can enhance a healthy lifestyle and physical well-being.

Approximately 50,000 residents of Santa Barbara County live in poverty (PPIC, 2021). Nearly 1 in 10 residents are foodinsecure, according to Feeding America’s 2020 Map the Meal Gap study, and 85% of them are income-ineligible for federal food assistance programs. Those who “fall through the cracks” of government programs rely on the Foodbank. The postpandemic recovery period has unfortunately been marred with inflation, rising food prices, and fears of global recession.

Though the Foodbank uses its extensive network of partnerships (including our memberships in the CA Association of Food Banks and in Feeding America) to procure as much donated food as possible, the current food market has been struck with inflation and limited supply, making donations scarcer and food purchases more expensive. With the recent statewide flooding devastating our agricultural economy, we expect food prices to continue to rise. The many residents of the county who work in outdoor industries like agriculture, construction, and tourism are suffering from lost income and will turn to the Foodbank for assistance. We are prepared to take the steps necessary to ensure that no one in the City of Goleta suffers food insecurity and the poor health outcomes that follow.

National data shows that families with children were hit hardest by the pandemic, and the Foodbank has taken steps to respond to this need, including the opening of Saturday food distributions so working families can attend. Three Saturday distributions take place in Goleta, at Goleta Valley Church, Goleta Valley Community Center and Good Shepherd Pantry.

Research demonstrates that food insecurity as an element of poverty negatively affects children’s cognitive, physical, social, and academic development and in adults leads to higher rates of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and poor mental health. A 2017 Feeding America report shows that food-insecure seniors consume lower quantities of critical nutrients and are at higher risk for depression, asthma, and high blood pressure. Local agencies, too, have highlighted the problem of food insecurity as a leading health issue in our county.

Your grant will allow us to provide services to Goleta neighbors in need of food support. In coordination with our Goleta partner agencies we will distribute 300,000 pounds of healthy food at no cost to low-income, food-insecure individuals, and we will work to build sustainable pathways towards food security. These include supplying nutritious foods and also providing nutrition education, cooking demonstrations, health screenings, and CalFresh/SNAP (formerly food stamps) enrollment. *https://foodbanksbc.org/guide-to-nutrition-programs/

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

All Foodbank programs take a holistic and proactive approach to community health by going beyond the scope of food provision. We focus on the quality of foods distributed, with an emphasis on fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins, and provide our clients with the knowledge and skills to prepare and enjoy these foods. By participating in Foodbank programs, all clients will benefit through:
*Receiving age-specific and culturally-appropriate lessons in healthy nutrition, including the importance of choosing whole foods over cheap, processed foods, and how this choice helps to prevent diet-related illnesses such as obesity and diabetes while improving long-term health.
*Increased opportunities to achieve self-reliance through receipt of CalFresh/SNAP benefits, which can assist with grocery budgets.
*Increased access to other community resources, such as diabetes and health screenings, vaccine information, and family services.

Public services for low-income residents/homeless
Educational programs
Arts (music, dance, theater, art)
Economic development
Recreational activities
Other:

All these services will be provided to clients at no cost to them. We expect our services will prepare clients to lead healthy, enriched and happy lives in the long term and lessen the risk of a wide range of health issues that could hinder their ability to work, play, learn, and enjoy a decent quality of life.

Starting in 2019, the age limit for our Older Adult Nutrition program, which serves seniors 60 years and older, was lowered.

This program is now open to seniors who are 55+ years old if they have a disability. Every two weeks, these seniors receive grocery bags filled with age-specific food items such as high-protein foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, and other necessary staples.

Our nutrition education is presented bilingually (Spanish/English) with respect for our clients, who primarily prefer Spanish.

Lessons are guided at distributions by paid Promotores, or peer educators, who build client trust and connection while relaying nutritional information. We have also paid for Mixteco translation services to reach the county’s population of indigenous Mixtecs, who use a verbal-only language.

Our Chief Learning and Development Officer Lisa Skvarla has begun the process of developing an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion program at the Foodbank to ensure that our organization adheres to our values in both our internal work environment and the external work we do out in the community. In the fall of 2022 we conducted an organization-wide equity audit with the assistance of contractor Ally to Accomplice, and have undertaken two cohorts of 25 employees and leadership in an intensive EDI training. A working group is being formed to advise the Board and leadership team on how to incorporate these principles into our policies and practices.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

The City of Goleta’s grant will facilitate Foodbank’s program in:
* Collaborating with 25 partners in Goleta- such as community centers, schools, and housing facilities- to distribute food to all food-insecure clients in Goleta;
* Providing all collaborating partners with food, most of which will be given to them free of charge. In addition to food distribution, partners will assist with distributing program flyers, assisting with nutrition education, CalFresh/SNAP enrollments, and data collection and reporting;
* Working with local food producers and retailers to source a variety of food items for distribution to partners and clients.

Overall, the City of Goleta’s grant will help to maintain and build partnerships with local agencies. These are key to the efficient program operations that are needed to serve our low-income clients in Goleta, as our partners have the grassroots knowledge and community trust to meet our clients with dignity and awareness of their needs.

We will also add the City of Goleta’s name to our list of funders while submitting grant applications requesting support for the Warehouse Operations Program.

Some of our other FY23 grants:

Ella Fitzgerald Foundation -- $10,000 (secured)
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County (Driscolls) -- $25,000 (secured) Santa Barbara Foundation -- $10,000 (secured)
Ralphs/Kroger – $10,000 (pending)

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? The City of Goleta benefits from the critical nutritional safety net created by the Foodbank. Being able to rely on the Foodbank to provide food during both the “daily disaster” of hunger and in wide-spread emergencies is a pillar of our community’s stability.

Since food-insecure residents rely on the Foodbank for nutritional support, our development staff utilize a variety of strategies to raise funds to support our programs, including direct mail campaigns, social media and online fundraisers, corporate sponsorships and community events, foundation and government grants. When one funding source falls short of the budget, other funding sources are pursued to fill in the gaps so services do not need to be limited.

We will also leverage our memberships in Feeding America and the California Association of Food Banks to procure as much donated and discounted food as possible.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? Nationally, 14% of food bank client households have no income; 50% have annual incomes of $10,000 or less; and 16% have annual incomes of $10,001 to $20,000[1]. In Santa Barbara County, about half of low-income residents experience food insecurity[2]. Overall, an estimated 75% of the Foodbank's clients have a household income at or below the federal poverty level.

We use the Guide to Nutrition Programs tool[3] to analyze community need. This interactive map overlays food distribution points with census data and meal gaps. This pinpoints high-poverty areas countywide and helps avoid duplication of efforts between the Foodbank and partner agencies.

Foodbank's summer Picnic in the Park program serves meals to children that are eligible for Free and Reduced Price Meals (FRPM). Children can qualify for FRPM if their family’s annual income is between 131% and 185% of the federal poverty level.

All meals served to children at Picnic in the Park are free.

Our CalFresh/SNAP program assists low-income clients to receive CalFresh/SNAP benefits. We use California Dept. of Social Services[4] guidelines to determine eligibility for these benefits. Foodbank staff ask CalFresh/SNAP clients to verify that they qualify to receive these benefits based on their income levels. Paperwork is then processed for eligible clients so they can receive monthly CalFresh benefits to purchase healthy foods and fresh produce.

The Older Adult Nutrition program uses the Emergency Food Assistance Program Guidelines from the Dept. of Social Services to establish client eligibility. As part of this screening, senior clients visiting each food distribution event must selfcertify that they do not exceed the maximum income limit. Because participation in this program is restricted to low-income seniors aged 60+ years, Foodbank staff request their commitment to refrain from visiting other Foodbank distributions.

The Foodbank works with a 200-partner network where member agencies review and verify clients' income status when available. The Foodbank's various programs independently use different approaches to determine clients' low-income status. In areas identified by our Guide to Nutrition Programs tool as being high-poverty, we form strategic partnerships to serve these areas.
[1] http://www.foodbanksbc.org/what-we-do/explore-the-issues/ [2] https://cfpa.net/GeneralNutrition/CFPAPublications/FoodInsecurity-Factsheet-2019.pdf [3] http://foodbanksbc.org/guide-to-nutrition-programs/ [4] http://mycalfresh.org/the-basics/

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

Foodbank conducts an audit at the conclusion of each fiscal year (which ends on June 30th.) Our FY22 Audit did not yield any concerns. It is attached to this proposal.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? The Board's Finance committee reviews and approves financial statements on a monthly basis. The Full Board reviews finances once annually.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

Our clients receive all program services and food free of cost.

Foodbank requires all partner agencies to pay a minimal handling fee for meat and bread, but all salvaged, donated goods, and fresh produce are supplied free of charge. The majority of foods are received free of cost, and partners accrue substantial cost savings with their food purchase expense.

Please see attached fee schedule for more details.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).
46,545,657 Total Assets ($)

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

N/A

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Jesus Lopez, South County Warehouse Manager: [email protected], 805-451-0633; Dr. Lacey Baldiviez, PhD, Chief Impact Officer, [email protected], 805-280-2064 CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Refer to the Library section of the main page to view a link to the FY 2022 Federal Income Limits for each of the below categories. PLEASE ENTER N/A IF YOUR ORGANIZATION DOES NOT COLLECT INCOME INFORMATION ON CLIENTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.
8 ,520,183 Total Liabilities ($)
38,025,474 Total Net Assets ($)
46,545,657 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
131,116,788.00 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

Abused children
Battered spouses/victims of domestic violence
Elderly persons (age 62 and over)
Severely disabled persons
Migrant farm workers
Homeless persons
Persons with HIV/AIDS
N/A (Not Applicable)
1368 Extremely low income (0-30% MFI)
2735 Very low income (30-50% MFI)
Low-moderate income (50-80% MFI)
Above moderate income (Above 80% MFI)
4,103.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue for
Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 3,550.00 USD$ 3,000.00
Federal
State
County USD$ 1,050.00 USD$ 1,200.00
Municipal
School District
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 42,000.00 USD$ 44,000.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 16,200.00 USD$ 16,700.00
Fees USD$ 16,000.00 USD$ 16,000.00
Other
Total USD$ 78,800.00 USD$ 80,900.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current Year Expected Expenditures for Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll
Taxes USD$ 93,975.00 USD$ 96,794.00
Consultants and Contracts USD$ 3,806.00 USD$ 3,806.00
Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 3,150.00 USD$ 3,150.00
Supplies USD$ 6,100.00 USD$ 6,100.00
Marketing (Printing,
Advertising) USD$ 367.00 USD$ 367.00
Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 800.00 USD$ 800.00
Equipment
(Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 7,875.00 USD$ 7,875.00
Insurance USD$ 3,360.00 USD$ 3,360.00
Other USD$ 26,250.00 USD$ 31,030.00 USD$ 3,000.00
Total USD$ 145,683.00 USD$ 153,282.00 USD$ 3,000.00
Budget Narrative
All line items for revenues and expenses are self-explanatory except for the below mentioned items.

Revenues:
*Donations/Fundraising Revenue total includes revenues from special fundraising events, like our annual Empty Bowls events and Table of Life gala.

Expenses:
*Travel/Mileage Reimbursement total includes expenses for site visit meetings for partner agencies. *Other Expense of $30,010 is for food purchase expenses. The requested City of Goleta FY23 grant of $3,000 will contribute towards these expenses to purchase variety of nutritious foods and fresh produce that we will distribute through various Foodbank programs that operate to serve Goleta’s low-income residents. All residents will receive food at no cost to them.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status Foodbank 501c3
List of Board Members Board of Directors
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
Audit
Organizational Chart Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget FY23 Budget
Application ID: 429263
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Girls Incorporated of Greater Santa Barbara
After-School Program
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USD$ 15,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/26/2023 3:10:36 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Morgan Coffey
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Tel: 805-963-4757
Additional Contacts
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Girls Incorporated of Greater
Santa Barbara
4973 Hollister Ave
Santa Barbara, CA 93111
United States
Chief Executive Officer
Jennifer Faust
[email protected]
Telephone805-963-4757
Fax
Web www.girlsincsb.org
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara (GIGSB) is a nonpartisan, youth-serving organization inspiring all girls to be strong, smart and bold. Our vision is empowered girls in an equitable world. We accomplish this through direct service and advocacy that is evidence-based and helps girls in grades K-12 develop the education, personal assets, and life skills they need to lead healthy, educated, and independent lives as engaged members of their communities in a safe, pro-girl environment.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

For more than 64 years, GIGSB has responded to the changing needs of girls in our community and remains the only agency in the region that provides enrichment programming specifically designed to empower and support the unique needs of girls to prosper as they reach adulthood. Our evidence-based programs provide girls with learning and enrichment opportunities in mentoring, pro-girl environments that support their education, breaks traditional patterns, builds self-confidence, fosters leadership and teamwork which helps them develop healthy living practices.

We put our mission into practice through the Girls Inc. Experience, a proven, interactive program guided by six essential elements:

1. A pro-girl environment that is emotionally/physically/socially safe.

2. Mentoring relationships with trained staff and volunteers.

3. Holistic, compensatory and intentional programming focused on the specific developmental needs of girls while providing them with exposure to a wide variety of experiences and options they may not have otherwise.

4. Age-appropriate, relevant and research-based curricula that confront the serious developmental needs of girls while helping them remain on an academic track.

5. Motivating, deliberate and interactive activities that develop and promote girls' self-esteem and strengths.

6. Sustained exposure to programming and connection with a girl over time to increase the positive outcomes and reduce the potential for negative ones for girls to thrive.

Strong, Smart and Bold is not just a tag line or our mission statement, it is a measured, intentional curriculum guided by Healthy Living (Strong); Academic Enrichment (Smart); and Life Skills Instruction (Bold) curricula with the associated target outcomes:

Strong:
- Physical well-being
- Emotional well-being/ mental health
- Avoidance of teen pregnancy/ substance abuse
- Low levels of interaction w/ the juvenile justice system Smart:
- High levels of educational attainment
- High rates of graduation/ post-secondary readiness
- Good school attendance/ school discipline histories
- Success in overcoming historical barriers for women, such as representation in STEM fields Bold:
- Demonstrated leadership
- Self-advocacy/ advocacy for others
- Self-confidence and successful navigation of bullying and other environmental challenges - Healthy relationships with peers/adults
Programming is provided after school, M-F from school release to 5:30pm. During the summer and other long breaks, programs run M-F from 8:00am to 4:00pm.

GIGSB's center-based programs are provided at the Goleta Valley Center located at 4973 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, CA 93111, for girls K-7th and at the Teen Center, a dedicated space for girls ages 13-18.

GIGSB evaluates the impact of our programs through quantitative and qualitative data derived from participant surveys and parent conferences, as well as facilitator observations. Annually, girls ages 9-18 participate in the Girls Inc. National Strong, Smart and Bold Outcomes Survey (SSBOS), that assesses progress toward program goals across the Girls Inc. network and provides outcome data specific to GIGSB and each individual affiliate. For girls 5-18, we administer a second, informal survey aligned with the SSBOS and adapted to encompass the age groups of all the girls participating in our programs. We also track attendance and program dosage through Compass 360, an electronic practice management system. Overall outcome results are utilized for revisions in program design, outcome goals and staff training needs to ensure our programs remain effective and relevant to the needs of the girls we serve.

Our target population is all girls ages 5-18, with a strategic focus on girls of color and those who are low-income. While all girls face gender-specific and other challenges to their well-being and potential for a successful life, socioeconomically underserved girls face multiple inter-sectional challenges in their ability to succeed without supportive programs like GIGSB provides. Just under 50% of the girls in our year-round curriculum represent this population and participate in our program through a value-based scholarship program and assistance from agencies like the City of Goleta.

GIGSB recognizes our ability to positively affect the lives of girls in our community, but we cannot do it without assistance from funders like the City of Goleta. We respectfully request a $15,000 grant for direct program expenses to provide afterschool education and enrichment programs for girls from Goleta, to enhance their school-based learning and engagement and provide them with academic support (tutoring), movement and social/emotional learning opportunities to support their positive development as schools and students adjust to a post-pandemic environment.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

We are committed to supporting the unique needs of approximately 350 of those living in Goleta and Santa Barbara-- the demographics of each influencing our efforts and abilities.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

The public-school districts in the GIGSB footprint have a high number of socioeconomically disadvantaged students, which necessitates cost management to keep GIGSB programming accessible to families in both communities. 47% of girls enrolled in GIGSB Core Curriculum programming in 2020 came from lower- and middle-income households, with 28% of total girls receiving program fee reductions.

With over 20,000 school-aged youth in south Santa Barbara County alone and a large majority of those representing lowincome and students of color, GIGSB's primary goal is to help mitigate learning loss for girls, so they graduate to the next grade level on time and receive supportive and socioemotional enrichment opportunities to support their positive development.

There is also a significant need for affordable out-of-school supervision for low-income families, who were already struggling financially before the pandemic. GIGSB helps meet this need, providing an affordable option for out-of-school supervision in a safe and welcoming environment.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Girls Inc. recognizes while there have been great strides, both locally and nationally over the generations, gender and other biases continue to play a role in shaping girls' prospects and expectations for success.

At the core of our mission is the belief that a gender-equitable education and opportunities in developing girls' confidence and intellect is essential in their ability to thrive. That the adults and mentors in girls' lives and the communities where they live have a responsibility to open doors and remove obstacles, so their early interests become inclusive pathways to education, employment, lifelong fulfillment, and community engagement.

As reported by the Association of Child Poverty, children living in poverty generally perform poorly in school, with markedly lower standardized test scores, and lower educational attainment. Aside from lower school achievement, children living in poverty generally experience worse cognitive, behavioral, and attention-related outcomes, higher rates of delinquency, depressive and anxiety disorders and higher rates of almost every psychiatric disorder in adulthood. Low-income girls are especially vulnerable, as in general they face specific challenges and inequities associated with their gender, which can further impede their progress.

According to The Afterschool Alliance, access to quality after-school programs like GIGSB provides is critical for our youth, our working families, and our communities. Students who regularly attend quality after-school programs consistently demonstrate better academic performance and behavior in the classroom, stronger peer relations and emotional adjustment, and lower incidences of delinquency.

In addition, the last three years have had a dramatic impact (both known and unknown at this point in time) on youth's mental health. Many girls, particularly those in underserved communities, do not receive the mental health services they need, which can harm their educational prospects and well-being, without supportive intervention. Our evidence-based programming provides a safe space for youth to express and potentially address their mental health concerns and circumvent future problems.

The Girls Inc. program works! From 2017-2019, the American Institutes for Research conducted a quasi-experimental study with Girls Inc. affiliates that were reflective of the larger network and their school districts. The study found that Girls Inc. girls performed significantly better than girls who had not had the Girls Inc. Experience in 24 dimensions, including better school attendance, high standardized test scores, college readiness, more likely to abstain from substance use compared to girls nationwide, less likely to be involved with the juvenile justice system, to name a few.

Girls and women represent over half of the U.S. population and nearly half of the workforce. As our nation and community struggle to improve high school achievement and prepare the next generation for success, it is clear the type of intervention GIGSB provides is essential to help the girls in Santa Barbara County develop an improved outlook and academic performance in school and build a foundation for leading confident, independent, and successful lives.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

State Farm Foundation
Albertsons Foundation
Zegar Family Foundation
Walter and Holly Thomson Foundation
MUFG Union Bank Foundation
Montecito Bank and Trust
TJX Foundation
Audrey Hillman Fisher Foundation
William and Lottie Daniel Child Care Fund
Raintree Foundation
Whale Beach Foundation
Hutton Parker Foundation
Towbes Foundation
Ann Jackson Family Foundation
Volentine Foundation
Hexberg Family Foundation
Stone Family Foundation
George Ben Page Foundation
Williams-Corbett Foundation

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? Supportive funds are vital to accommodate the demand in south Santa Barbara County. To ensure we have the necessary funding, GIGSB sustains diverse sources of revenue, including program fees, individual giving, grants and corporate giving, and facility rentals during nonprogramming hours. We also invest in marketing and outreach to increase enrollment and broaden community awareness to increase program revenue and grow our donor base. Along with 100% financial support from our Board of Directors, we anticipate overall funding to meet our programmatic and operational needs.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? GIGSB uses the state of California free and reduced lunch requirements as a guide to determine our scholarship tiers. We obtain direct income documentation from families to help determine the tier scholarship a family is eligible for.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

GIGSB undergoes a financial audit each year. Our last full available audit was in 2021. At the time of this application, the 2022 financial audit is in progress.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Quarterly

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

We are in the process of planning our 2023 Fee Schedule. Our most recent Fee Schedule is attached.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

N/A
GIGSB does NOT have any past due obligations with any funding source.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Meredith Beitz, Montecito Bank & Trust, 805-680-7073; Vanessa Garcia, MacFarlane, Faletti & Co. LLP, 805-966-4157 CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Refer to the Library section of the main page to view a link to the FY 2022 Federal Income Limits for each of the below categories. PLEASE ENTER N/A IF YOUR ORGANIZATION DOES NOT COLLECT INCOME INFORMATION ON CLIENTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.
11898698 Total Assets ($)
2154987 Total Liabilities ($)
9743711 Total Net Assets ($)
11898698 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
35,696,094.00 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 7,100.00 USD$ 15,000.00
Federal USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
State USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
County USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Municipal USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
School District USD$ 0.00
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 0.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 1,165,000.00 USD$ 1,062,500.00 Fees USD$ 939,863.00 USD$ 920,805.00
Other USD$ 283,550.00 USD$ 1,173,202.00
Total USD$ 2,395,513.00 USD$ 3,171,507.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current Year Expected Expenditures for Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next
FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll
Taxes USD$ 1,799,454.00 USD$ 2,400,389.00
Consultants and Contracts USD$ 348,436.00 USD$ 217,229.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 217,970.00 USD$ 163,478.00
Supplies USD$ 0.00 USD$ 67,623.00
Marketing (Printing, Advertising) USD$ 0.00 USD$ 79,380.00 Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 0.00 USD$ 26,100.00
Equipment
(Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 16,920.00 USD$ 13,365.00
Insurance USD$ 0.00 USD$ 86,433.00
Other USD$ 403,130.00 USD$ 550,024.00
Total USD$ 2,785,910.00 USD$ 3,604,021.00 USD$ 0.00
Budget Narrative
City of Goleta funds would be used for direct program expenses which could include a portion of program-related salaries and a portion of Program Expenses, included in "Other" with a projected total of $550,024 for 2023. Also reflected in “Other”, our anticipated costs for a large-scale fundraising event ($310,000) which was not a part of last year’s budget. Anticipated event income of $1,037,500 is also reflected in the budget.

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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Goleta Education Foundation
2023 Lemon Run
Jump to: Application Questions Budget Documents
USD$ 10,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/27/2023 4:53:47 PM
(Pacific)
Project Contact
Bethany Sutherland
[email protected]
Tel: 8052527169
Additional Contacts
[email protected]
Goleta Education Foundation
PO Box 1177
Goleta, CA 93116
Executive Director
Bethany Sutherland
[email protected]
Telephone8052527169
Fax
Web goletaeducationfoundation.org
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
The Goleta Education Foundation (GEF) engages the community to invest in and enhance an excellent educational experience for all students attending schools in the Goleta Union School District (GUSD). Our values include:

Opportunity
GEF believes that every child should have the opportunity to excel academically, socially, and emotionally. GEF pursues resources with equity in mind, taking into account the unique needs of the Goleta Valley community. We promote experiences that nurture the whole child.

Community
GEF embraces a vibrant community, including GUSD students, teachers, administrators, families, donors, businesses, and beyond. We build awareness of our schools and the importance of supporting our students.

Service
GEF serves the community’s changing needs. We fundraise to meet the goals and visions articulated by our stakeholders to support our students, families, and schools. GEF promotes the diversity and strengths of our schools in the District.

Transformation
GEF engages people and ideas. We evaluate the impact of our investments and adapt to the needs of children in the Goleta Valley. We embrace the transformational power of an engaged community.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

This grant request will provide essential funding for GEF's annual Lemon Run. This annual event began almost two decades ago as a community run. Today, the Lemon Run is a community event that brings the students, families, and educators from all of the elementary schools in the Goleta Union School District together with the larger Goleta Valley. In addition to providing this family fun event, GEF has used all net proceeds from Lemon Run, particularly from corporate sponsorships, to support GEF’s Innovation Grants & Professional Development program. Innovation Grants are funds put directly into the hands of our local GUSD educators who are bringing new ideas, skills, and techniques to the classroom and beyond to better reach all levels and types of learners.

Lemon Run 2023 will be held in conjunction with Goleta’s Lemon Month and will be held on Sunday, September 17, 2023 during the Goleta Chamber of Commerce Lemon Festival. The Lemon Run encourages families to participate in a 10k, 5k, and/or 1k run. The races begin early morning and conclude by early afternoon. Food and children activities are provided after the run at Goleta Beach Park, the starting point of the run. The run is open to the entire community and is promoted within the elementary schools as a healthy, family-fun event. The 2022 Lemon Run had over 690 runners and/or walkers register for the event.

Every GUSD school participates in Lemon Run and support is also garnered from each of the Parent Teacher Associations.

To ensure the utmost safety during the race, this grant request of $10,000 will fund the required assistance of the California Highway Patrol along the race circuit, race personnel expenses, sanitation facilities, and race insurance. Registration fees and other grants and donations collected for this event help to fund costs to manage the race, pay for fees and permits, and the provision of free food and beverages for runners. All remaining net income from the event will go directly to the Educator Grants program.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

The event is open to anyone who wishes to participate. Key participants who are invited to participate include the 3,500 students and families of the Goleta Union School District.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

No other local event of this type encourages families to participate together in a healthy outdoor environment. In conjunction with the Lemon Festival, this event celebrates health and wellness in our community and is a vital part of kicking off the Lemon month festivities with a fun, family-friendly activity. It is the third-largest run event within Santa Barbara County and continues to grow year after year. Registration fees are kept at a minimum and 'Sponsor-a-Kid' donations allow scholarships to be given to elementary-aged students and families who request them. Lemon Run brings together all the administrators, teachers, students, and their families attending public elementary schools in the City of Goleta and the Goleta Valley as one community. We are particularly excited to collaborate with other community partners at this event to help raise awareness for the importance of health and wellness and the wealth of resources available in our community.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

The Lemon Run encourages community-wide participation and is presented by GEF as a community event that brings the students, families, and educators from all of the elementary schools in the Goleta Union School District together with the larger Goleta Valley. The importance of feeling a commonality between members of the community and a sense of togetherness and belonging leads to a healthier society as a whole. We are excited to continue to involve other community partners to aid in our goal to educate the community on health and wellness best practices and raise awareness around the disparities in our school populations. GEF continues to receive positive feedback on the race and is encouraged and dedicated to bringing the race to the Goleta Valley year after year.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

GEF is excited to be able to present the 2023 Lemon Run during and as a part of the Goleta Lemon Festival. GEF has a strong relationship and partnership with the Chamber of Commerce and has been honored to be able to participate in the Goleta's Finest event as an important community non-profit. The race will also be an important part of the Santa Barbara Running Association's (SBRA) Grand Prix race schedule. This local Grand Prix consists of a series of local races where race results are matched up against other SBRA members in each age group and the top three are recognized at SBRA's annual banquet.

GEF is hopeful that these community relationships will create added exposure for GEF and its mission as well as provide an increase in opportunities for additional funding during the race promotion period.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? Expenses for this event will be approximately $15,500. Registration fees will assist in providing funds to cover expenses such as mandatory government fees and permits, road closure and monitoring, sanitation facilities, race fees, and insurance, however certain upfront immediate funding need to be guaranteed and secure in order to officially begin promoting and marketing the event. These required items requested in this grant include the permitting process, assured presence of CHP officers at critical locations where the run crosses public streets, application and approval of race insurance for the day of the run, and the reservation of sanitation facilities for the runners, race volunteers, and other attendees.

T-shirts are also provided to all race registrants and are for sale at the event to offset their costs.

The 2023 Lemon Run will begin at Goleta Beach County Park and utilize the bike path as the race course. The safety of the runners, who include many younger-aged children, is key to a successful event. The race course requires the presence of CHP personnel to monitor traffic and create a safe running environment at those locations where the race crosses local roadways. This cost to provide adequate CHP presence is estimated at $1,600. Permits, fees, insurance, equipment, and essential personnel is estimated at $3,400. The balance of this grant request will pay for much-needed race supplies, materials, portable sanitation and trash.

If full funding for this grant request is not received, GEF may be required to evaluate other budgeted operation and program funding. This reallocation may require that other important educational programs sponsored and funded by GEF be reduced.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? The Lemon Run is heavily promoted and encouraged within the Goleta Union School District. There are nine elementary schools, a family school, and State-funded preschool classrooms in GUSD. The 3,500+ students served by GUSD are diverse and represent a wide range of socioeconomics. In the 2020-20121 school year, the last year of complete data, two of the nine schools served populations with 57% and 53% of families living below the poverty level. Four of the other schools served populations with 40-52% of families living below poverty. Additionally, 22% of the student population are English language learners. All children, regardless of their socioeconomic status, should be given the opportunity to participate in this event.

GEF is committed to offering a number of 'Sponsor-A-Kid' opportunities to families that might consider entry into the Lemon Run a financial hardship.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

GEF has never been required to perform an audit, nor has GEF taken it upon itself to have an audit performed. The expense is too great for a small organization and it is not required until GEF exceeds $2m in gross receipts in a year.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Monthly

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

Registration fees are required to participate in the event. The fees are reviewed annually to ensure that minimal race operational costs can be covered based on previous years' race attendees yet not so high as to discourage attendance.

Please see the attached anticipated fee schedule for the 2023 race. Any net income received from the race, after these essential costs are covered, will go towards the Innovative Grants & Professional Development program for GUSD educators.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

GEF does not have any past due obligations. GEF has not had an IRS or State levee.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Dr. Diana Roybal, Goleta Union School District, 805-681-1200. Daalia Refaat, Deckers, (805) 450-4220 CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.
221929.81 Total Assets ($)
0 Total Liabilities ($)
0 Total Net Assets ($)
221929.81 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
443,859.62 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

Abused children
Battered spouses/victims of domestic violence
Elderly persons (age 62 and over)
Severely disabled persons
Migrant farm workers

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Homeless persons
Persons with HIV/AIDS
N/A (Not Applicable)
N/A Extremely low income (0-30% MFI)
N/A Very low income (30-50% MFI)
N/A Low-moderate income (50-80% MFI)
N/A Above moderate income (Above 80% MFI)

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 10,000.00
Federal
State
County
Municipal
School District
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 1,000.00 USD$ 1,000.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 8,400.00 USD$ 15,000.00
Fees USD$ 11,400.00 USD$ 12,000.00
Other USD$ 1,300.00 USD$ 1,500.00
Total USD$ 22,100.00 USD$ 39,500.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current Year Expected Expenditures for Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll
Taxes
Consultants and Contracts USD$ 1,600.00 USD$ 3,200.00 USD$ 3,200.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 1,000.00 USD$ 1,250.00 USD$ 1,250.00
Supplies USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 5,750.00 USD$ 2,500.00
Marketing (Printing,
Advertising) USD$ 2,900.00 USD$ 3,000.00 USD$ 1,250.00
Travel, Mileage, Training
Equipment
(Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 1,000.00 USD$ 1,300.00 USD$ 1,300.00 Insurance USD$ 470.00 USD$ 500.00 USD$ 500.00
Other USD$ 0.00 USD$ 500.00 USD$ 0.00
USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Total USD$ 11,970.00 USD$ 15,500.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Budget Narrative
Consultants and Contract: California Highway Patrol; Lemon Run Race Director & Intern for day of race; City of Goleta grant would fund the $3,200 CHP cost and race personnel costs to reserve their services in advance for day of the event.

Facilities, Rent: Group Area Reservation for Race Start/Finish at Goleta Beach County Park. City of Goleta grant would fund $1,250 Application ID: 429382
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Supplies: Food & Drink for runners, race t-shirts for registered runners, signage, tables, shade structures for race day.

City of Goleta grant would fund $2,500 towards supplies.

Marketing: Development of press releases; T-shirt and race marketing design costs; printing costs for race flyers for distribution at schools; bike signs and race signs.

City of Goleta grant would fund $1,250 towards marketing services.

Equipment (Rental): Portable Sanitation Facilities, Race Timing equipment rental. City of Goleta grant would fund $1,300 to secure the rental of portable sanitation and trash facilities and timing equipment.

Insurance: General Liability Insurance including Day of Race Insurance. City of Goleta grant would fund $500 to secure this necessary insurance cost in advance of the race.

Other: Santa Barbara Running Association Fees and $100
budgeted to provide 10 additional Sponsor-A-Kid race
registrations.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS Letter
List of Board Members GEF Board of Directors 2022
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
GEF Profit & Loss Statement FY 21-22
Organizational Chart
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Goleta Union School District
Art and Literature in Goleta Elementary Schools
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USD$ 5,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/27/2023 3:07:03 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Kat Klein
[email protected]
Tel: 8052528021
Additional Contacts
none entered
Goleta Union School District
401 N Fairview Ave
Goleta, CA 93117
United States
Superintendent
Diana Roybal
[email protected]
Telephone(805) 252-8021
Fax
Web
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
The mission of the Goleta Union School District is to maximize academic, intellectual, and personal growth in order for each student to prosper in, and positively influence a diverse and dynamic world.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

Goleta Union School District has a new Art Program where Art is provided to every student once a week. We are trying to create greater equity within the district, and one such way is to provide a cohesive program that is implemented throughout the entire district, rather than have each of the sites offer varying curriculum.

At the same time, we are trying to make cross-curricular connections such as Art and Literature and increase the literacy among our entire population. To do this, we would like to purchase picture books with high level illustrations to connect Art and Literature within the Art classroom.

This would benefit the entire population of students that attends any of our elementary schools, as all students receive an Arts education on a weekly basis. The goal is to have most all lessons based on literature for grades TK-3rd, as well as several lessons for 4th-6th.

Employment of these books could be seen in the artwork created by the students themselves, as well as the beginning of every lesson opening with the reading of connecting book.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

Approximately 3400 students in grades TK-6 would receive benefit from the purchase of these books.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

The Art Program we are rolling out this year provides access to a full breadth of media that would otherwise not be accessed within most households. These projects include 3D creations such as paper mache, kiln dried clay, chalk pastel Art, oil pastel Art, and printmaking to name a few.

The purchase of accompanying books would allow us to create greater equity as all teachers would have access to the same book for a given lesson. Right now we piecemeal it together by reserving books from the school library, the public library, and also going without. If all schools had identical books for the Art program, everyone would receive a more similar level of Arts education.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

All of our specialist programs at GUSD provide an opportunity to connect with school that is not traditional academics (i.e. math). These connections are the very reason students stay in school, and look forward to attending. Statistics show that the more a student is involved in school, the more likely they are to have success in their future, and become a productive and contributing member of society.

The money from this grant would greatly enrich the quality of our Arts program, and enable even more connections for students,

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

GUSD will match any grant received. Furthermore, if Goleta City chose to fund this grant, it would send a clear message that literature and Arts are highly important, and an integral part of a well-rounded education. The more this vision is shared the more others will understand the depth and value of literature and Art. I truly believe it will serve as a catalyst for other funding.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? Any amount awarded to GUSD for the Arts program will go directly toward purchasing books for the Art lessons. This is not something that we currently have funding for, so we are supplementing with borrowed books, or going without. Without the funding, students will still receive an Arts education, but it will not be at the caliber we would like to see reached.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? GUSD serves the full population of Goleta. Many students are low-income, foster youth and/or a second language learner.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below. 6/30/2021---No concerns/Findings surrounding this program.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Annually

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

N/A There is no fee.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

No.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Kat Klein (805) 252-8021, Ryan Sparre (805) 698-1123
CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.
53,932,049 Total Assets ($)
89,445,308 Total Liabilities ($)
-35513259 Total Net Assets ($)
-20981332 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
86,882,766.00 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

38.11 Very low income (30-50% MFI)

61.89 Low-moderate income (50-80% MFI)
N/A Above moderate income (Above 80% MFI)
100.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue for
Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Federal USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
State USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
County USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Municipal USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
School District USD$ 570,000.00 USD$ 580,000.00
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Fees USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Other USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Total USD$ 570,000.00 USD$ 580,000.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current Year Expected Expenditures for Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll
Taxes USD$ 495,000.00 USD$ 505,000.00 USD$ 0.00
Consultants and Contracts USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Supplies USD$ 75,000.00 USD$ 750,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Marketing (Printing,
Advertising) USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 Equipment
(Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Insurance USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Other USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Total USD$ 570,000.00 USD$ 1,255,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Application ID: 428132
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Budget Narrative
The program budget for Art at GUSD includes one Art Specialist FTE at each school campus, as well as a supplies budget of $75,000 for each campus. All of this funding is provided by the school district.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS Letter
List of Board Members Board Members
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
GUSD Budget Book
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget GUSD Budget Book
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Goleta Valley Historical Society
Goleta Valley Historical Society-Camp Stow and Music at the Ranch Jump to: Application Questions Budget Documents
USD$ 10,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/27/2023 11:24:26 AM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Paula Bottiani
[email protected]
Tel: 805-450-1185
Additional Contacts
[email protected]
Goleta Valley Historical Society
304 N. Los Carneros Road
Goleta, CA 93117-1502
United States
Director of Operations
Lisa Potter
[email protected]
Telephone805-681-7216
Fax
Web www.goletahistory.org
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
The mission of the Goleta Valley Historical Society is to collect, preserve, interpret, and foster appreciation of Goleta Valley's history through exhibits, programs and stewardship of the historical Rancho La Patera, home to the Stow family.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

Camp Stow: In 2019, Goleta Valley Historical Society launched Camp Stow, an in-depth offshoot of our wildly popular Ranch Days (formerly Pioneer Days) which has become an integral part of Goleta Union School District’s 3rd grade curriculum. Like Ranch Days, Camp Stow explores early California ranch life through practical demonstrations and participatory or interactive activities at Rancho La Patera, the grounds on which the Stow Family built their lemon ranch in the late 1800’s. Camp Stow targets children ages 6-10 (1st to 4th graders in the fall) in the Goleta/Santa Barbara region for week-long half-day camps.

Each day includes a busy schedule of four activities (such as butter making, branding, viewing through Stereopticons, etc.

These activities are:
• Lunch (which children bring with them from home),
• A walk around Lake Carneros on the La Patera Ranch grounds, • At least one game, and
• A craft which the children take home at the end of the day.

All activities relate to some aspect of ranch life around the turn of the 20th century, including such things as music, animals, Chumash history, lessons on the natural world (engaging arborists and bird watchers), and general life on the ranch in the early 1900’s. The final day of camp includes a Roundup BBQ that includes chicken, beans, salad, bread, and homemade ice cream.

Camp Stow is staffed with three adults and several teen volunteers to oversee the maximum of 20 students per session. The cost per student/week is $225. Scholarships are $200 each. Of the children who have participated to date (we were not able to hold Camp Stow in 2020 due to COVID), 54% have been on scholarship, the need for which is determined by their families’ status qualifying for free/reduced lunches.

The California Department of Education has established for 2022/2023 the reduced-price meal eligibility for a family of four at $51,338 annual income; with free meal eligibility set at an even lower amount of $36,075. It is upon these criteria that GVHS awards Camp Stow scholarships. Children are referred from the local schools.

In 2022 we were able to offer four, week-long camps in July (2), August (1), and December (1). We found a need (based upon parent's comments who wish to have a safe, low-cost, place for their children to go when out of school during the break). We wish to offer an additional week during the Spring break in 2023. Our goal is to provide scholarships for one-half of the children (10) for the added week in 2023, for a total of $2,000.

Music at the Ranch: This is a free, weekly, summertime concert series featuring local bands. The Goleta Valley Historical Society hosts seven (7) scheduled concerts that draw approximately 500 - 700 locals to the venue. Guests enjoy music, comradery, food and the opportunity to further strengthen connections and relationships with fellow community members; many of which were put on pause during COVID closures.

The overhead cost to put on each individual concert is approximately $2,000. This includes band fees, sound system, staging, paid staffing, parking, security and clean-up. We are asking for $8,000 in funding to off-set the $14,000 projected overall cost to execute this free community event series in 2023.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

Our annual visitors number approximately 25,000.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Community provides us with a sense of belonging, and helps us better understand our place in the world when we interact with each other.

During the strict COVID environment, it was not possible, nor safe, for large groups to gather. Rancho La Patera/Stow House is equipped with the staffing and physical assets to provide the kind of unique, large-scale community gatherings such as the Music at the Ranch concerts provide. The expansive outdoor space of the ranch is so beautiful, and provides a sense of intimacy that our local community has come to appreciate in a huge way.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

The more connected a community is, the fewer problems it has. When people feel a greater connection to their community, One-time or annual community event (concert, creek cleanups, festival, etc.) Youth programs
Senior programs (food/nutrition, education programs, day activities, etc.) Environmental/wildlife/animal welfare programs
Public services for low-income residents/homeless
Educational programs
Arts (music, dance, theater, art)
Economic development
Recreational activities
Other:
they are more inclined to take action to improve their own situation and the situation of others." This music series is a "feel-good" opportunity for the folks to gather together, listen to the sounds of local artists, let go of the stresses of the day, share experiences and a meal with each other, and build stronger community ties for our future.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

Yes. GVHS takes advantage of leveraging funding with other opportunities for funding. The City of Goleta's high profile grant for these two offerings will not only help us secure additional funding for these, but for future educational programs for our youth and future community events in collaboration with other community based organizations. We have received partial funding in the past for Camp Stow through the generosity of local foundations and GVHS Members.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? Given that the Camp Stow program and Music at the Ranch series are intended as community-wide offerings, we intend to approach local businesses and foundations for support. We will be applying for other grants and will seek private donations from the business community and our membership to make up for any shortfalls.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? Camp Stow serves approximately 54% of low-income children. We obtain documentation as part of the scholarship application process.

We do not primarily serve those with low-incomes, for the concert series; however, we intend to serve ALL of the Goleta Valley community; including those individuals with low-incomes. As such, we do not obtain documentation from anyone who wishes to attend the free Music at the Ranch concert series.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

The Goleta Valley Historical Society is not formally audited. However, its finances are maintained by a Certified Public Accountant. Our current treasurer is the First Vice President and Audit Manager for a local community bank.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? GVHS' Board of Directors meets monthly and reviews/approves financial statements at each meeting and annually.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

For Camp Stow tuition, we ask that those who receive a scholarship pay $25 of the $225 total fee.

The Music at the Ranch concert series is a Free event and we pass a basket at each concert and ask for a nominal donation from those who attend to defray overall costs to the Society.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).
1971697 Total Assets ($)
6409 Total Liabilities ($)
1965287 Total Net Assets ($)
1971697 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
5,915,090.00 TOTAL

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

No, GVHS does not have any past due obligations.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Zach Rissel, La Patera Ranch Manager, 805.722.2103; Fermina Murray, GVHS Advisory Board, 805.448.4011 CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Federal
Application ID: 428835
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State
County
Municipal
School District
Foundations/Trusts
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 3,200.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Fees
Other
Total USD$ 3,200.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current Year Expected Expenditures for Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll
Taxes USD$ 12,000.00 USD$ 14,000.00 USD$ 4,000.00
Consultants and Contracts USD$ 3,500.00 USD$ 3,500.00 USD$ 1,500.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 1,000.00 USD$ 1,000.00 USD$ 1,000.00
Supplies USD$ 2,800.00 USD$ 3,000.00
Marketing (Printing,
Advertising) USD$ 500.00 USD$ 500.00 USD$ 500.00
Travel, Mileage, Training
Equipment
(Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 2,000.00 USD$ 3,000.00 USD$ 3,000.00 Insurance
Other
Total USD$ 21,800.00 USD$ 25,000.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Budget Narrative
Salaries/Payroll Taxes: $14,000 total projected next year for Staff-Camp Stow and Concert Series Consultants/Contracts: $3,500 total projected next year-$3,000 for bands and $500 for Camp Stow Facilities, Utilities, Maintenance: $1,000 total for janitorial and gardener clean-up Camp Stow and Concert Series Supplies: $3,000 total photography, printing, decorations and food and drink for Camp Stow and Concert Series Marketing: $500 for advertising Camp Stow and Concert Series Equipment: $3,000 for rental of sound system for Concert Series.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS Letter
List of Board Members Board of Directors 2023
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
GVHS Financial Stmts. Ending Dec 31, 2022
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget GVHS 2023 Budget
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Greater Santa Barbara Ice Skating Association/Ice in Paradise Free Skate Day with Goleta Library Card
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USD$ 10,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/27/2023 12:19:55 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Jennifer Ono
[email protected]
Tel: 805-8867092
Additional Contacts
none entered
Greater Santa Barbara Ice
Skating Association/Ice in
Paradise
6985 Santa Felicia Dr
Goleta, CA 93117
United States
Rink Manager
Erik Norton
[email protected]
Telephone805-879-1550
Fax
Web iceinparadise.org
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
Our mission, as a non-profit organization, is to provide a wide variety of recreational ice-skating programs for all members of our community to enjoy at affordable prices within a state-of-the-art facility. We strive to deliver this within a safe, friendly and fun environment with unparalleled customer service.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

Our program, "Free Skate Day at Ice in Paradise with your library card", is targeting Goleta residents that cannot afford this type of recreational opportunity. We have partnered with the City of Goleta library to offer a free day of skating for anyone with a City of Goleta Library Card one day per month. With this endeavor we are able to target residents of a low to moderate income status that we would not be able to reach otherwise. We are currently trying this on a trial basis and in 2023 it will occur once monthly on the first Sunday of each month. To date this program has taken place on 12/30/22 and 1/8/23 and served 637 residents. We believe in reaching the underserved in our community and introducing them to the recreational opportunities available at Ice in Paradise. Do date this has come at a loss of $11,670 in revenue to our organization. With this grant request, and others grants we will be submitting in Spring 2023 we hope to cover this cost of this program and expand it to more days per month.

Another exciting benefit of this program is a huge increase in number of new library cards issued by the City of Goleta Library.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

Based on the numbers from our two sessions to date, we estimate we will serve 3,816 residents this year.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

This program does serve an unmet need in the community, which is recreational opportunities for teens and indoor recreation for families. We have recently worked with John Davies of Davies Public Affairs, and they have collected information from community leaders and community members from Goleta and Santa Barbara County. Overwhelmingly the feedback they received is that there is a deficit of safe, affordable, indoor recreational opportunities for teens and families in our area. Ice in Paradise is the only non-profit organization in the City of Goleta that fulfills this need. Our goal with the "Free Skate Day at Ice in Paradise with your library card" partnership with the City of Goleta Library, is to help introduce ourselves to City of Goleta residents and also provide a free recreational opportunity residents would not have otherwise.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Studies have proven that structured recreation programming can help prevent juvenile crime. Studies on active, structured recreation focused on youth have shown strong relationships to positive outcomes. Youths who participate in extracurricular activities are more likely than non-participants to have higher self-esteem, greater academic achievement and lower incidences of delinquency. Furthermore, at-risk youths have been found to especially benefit from guided recreation programming. Low-income, at-risk youth experience improved test scores in both reading and math after they begin participation in after-school programs. Data has also shown that students who reported spending no time in afterschool extracurricular activities were 57 percent more likely to drop out of high school, 49 percent more likely to use drugs and 27 percent more likely to have been arrested than students who spend as much as four hours in structured activities.

The majority of juvenile crime occurs predominantly during the week — as opposed to on the weekend. In the unsupervised time between when school ends and parents return from work, children are far more likely to commit crime, engage in risky behaviors or be victims of crime.

Ice in Paradise provides public ice skating every day Monday – Friday from 1:30 -4:30 pm. We also offer a discounted Teen Night every Friday from 7- 10 pm.

Our goals with the "Free Skate Day at Ice in Paradise with your library card" in partnership with the City of Goleta Library is not only to provide free recreation to local residents once per month, but to also introduce them to our programs. Since the inception of this program, we have already seen an increase in our enrollment in our Young Norq’s Youth Hockey Program and our Learn To Skate Program. Both of these programs are supplemented by donations and grants to keep the costs low and accessible. For example, the Young Norq’s Youth Hockey Program is an 8 week program providing skating and hockey coaching weekly for $80 with all equipment provided. This is an affordable way for local Goleta families to learn a new sport and participate at a discounted rate.

Our facility does not have barriers that would prevent a person with disabilities from accessing our facility. We are ADA compliant and we have the ability to accommodate disabled persons on the ice. We are one of only a few ice skating rinks on the West Coast that was built to accommodate sled hockey. We are very proud that in March 2023 we will be hosting the US Women’s Olympic Sled Hockey Team.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

Funding support from the City of Goleta would absolutely help us to leverage other resources. Your support will help strengthen our requests to Decker’s Outdoor Corp and the Hutton Foundation, two grant opportunities we will pursue in Spring 2023 to help cover this costs of this program.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? These funds are necessary for us to carry out this program. We cannot continue to operate the "Free Skate Day with your library card" partnership with the Goleta Public Library if we aren’t able to recuperate from the losses incurred by offering this program to the community.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? Our goal with the “Free Skate Day with Library Card “ is to absolutely served those with low incomes and the underserved.

This is an opportunity for everyone in the community regardless of income level to have the opportunity to participate in this recreational activity on a monthly basis for one calendar year, and to be introduced to the affordable options we offer on a regular basis.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

June 30, 2021, there were no concerns.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Bi-monthly

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

Moving forward we do intend to charge $5 for skate rental for the upcoming events (Feb- Dec 2023) while still waiving the $15 skating fee. Skates are material items that have a life span, require cleaning & sharpening by staff, and need to be replaced regularly based on usage.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Elizabeth Saucedo, City of Goleta Library, [email protected] (805) 964-7878, Erik Norton, Ice in Paradise, [email protected], (805) 879-1550
13,441,284 Total Assets ($)
4,967,075 Total Liabilities ($)
8,474,209 Total Net Assets ($)
13,441,284 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
40,323,852.00 TOTAL
CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds
Federal
State
County
Municipal
School District
Foundations/Trusts
Donations/Fundraising
Fees USD$ 7,975.00 USD$ 9,570.00
Other
Total USD$ 7,975.00 USD$ 9,570.00
Application ID: 429254
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Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures for
Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next
FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll Taxes USD$ 4,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00 Consultants and Contracts
Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 750.00 USD$ 1,000.00
Supplies USD$ 400.00 USD$ 500.00
Marketing (Printing, Advertising) USD$ 400.00 USD$ 500.00 Travel, Mileage, Training
Equipment (Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 400.00 USD$ 500.00
Insurance
Other: Loss of Revenue USD$ 23,225.00 USD$ 27,500.00
Total USD$ 29,175.00 USD$ 35,000.00 USD$ 0.00
Budget Narrative
The numbers provided for our "Free Skating Day with your Goleta Library Card" are based on the two days we have offered this program this fiscal year. On 12/30/22 we served 521 customers and a cost of $10,350 of lost revenue for Ice in Paradise. On 1/8/23 we served 116 customers with a lost revenue of $1,320. The numbers you see here are based on the average of the two dates previously offered. We realize participants may vary each month and we will be able to better judge the average monthly number of residents served once we more monthly data to consider. We are committed to providing this program to the community once monthly for calendar year 2023 taking us through December 2023. Numbers reflected for expected expenditures for next year are only for July -Dec 2023. In order to minimize revenue losses we will begin charging the normal skate rental fees of $5 per skater starting in February 2023, while continuing to waive the $15 skating fee per person. The main expenditure for this "Free Skating Day" program is the loss of revenue.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS Letter
List of Board Members List of Board Members
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
Financial Statements
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget Budget
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Healing Justice SB
Chocolate Baby Story Time
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USD$ 5,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/26/2023 3:31:21 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Krystle Farmer Sieghart
[email protected]
Tel: 805-708-8848
Additional Contacts
none entered
Healing Justice SB
PO Box 8628
Goleta, CA 93118
United States
Co-Founder and Co-Lead
Organizer
Krystle Farmer Sieghart
[email protected]
Telephone805-708-8848
Fax
Web https://www.hjsb.org/chocolatebaby-story-time
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
Healing Justice SB aspires to uplift all Black/African-Americans to affirm that they are deserving of safety, love, equity, respect, and joy.

We are a Black led and Black centered organizing collective in Santa Barbara County. Formed in response to the destabilizing impacts of racism and anti-blackness, we aspire to build resilient communities for the African diaspora and other marginalized people along the Central Coast. We understand that our collective healing and liberation is essential to creating a more equitable Santa Barbara, therefore we center, uplift, and meaningfully create space that empowers ALL Black people including Black LGBTQ+ people, Black people with disabilities, undocumented Black people, underserved Black people and Black people that speak in African American Vernacular English.

In keeping with the principles of a healing justice framework, we demand that self-care be reimagined as collective investment in community care. We do this with the goals of providing a Black/African-American Cultural Resource Center and celebrating and funding the Arts, Public Safety, Support for Our Youth in Education, and Meaningful Collaborations.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

Healing Justice SB is requesting a renewed grant from the City of Goleta to support our educational programming for youth in Goleta. Chocolate Baby Story Time is a series of filmed stories centering the culture, joy, histories, and futures of Black people. We will film three 30-minute episodes of Chocolate Baby Story Time in 2023 to be aired at Black History Month 2024.

Each episode will include 2-3 stories read by local Black/African American community members.

This programming will be made available to the Goleta Union School District (GUSD) to be incorporated into their curriculum.

Books will be selected in partnership with teachers from GUSD to ensure that the books align with curriculum and are age appropriate. We will focus the books on important Black cultural moments, and have features for Black people in the community, telling stories about local Black History (past and present).

Our youth-focused educational programming, Chocolate Baby Story Time, has been a success in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Each year, we start filming the special in the fall, and premiere it during Black History Month (February) of the following year.

A grant for this program will contribute to the cultural vitality and promotion of the City of Goleta as a city that recognizes and celebrates Black history. At a time of racial reckoning in our country and in our region, this event series is culturally relevant and addresses a strong need within the Black community to be acknowledged, appreciated, and uplifted.

Your grant funds will be used towards the event production and filming costs; specifically for consultants and contractors who are tasked with the filming and event production.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.
3,500 GUSD students from 9 schools.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Yes, this program addresses the under-met need of teaching Black/African American history, which is part of and inseparable from American history. After more than two years of demonstrations against racism, states, school boards, school systems and teachers across the country are grappling with how to properly teach Black/African American history lessons.

Black/African American history instruction tends to be limited in focus (enslavement, the Civil War, and the civil rights movement) and only taught during Black History Month in February, the shortest month of the year. We call on schools and teachers to infuse the Black experience into the broader social studies curriculum. It’s time for Black/African American history to be fully integrated into American history. American history is untold or incomplete without Black/African American history.

This program also addresses a lack of representation of Black/African American history, culture, and teachers in our schools.

In Goleta Union School District, 2.5% of students are African American (higher than the County population of 1.6%) (https://www.kidsdata.org/region/282/goleta-union-elementary/summary#6/demographics).

This program gives students a representation of empowered Black/African American leaders reading stories about empowered Black/African American characters. This is needed to counter the lack of education about Black history and the often negative stereotyping of the Black/African American community.

Chocolate Baby Story Time educates youth on the history and cultural contributions of the Black/African American community through storytelling. With love and care, we nurture and uplift our young ones. Books written for them are just the beginning of our continued effort to empower them. Healing Justice SB has partnered with local Santa Barbara and Goleta leaders and educators to bring the joy of reading to local students.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Yes, this program aids in the prevention of continued unexamined systemic racism in our community.

Educational programs like Chocolate Baby Story Time share with all students the history and contributions of the Black/African American community locally and nationally, beyond the basic understanding of enslavement, the Civil War, and the Civil Rights Movement. This series helps students more fully understand the contributions, resilience, and joy of our community. This understanding is required for the prevention of continued systemic racism.

Deep-seated systemic racism and inequities that disadvantaged communities of color face are still woven into the fabric of our institutions today— from education and housing to our criminal legal system. Violence against Black people is a daily occurance. Without understanding and addressing system racism, these systems will remain in place.

The program also helps prevent future attacks on Black/African American students. This program is even more relevant after several publicly reported racial incidents within the last year at our junior high schools that are impacting Black students.

There have been multiple incidents of non Black students using the “N” word and violence towards Black/African American students during the school day. Regrettably, there have undoubtedly been more unreported incidents of racial attacks against students of color, particularly Black/African American students.

We affirm that Black History is American History. All aspects of this event are centered around the voices of the Black community.

Accessibility is very important to us. We will accommodate persons with disabilities to ensure their needs are met by offering ASL interpretation and various options for seating. We do our best to eliminate any barriers that folks with disabilities may face in accessing our programs/services as well as employment. We have an existing relationship with the Independent Living Resource Center and will consult with them regarding best practices and procedures.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

Yes, your grant will leverage other resources. We are planning to apply to First Five for sponsorship of Chocolate Baby Story Time in 2023, and your grant will be leveraged. Your grant will also be leveraged to win a third grant from the Santa Barbara Office of Art and Culture’s Events & Festivals program (awarded for 2021, 2022, and 2023) for our Black History Month event series (CBST will be premiered during Black History Month).

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? Yes, your funding is vital to covering the costs of producing the Chocolate Baby Story Time series. If we are awarded a parietal grant, we will continue to seek other sources of funding to make this program available to Goleta students.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? The program serves Goleta Union School District students in grades kindergarten through 6th grade. About 38-40% of GUSD students qualify for free/reduced price lunch programs, which indicates that they are from low-income families.

This program will also be available live during Black History Month. Our target audience is the Black/African American community. Because of inequalities in education, housing, and job opportunities, many members of the Black community are low-income. We do not track the income levels or other demographic information from event attendees.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

HJSB was formed in 2020 and has not been audited. We are fiscally sponsored by the Santa Barbara Foundation, which goes through a financial audit every year. There were no findings or concerns on the most recent audit for Santa Barbara Foundation.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Financial decisions are made by our three co-lead organizers (Leticia Forney Resch, Simone Akila Ruskamp, and Krystle Farmer Sieghart) who meet monthly to review financial statements. Our financial statements are also reviewed by the Santa Barbara Fnd.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

No, the program will be offered at no cost to the Goleta Union School District. When the program is premiered as part of Black History Month, we ask viewers to make a donation if they feel comfortable.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

N/A

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Wendy Sims-Moten, First 5 Santa Barbara County, [email protected], (805) 884-8085; Connie Alexander, Gateway Educational Services, (805) 895-1153, [email protected] CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve 519,910,18 Total Assets ($)
29,865,208 Total Liabilities ($)
490,044,97 Total Net Assets ($)
519,910,18 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
182,851,741.00 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients. any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue for
Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 3,550.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Federal
State
County
Municipal USD$ 2,000.00 USD$ 3,100.00
School District
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 1,000.00 USD$ 1,550.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 1,450.00 USD$ 1,900.00
Fees
Other
Total USD$ 8,000.00 USD$ 11,550.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current Year Expected Expenditures for Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll
Taxes USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Consultants and Contracts USD$ 6,000.00 USD$ 9,450.00 USD$ 5,000.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 900.00 USD$ 1,000.00
Supplies USD$ 500.00 USD$ 500.00
Marketing (Printing,
Advertising) USD$ 600.00 USD$ 600.00
Travel, Mileage, Training
Equipment
(Rental/Maintenance)
Insurance
Other
Total USD$ 8,000.00 USD$ 11,550.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Application ID: 429354
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Budget Narrative
We are requesting the City of Goleta help cover the costs of consultants and contracts. In 2024, these costs will include:

Host - $600
Readers of the stories - $100 stipend per reader x 6 readers = $600 Special Guest - $250 per episode x 3 episodes = $750
Videography - $3,500
Event Producer/Creative Director - $2,000
Administration - $1,000
Filming Location - $1,000
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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS Letter
List of Board Members Board List
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
Financials
Organizational Chart Org Chart
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Isla Vista Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association (IV PTA) Isla Vista Elementary School Jog-A-Thon
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USD$ 1,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/5/2023 2:26:48 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Megan Morf
[email protected]
Tel: 3104647383
Additional Contacts
Isla Vista Elementary
School Parent-Teacher
Association (IV PTA)
6875 El Colegio Road
Goleta, CA 93117-4317
Principal
Lorena Reyes
[email protected]
Telephone8056854418
Fax
Web http://www.islavista.goleta.k12.ca.us/
Application Questions top
Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
The Isla Vista's mission is to enrich the educational experience of children at Isla Vista Elementary School and foster a sense of community. We strive to bridge the gap of inequity among our families by providing healthy, fully funded educational experiences to maximize growth on all aspects. The Goleta Union School District Mission is to maximize academic, intellectual, and personal growth in order for each student to prosper in, and positively influence, a diverse and dynamic world.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

This year's Jog A Thon event will be held on Friday, March 17th, 2023. From 8:30am-11:30am, 500 students and staff will run by grade level, in 30-minute increments. Isla Vista PTA provides a T-shirt to every student and staff member, as well as prizes, snacks and fun! Over 55% of our students come from low-income families and are unable to pay for even a $5 field trip.

Our hope is that Goleta will grant us a small portion of the cost of providing T-shirts for this educational, healthy event.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.
600

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Yes, this funding will help offset the costs of providing supplies needed to the over 55% of low-income families.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Our hope is to stimulate a healthy, fun environment for ALL students at Isla Vista Elementary School which will stimulate a future love of health and fitness in an approachable way.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

While we do have a few corporate sponsors to help offset the operating costs, Isla Vista PTA covers the rest. The City's Grant Funding would hopefully allow us to (almost) break even.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? Money earned from last year's Jog A Thon event will have to cover any costs not covered by corporate sponsors or the City's Grant.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? The majority of our families are low-income and are extremely appreciative of any extra funding to aid the success of this event.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

No, we have never had to be audited.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? We meet 7 times a year as a board to review and approve. We also meet as a public 4 times a year.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

We suggest a donation of $5 per T-shirt, however most families are unable to do so.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

N/A

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Lorena Reyes 805-453-3415, Laurel Wilder 805-284-6164
CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

0.00 Total Net Assets ($)
94000.00 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
200,000.00 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

N/A Above moderate income (Above 80% MFI)

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue for
Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 0.00 USD$ 1,000.00
Federal USD$ 0.00
State USD$ 0.00
County USD$ 0.00
Municipal USD$ 0.00
School District USD$ 0.00
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 0.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 0.00
Fees USD$ 0.00
Other USD$ 0.00
Total USD$ 0.00 USD$ 1,000.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current Year Expected Expenditures for Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll
Taxes
Consultants and Contracts
Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance
Supplies USD$ 1,000.00
Marketing (Printing,
Advertising)
Travel, Mileage, Training
Equipment
(Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 1,000.00
Insurance
Other
Total USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 2,000.00
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Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status Tax ID Letter
List of Board Members Board Members
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
Financial Report
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget Budget Report
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Isla Vista Youth Projects, Inc.

IVYP Diaper Bank
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USD$ 10,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/26/2023 4:47:04 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Lori Goodman
[email protected]
Tel: 805-705-6998
Additional Contacts
[email protected]
Isla Vista Youth Projects, Inc.

PO Box 1332
Goleta, CA 93116
United States
Executive Director
Lori Goodman
[email protected]
Telephone805-845-0730
Fax 805-968-1771
Web www.ivyp.org
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
By building a resilient and connected community, Isla Vista Youth Projects (IVYP) seeks to mitigate the effects of poverty, racism, and trauma so that all children and families can prosper and thrive. We do so by providing high-quality, trauma informed child care; comprehensive, culturally sensitive family support; and visionary community leadership. At IVYP, we envision a community where children are loved, valued, and respected and families are empowered to reach their highest potential.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

Isla Vista Youth Projects is the only member of the National Diaper Bank Network in Santa Barbara County. As a placebased organization, IVYP provides comprehensive services to families in need, with an eye to strengthening families, preparing children to be successful in school, and addressing health and educational disparities. IVYP’s diaper bank is a key piece for achieving these goals.

Diapers are a critical need for the low income families in our community. Given that we already have systems in place to distribute other items like food we knew that this was something that we could and should take on. In February 2021, we began offering diaper distribution by appointment at our Family Resource Center. Most mothers come to receive their diapers and wipes twice per month and our FRC distributes approximately 3,000 diapers and wipes per month.

In addition to providing this concrete support, the diaper bank serves as a funnel where families may enter our FRC to receive diapers and in the process gain access to more comprehensive support such as parenting classes, housing support, food distribution, Medi-Cal and Calfresh support, and much more.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

We expect that at least 200 Goleta children will receive diapers and wipes through our diaper bank.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Economic inequality and racial injustice go hand in hand. The child poverty rate in Santa Barbara County is unacceptable.

Approximately 1 in 5 children in our county are suffering. IVYP is the only organization solely focused on supporting the children and families of the Goleta Valley with social service, recreational, and educational support.

When the pandemic started we saw a 400% increase in the request for services through our Family Resource Center. Prior to IVYP, there was no diaper bank in Santa Barbara County, let alone based in the Goleta Valley. This was a huge need that IVYP was able to begin to address through our diaper distributions and now over 75,000 diapers and wipes have been provided.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

By providing diapers, we are able to connect with families with young children to provide ACEs education, trauma prevention, parenting education and buffering support. Ensuring that infants and toddlers have access to clean diapers helps lead to healthier families. In 2017 over 40,000 infants and children were treated in California's public hospitals suffering from symptoms directly connected to diaper need. By providing diapers to parents IVYP is helping their children to stay healthy and safe and easing a financial burden that has only grown since the onset of the COVID pandemic. Disposable diapers can cost as much as $100 per month per baby. Most babies go through 12 diapers per day which is a cost that adds up very quickly especially when the health of your child is at stake. In addition to providing this concrete support, the diaper bank serves as a funnel where families may enter our FRC to receive diapers and in the process gain access to more comprehensive support such as parenting classes, housing support, food distribution, Medi-Cal and Calfresh support, and much more.

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

IVYP’s continued funding from the City of Goleta shows the community and other funders that we have a strong and lasting partnership. Funding from the City of Goleta provides legitimacy to private donors and funders who want to know that our local One-time or annual community event (concert, creek cleanups, festival, etc.) Youth programs
Senior programs (food/nutrition, education programs, day activities, etc.) Environmental/wildlife/animal welfare programs
Public services for low-income residents/homeless
Educational programs
Arts (music, dance, theater, art)
Economic development
Recreational activities
Other:
city government is a partner in meeting the needs of our City's most vulnerable families. Because we are the only diaper bank in Santa Barbara County, we receive referrals from a wide variety of organizations and institutions including GUSD, FSA, CommUnify, and many others. Referrals from WIC, in particular, have continually increased since we launched our diaper bank in February 2021. By providing this service, we not only improve our ability to meet the needs of our own clients, but also help these other organizations and institutions to meet the needs of the families they themselves serve.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? Since launching our diaper bank in February of 2021, IVYP has folded the cost of the diaper into our FRC program budget which is funded through local foundations and government contracts. In its first year, the cost of purchasing the diapers themselves was underwritten by individual donations. In 2022-2023 these sources of funding continued, and funding received from the City of Goleta directly supported the purchase of diapers for our diaper bank. If we do not receive our full request, we will purchase fewer diapers or we will need to cut back on supplies for other needed services.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? One hundred percent of the families that receive diapers and wipes have self identified as extremely low-income or low income. Most of these recipients are single mothers with multiple children. The diaper bank allows them not to choose between putting food on the table and purchasing clean diapers for their baby.

Please note: The numbers served listed below in Question 20 reflect “unduplicated income verified Goleta residents" served by our Family Resource Center, the institutional home for our diaper bank. These are the numbers reported from our CDBG grant.

It should be noted that our agency serves well beyond these numbers throughout the community; however we do not complete income verification for every program or initiative, including our diaper bank. For some of this work, individuals self-identify their income level.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

Isla Vista Youth Projects is audited annually. Our most recent audit was completed for the fiscal year July 2021 - June 2022.

There were no findings. The full audit is included with our financial attachments to this grant.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Our board of directors holds 9 meetings annually. Each meeting includes a finance report for review and approval. The finance committee reviews finance reports monthly.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

No, there is no fee charged for our FRC services.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

No.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Danny Fitzgibbons 805.722.8233 and Eileen Monahan 805.968.3047 2,824,579 Total Assets ($)
493,503 Total Liabilities ($)
2,331,076 Total Net Assets ($)
2,824,579 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
8,473,737.00 TOTAL
CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Abused children
Battered spouses/victims of domestic violence
Elderly persons (age 62 and over)
Severely disabled persons
Migrant farm workers
Homeless persons
Persons with HIV/AIDS
N/A (Not Applicable)
101 Extremely low income (0-30% MFI)
131 Very low income (30-50% MFI)
30 Low-moderate income (50-80% MFI)
2 Above moderate income (Above 80% MFI)
264.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 7,100.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Federal
State USD$ 0.00
County USD$ 0.00
Municipal
School District
Foundations/Trusts
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 16,808.00 USD$ 14,590.00
Fees
Other
Total USD$ 23,908.00 USD$ 24,590.00
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Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll
Taxes USD$ 11,871.00 USD$ 12,355.00
Consultants and Contracts
Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 3,937.00 USD$ 4,330.00
Supplies USD$ 10,000.00 USD$ 10,000.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Marketing (Printing,
Advertising)
Travel, Mileage, Training
Equipment
(Rental/Maintenance)
Insurance
Indirect USD$ 2,580.00 USD$ 2,669.00
Total USD$ 28,388.00 USD$ 29,354.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Budget Narrative
City of Goleta funds will be used to purchase supplies (i.e., diapers and wipes) for low-income families with young children. These funds will be directly allocated to support families.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IVYP Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status List of Board Members IVYP List of Board Members
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
IVYP Financial Statements
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2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Juneteenth Santa Barbara
Juneteenth 2024: HOMECOMING
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USD$ 5,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/25/2023 1:49:44 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Jordan Killebrew
[email protected]
Tel: 805-880-9365
Additional Contacts
none entered
Juneteenth Santa Barbara
1111 Chapala St Ste 200
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
United States
Committee Member
Jordan Killebrew
[email protected]
Telephone805-880-9365
Fax
Web https://juneteenthsb.org/
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
Juneteenth Santa Barbara is an annual event, where we bring community members together to celebrate the freedom of enslaved people in the United States.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT: Two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, welcomed the Union Army’s declaration of freedom and immediately danced in the streets. It was not simply a joyous celebration; African Americans continued to face anti-Blackness in various forms including lynching, Jim Crow segregation, sundowner towns (racial segregation via discriminatory laws, intimidation, and violence), as well as a disconnection from family and ancestral history (many Black / African American people still cannot trace their ancestry). Today, we honor our ancestors and celebrate our freedom, showcasing Black /African American joy and culture in Santa Barbara, California.

Historically, Santa Barbara has had a thriving Black/African American community with vibrant neighborhoods, businesses, and families contributing to the diversity and culture of the city.

Over recent decades, Santa Barbara has seen a decrease in the percentage of the population identifying as Black/African American and in the actual population. According to the Census, from 2000 to 2010 the Black/African American population in Santa Barbara decreased from 1,638 to 1,420, at the same time as the City’s overall population increased from 88,410 to 92,654. While a loss of just over 200 individuals from one decennial census to another might seem a small thing for a city with a population over 90,000, this was a 13% decrease in the community’s Black/African American population. The City of Santa Barbara’s population is currently majority-white only (56%), with over a third of the population being Hispanic, and only 1.3% of the population as Black/African American. The City of Goleta has an estimated population of 31,116 and 3.1% of the population identifies as Black/African American.

This project will serve as a public archive to share the history and triumphs of Black/African American community members in Santa Barbara County while providing an event to acknowledge the horrors of enslavement and to celebrate local Black/African American talents and culture. This event is now in its sixth year and is already a staple in the Santa Barbara County Black community; Juneteenth celebrations provide affirmation that the Black community belongs in Santa Barbara County.

The Juneteenth Committee is a majority Black/African American (80%) group. All leaders are ambulatory, reside in the Santa Barbara region, and of the working class. Two Committee members live in Goleta. One member of the group is openly queer and the majority of the leaders are female. The Committee is looking to grow to include Black/African American multigenerational leaders to ensure the longevity of this Black-led project.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

We are requesting a $5,000 grant from the City of Goleta in support of our 2024 Juneteenth event. Juneteenth 2024 will bring ALL community members together for food, performances, art, and local Black/African American history archives and oral presentation. This event recognizes the history of enslavement in America and local Black history. Activities include live music, dancing, poetry readings, spoken word, artist exhibitions, local soul food, storytelling, a report on the state of the Black/African American community, and more. Attendees are encouraged to partake in their own storytelling by engaging in an oral history project of Black/African American Santa Barbara. The majority of artists identify as Black/African American.

The event will take place close to June 19, 2024 and be an all day and evening event (free to the public). The date will be finalized by December 2023.

Juneteenth has been celebrated by the descendants of enslaved African peoples for centuries and is known by many as Black/African American Independence Day. June 19, 1865 was the first Juneteenth Celebration (two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed). Contrary to ahistorical narratives, several states in addition to Texas refused to honor the Emancipation Proclamation without military intervention. Juneteenth marks the arrival of Union Army General Granger and the overdue enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation. While there was confusion, fear, and an understanding that they were still not full citizens, the freed Black people in Texas rejoiced and danced in the streets.

Our Juneteenth celebration shares the history and triumphs of Black/African American community members. Juneteenth is about liberation and joy. It’s about the people who survived and refused enslavement. It’s also about what more needs to be done today as the Black/African American community still faces segregation and disparate outcomes and are not full citizens.

Funds from the City of Goleta will be specifically allocated to paying stipends to the artists and the cost of working with various vendors for Juneteenth. Juneteenth showcases Black/African American culture, talent, and joy. It is crucial to pay these artists and talents to compensate them for the value of their work. The event activities (including live music, dancing, poetry readings, spoken word, artist exhibitions, local soul food, storytelling, a report on the state of the Black/African American community, and more) will be led by the artists. The majority of artists identify as Black/African American.

We expect 4,000-5,000 community members will attend. We will estimate attendance to measure the number of attendees, as well as engaging in informal dialogue with a diverse group of community members and partners in order to collect feedback on the event.

We are partnering with several Goleta-based businesses and organizations, which will advertise the event to their constituents in Goleta. Each of the following partnerships support Juneteenth by engaging in outreach and inviting their network in the Goleta area:
*We work with the UCSB Hosford Clinic Healing Space and UCSB Office of Black Student Development *We coordinate with the Endowment for Youth (serves Goleta students with scholarships); the organization encourages their network of students to attend the Juneteenth event.
*We coordinate with LaDonte King (Goleta resident), the Vice President of Academic Support at Launch Student Success, an organization that teaches students skills, techniques, and tips to effectively think about how to best plan for success in their college experience.
*We collaborate with Goleta-based Gateway Educational Services, a nonprofit organization offering educational support to atrisk youth. Gateway was founded and is led by two African American women who are leaders in the African American community Santa Barbara.

We are also aware of many Black community members who live in Goleta and plan to attend again in 2024. Of our three co- lead organizers, two live in Goleta and one is a UCSB alumn. We also work with three interns who are all UCSB students.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

We are expecting between 4,000-5,000 attendees (we expect many to be Goleta residents but we do not collect this information)

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Juneteenth fulfills an unmet need for safe spaces for Black/African American community members to gather in celebration of Black history and culture. The closest celebration is a 30+ minute drive and the City has no special event celebrating Black heritage or histories.

We organized to get institutional support - we have received grants from the City of Santa Barbara and the City of Goleta for the last two years - this accomplishment was historic. Santa Barbara has had a string of widely publicized racist/anti-Black incidents in recent years, including recent events in schools during school hours, but these are only the ones told out loud by media outlets. The Black/African American community in Santa Barbara lives with struggle on a daily basis, a struggle largely untold to the greater populous. These experiences contribute to Black/African American members of the Santa Barbara community distrusting institutions which should be supporting, educating, and providing resources for all.

The enduring legacy of enslavement, a system that criminalized, exploited, displaced, and disrupted Black/African American people, is evident in the persistent inequity, racism, injustice, and erasure of Black indigenous religions and languages. In light of the nationwide reckoning with race and institutional injustice, now is the time to address systemic inequity in our community. Following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, the disproportionate number of Black folks killed by COVID-19, and the groundswell of support of the Movement for Black Lives, renewed conversation about liberation and safety are urgently needed.

In 2018, local Black/African American organizers Simone Ruskamp, Chiany Dri, and Jordan Killebrew worked together to plan the first Juneteenth in Santa Barbara in collaboration with Black Lives Matter and El Centro. The free event was held at El Centro on June 19, 2018 and featured performances, interactive art displays, free Soul Food, and more. In 2019, the event was held at Santa Barbara Public Library with 400+ attendees. The event was well-received, noted by Santa Barbara City Council Members during public forums and received wide-spread publicity from local media outlets. In June 2020, due to the pandemic, we held the celebration online and featured videos from Black/African American community members to showcase their talent for 13,000+ virtual attendees. Juneteenth 2021 had a series of events that were virtual and online. There was a Black Artisan market out on State street in front of the Melanin Gallery to support and bring thousands of folks to purchase from local Black artisans and artists. In 2022, the event was hosted in person in the Funk Zone and had 5,000+ attendees.

Jordan Killebrew, Event Organizer, says:
“Juneteenth is now my Independence Day, my favorite holiday. On this historic day, my Ancestors were acknowledged for their humanity, and their survival offered me the opportunity to become their wildest dreams.”

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Educational celebrations like these bring together the Black/African Americans and all our communities, to better understand the history and contributions of the Black/African Americans locally and nationally. This event helps our community and the One-time or annual community event (concert, creek cleanups, festival, etc.) Youth programs
Senior programs (food/nutrition, education programs, day activities, etc.) Environmental/wildlife/animal welfare programs
Public services for low-income residents/homeless
Educational programs
Arts (music, dance, theater, art)
Economic development
Recreational activities
Other:
broader community understand the legacy of slavery, the continued institutional racism our community faces, and the amazing resilience of our community. This understanding is required for the prevention of continued systemic racism.

Deep-seated systemic racism and inequities that disadvantaged communities of color are still woven into the fabric of our institutions today— from education and housing to our criminal legal system. The insurrection on the Nation’s Capital on January 6, 2022, is evidence that white supremacy is a threat to our community. Violence against Black people is a daily occurance. Juneteenth acknowledges the serious threats to Black lives and Black history. These conversations about liberation are very timely and urgently needed.

This event will uplift and support the healing of the Black/African American community, who are particularly vulnerable to and adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We affirm that Black History is American History. All aspects of this event are centered around the voices of the Black community.

As Santa Barbara and Goleta become more gentrified (often displacing Black residents), celebrating Blackness and archiving Black history is crucial.

Our 2022 Juneteenth event was themed ‘Caring for the People’ and honored local Black artists & artisans, performers, and organizations as well as provided free food, dancing, and singing. The event took place on Sunday, June 19th, 2022 in the Funk Zone on the 200 block of Gray Ave, between E. Montecito Street & E. Yanonali Street - in front of our community partner Shalhoob’s Patio. The Funk Zone was historically a Black/African American neighborhood. We were thrilled to host more than 5,000 people for the free block party.

We will continue to make the activities accessible to everyone by making it free and on a weekend, when the greatest number of people (especially working families and people of color) can attend. We will accommodate persons with disabilities to ensure their needs are met by offering ASL interpretation and various options for seating. We have an existing relationship with the Independent Living Resource Center and will consult with them regarding best practices and procedures. The historical archive will be hosted at no cost on juneteenthsb.com and we will employ software like micCaptions to ensure that each video has captions and an accompanying image description.

As with past Juneteenth events, we will continue to collaborate with the City of Santa Barbara, City of Goleta, Endowment for Youth Community, Gateway Educational Services, Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara Foundation, Santa Barbara Public Library, El Centro, Healing Justice SB, and other community organizations to provide a local, family-friendly event. We will also add our community partners from 2020 (including Union Bank, Coffee with a Black Guy, Santa Barbara Young Black Professionals, So Cal Gas, Cresco Labs), in addition to Fresch Events, Comfort Food, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and more.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

Yes, your grant will be leveraged to request funding from other sources. Funding from the City of Goleta, along with funding from the City of Santa Barbara, lends credibility to the event and we expect that will incentivize businesses and foundations to also contribute. We will seek grants and sponsorships from other foundations and businesses in Goleta, and your grant will be leveraged to secure those donations. Our general fundraising strategies include applying to state and local grants and pursuing sponsorships from local businesses and organizations to participate in the celebration.

For the last two years, we leveraged your grant to receive a grant from the California Arts Council towards Juneteenth 2022.

Without the credibility our event received from being funded by the City of Goleta, we may not have been awarded that grant.

In addition, we will reach out to our community partners from 2021 and 2022 to engage with us for the 2023 and 2024 events.

Since 2018, Juneteenth has partnered with the Santa Barbara Foundation (SBF) as our fiscal sponsor, and they have provided us with opportunities to receive online donations through their website. With online donations and checks, we are able to take any donation from an individual, company or group that is large or small. In addition, SBF, as a trusted philanthropic bank, provides clout to our organization and exposure to donors who may not be aware of our efforts.

We expect that our community partners from 2021 and 2022 (including Union Bank, Coffee with a Black Guy, Santa Barbara Young Professionals, So Cal Gas, Cresco Labs) will sponsor the event again in 2023 and 2024. We’ve listed other potential grant sources in the next question. We will apply to the City of Santa Barbara and California Arts Council for renewed grants towards Juneteenth 2023 and 2024.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? Yes, the requested funds are vital in carrying out the event. Our organizers were paid to produce this event for the first time in 2021 with your support (we previously worked as volunteers). It is critical to continue paying our event producer and event coordinators to ensure the sustainability and success of the event.

Our vendors, artists, and contractors also need to be paid (your funds will cover stipend costs for our performing artists).

Before we received City of Goleta funding, many of the vendors volunteered their time. We can no longer ask people of color from marginalized communities to volunteer their time; we need to honor their value by compensating them for their talents and contributions.

The hard costs such as garbage, staging, and other event costs need to be covered to make the event a free event. Over the last several years, there is increased awareness among the broader community of Juneteenth and a desire to better understand and support efforts towards racial justice. This is an opportunity to gather, celebrate, and uplift the Black community.

We are seeking funding from several other sources including the California Arts Council (awarded for 2023), Santa Barbara Foundation, Union Bank, and the Montecito Bank & Trust, among others.

We will continue to seek funding if not granted the full award amount from the City of Goleta. The earlier we can secure event funding, the better we can prepare. The better we can prepare, and the better the event will be.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? The event is free and open to the public. The event is primarily geared towards the African American/Black community, as it is a celebration of Black liberation. Because of inequalities in education, housing, and job opportunities, many members of the Black community are low-income. We do not track the income levels or other demographic information from event attendees.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

Juneteenth was founded in 2018. We are a relatively small organization and have not been audited. We are fiscally sponsored by the Santa Barbara Foundation, which goes through a financial audit every year. We plan to pursue 501(c)3 status for Juneteenth when we have the capacity to do so.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Our event committee meets monthly throughout the year and weekly during the months leading up to the event. As a newly formed organization, we do not have a formal board of directors. Instead, financial decisions are made by an event committee.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are welcome to make a donation to our organization.

The assets and liabilities listed below are for the Santa Barbara Foundation.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).
591,569,89 Total Assets ($)
34,166,981 Total Liabilities ($)
557,402,91 Total Net Assets ($)

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

N/A

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, [email protected], 805-450-0850; Wendy Sims-Moten, [email protected], (805) 884- 8085
CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Refer to the Library section of the main page to view a link to the FY 2022 Federal Income Limits for each of the below categories. PLEASE ENTER N/A IF YOUR ORGANIZATION DOES NOT COLLECT INCOME INFORMATION ON CLIENTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.
591,569,89 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
208,221,250.00 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Federal USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
State USD$ 18,050.00 USD$ 18,000.00
County
Municipal USD$ 33,950.00 USD$ 35,000.00
School District
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 3,000.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 2,000.00
Fees
Other
Total USD$ 57,000.00 USD$ 63,000.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures for
Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next
FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll Taxes USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 Consultants and Contracts USD$ 43,000.00 USD$ 36,500.00 USD$ 5,000.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 15,000.00
Supplies USD$ 2,500.00
Marketing (Printing, Advertising) USD$ 4,000.00 USD$ 4,000.00 Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Equipment (Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00 Insurance USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Other
Total USD$ 57,000.00 USD$ 63,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Budget Narrative
We are requesting a grant for the Juneteenth 2024 event due to the grant timeline. We expect the expenses to be similar to the Juneteenth 2023 event. We have not yet finalized our event budget for the June 2024 event. We expect to finalize the event budget by December 2023.

For the free 2023 event, attention will be paid to inviting and collaborating with local artists and performers. This will highlight the cultural gifts that exist in the Santa Barbara community, and the Black community specifically. It is vital to pay the performers, who are generally over asked to provide their services and share their work for free, and even more important that the Juneteenth celebration is able to pay a rate that supports their worth and contribution. In addition, costs for marketing the event, staging, production, seating, and safety are needed to ensure a success.

The $36,500 in consultant and contracts expenses includes the following:
$6,000 (fResch Events - Event planning/production) and Juneteenth staff $5,000 (Shalhoobs for food),
$14,500 (event production costs - technical support, photographer, filming, editing for virtual event) $2,500 (event costs - supplies, flowers, DJ)
$5,000 (Performer Stipends - 15-25 performing artists each receive a stipend of $100-$500) $3,500 (event costs - Chocolate Baby Story Time)
* The assets and liabilities above are from our fiscal sponsor, Santa Barbara Foundation. Jordan Killebrew, Event Organizer and Co-Founder of Juneteenth, is formerly the Communications Director at Santa Barbara Foundation and helped secure their fiscal sponsorship.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS Letter
Fiscal sponsor letter
List of Board Members Event Commitee List
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2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
La Patera School PTA
La Patera Elementary School Jogathon
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USD$ 1,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/27/2023 3:15:58 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Chelsea Mumm
[email protected]
Tel: 805-729-0748
Additional Contacts
none entered
La Patera School PTA
555 N La Patera Ln
Goleta, CA 93117
United States
President
Lorin Cuendet
[email protected]
Telephone805-729-0748
Fax
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
La Patera PTA's mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

On April 21, 2023, La Patera students, ages 5 to 12, will be participating in this year's jog-a-thon to help raise money to support each child going to camp, and to support the La Patera teachers and students by way of funding and reimbursing classroom enrichment materials.

La Patera School is a diverse local elementary school in the city of Goleta. It is run by an outstanding group of dedicated and caring teachers and administrative personnel and has a small but passionate PTA membership who is trying to bring the best to this local school.

Again this year, the PTA is having t-shirts made and given to every child who participates (more than 450 students plus all staff and administration). The t-shirts are a way to build community among the students and create a sense of school pride.

After the last couple of years, it is more important than ever to provide our kids that sense of community, and your support is critical for helping us create this special event for our kids.

We are, again, asking local businesses and organizations to help us fund the shirts in return for a logo on the back as well as a logo presented at the race.The front will feature a students’ design for the event.

We would greatly appreciate your support in our endeavor. Thank you for considering!

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.
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4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Yes, our school population is made up of 47.2% socioeconomically disadvantaged families, and so organizing this community event that provides a shirt for each child, and an opportunity to raise money so that each child can attend camp and the classrooms have the resources they need, makes a big difference.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

N/A

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

We are not applying for any other grants.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? Yes, we need funds to put on this community building and fundraising event for our local public school, and we are also reaching out to local businesses to pursue sponsorship as well.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? Our school population is 47.2% socioeconomically disadvantaged according to the most recent School Accountability Report Card, and our event will benefit all of our students.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

July 30, 2022. No findings or concerns.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? 4 times per year

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

No.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

No.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Shannon Kiefer, La Patera PTA Treasurer, 714-655-0416, Brigitte Haley, La Patera school principal 805-681-1280 CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.
134318 Total Assets ($)
0 Total Liabilities ($)
134318 Total Net Assets ($)
134318 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
402,954.00 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

N/A Extremely low income (0-30% MFI)
N/A Very low income (30-50% MFI)
N/A Low-moderate income (50-80% MFI)
N/A Above moderate income (Above 80% MFI)

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue for
Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds
Federal
State
County
Municipal
School District
Foundations/Trusts
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Fees
Other
Total USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current Year Expected Expenditures for Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll
Taxes
Consultants and Contracts
Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance
Supplies USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 1,000.00
Marketing (Printing,
Advertising)
Travel, Mileage, Training
Equipment
(Rental/Maintenance)
Insurance
Other
Total USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 1,000.00
Documents top
Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status Tax exemption letter
List of Board Members PTA Board Members
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
Annual Treasurer's Report
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget PTA budget
Application ID: 429449
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Main-Begg Farmhouse
Garage Conversion/Multipurpose Center
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USD$ 10,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/25/2023 12:32:04 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Robin Cederlof
[email protected]
Tel: 8054555257
Additional Contacts
[email protected]
Main-Begg Farmhouse
5001 Hollister Ave
Santa Barbara, CA 93111
United States
President
Robin Cederlof
[email protected]
Telephone8054555257
Fax
Web main-beggfarmhouse.org
Application Questions top
Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
Our mission as the Main-Begg Farmhouse, through preservation and restoration of its buildings and grounds, seeks to connect the past with the present by offering programs that will educate and enrich all audiences, and offer an intimate historic community gathering place.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

The Main-Begg Farmhouse (MBF or the Farmhouse), located at 5001 Hollister Avenue, is an important part of our community’s history. The Farmhouse was built in 1911 on a 25-acre walnut ranch by Robert Main, a Scottish immigrant. Main and his family occupied the home until the 1950’s, when David A. Begg and his family moved to the property and occupied the house for several decades. Members of both families made significant contributions to agricultural, social, and civic affairs in the Goleta Valley. The Main-Begg Farmhouse, a nonprofit organization, was incorporated in 2019. It acquired ownership of the property that same year and achieved designation as a Santa Barbara County Historic Landmark in 2020.

Although this grant application does not specifically seek funding to support an activity, program or event, the garage conversion project consisting of a multipurpose room, ADA restroom, and storage area will enable MBF to increase it’s ability to offer additional public meeting space for a variety of educational activities, recreational opportunities and social events for all residents of the Goleta Valley.

Reservations for small gatherings would be available from 9am to 9pm for indoor use. Outdoor gatherings would be reserved from 9am to sunset. The property will also be open for tours of the farmhouse and grounds to increase the public’s knowledge of this important historic resource in our community. Tours would be by appointment only. Tours would be two times per month, between the hours of 11am and 2pm.

MBF will use a visitor log book to give our guests the opportunity to comment on their experience (good and/or bad) as a means of monitoring our successes and areas of improvement. We will also encourage our guests to leave comments on the various social media outlets.

We have no specific target audience for visitors and users of the property. All members of the Goleta Valley, young and old are welcome.

As we anticipated our grand opening for the public to be in the Fall 2022, we ran into some delays and are currently working on completing a couple of important repairs before we can offer the facilities for rent. However, our organization does not sit idle. We are busy in our fundraising efforts for this garage conversion project. Once the project is completed, the garage will become another valuable usable public space.

Thru this untimely period of repairs, we have continued to offer tours of the property. To date over 120 unduplicated visitors have toured the property.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

The creation of a multipurpose center will allow us to accommodate 100's of Goleta and SB County residents eager to visit & utilize this historic property. Out-of-town visitors will gain a greater knowledge & appreciation for the Goleta Valley.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Yes, because Main-Begg Farmhouse will serve as a neighborhood community center.

The nearest community center is in Old Town Goleta, more than a mile to the west. Our location will offer another option, especially while the Goleta Valley Community Center is closed under renovation. On an interesting note, the land that formerly housed Goleta Union School, and known today as the Goleta Valley Community Center, was originally owned by the Begg family.

Additionally, children attending Girls Inc, Hollister and El Camino Elementary schools and San Marcos High School, will have a historic site with many use opportunities, within walking distance of their locations. Such a venue is not currently available to them.

The history of the Goleta Valley, including the City of Goleta, will be captured and told through the stories and accomplishments of the Main and Begg families. In addition to offering a unique historic gathering place, history of the Eastern Goleta Valley, which is often overlooked, will play an important role at Farmhouse.

Significate supporters to our project will be recognized with their name on a plaque prominently displayed in the multipurpose room of the center and be honored for years to come. MBF would be honored to include the City of Goleta amongst the significant supporters.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Yes. A multipurpose room and modern ADA restroom facility will add more flexibility to the use of the Main-Begg Farmhouse property.

For example: Gardening programs, art classes, fitness classes, and some children's afterschool programs are better suited for meeting inside the multipurpose room of the center rather than meeting inside the historic home.

Currently, we have no restroom facility able to accompany all visitors. This new modern ADA restroom facility will be accessible to all our visitors.

Improved ADA parking and walkways, ADA restroom and wheelchair lift are priorities, as funding is acquired.

Our recently launched web site has allowed people with disabilities to tour MBF from the comfort of their own homes and at their convenience.

The future multipurpose center will be at ground level and adjacent to our ADA parking space, making access to programs and activities in the future center very convenient for those visitors with limited mobility.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

YES. We are currently planning to launch a fundraising campaign in the early spring of 2023.

Not only would a grant from the City of Goleta encourage other communities members to contribute to our garage conversion project, but such a grant would be leveraged by a matching grant from a previous MBF supporter.

The projected cost of this project is $75,000.

We have a committed donor who has pledged to make a 1:1 match for the first $30,000 raised to kick off the garage conversion project. Our board members and advisory board members are 100% committed to financially supporting this campaign. In additional, we have commitments from many Main and Begg family descendants who have agreed to support it.

Contractors on the project have generously agreed to discount their rate, and supply some in-kind contributions of materials.

Lastly, we are in communication with a second interested donor who is considering a match for the final stretch of our fundraising.

Thus, with the donor's pledge the value of a $10,000 grant from the City of Goleta would be doubled.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

As a small but mighty board all-volunteer nonprofit organization, MBF operates on a cash basis in a fiscally responsible manner. Thus, we will actively seek additional funding from interested individuals, businesses and private foundations to compliment the City’s grant.

The City’s support would certainly be a feather in our cap and go a long way in garnering added support. As mentioned previously, we have a committed donor who will match dollar for dollar up to the first $30,000 raised to kick off the project. We are confident our second matching donor prospect will take us across the finish line.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? Although the requested grant funds will not primarily serve those with low incomes, the community schools nearby MBF (i.e., Hollister and El Camino elementary schools and San Marcos High School) are Title I schools. Furthermore, Goleta Union School District statistics show that 30% of students are English-language learners and 38% of students are from low-income families. [Source: www.ed-data.org] According to last years statistics.

Main-Begg Farmhouse will serve all income levels.

Tours will be offered on a "suggested donation" basis. No one will be turned away for a tour of the property on the basis of ability to pay.

There will be a minimal charge for rental of the property for events and grounds rentals, including the soon to be converted garage to a multipurpose center.

Special consideration will be given to non-profits and other community members who's finances may limit them from being able to afford the established rental fee.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

Since we are a relatively new nonprofit organization with limited income and operate on a very small budget, we are currently not required to have an audit performed.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Our Board of Directors reviews and approves financial statements at our monthly board meetings. More frequently as needed.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

There will be no formal charge to tour Main-Begg Farmhouse and property, however donations are greatly appreciated.

Grounds and room rentals for meetings, small gatherings, classes, and lectures will be priced based on size of group, activity, space size needed, and length of time being reserved. These fees are currently being developed and will be competitive with surrounding venues. This information will be posted on our website and available in hard copy form upon request. In the future, we will evaluate fees periodically, and update as needed.

On closing, we appreciate the opportunity to apply for a grant from the City of Goleta to convert the garage to a multipurpose center. This center will enable us to fulfill a different purpose than the interior of the historic home offers.

We are grateful for the funding we received last year from the City of Goleta to design and launch our website. www.mainbeggfarmhouse.org. Since launching our website in November 2022, and up to the submitting of this grant application, we have received over 101,300 hits, and over 180 individuals have subscribed to our email list thru the website. In addition, with the great interest in the property with it rich history and connection to Goleta's early development our monthly tours are currently booked thru August 2023. Private tours on days other than our 2nd Sat of each month, are becoming popular too.

Since launching our website, there has been over 120 unduplicated visitors who have enjoyed a tour of the Main-Begg Farmhouse.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

No, Main-Begg Farmhouse only operates on a cash basis only.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Fermina Murray, MBF Board Member 805.448.4011: Ron Nye, MBF Board Member 805.682.1486 CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

0.00 Total Liabilities ($)
1,155,847. Total Net Assets ($)
1,155,847. TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
3,467,541.00 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

N/A Above moderate income (Above 80% MFI)

0.00 TOTAL
Budget top
Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 0.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Federal USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
State USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
County USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Municipal USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
School District USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 0.00 USD$ 42,000.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 0.00 USD$ 21,000.00
Fees USD$ 0.00 USD$ 2,000.00
Other USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Total USD$ 0.00 USD$ 75,000.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures for
Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll Taxes USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 Consultants and Contracts USD$ 0.00 USD$ 75,000.00 USD$ 10,000.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 0.00
Supplies USD$ 0.00
Marketing (Printing, Advertising) USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 0.00
Equipment (Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 0.00
Insurance USD$ 0.00
Other - Property Taxes, Taxes,
and Bank Fees USD$ 0.00
Total USD$ 0.00 USD$ 75,000.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Budget Narrative
The Main-Begg Farmhouse is requesting a one time expenditure for the physical conversion of the garage to a multipurpose center with ADA restroom facility.

The amount of this request is considered a direct cost.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS letter
List of Board Members Board members
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
financials
financials
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget budget
Supplemental or Additional Information
Application ID: 427230
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County, dba Mental Wellness Center Youth Mental Health Education in Goleta Schools
Jump to: Application Questions Budget Documents
USD$ 5,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/26/2023 12:18:48 PM
(Pacific)
Project Contact
Barbara Schreibke
[email protected]
Tel: 805-845-3193
Additional Contacts
none entered
Mental Health Association in Santa
Barbara County, dba Mental
Wellness Center
617 Garden Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Chief Executive Officer
Annmarie Cameron
[email protected]
Telephone805-884-8440
Fax 805-884-8445
Web www.mentalwellnesscenter.org
Application Questions top
Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
To advance mental wellness in Santa Barbara County.

This mission is accomplished through basic mental health education open to all youth and adult county residents to increase awareness and promote care access. We also provide community-based, practical programs with direct services for adults living with mental illnesses and their families. The direct services are in housing, day=use recovery, interpersonal support, and information about practical measures, self-care, and symptom management. These services also include Family Advocates and other staff who give information on navigating community services, provide referrals, and identify resources related to all aspects of living with mental health challenges.

Most services are free of charge to participants, conducted in English and Spanish, and use simplified intake processes - all to reduce barriers based on socioeconomic factors.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

This project includes two activities in schools. The first, Mental Health Matters, is a course introducing mental health, and signs of distress - including depression and anxiety - to sixth graders in elementary schools of the Goleta Union School District and ninth graders in Health classes, including Goleta Valley Junior High School. Currently taught in a hybrid mode (Zoom presentation to live classes), the course takes place several afternoons and usually over two weeks. It aligns with curricula already being taught per state standards, especially English Language Arts. The Education Committee is an allvolunteer teaching team of about 14-18 instructors working with Mental Wellness Center staff for operational and administrative support and exchange of information.

Every Mental Health Matters course is taught in teams of two, and monthly meetings with the committee and community representatives (mostly teaching staff) discuss both alignment of the course with classroom activities, and the course's effectiveness in advancing mental wellness through its objectives of identifying challenges and getting help from trusted adults.

A self-care component with wellness activities is also included. We expect this course to be taught in fifteen or more classes, to about 450 students over the 2023-24 school year solely in the schools located in Goleta..

The second activity, the Wellness Connection Council, is open to secondary students in Goleta, especially those attending Dos Pueblos High School. This leadership and mental health advocacy club requires a one-year commitment from students who are interested in community activities enhancing human wellness and social justice, as well as on-campus campaigns promoting and supporting student wellness around topics such as bullying, technology use, academic stress, dating violence, etc. The club is monitored by a staff member of the Mental Wellness Center and is expected to directly serve 50 high school students from the Goleta area. Indirectly, the Wellness Connection Council is a visible presence at the campus and presents opportunities for awareness about mental health and leadership to any interested students.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

We plan to directly serve 500 students in Goleta (of a total of about 3,350 county wide) and offer complementary education and programming for their families separately.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Yes, this project serves a critical need for emotional and social health learning in the schools. This need is identified through state standards for curricula but due to lack of current information and training for teachers, it has been difficult for schools to fulfill. For this reason, our Education Committee is hosted at the school sites in an effective collaboration.

The gap in mental health information has major ramifications for children and their families. Treatment for mental health challenges is effective, but without understanding symptoms that develop or knowing where to go for help, people often struggle for years - or even decades. When one considers that more than three-quarters of serious mental illnesses first show up before the age of twenty-six - and that early intervention is linked to better outcomes - ensuring that youth and their families have mental healthcare fundamentals is imperative.

The recovery from the Covid pandemic and its restrictions is also presenting an extra layer of need for practical mental health information. Both Mental Health Matters and the Wellness Connection Council take into account the reports of increased anxiety and depression, as well as a need for social connection. Cottage Health and the County of Santa Barbara have provided information from larger surveys of our local residents, reinforcing our understanding of the greater challenges to mental health in the aftermath of the previous two years.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Yes, mental health basics provide young people with the tools for self-care, and the knowledge and empowerment to seek One-time or annual community event (concert, creek cleanups, festival, etc.) Youth programs
Senior programs (food/nutrition, education programs, day activities, etc.) Environmental/wildlife/animal welfare programs
Public services for low-income residents/homeless
Educational programs
Arts (music, dance, theater, art)
Economic development
Recreational activities
Other: (youth) mental health engagement and access
professional treatment when mental health challenges arise. Not only may this decrease the number and severity of incidences of poor mental health individuals may experience but because early intervention is linked to the best, long-term outcomes, youth and care-giving family members will have life-long benefits from the information.

Some trainings may be at the Mental Wellness Center or other community settings. All reasonable accommodations and efforts are made to ensure that these locations can be accessed by any students interested in taking part in Wellness Connection Council activities.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

Yes, the City's grant funding would support youth mental health education in the Goleta area. Other funding supports such activities in the Carpinteria area currently ($10,000 from a foundation). Donations and grants for youth mental health education, as well as allocations from Mental Wellness Center's general operations' income, support these vitally needed activities.

In addition, the tenacity and high professionalism of the volunteer Education Committee in teaching and adapting the curriculum of Mental Health Matters to students' current needs has been an incredible resource for the project.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? Yes, Without the funding through this grant, the volunteer Education Committee would be pressed to provide the same level of services with fewer supplies, etc. In addition, alternate funding sources would be pursued when possible.

A third option is diverting a greater share of allocations from Mental Wellness Center's general operations' income.to youth mental health education. Youth mental health education has been identified by the agency as a priority for advancing our mission of advancing mental wellness in Santa Barbara County. However, this would decrease the support to the agency's other vitally needed programs.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? Yes, the majority of youth served come from families living on low incomes. This program serves the students of schools in Goleta (primarily those in Goleta Union School District and Dos Pueblos High School), thereby reflecting the demographics of local residents.

We do not obtain documentation or ask for information about family finances.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

Our last audit was for the period ending June 30, 2021. There were no concerns or findings. We filed an extension for the tax documents for fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and can provide a copy of that if needed.

The answers to #14 below are based on the last audited financial statements for the Mental Wellness Center.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Monthly.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

No.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

No past-due obligations or an IRS or State levee.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Etta Murray, teacher @Kellogg Elementary School (805-681-1277); Emily Izmirian, teacher @ Brandon Elementary School (805-571-3770)
CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Refer to the Library section of the main page to view a link to the FY 2022 Federal Income Limits for each of the below categories. PLEASE ENTER N/A IF YOUR ORGANIZATION DOES NOT COLLECT INCOME INFORMATION ON CLIENTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.
12559334 Total Assets ($)
1542767 Total Liabilities ($)
11016567 Total Net Assets ($)
12559334 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
37,678,002.00 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program
Revenue for Next Fiscal
Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 4,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Federal
State
County
Municipal
School District
Foundations/Trusts
Donations/Fundraising
Fees
Other - allocations from general and
programmatic grants & donations USD$ 27,525.00 USD$ 19,500.00 Total USD$ 31,525.00 USD$ 24,500.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures for
Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next
FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll Taxes USD$ 25,300.00 USD$ 20,000.00 USD$ 4,000.00 Consultants and Contracts USD$ 1,000.00 USD$ 1,000.00
Facility, Rent, Utilities, Maintenance USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 Supplies USD$ 2,000.00 USD$ 2,000.00 USD$ 500.00
Marketing (Printing, Advertising) USD$ 650.00 USD$ 900.00 Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 0.00 USD$ 50.00 USD$ 50.00 Equipment (Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 1,000.00 USD$ 0.00
Insurance USD$ 100.00 USD$ 100.00 USD$ 0.00
Other (Communications, including
website maintenance) USD$ 1,475.00 USD$ 450.00 USD$ 450.00 Total USD$ 31,525.00 USD$ 24,500.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Budget Narrative
The budgets above are based on proportions of the education budget, first reduced to allow specifically for youth mental health education, then for that portion pertaining to Goleta students and their families. A current education program budget is in the attachments (broken down along those lines), along with the organization budget.

The funding for $5,000 would be used for Mental Wellness Center's education and administrative staff to directly help support the program activities of Mental Health Matters and Wellness Connection Council pertaining to students in Goleta. It would also be used for supplies, website maintenance, and mileage directly applicable to the described project.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS letter
List of Board Members MWC list of board members
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
MWC audited tax statements 2020-21
Organizational Chart MWC organizational chart 2022-23
Organizational Budget MWC org & ed prgrm bdgts 2022-23
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Organic Soup Kitchen
Basic Needs: Food Security
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USD$ 5,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/24/2023 10:43:35 AM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Andrea Slaby
[email protected]
Tel: 805-284-3552
Additional Contacts
[email protected]
Organic Soup Kitchen
315 Meigs Rd
Ste A 369
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
Executive Director
Anthony Carroccio
[email protected]
Telephone805-284-3552
Fax
Web www.organicsoupkitchen.org
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
Organic Soup Kitchen provides metabolic oncology SoupMeals to support the health of low income seniors, cancer survivors and those with chronic illness.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

The City of Goleta funds will directly support Organic Soup Kitchen’s new applicants in the city of Goleta. Our Cancer and Chronic Illness Prevention and Recovery Program provides nutrition and food security to chronically ill and low-income seniors each week. Clinically formulated nutrient dense SoupMeals are handcrafted and delivered through our network of 50+ volunteers and health and human service partner agencies every Wednesday. We deliver to the doorsteps of residents throughout Santa Barbara County, Goleta, and Carpinteria in South County and the Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Maria Valley in North County. Our clients are 95% low income according to HUD standards. More than 90% of our clients are seniors 62+ years old, 75% are women and more than 65% identify as non white. Nearly all of our clients are battling cancer or some other type of chronic illness, disease or disability.

We are the only agency that collects intake forms for all new clients and quarterly reports to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our services. We have a sophisticated tracking system in place that allows us to continuously measure and analyze our goals. Our internal software system captures all of our clients’ information ranging from medical and financial status to soup delivery and taste preferences. This information is reviewed monthly by our leadership team and used to improve our soup making, delivery and client outreach systems.

Our kitchen is open to the public Monday-Friday from 9am-1pm, and at least one team member is at the kitchen daily from 8:30-4. On Thursday and Friday we arrive between 5 and 7am to procure, prep and handcraft SoupMeals. We often make soups on the weekends and communicate with our clients outside of regular business hours. The kitchen is located at 608 Anacapa Street, Suite C.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

We currently serve about 48 low income seniors in Goleta. These funds would allow us to increase our service in Goleta including those on our waiting list.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Organic Soup Kitchen has been a lifeline for nutrition and food security since 2009. While there are other food suppliers in our community, there have been shutdowns and closures that have limited Santa Barbara county’s access to food. Furthermore, there is no other organization on the Central Coast that is clinically formulating and hand crafting nutrient dense complete and balanced SoupMeals.

Our clients are medically fragile and require nutrition that is tailored to their unique health challenges. Our SoupMeals are specifically designed to strengthen the immune system, increase energy and promote healing from cancer and chronic illness including diabetes and heart disease. In addition to the physical challenges brought on by these debilitating diseases, our clients are struggling financially with the rising cost of prescription drugs and medical treatments. Often they are forced to decide between paying the rent or putting food on the table. Our service provides food security in a complete balanced meal specifically designed for compromised immune systems.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

According to the SB Foundation, “Despite its many assets, Santa Barbara county has the third highest poverty rate in California….tens of thousands of people here do not have access to nutritious, affordable, healthy food on a consistent basis.” Organic Soup Kitchen’s Cancer and Chronic Illness Prevention and Recovery Program addresses several significant issues currently facing Santa Barbara residents.

There are more than 18,000 unique cases of Cancer in Santa Barbara County. More than 70% of our clients have cancer and 95% are living with a chronic illness or a disability. Data shows that nearly 40% of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime and 2 out of every 5 adults in the US is expected to develop type 2 diabetes. Working with oncologists, we have formulated our soups to prevent malnutrition (a life threatening disorder affecting up to 85% of cancer patients), strengthen the immune system, increase energy and help the body heal on a cellular level. Our SoupMeals are clinically formulated for anyone battling the effects of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and other chronic illnesses.

The need for food security is at an all time high especially among our low income residents, seniors, women and marginalized community members. The Latinx and female populations, both of which are majorities in our county, are more than twice as One-time or annual community event (concert, creek cleanups, festival, etc.) Youth programs
Senior programs (food/nutrition, education programs, day activities, etc.) Environmental/wildlife/animal welfare programs
Public services for low-income residents/homeless
Educational programs
Arts (music, dance, theater, art)
Economic development
Recreational activities
Other:
likely to experience food insecurity, according to statistics from the USDA. Individuals and families are being forced to decide between paying rent and bills and putting food on the table. Our program is a safety net for thousands who are struggling to afford basic needs such as food and shelter. Our quarterly surveys reveal that more than 98% of our repeat clients say our program provides food security during a critical time.

Surging inflation, exorbitant housing prices and rising medical and prescription costs are choking SB County residents, particularly the growing population of seniors. The personal and economic burden of chronic disease and illness is a challenge as our population ages at a rapid pace. The weekly hand delivery of our SoupMeals not only helps seniors stay in their homes and thrive independently, but it also breaks the chain of isolation and prevents the reliance on inexpensive processed foods full of fat, sugar and sodium which perpetuates the cycle of chronic illness and disease.

However, as demand soars, funding has slowed. As we continue to serve triple the number of clients with less support, we have been forced to start a waiting list. Without the support of governmental agencies, foundations and community members, we will not be able to meet the increasing need for nutrition and food security in our county.

Our kitchen facility is fully accessible and ADA compliant including the kitchen, office, and bathroom. Our website is ADA compliant for those who are blind, deaf or dyslexic and available for translation in 12 different languages (this is located at the bottom of each page). We welcome staff and volunteers of all abilities and have a strong non-discrimination policy.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

Yes, this funding will specifically leverage our partnership with Community Partners in Caring. We currently collaborate with CPC to serve residents in Goleta and will be able to expand distribution with this grant award.

We are proud to work with more than 20+ local agencies aligned with our mission to leverage our services and broaden our reach. We currently receive referrals from organizations including Cottage Hospital, Sansum Clinic, VNA Health, Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation, Ridley Tree Cancer Center, Hospice of SB, People Assisting the Homeless (PATH), Adult Protective Services, New Beginnings, Pacific Bridge Wellness, Peoples’ Self-Help Housing, Santa Barbara Street Medicine, American Cancer Society, and Veggie Rescue, Community Partners in Caring, and more. We work with social workers, oncologists, program coordinators, and nurses to identify clients’ nutritional needs. We also provide hundreds of SoupMeals to 5-10 distribution partner agencies who deliver them to their residents or clients.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? The requested funds are vital for Organic Soup Kitchen to expand service in the Goleta area. The majority of our funding comes from grants. We are continuously seeking and applying for funding to expand our reach in the community from both private foundations and federal programs.

As demand increases and funding decreases, we have been forced to start a waiting list. Many of the individuals on our waiting list live in the Goleta area. If we do not receive funding, the waiting list will continue to grow and it may take longer for us to add new applicants to our program.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? Yes, 95% of our clients are considered low income under HUD standards. Since the program’s inception in 2012, we have required applicants to complete an intake application. As part of this process, residents are required to show proof of income in the following format: social security statement, disability statement, bank statement and/or 1040 tax form. They also must confirm proof of housing status. Our application process is in accordance with HUD standards. Our Chief Operating Officer, Andrea Slaby, who oversees this program has 15 years of experience working with HIPAA protected documentation in the medical industry.

We collaborate with 20+ agencies aligned with our mission to receive referrals and increase our distribution to the vulnerable and marginalized communities most impacted by health and financial inequities. Most of our partner agencies that provide housing also qualify their residents using HUD standards. For these individuals entering our program, we will accept that qualification. Our partner agencies provide us with completed quarterly reports that are in alignment with the CDBG income qualifications. We have been providing this data to the City of Santa Barbara since 2017.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

We self audit yearly. 2021 is the most recent audit we have and there are no concerns.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? OUR BOD meets bi-monthly to review and approve financial statements.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

A small number of our clients are able to pay a sliding scale fee for our services. We require an initial intake form and income verification to determine how much an individual can pay using the sliding scale model. 90% of our clients have pro-bono services.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Rigoberto Gutierrez, SB Housing Authority [email protected] and Maria McCall, Montecito Bank and Trust, Senior Program Funds Committee Member, [email protected], 805.570.9771 CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.
$550,368 Total Assets ($)
$39,017 Total Liabilities ($)
$511,351 Total Net Assets ($)
$550,368 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
1,651,104.00 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

Abused children
Battered spouses/victims of domestic violence
Elderly persons (age 62 and over)
Severely disabled persons
Migrant farm workers
Homeless persons
Persons with HIV/AIDS
N/A (Not Applicable)
5,000 Extremely low income (0-30% MFI)
n/a Very low income (30-50% MFI)
n/a Low-moderate income (50-80% MFI)
n/a Above moderate income (Above 80% MFI)
5,000.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 3,550.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Federal USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
State USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
County USD$ 20,000.00 USD$ 20,000.00
Municipal USD$ 39,000.00 USD$ 50,000.00
School District USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 310,000.00 USD$ 325,000.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 153,340.00 USD$ 195,000.00
Fees USD$ 152,000.00 USD$ 175,000.00
In Kind USD$ 907,000.00 USD$ 820,000.00
Total USD$ 1,584,890.00 USD$ 1,590,000.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures for
Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next
FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll Taxes,
Work Comp USD$ 394,300.00 USD$ 355,000.00
Consultants and Contracts USD$ 11,734.00 USD$ 10,000.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 73,000.00 USD$ 115,000.00
Insurance USD$ 60,000.00 USD$ 30,000.00
Marketing (Printing, Advertising) USD$ 12,374.00 USD$ 15,000.00 Travel, Meeting, Conventions,
Education USD$ 8,000.00 USD$ 7,000.00
Equipment (Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 15,000.00 USD$ 39,000.00 Auto USD$ 9,000.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Application ID: 426264
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Food/Supplies/Pacakging USD$ 100,000.00 USD$ 150,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00 Tax Prep USD$ 7,000.00 USD$ 8,000.00
In-Kind Donations USD$ 907,000.00 USD$ 820,000.00
Total USD$ 1,597,408.00 USD$ 1,559,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00 Budget Narrative
In kind donations is volunteer labor, donated goods, donated on line services such as data base, and such, and some ingredients. We are not in the red, we have rollover each year that supports us for the first half of the next year.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status OSK IRS letter
List of Board Members OSK BOD Directors
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
OSK 2021 990
Organizational Chart OSK Org. Chart
Organizational Budget OSK Org Budget
Supplemental or Additional Information OSK Supplemental info OSK Slidng Scale
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Page Youth Center
Page Youth Center-General
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USD$ 5,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/13/2023 11:57:20 AM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Aaron Martinez
[email protected]
Tel: 8059678778
Additional Contacts
none entered
Page Youth Center
4540 Hollister Ave
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
United States
Executive Director
Aaron Martinez
[email protected]
Telephone8059678778
Fax
Web www.pageyouthcenter.org
Application Questions top
Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
"Building Character Through Youth Sports” is our mission.

We believe that through sports youth can learn valuable life lessons in teamwork, perseverance, cooperation and sportsmanship. Our participants learn that success comes from practice and hard work and that being part of a team brings unique challenges and rewards. We recognize that children are our future and that our programs help prepare them for their roles as tomorrow’s citizens and leaders.

The Page Youth Center was founded and incorporated in 1984 by a group of local individuals with the vision to enhance the lives of Santa Barbara area youth by using sport programs to build character, self-confidence, physical fitness and sportsmanship. In 1991, to meet the increasing needs of the community, PYC completed its 23,000 square foot sports facility which features a 16,000-square-foot gymnasium suitable for a variety of sports.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

Summer Sports Camps at PYC
June 12, 2022-August 11, 2022
8:30a-4:30p
Serving ages 6-12 years old
Available to all youth in Goleta and surrounding area
A variety of sports, including basketball, volleyball, and indoor soccer The camp will be monitored by trained Page Youth Center Staff and Coaches We intend to use these funds to target Goleta Youth and provide scholarships and basic program supplies for those in need

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

We plan to provide scholarships for 30-40 youth throughout the Summer of 2023 for PYC Sports Camps

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

There are limited Youth Sports Camps in the Goleta area. The programs that do exist are not affordable for our target market.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Yes, it is part of our mission and demonstrated that youth that are active in sports and belong to teams and groups are less likely to participate in negative activities such as gangs, violence, drugs, etc. and will have a greater level of success socially and academically as a result.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

There is potential for this funding to serve as a catalyst but there is no concrete plan at this time. There have been initial discussions with a local foundation to partner with academic/athletic after school programming at our center to prevent gang activity.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? They are essential for targeting this market. If we do not receive the funding we will continue to research and apply for other funding so that we can provide the opportunities to local youth while still maintaining the needs of our growing overhead expenses.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? The program serves all youth ages 6-12 years old. We are seeking funds to target low-income youth that may other wise not One-time or annual community event (concert, creek cleanups, festival, etc.) Youth programs
Senior programs (food/nutrition, education programs, day activities, etc.) Environmental/wildlife/animal welfare programs
Public services for low-income residents/homeless
Educational programs
Arts (music, dance, theater, art)
Economic development
Recreational activities
Other:
know about our programs or be able to afford them.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

Our organization files an annual 990 as required.

An independent accounting firm performs a review of financials on an annual basis.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Our Board of Directors reviews and approves financial statements on a monthly basis at our monthly meeting. We are typically dark one month of the year.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

Yes, there is a fee for our programs. Our fees are assessed after each program and again at budget planning meetings in the Spring by Executive Director, Program Director and Board of Directors

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

No.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Clay Holdren, Holdren's Steaks & Seafood/Former Board Chair, (805) 455-2711. Tony Mancuso, Current Board Member (Treasurer)/CFO-Mission Linen, (805) 570-6379.

CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.
1,375,065 Total Assets ($)
201,430 Total Liabilities ($)
1,173,635 Total Net Assets ($)
1,375,065 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
4,125,195.00 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

Abused children
Battered spouses/victims of domestic violence
Elderly persons (age 62 and over)
Severely disabled persons

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Migrant farm workers
Homeless persons
Persons with HIV/AIDS
N/A (Not Applicable)
N/A Extremely low income (0-30% MFI)
N/A Very low income (30-50% MFI)
N/A Low-moderate income (50-80% MFI)
N/A Above moderate income (Above 80% MFI)

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue for
Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 0.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Federal USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
State USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
County USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Municipal USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
School District USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 3,250.00 USD$ 4,000.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Fees USD$ 70,720.00 USD$ 89,760.00
Other
Total USD$ 73,970.00 USD$ 98,760.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current Year Expected Expenditures for Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll
Taxes USD$ 49,000.00 USD$ 56,000.00 USD$ 0.00
Consultants and Contracts USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 3,500.00 USD$ 3,750.00 USD$ 0.00
Supplies USD$ 3,625.00 USD$ 4,000.00 USD$ 0.00
Marketing (Printing,
Advertising) USD$ 1,500.00 USD$ 1,750.00 USD$ 1,000.00
Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 500.00 USD$ 600.00 USD$ 0.00 Equipment
(Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Insurance USD$ 4,000.00 USD$ 4,500.00 USD$ 0.00
Other-Scholarships USD$ 4,000.00 USD$ 4,500.00 USD$ 4,000.00 Total USD$ 66,125.00 USD$ 75,100.00 USD$ 5,000.00
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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS Letter
List of Board Members Board & Lead Staff
Application ID: 426274
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Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
PEP (postpartum Education for Parents)
Postpartum Education for Goleta Parents
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USD$ 5,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/27/2023 8:55:55 AM (Pacific)
Project Contact
PEP Fundraising
[email protected]
Tel: (805) 235-6291
Additional Contacts
none entered
PEP (postpartum Education for
Parents)
PO Box 261
Santa Barbara, CA 93116
United States
Chair
Shira Minerd
[email protected]
Telephone(805) 564-3888
Fax
Web https://www.sbpep.org/
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
Our mission is to support growing families in the Goleta and Santa Barbara area with opportunities for education, encouragement, and social engagement in a way that is non-judgmental, inclusive, and community-based. Our organization is 100% volunteer run to keep our cost low, and offer our core services free of charge to benefit low and moderate income families.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

PEP has three core services:

1. Providing weekly group sessions for new parents of 0-3 month-olds

2. Baby Basic classes for soon-to-be parents giving advice and information on everything from breastfeeding, to car seat safety, from how to swaddle a newborn, to how to help soothe a crying baby

3. A warmline for new parents to connect them with veteran parents for advice and to share community resources related to the parent's needs. As an official PSI site, we especially serve parents experiencing Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMAD), and connect with resources.

To try to reach our entire Goleta community we offer our services free of charge and have a Spanish service warmline, outreach, and events.

We are able to keep these services available for free because we are 100% volunteer run, and because we usually have a major fundraiser each year making us $25-35K a year.

Unfortunately last year we had to cancel our major fundraising events because of COVID precautions. We hope to restart this year with our major fundraiser but expect to start slow and work our way back to pre-2020 status.

We expect this year to need $5000 to run just our core services. These ongoing services are vital to our Goleta community and we are all very passionate about making sure the next generation of new parents have the same opportunities to connect and support each other.

Please help us continue to support our new parents during this pandemic/post-pandemic time. As we move to more in-person services, we expect extra costs for start-up fees to purchase supplies and pay higher rent for spaces than we did prepandemic.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

We served over 450 families last year, with a 1/3 coming from the Goleta/Noleta area.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

PEP is the only free resource in our community supporting new parents to build community, connect to valuable resources, and learn essential parenting skills. Our warmline was the first of its kind in the nation, and the only such resource within our community. As the PSI local coordinator, we are also the only non-profit connecting the community to local resources to new parents suffering from PMADs (perinatal mood and anxiety disorders) via our warmline and our external resources list.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Our warmline program gives community members access to volunteers who can share important local resources. One of the main goals of our warmline is to support parents who are suffering from PMADs (perinatal mood and anxiety disorders).

Connecting parents with these valuable resources as well as a community support system (in the form of our new parent groups and our trained volunteers responding to calls) may allow these parents to identify problems early to get the diagnosis and help they need, in order to prevent long term or more serious mental health distress.

According to PSI International "Any of these symptoms, and many more, could indicate that you have a form of perinatal mood or anxiety disorder, such as postpartum depression. While many women experience some mild mood changes during or after the birth of a child, 15 to 20% of women experience more significant symptoms of depression or anxiety. Please know that with informed care you can prevent a worsening of these symptoms and can fully recover. There is no reason to continue to suffer."

Once we move back to more in-person events, our focus will remain on being an inclusive space for folks with disabilities.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

The grant funding would be used to support our core services, and overhead that needs to be in place for us to continue to provide to the community. As we plan to be more in-person this coming year, we are anticipating increased costs for rental spaces and that overall costs have increased over the last few years for services.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? If we do not receive this grant money from the City of Goleta, we will continue to look for other grants or other ways to fund our services. Our volunteers are very passionate about our mission to serve new moms and dads, and I am confident that we will make sure it continues one way or another.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? Our programs reach community members from all socioeconomic statuses. While many of our services are utilized by lowincome residents, they are not the only demographic we serve. We do, however, ensure that our Baby Basics classes are available specifically to low-income new parents free of charge. NOTE: During the pandemic, all of our services are virtual and free of charge. During our standard service years, we typically charge for the Baby Basics class materials, but have special opportunities for low-income families to attend the class and receive the materials free. We've appreciated the increased reach of our baby basics course during the tenure, and plan to extend our free services utilizing digital materials instead of printed materials in order to continue expanding our reach to more families.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

We are not required to have an audit because we don't bring in enough funds. We use the small nonprofit tax form.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? monthly

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

Since March 2020 we now offer all our services 100% free of charge to everyone, not just low income families.

As we move to in-person and post-pandemic PEP, we don't foresee charging anything for our basic services, as we saw how beneficial it was to keep everything free.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

No
147,592.27 Total Assets ($)
179.76 Total Liabilities ($)
147,412.51 Total Net Assets ($)
147,592.27 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
442,776.81 TOTAL

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Dr. Dan Brennan, Sansum Clinic, (805) 563-6211; Jane Honikman, Postpartum Support International, (805) 967-9757 CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 2,140.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Federal USD$ 0.00
State USD$ 0.00
County USD$ 0.00
Municipal USD$ 0.00
School District USD$ 0.00
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 3,752.39 USD$ 3,000.00
Application ID: 428879
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Fees USD$ 0.00
Other USD$ 354.80
Total USD$ 11,247.19 USD$ 13,000.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures for
Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next
FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll Taxes USD$ 672.00 USD$ 750.00 Consultants and Contracts USD$ 3,796.64 USD$ 4,176.30 USD$ 2,500.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 1,990.00 USD$ 2,189.00 USD$ 2,000.00
Supplies USD$ 657.54 USD$ 723.29 USD$ 500.00
Marketing (Printing, Advertising) USD$ 1,401.00 USD$ 1,541.00 Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 325.00 USD$ 357.50
Equipment (Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Insurance USD$ 1,397.73 USD$ 1,537.50
Other
Total USD$ 10,239.91 USD$ 11,274.59 USD$ 5,000.00
Budget Narrative
We plan to use the majority of funds for direct service expenses such as rent and supplies for possible future resuming of in person service, and/or technology to support our virtual services. We will also use a small amount in support of insurance and other basic operating expenses that help us maintain our services. As noted previously, our entire organization is volunteer run, so we have no major overhead expenses and the majority of our fundraising and donations go towards direct service or service related expenses.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status Nonprofit status
DOJ non prot
List of Board Members List of Board Members
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
Financials
Financials 2
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget Budget
Supplemental or Additional Information
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Rotary Club of Goleta Noontime
2023 School Supplies for Goleta Schools
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USD$ 5,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/22/2023 6:12:59 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Sunanda Bhargava
[email protected]
Tel: 805 280 1127
Additional Contacts
[email protected],David Gore
Rotary Club of Goleta Noontime
PO Box 164
Goleta, CA 93116
United States
Club President
Sally Reagan
[email protected]
Telephone8052801127
Fax
Web
Application Questions top
Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
Rotary is a worldwide organization of over 1.2 million members, founded in 1905 to provide countless volunteer services locally and internationally. The Rotary Club of Goleta Noontime (RCGN) was chartered in 1987. We, as members of RCGN, are committed to serving the community of Goleta by planning and implementing projects the meet the educational, social and cultural needs of the population and by raising funds to finance these projects. We believe that meeting the needs of the local people, especially our children, will build a strong foundation for a successful, healthy and happy community in the future.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

The school supplies project is an annual project started in 2019 to provide backpacks and essential school supplies to students from low income families who attend schools within the Goleta Union School District (GUSD). We work with the staff of GUSD to identify students in need and determine their requirements for school supplies based on their grade levels. We raise the necessary funds from partner clubs and organizations to purchase backpacks and necessary school supplies, fill the backpacks with the supplies and distribute them to the students in each school at the start of the school year. We also supply library books to the school libraries. The backpack project is implemented over a period of 4-6 weeks.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

There are over 1300 students in the Goleta School district. Our goal is to provide back packs and school supplies as many students as we can, hopefully all.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Diana Roybal, Superintendent of GUSD, informed us that many students in the GUSD schools lack basic school supplies and the means to store them. GUSD has over 1300 students from low income families who do not the means to pay for a new backpack or basic supplies and because of this lack, many do not rise to their full potential; some miss school and some even drop out! Also teachers are stretched thin as they try to meet the need in their classrooms with personal funds but they cannot meet the ever growing demand. We started to research how RCGN could help GUSD in 2020 and to date have helped over half the children with both backpacks and school supplies. Last year we were only able to provide 400 children with backpacks and 600 children with school supplies. Our original goal was to provide supplies to a 1000 children but regret that we fell short of funds but we hope we can meet the entire need of the children this year. We now need less than 600 backpacks which last more that one year and many more school supplies, which are fungible and must be replenished each year. We hope that the City of Goleta will partner with us again to meet this critical need of our local children.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

The backpacks are durable and will last a student more than one year. Therefore, we expect that the need for new backpacks will reduce and be limited to incoming students but we will mostly need to replenish the fungible school supplies for all, as students move through the school system.

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

Our funding sources include partner Rotary clubs, members/organizations of the local community and applications for Rotary District grants, but the costs have increased and demand is so high that such contributions stretch only so far. Therefore, we hope that this project will be considered a worthwhile endeavor by the City of Goleta and that they will approve our application to help enable our city's children to fulfill their true potential in the schools they attend.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? One-time or annual community event (concert, creek cleanups, festival, etc.) Youth programs
Senior programs (food/nutrition, education programs, day activities, etc.) Environmental/wildlife/animal welfare programs
Public services for low-income residents/homeless
Educational programs
Arts (music, dance, theater, art)
Economic development
Recreational activities
Other:

Feedback from GUSD teachers and from Diana Roybal, GUSD School Superintendent, has been very positive in that the backpacks distributed last year have provided tremendous value and the children and their families were very grateful. We consider this project vital to extend our reach and our ability to meet the ongoing demand for school supplies. As indicated before, our goal this year is provide as many backpacks and supplies as possible based on the need identified by GUSD and the City Of Goleta Grant will be a essential component of the total amount needed to fund this project. Without the grant we will be unable to meet our goal.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? This project is solely intended to meet the needs of children from low income families who do not have the means to purchase school supplies for their children. We rely on the GUSD to identify the children to whom the backpacks/supplies are distributed and do no independently obtain documentation or any other information from the families.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

The Rotary Club of Goleta Noontime Charitable Fund (RCGNCF), a 501-c3 organization, processes all project related funding, collection, and disbursements. Relevant documents are attached to this application. No audit related findings or concerns exist.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? The Club Board meets each month to review the club's and the charitable fund's financials and to approve/monitor all projects and disbursements. 13.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

N/A

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Diana Roybal, GUSD School Superintendent, 805-681-1220 x 2201 and Michael Gartzke, RCGN Treasurer, 805-964-7806.

CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.
82173.80 Total Assets ($)
-42173.80 Total Liabilities ($)
-40000.00 Total Net Assets ($)

0.00 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)

0.00 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 3,550.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Federal
State
County
Municipal
School District
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 850.00 USD$ 1,100.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 1,900.00
Fees
Other
Total USD$ 4,400.00 USD$ 8,000.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures for
Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next
FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll Taxes
Consultants and Contracts
Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance
Supplies
Marketing (Printing, Advertising) USD$ 4,358.94 USD$ 8,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00 Travel, Mileage, Training
Equipment (Rental/Maintenance)
Insurance
Other USD$ 41.06
USD$ 0.00
Application ID: 428365
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Total USD$ 4,400.00 USD$ 8,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Budget Narrative
As a non-profit organization, RCGN has none of the expenses listed above other than some basic administrative costs.

The Charitable fund maintains a base of $40,000.00 in assets and distributes all other funds received as grants and donations, to various worthy organizations and causes within the Goleta community. Specific to the School Supplies Project in 2021-22, a total of $4400.00 were collected from RCGN($850), City of Goleta Grant($3550). $4358.94 were spent in purchasing backpacks (408)and school supplies (600 kits) and the balance of $41.06 went back into the Charitable fund. Please see attached documents for the most recent statements for income and expenses as well as other documents requested. We thank you for your consideration of this application.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS letter for 501C-3 for RCGN List of Board Members List Of RCGN Board Members 2022-23 Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
RCGNCF 2021 Tax Return
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget 2022-23 RCGN Charitable Fund Budget Supplemental or Additional Information
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Rotary Club of Goleta Noontime
Senior Assistance and Care Package Program
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USD$ 10,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/24/2023 4:34:19 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Sunanda Bhargava
[email protected]
Tel: 805 280 1127
Additional Contacts
[email protected],[email protected]
Rotary Club of Goleta Noontime
PO Box 164
Goleta, CA 93116
United States
Club President
Sally Reagan
[email protected]
Telephone8052801127
Fax
Web
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
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1. What is your organization's mission statement?
Rotary is a worldwide organization of over 1.2 million members, founded in 1905 to provide countless volunteer services locally and internationally. The Rotary Club of Goleta Noontime (RCGN) was chartered in 1987. We, as members of RCGN, are committed to serving the community of Goleta by planning and implementing projects the meet the educational, social and cultural needs of the population and by raising funds to finance these projects. We believe that meeting the needs of the local people, especially our children and seniors, will build a strong foundation for a successful, healthy and happy community in the future.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

During the pandemic our club members heard that several low income seniors who live alone or in senior care facilities were experiencing mental and emotional distress due to isolation and lack/reduction of senior services within the community. This situation has continued and the Rotary Club of Goleta Noontime has determined that they can help alleviate this situation by working with partner organizations to identify, purchase and distribute items that will assist in improving the mental and emotional well being of home bound seniors within our community.

In 2022, we started a pilot program that prepared and provided care packages and distributing them to seniors who are served by organizations such as the Friendship Manor. We were able to distribute over a 100 care packages that included snacks and entertainment items (books, puzzles etc.), and determined that we could expand this program to include more senior facilities for low income seniors as the folks there have similar needs above and beyond the activities provided by the facility.

Our club members do all the work of contacting partner organizations, identifying the number and needs of low income seniors within the Goleta community, raising funds, purchasing the necessary items, preparing care packages and coordinating with partners to distribute the packages. The program generally is expected to be completed within 8-12 weeks.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

We expect to serve between 200-250 low income seniors within the Goleta community.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

The goal of the program is to improve the emotional and mental well being of low income seniors who lack the access and/or ability to activities and resources to assist them to reduce feeling isolated or depressed or bored. They will have care packages delivered to them, either at the facility or at home and just know that they have someone visiting them to deliver "goodies" and that someone cares about their well being is a huge step in the right direction that encourages them and gives them the confidence to reach out and ask for more help if they need it.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Isolation, lack of access to resources and even plain boredom, often leads to depression and mental health issues. These can be prevented if we, the club members, can show that we care our seniors and that we can take preventive steps to help alleviate some of these issues with our care package program.

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

In addition to applying to the CDBG Grant program, we hope to raise additional funds by applying for a matching Rotary District grant and reaching out to our partner clubs.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources One-time or annual community event (concert, creek cleanups, festival, etc.) Youth programs
Senior programs (food/nutrition, education programs, day activities, etc.) Environmental/wildlife/animal welfare programs
Public services for low-income residents/homeless
Educational programs
Arts (music, dance, theater, art)
Economic development
Recreational activities
Other:
your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? In 2022 our club was able to finance the pilot program of care packages with a $1000.00 matching grant from the Rotary District and while the program was hugely successful and very well received by both our senior facility organization and grateful senior recipients we know that we need to raise much more funding to expand the program to meet the entire senior community's needs.

To meet the needs of each senior (given the increased costs due to inflation) the City's grant will only provide $40/senior per care package which is still a bare bones plan. We hope to raise more from our other sources, but without the City of Goleta's grant assistance the program will be extremely limited in what we can do.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? The care package program was devised specifically to meet the needs of low income seniors who sometimes have less than $10.00/month left for any discretionary spending after meeting their essential needs. We hope to bring some joy and caring in their lives via this program and as several studies show, just some simple caring and compassion can improve a person's sense of emotional well being and improve their mental health.

We do not intend to obtain any documentation from the recipients.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

N/A

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Sally Reagan, RCGN President, 805-895-8797. Walt Stephens, RCGN President Elect, 805-455-6938.

CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

0.00 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)

0.00 TOTAL
Yes
No

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 10,000.00
Federal
State
County
Municipal
School District
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 1,000.00 USD$ 1,000.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 1,000.00 USD$ 1,500.00
Fees
Other
Total USD$ 2,000.00 USD$ 12,500.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures for
Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll Taxes
Consultants and Contracts
Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance
Supplies USD$ 2,000.00 USD$ 12,500.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Marketing (Printing, Advertising)
Travel, Mileage, Training
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Equipment (Rental/Maintenance)
Insurance
Other
Total USD$ 2,000.00 USD$ 12,500.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Budget Narrative
The bulk of the cost of care packages will need to be funded by the City of Goleta grant since the funding from other sources is very limited this year. We are targeting a cost of $50.00/per care package which is a total of $12,500.00 for 250 seniors. We hope that City can see value in keeping our seniors emotionally and mentally healthy - we have found that "little things mean a lot" when one is in the sunset stage of one's life and anything we can do to bring a little joy and sunshine in our senior community's lives is time and effort and money well spent. We thank you for your consideration and your support in this endeavor.

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Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS Letter of RCGN 503C-1 Status List of Board Members List of RCGN Board Members
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
2022 RCGNCF Tax Return
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget 2022-23 RCGNCF Budget
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Safety Town of Santa Barbara County
Safety Town of Santa Barbara County
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USD$ 4,750.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/19/2023 10:09:37 AM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Gail Johnson
[email protected]
Tel: 805-886-5539
Additional Contacts
none entered
Safety Town of Santa Barbara
County
PO Box 416
Santa Barbara, CA 93102
President
Catherine Boyer
[email protected]
Telephone805-886-5539
Fax N/A
Web www.sbsafetytown.org
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
The Mission of Safety Town of Santa Barbara County is to provide a quality, comprehensive safety education program to preand post- kindergarteners, regardless of a family's ability to pay.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

Each Safety Town summer session is 5 days (M-F), for a total of 20 hours. The sites are located in South Santa Barbara County including the Goleta Union School District. Students get instruction about personal safety, including domestic violence, verbal and sexual child abuse, vehicle safety belts, bus riding, bicycle and pedestrian safety, beach and water safety and fire hazards and protection. We want to gently introduce gun safety, starting with the parents and grown ups who are responsible for the Safety Town students.

In Summer 2023 Safety Town will offer 8 sessions (approx. 500 students). Children entering kindergarten and first grade are eligible to attend.

Children who qualify for the school free-lunch program are funded through scholarships; others pay a $200 registration fee.

There are four staff, two instructors, and two assistant instructors, on each site. Instructors are certificated teachers. Two teen counselors-in-training are assigned to each group of four children. All teen counselors attend local high schools, providing over 6000 hours of volunteer community service. a maximum of 64 children are enrolled in each week-long session.

Funding is needed for our scholarship students in two ways:

The first is to provide scholarships for children from underserved communities of our partnership programs including Isla Vista Youth Project, Storyteller, St. Vincent’s of Santa Barbara Childcare Center, Girls Inc., and the State preschools in Goleta.

The cost of Safety Town attendance is $200 per child and scholarship students pay $25.00. We are seeking funding for the $175 balance for 10 scholarship students in 2023 equalling $1750.

Another need is to provide transportation for our scholarship students. Safety Town was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID restrictions. When the program resumed in 2022, several school sites in the Goleta School District were unavailable for our program. Children from our partnership programs such as Isla Vista Youth Project were unable to attend Safety Town because the change in location meant they were no longer able to walk to the Safety Town site.

In 2023, we want to transport children from our partner programs serving the underserved community to and from two sites in the Goleta School District where the program will be held. The cost of transportation is $3000 per week.

The total funding request is $4750.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.
300 children in the Goleta School District will be served on Goleta Union School District sites in 2023. ~130 children from the Santa Barbara Elementary and Hope School Districts and 64 children from Carpinteria will also be served.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Yes. Personal safety training and education are critical for these young learners. The wide range of topics presented during Safety Town are age-appropriate and interactive. Studies demonstrate that children from disadvantaged populations suffer from a higher risk of preventable injuries due to various socioeconomic factors. Safety Town is the only program in the area that specifically focuses on safety education for this age group.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Yes. A program goal is to decrease the incidence of preventable injuries (physical and emotional) and lower the mortality rates among children through education, skill building, songs, crafts, practice and empowerment.

For children with special needs and children who require a 1:1 (one-to-one) aid presently, or who need extra support, are also required to have an aide during the program, provided by the parents. Transitioning from one activity to another occurs about 8- 10 times daily, within the 3 1/2 hour day.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

Yes.

Safety Town has cost-sharing arrangements with some of the organizations that serve children in this target population, such as IV Youth Projects and Storyteller. These organizations pay a minimal fee ($30/student) vs. $200 for those students who can afford to pay.

We are also seeking grant funding for scholarships and transportation for the underserved population from Montecito Bank and Trust, the Towbes Foundation, and the Hutton Parker Foundation.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? The requested funds are vital for Safety Town to serve the underrepresented, underserved, and low-income population of Goleta.

We continuously seek other foundation, corporation, and donor support that are vital for us to serve the un-served and underserved populations in Goleta.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? Approximately 25% of students who attend Safety Town are from low income families. Families are asked to apply for low income status. The application asks if the family currently receives food stamps and/or government assistance and/or is on the school-based Free/Reduced Cost Lunch program. The Safety Town Scholarship application requests a $25.00 co-pay.

Partial scholarships are considered for children with special circumstances.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

Safety Town was last audited in 2016 by the Board's audit committee. There were no findings or concerns.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Financial Statements are reviewed and approved on a quarterly basis by the Safety Town Board of Directors.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

The fee for each child is $200. This covers the operating expenses needed to provide the program each summer. The fee amounts are reviewed annually and were last evaluated in 2021. Fees were increased in 2022 due to increased expenses associated with the required COVID-19 safety protocols. The fee is not expected to increase for 2023.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity. 73795.42 Total Assets ($)
100.64 Total Liabilities ($)
4770.73 Total Net Assets ($)
4871.37 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
83,538.16 TOTAL
Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Lori Goodman, Executive Director, Isla Vista Youth Project, (805) 845-0730; Susy Del Toro, ECEC Director, St. Vincent's, (805) 722-5660
CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 4,750.00 USD$ 4,750.00
Federal
State
County
Municipal
School District
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 15,000.00 USD$ 18,000.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 24,650.00 USD$ 25,000.00
Application ID: 427872
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Fees USD$ 81,925.00 USD$ 82,000.00
Other
Total USD$ 126,325.00 USD$ 129,750.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures for
Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next
FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll Taxes USD$ 0.00 USD$ 54,050.00 USD$ 0.00 Consultants and Contracts (inc.

Transportation Expense) USD$ 0.00 USD$ 25,400.00 USD$ 3,000.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities, Maintenance USD$ 0.00
Supplies USD$ 0.00 USD$ 9,145.00 USD$ 0.00
Marketing (Printing, Advertising) USD$ 500.00 USD$ 0.00 Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 115.00 USD$ 0.00
Equipment (Rental/Maintenance)
Insurance USD$ 3,500.00 USD$ 0.00
Other
Office Expense USD$ 3,180.00 USD$ 0.00
Scholarships Paid Out USD$ 20,475.00 USD$ 1,750.00
Total USD$ 0.00 USD$ 116,365.00 USD$ 4,750.00
Budget Narrative
The fiscal year for Safety Town is unique. It started on Sept. 1, 2022 and ends on August 31,2023. The projected expenses to operate the program for Summer 2023 are $116365.

The purpose of the grant request to the City of Goleta is to fund scholarships for 10 children for a total of $1750 from our partner programs, including the Isla Vista Youth Project, and the State Preschools in Goleta. In addition, funding is requested to transport these children to a site in the Goleta Union School District for one week, for a total of $3000.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status ST Form 990
IRS Letter
List of Board Members ST Board Roster
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
Financial Statements
Financial Statements - P&L
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget 2022-23 Budget
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper
Channelkeeper “What the Channel Means to Me” Student Art Show Jump to: Application Questions Budget Documents
USD$ 1,500.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/27/2023 1:44:32 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Ted Morton
[email protected]
Tel: 805-563-3377
Additional Contacts
[email protected]
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper
714 Bond Avenue
Santa Barbara , CA 93103
Executive Director
Ted Morton
[email protected]
Telephone805-563-3377
Fax
Web www.sbck.org
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper is a grassroots non-profit organization whose mission is to protect and restore the Santa Barbara Channel and its watersheds through science-based advocacy, education, field work and enforcement.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

Santa Barbara Channelkeeper hosts an annual ocean-themed student art show that is open to high school students throughout southern Santa Barbara County. Channelkeeper has long-standing relationships with the art teachers at San Marcos and Dos Pueblos High Schools in Goleta, whose students create inspiring works of art to submit to the show year after year. This popular community event inspires local youth to create art that showcases the beauty and biodiversity of the Santa Barbara Channel.

The goal of Channelkeeper’s student art show is to inspire local youth to create art that celebrates the beauty and biodiversity of the Santa Barbara Channel, and for their art to in turn inspire others in our community. As part of our outreach for the show, we offer class presentations to high school art classes where we share information about the upcoming show and prizes as well as highlights of Channelkeeper's work to protect and restore the Santa Barbara Channel and its watersheds. Each year we ask a local artist to jury the show and select 40-50 pieces (out of an estimated 300 submissions) to be featured in the show as well as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, Honorable Mention, Juror’s Choice and Environmental Ethic award winners. The winners are presented with awards and cash prizes at a public exhibit and awards ceremony. The past two years we displayed the winning pieces in a State Street business window for a period of time following the award ceremony.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.
200

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

To our knowledge, there is no other ocean-themed juried student art show that awards cash prizes to high school art students in Santa Barbara County, so Channelkeeper's student art show does satisfy an unmet need in the community.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

The goal of Channelkeeper's student art show is to educate and inspire local youth to create art celebrating our marine, coastal, and riparian environments and for the student art to educate and inspire the community. The increased community awareness and appreciation of our coastal, marine, and riparian resources will help lead to better stewardship and ultimately, protection and conservation of these resources.

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

Yes, we have applied for and are optimistic we will get matching funds from a local foundation and/or business to support this year's student art show.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? The requested funds are vital in carrying out the student art show. Channelkeeper’s Education and Community Outreach Director devotes 75 hours of staff time coordinating with the art teachers, students, gallery owner, juror and dignitary presenting the awards to organize and host the show and opening exhibit/awards ceremony. Channelkeeper spends about $5,000 in out-of-pocket costs to transport the art, present and hang the show, and host the awards ceremony. As yet we have not secured any funding to cover these expenses.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? One-time or annual community event (concert, creek cleanups, festival, etc.) Youth programs
Senior programs (food/nutrition, education programs, day activities, etc.) Environmental/wildlife/animal welfare programs
Public services for low-income residents/homeless
Educational programs
Arts (music, dance, theater, art)
Economic development
Recreational activities
Other:

Channelkeeper's Student Art Show is open to all high school students no matter their socio-economic background.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

Channelkeeper was last audited for the 2021 fiscal year and there were no findings or concerns. An audit for the 2022 fiscal year is planned in the upcoming months.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Channelkeeper’s Board of Directors reviews and approves financial statements at the bi-monthly board meetings.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

Channelkeeper's student art show is free for students to participate in and the artist reception and award ceremony is also free and open the public.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Katie Garibay, San Marcos High School Art Teacher, 805.967.4581 and Eliesa Bollinger, Dos Pueblos High School Art Teacher, 805.968.2541 ext. 4536
CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.
1,187,157 Total Assets ($)
97,671 Total Liabilities ($)
1,089,486 Total Net Assets ($)
1,187,157 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
3,561,471.00 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

Abused children
Battered spouses/victims of domestic violence
Elderly persons (age 62 and over)
Severely disabled persons

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 1,500.00
Federal
State
County
Municipal
School District
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 1,000.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 5,000.00
Fees
Other USD$ 1,000.00
Total USD$ 8,500.00 USD$ 0.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures for
Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next
FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll Taxes USD$ 5,500.00 USD$ 650.00 Consultants and Contracts
Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance
Supplies USD$ 1,100.00 USD$ 500.00
Marketing (Printing, Advertising) USD$ 1,500.00 USD$ 300.00 Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 200.00 USD$ 50.00
Equipment (Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 150.00
Insurance USD$ 50.00
Other
Total USD$ 8,500.00 USD$ 0.00 USD$ 1,500.00
Budget Narrative
Channelkeeper’s student art show budget includes funds for staff time, facility rental, supplies, marketing, and travel.

The student show utilizes a significant amount of time of our education director to coordinate and implement.

Additionally, other Channelkeeper staff assist with the event promotional materials, communications, and production of the student reception and award ceremony. Supplies include costs associated with producing an art show such as preparing artwork to hang, hanging/display materials, student awards, and reception supplies. Travel costs include trips to schools to pick up and return student artwork and the art show venue for event preparations.

Application ID: 428958
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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status Nonprofit exempt letter_SBCK List of Board Members SBCK board members
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
SBCK financials
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget 2023 SBCK budget
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Santa Barbara Community Youth Performing Arts Center aka Marjorie Luke Theatre The Marjorie Luke Theatre Rent Subsidy Fund
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USD$ 10,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/27/2023 3:30:39 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Karen Baltzley
[email protected]
Tel: 805-569-1064
Additional Contacts
none entered
Santa Barbara Community Youth
Performing Arts Center aka
Marjorie Luke Theatre
PO Box 21046
Santa Barbara, CA 93121
United States
Managing Director
Karen Baltzley
[email protected]
Telephone805-569-1064
Fax
Web www.luketheatre.org
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
The mission of the Santa Barbara Community Youth Performing Arts Center (SBCYPAC), aka The Marjorie Luke Theatre (The Luke), is to provide a high-quality, accessible, affordable performing arts venue that offers culturally diverse and relevant programming to the Santa Barbara community and students of Santa Barbara Unified School District.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

Proposed Program
Santa Barbara Community Youth Performing Arts Center (SBCYPAC), aka The Marjorie Luke Theatre (The Luke) is requesting a $10,000 grant for the theatre’s Rent Subsidy Fund to support rental subsidies for 11-15 local grassroots performing arts organizations and community youth-oriented groups, with 1-4 organizations based in Goleta. These organizations serve individuals from Goleta and low-income backgrounds. With Goleta funding, we estimate reaching 4,800 - 5,400 Goleta audience members since Goleta residents account for approximately 12% of our audience base each year.

Goleta funds will support The Luke’s Rent Subsidy Fund to provide an affordable space for local arts and education organizations that serve the Goleta community as they operate, create, rehearse, and perform their productions, concerts, and presentations to the community.

The Rent Subsidy Fund was designed when we opened nearly 20 years ago to partially subsidize rental fees for local arts and education organizations. The Luke plays a critical role in the local performing arts ecosystem by supporting organizations, performers, audiences, and support staff (including live event staff & theatre technicians). This is particularly true since Goleta does not have any publicly accessible performing arts theatre spaces.

Our subsidy program makes The Luke the most affordable venue in the greater Santa Barbara area based on seating capacity and all-inclusive rental fees. The Rent Subsidy Fund disburses grants averaging $300-$4,500 per organization, which covers 50% - 80% of the rental fee. Since its establishment, The Luke has disbursed more than $400,000 to over 130 organizations through its Rent Subsidy Fund. During this past year, while arts organizations recovered from the pandemic, we have been subsidizing 80% - 100% of rental fees for grantees. In particular, we have provided our historic arts venue to 18 organizations, half of those organizations directly serve individuals from low- to moderate -income backgrounds. During FY21-22, we were able to give back more than double the average year of rent subsidies. In the next 12 months, we anticipated utilizing $25,000- $37,000 in subsidies.

Operation
Through this grant request, we will provide rent subsidies to Goleta-based organizations and impact Goleta residents. Based on historical data, we anticipate that about 12% of all attendees and participants are Goleta residents. Below is a sample of organizations we support through our Rent Subsidy Fund:
*Alpha Resource Center: 30 adults living with developmental disabilities *Center for Successful Aging: Supporting community events for adults & seniors *Goleta School of Ballet: 135 student dancers
*Healing Justice Santa Barbara – Supporting yearly Black History Month events & quarterly community events *Hospice of Santa Barbara: Community events for families and adults *Lights Up! Youth Theatre: 40 student actors/singers
*Partners in Education: Celebrating 30-50 students yearly *Santa Barbara Dance Arts: 100-150 student dancers in recitals and concerts *Viva El Arte Series: Presenting 5 evenings of professional Latinx singers and dancers for the Santa Barbara area *Westside Dance: 50-80 student dancers
*Xochipilli De Santa Barbara: 25-35 traditional folklórico dancers Monitoring
The Rent Subsidy Fund is overseen by The Luke’s Managing Director, Karen Baltzley. Baltzley works directly with all rental clients and supervises all staff, volunteers, operations, public relations, and marketing efforts. Baltzley has relationships with local arts/education organizations and performers and extensive experience managing rentals, communicating with performers, and collaborating on events.

Target Population
“The People’s Theatre” is proud to make our stage accessible to the most diverse array of local student and professional artists, and multi-generational and multicultural audience members. The Luke has lived up to its name as “The People’s Theatre,” disbursing more than $400,000 to local organizations, which is more than any other theatres in town. The Luke’s successful program is now a model for local theatres that have tried replicating our Rent Subsidy Program. Our rent subsidies make our historic theatre accessible for dozens of local groups from various disciplines and focuses including music, dance, theatre, film, benefit events, educational productions, culturally diverse, youth-oriented, and independent productions. More than 50% of our programming reaches individuals from low-income backgrounds. The Luke is affordable so that organizations can effectively reach low-income individuals.

For this grant, we can provide 11-15 subsidies to local organizations with 1-4 that are based in Goleta. Depending on the need, we can provide one full subsidy or multiple partial subsidies. We will place emphasis on organizations that reach individuals from low-income backgrounds.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

We estimate reaching 11-15 local performing arts organizations with 1-4 specifically located in Goleta. During the grant period, we estimate reaching 4,800 - 5,400 Goleta residents (approximately 12% of all audience members are Goleta residents).

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Outside the UCSB campus, there are no performing arts theatre facilities in the City of Goleta. As a result, Goleta residents lack access to performing arts opportunities in theatre settings and Goleta-based organizations have few venue options to display their craft and youth programs. Other downtown Santa Barbara theatre venues are expensive and create a higher financial barrier for local grassroots organizations and individuals from low-income backgrounds. The Luke fills these gaps through our Rent Subsidy Fund and increases access to our professional and historic theatre. As an example, we host the Goleta School of Ballet twice per year for a total of 5 performance days per year. Last year, The Luke awarded The Goleta School of Ballet $4,000 in rent subsidies, which impacted 135 dance students, 400 attendees per show, reaching a total of 2,000 community members.

From first hand accounts with our partners, we are learning that most local arts organizations are hurting and slowly recovering from the pandemic’s impact on the arts sector. The COVID-19 crisis has deeply impacted every group returning to The Luke and we anticipate that all organizations in FY23-24 will request and need rent support. Since rentals are a critical part of The Luke’s income and survival, we are doing everything in our power to ensure returning and new renters have access to our facility, while in turn, supporting our own survival as a nonprofit organization. In response to the pandemic’s decimation of the performing arts sector, we are increasing our fundraising efforts to disburse twice more rent subsidies than we do in a typical year. It is critical for us to welcome back our renters, audiences, and theatre support staff who call The Luke “home” and support them through rent subsidies.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

The Luke believes that the arts are a critical human need. Live performing arts impact the mental, emotional, financial, and physical health of our community. In the next year, more than ever, involvement in the lively arts for artists and audience members will be key in helping our community heal from isolation and negative mental health impacts during the pandemic.

As mentioned, local arts organizations have struggled deeply, if they have survived the pandemic. By offering rent subsidies, we can help sustain arts accessibility in our community. A strong arts sector is critical for our community’s ability to thrive. J.

Clayton Hering, the President of Northwest Business for Culture and the Arts shares, "The sign of a great state or a great city is the strength of its cultural life. Non-profit arts groups are a powerful economic force, and act as a magnet for tourism. Even more important, they help educate and inspire our citizens and stimulate creativity in the workplace and in our schools." This City of Goleta’s investment will allow The Luke to continue inspiring, enlightening, and saving lives through the power of performing arts.

7. Does your facility or program have any barriers that would prevent a person with a disability (verbal, visual, physical, cognitive, etc.) from gaining employment, attending meetings, or obtaining services? If so, what measures do you take to provide persons with disabilities alternative access to your facility or program? The Marjorie Luke Theatre makes every effort to ensure full accessibility for artists, audience members, and staff living with special needs. The Marjorie Luke Theatre does not have any barriers that would prevent a person with a disability from gaining employment, attending meetings, or obtaining services. We work to make accessibility a priority in serving our patrons, who represent a diverse group of families, students, and individuals. Some examples of The Luke’s accessibility measures are below:
*Assistive Listening Loop System: We’ve installed a new Assistive Listening Loop System which is a multiple channel FM Phonic Ear system enabling audience members to use headsets with earbuds or loops. This provides 1) amplified sound for persons who are hard of hearing, 2) audio description for persons who are blind or partial sighted, 3) second language translation. The Luke prioritized these upgrades so that all our audience members can enjoy the magic of performances and our theatre.

One-time or annual community event (concert, creek cleanups, festival, etc.) Youth programs
Senior programs (food/nutrition, education programs, day activities, etc.) Environmental/wildlife/animal welfare programs
Public services for low-income residents/homeless
Educational programs
Arts (music, dance, theater, art)
Economic development
Recreational activities
Other:
*Parking: Those who enter the parking lot off Cota Street find accessible parking marked with blue signs. There is an accessible entrance to the center for audiences and artists through the arched entrance off this parking lot. *Wheelchair Accessibility for Audience Members: Designated wheelchair seating is available in front, and rear-of-house locations on the ground level. Wheelchair and companion seating are also available in the center section of the balcony, accessed via the elevator in the main lobby. We request that audience members connect with us in advance whenever possible, but make on-site accommodations when needed.
*Balcony Access: Balcony level is accessible by the elevator in the main lobby across from the Bryan Family Foyer entrance. *Wheelchair Accessibility for Staff and Performers: The technical control booth on the ground level of the auditorium is wheelchair accessible. The accessible entrances to the stage area are down the hallways on both sides of the auditorium.

There is a wheelchair accessible dressing room and bathroom in the backstage area off the scene shop on the same level as the stage. The stage level is accessible from the theatre's seating area via a wheelchair lift inside the stage left vestibule.

The physical accessibility to the Theatre from the street and parking areas, auditorium, stage, dressing rooms, restrooms, scene shop, and technical control booth, and accommodations make The Luke one of the most accessible performance venues on the west coast.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

The City’s grant funding will be leveraged by other sources to catalyze our rent subsidy initiative. Our Rent Subsidy Fund is a win-win for both The Luke, our many community rental clients, and our funders. Many smaller grassroots organizations may not have the bandwidth to pursue foundation funding or do not have cultivated relationships with funders. As an established entity, The Luke is able to secure funding from external sources and pass the support to these smaller Goleta-based organizations. In addition, The Luke’s direct grants help our rental clients leverage their fundraising efforts as they seek additional support from donors and foundations. This system helps organizations stay sustainable and healthy, keeps operations running smoothly, leverages additional funding, and exemplifies the power of community supporting community.

Due to administrative and infrastructure costs contributed to the project from other sources, 100% of the City of Goleta’s contribution will directly fund rent subsidies. With full funding, we can provide 11-15 rental subsidies to local grassroots and youth-serving organizations. We estimate that during the grant period, 1-4 Goleta-based organizations will apply for rent subsidies. With City of Goleta funds, we will prioritize providing subsidies for organizations rooted in Goleta. Of our total audience members, we estimate that 12% or 4,500 - 5,400 audience members will be Goleta residents. The City of Goleta has the opportunity to simultaneously support The Luke and numerous local Goleta-based/Goleta-serving organizations and Goleta residents, all who deeply appreciate the impact of your contribution. We will proudly highlight the City’s contribution to each organization that receives a rent subsidy due to your support.

The City’s grant funding leverages other funding sources so that The Luke’s can reach more students from low-income backgrounds in Goleta. Community partners, including private foundations and municipal agencies, strengthen The Luke’ ability to secure funding. Below is a list of funders that support The Luke’s Rent Subsidy Fund:

Committed
Towbes Fund for the Performing Arts: $10,000
Montecito Bank & Trust: $2,500
Griffiths Charitable Foundation: $5,000
Pending
City of Goleta: $10,000

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? The funds requested from the City of Goleta are vital to carrying out this subsidy program. The $10,000 requested will allow us to offer a historic arts venue to Goleta-based grassroots performing arts organizations, Goleta residents, and community youth-oriented groups that serve youth and students from low-income backgrounds during the grant period.

Although we pursue diverse funding streams and foundation support for the Rent Subsidy Program, the City of Goleta’s funds are critical for our work. Without support, we have to scale back our rent subsidy distribution to Goleta-based organizations and audience members. This can greatly impact an organization’s ability to offer free/reduced-price fees for their Goleta participants and audiences.

As previously stated, there are no performing arts theatre facilities in the City of Goleta means Goleta-based organizations have few venue options to display their craft and youth programs. This results in diminished performing arts opportunities for Goleta residents. With expensive downtown venues, The Luke is the most affordable and accessible theatre due to our Rent Subsidy Program. Your investment increases access to our professional and historic theatre for Goleta community members, both performers and audience members.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? Although we do not obtain documentation from rental clients about the income of their participants, this program offers exposure to the performing arts for Goleta youth, performers, and community members from low-income backgrounds. The majority of the organizations who participate in The Luke’s Rent Subsidy program provide services to individuals and youth who qualify as low-income and face barriers to performing arts.

Although organizations do not typically qualify as low-income as we typically think of the term, The Luke applies a needsbased approach with our rental fees. We work with each organization to ensure The Luke provides a rent subsidy that best meets their needs. As part of each rent subsidy application, The Luke reviews the organizational and production budget. We assess their needs based on their financials and production needs (ex. days/hours, lighting, sound, number of Luke staff needed) and those with greater financial need receive a higher level of support.

Support from the City of Goleta will allow us to offer those subsidies to 11-15 organizations with 1-4 Goleta-based arts organizations. All funding will enable Goleta audience members to access our theatre at an affordable cost. The City of Goleta’s support will ensure equitable opportunities for arts programming in the community.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

The Luke is not required to conduct an audit. Our internal financial statements are available for the review committee.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? The Luke’s Board Treasurer reviews financial statements weekly. The Board of Directors meet monthly and review financials at every board meeting.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

If a performing arts organization or community youth group expresses a financial need, we work with them to arrange a fee subsidy. Each organization’s engagement at The Luke is unique and has a customized fee based on their needs. Some variables impacting rental fees include number of days/hours, type of support staff needed, etc. As a result, rental fees range from $1,800 - 2,500 per day. Fee schedules are reviewed once per year and the most recent fee update was March of 2022.

The Luke’s Rent Subsidy Fund enables us to offer our facilities and support staff at a discount to renting organizations.

Organizations pass these savings to their participants to ease financial barriers to increase access to the performing arts.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the $1,068,631 Total Assets ($)
$67,194.85 Total Liabilities ($)
$1,001,436 Total Net Assets ($)
$1,068,631 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
3,205,892.85 TOTAL
matter resolved? Explain below.

The Luke does not have any past due obligations with any funding source. In addition, we have never had an IRS or State levee in all our years of operation.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Lisa Abshere, Goleta School of Ballet, 805-328-3823; Matthew Taviani, Boxtales Theatre Company, 805-962-1142 CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 10,000.00
Federal
State
Application ID: 429460
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County
Municipal USD$ 2,500.00
School District USD$ 55,000.00
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 116,955.00 USD$ 28,500.00
Donations/Fundraising USD$ 10,500.00 USD$ 2,700.00
Fees USD$ 171,325.00
Other USD$ 20,000.00
Total USD$ 373,780.00 USD$ 43,700.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current Year Expected Expenditures for Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll
Taxes USD$ 1,874.40 USD$ 2,343.00
Consultants and Contracts USD$ 16,167.00
Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance USD$ 2,280.00 USD$ 2,850.00
Supplies USD$ 50.00 USD$ 55.00
Marketing (Printing,
Advertising) USD$ 2,279.00
Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 2,500.00 USD$ 2,500.00
Equipment
(Rental/Maintenance) USD$ 30,000.00 USD$ 35,000.00
Insurance USD$ 720.00 USD$ 900.00
Other: Rent Subsidy USD$ 10,000.00
Total USD$ 55,870.40 USD$ 43,648.00 USD$ 10,000.00
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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS Letter
List of Board Members Board List
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
FY21-22 P&L
FY21-22 Balance Sheet
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget FY22-23 Org Budget
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Santa Barbara Education Foundation
Keep the Beat
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USD$ 2,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/27/2023 1:58:03 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Pedro Paz
[email protected]
Tel: 805-284-9125
Additional Contacts
[email protected]
Santa Barbara Education
Foundation
1528 Chapala Street, Suite 308
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
United States
Executive Director
Pedro Paz
[email protected]
Telephone8052849125
Fax
Web https://sbefoundation.org/
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) provides and supports programs that enrich the academic, artistic, and personal development of all students in the Santa Barbara Unified School District.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation’s Keep the Beat program has been supporting music in our schools since 2003 by raising money for teacher salaries and instruments. Since we began, we’ve secured funding for more than 1,850 instruments for elementary, junior high, and high school music programs; placed high-quality pianos in most schools including the Steinway grand piano at the Dos Pueblos High School Elings Performing Arts Center; and provided campaign leadership for voter initiatives that brought millions to the district for classroom enrichment that included art and music. We are proud that every student in the Santa Barbara Unified School District in grades K-6 learns to play an instrument as part of their school day curriculum--a rarity for California school districts. We fundraise for all of the music programs in our SB Unified School District to help fund new instruments, music or coaches to support and strengthen their program.

The program we are specifically seeking funding for from the City of Goleta under our Keep the Beat program is for the Goleta Valley Junior High School (GVJHS) instrumental music program. Devon Nelson is the instrumental music director at Goleta Valley Junior High School and she teaches beginning concert band, advanced concert band, jazz band and orchestra. Her classes are held Monday through Friday for four hours a day, totaling twenty hours per week. In addition to the daily classes, the students perform in two school concerts a year (winter and spring) for their family, friends and community members.

All students can choose a music elective in junior high school. Ms. Nelson is currently serving 82 students (combined seventh and eighth grades) for the 2022-23 year and 39% of these students are considered socioeconomically disadvantaged.

We are requesting a grant in the amount of $2,000 for the GVJHS instrumental program. These funds will be specifically used to purchase three new much-needed flutes, clarinet, and saxophone ligatures and new music for the library. The new music will include diverse composers for their curriculum. As part of our school district's commitment to diversity and equity, Ms.

Nelson is programming pieces for students to learn that reflect the diversity of our student body. The diverse composers include women, people of color, and LGBTQIA+ persons. Examples of pieces she would purchase include Dancing in the Rain by Rebecca Jarvis, The Next Thing by Heather Hoefle, Viva la Mexicana by Quincy Hilliard, Andalucia by Victor Lopez, Los Peces en el Rio by Janelle Zook Cunalata, and Desert Sands by Soon Hee Newbold.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

The instrumental music program at GVJHS currently serves 82 students from Goleta and that number should remain between 80-100 students for the 2023-24 school year. We are hopeful since school activities that enrollment will increase.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Keep the Beat satisfies an under-met need in the Santa Barbara Unified School District by supplementing funding, as well as advocating for music education. The funds raised through the Keep the Beat program are passed on to the SBUSD music teaches to purchase new instruments and accessories, new and/or original music or pay for coaches/specialists to work with their students. Student model instruments only last so long, even with repairs, so every several years the teachers request new instruments. If there are not enough usable instruments, such as the new flutes requested by Ms. Nelson, students may choose not to participate in the band. Our school music programs should be able to provide instruments for all interested students.

Music education outside of our public schools is not equitable for students due to transportation and monetary considerations to participate. Our SBUSD school music programs allow students who otherwise would not have the opportunity to attend extra-curricular music activities to learn how to play instrument/s for free during their school day. Supporting our music programs by keeping them adequately funded strengthens the bands and keeps the students and teachers encouraged and motivated. A City of Goleta grant will support these children in a profound way—by helping them discover joy in music, finding passion for the instrument of their choice, and uncovering future musicians who otherwise would have never known they had it in them.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Yes, by raising more funds for our SBUSD music education programs, we are able to keep new and repaired instruments in circulation to avoid problems of instrument shortages which can lead to frustration and attrition in our music programs. By funding coaches and specialists, especially for the music teachers at the secondary levels, we help support a sustainable environment in which all students are able to receive proper instruction and technique.

In addition to tangible items, music ignites all areas of child development and skills for school readiness, including intellectual, social-emotional, motor, language, and overall literacy. Research shows that music education not only teaches critical thinking and time-management skills that boost academic performance across the board, but that it also builds self-esteem, fosters collaboration, and offers a means of emotional and creative expression. Long-term study in music creates greater school engagement, higher- standardized test scores than non-musical peers, and college readiness.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

Yes, receiving funding from the City of Goleta would allow the Santa Barbara Education Foundation to approach other funders throughout the year as a means of sharing costs. In particular, this funding will be used as a means of demonstrating the importance of public-private partnerships in funding music education for students in the City of Goleta.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? The requested funds are vital to carrying out these needs for the Goleta Valley Junior High School Instrumental program. Ms.

Nelson does not have enough funds to purchase any of the items requested in this grant. If partially funded, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation will do its best to seek additional funding from individuals and other grant opportunities.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? Yes. According to the SBUSD dashboard, 50.7 % of students in 2021-22 are considered socioeconomically disadvantaged and according to Goleta Valley Junior High School, 39% of the students in Ms. Nelson’s instrumental music program are considered socioeconomically disadvantaged.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

Our organization was last audited in FY 21-22.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Our Board reviews our financials on a monthly basis. Our Finance Committee of the Board first reviews our monthly financials and then the full board reviews and approves that month's financials.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

No fees are charged to participate in this program.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

No
6,599,245. Total Assets ($)
76,469.74 Total Liabilities ($)
5,208,026. Total Net Assets ($)
6,706,749. TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
18,590,489.74 TOTAL

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Brett Larsen, VAPA Coordinator, [email protected], 805-403-1969; Katie Szopa, SBEF[email protected], 805-284-9125 CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue for
Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 0.00 USD$ 2,000.00
Federal
State
County USD$ 9,000.00 USD$ 9,000.00
Municipal
School District USD$ 9,900.00 USD$ 9,900.00
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 17,000.00 USD$ 17,000.00
Application ID: 426547
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Donations/Fundraising USD$ 11,530.00 USD$ 12,000.00
Fees USD$ 250.00 USD$ 0.00
Other USD$ 79,204.73 USD$ 75,000.00
Total USD$ 126,884.73 USD$ 124,900.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current Year Expected Expenditures for Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll
Taxes
Consultants and Contracts
Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance
Supplies USD$ 432.37 USD$ 500.00
Marketing (Printing,
Advertising)
Travel, Mileage, Training
Equipment
(Rental/Maintenance)
Insurance
Other
Instruments USD$ 111,883.05 USD$ 110,000.00 USD$ 1,500.00 Instrument Repair USD$ 2,449.41 USD$ 3,000.00
Event Expenses USD$ 171.86 USD$ 250.00
Sheet Music USD$ 500.00
Total USD$ 114,936.69 USD$ 113,750.00 USD$ 2,000.00
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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS Letter
List of Board Members Board Members
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
Financial Documents
Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget Organizational Budget
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City of Goleta
2023-2024 Combined CDBG & Goleta City Grant Application Deadline: 1/27/2023
Santa Barbara Foundation
City of Goleta Child Care Scholarships
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USD$ 10,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/26/2023 1:29:37 PM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Petra Gomez
[email protected]
Tel: 805-880-9394
Additional Contacts
none entered
Santa Barbara Foundation
1111 Chapala St Ste 200
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
United States
President & Chief Executive
Officer
Jackie Carrera
[email protected]
Telephone805-963-1873
Fax
Web sbfoundation.org
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
The mission of the Santa Barbara Foundation is to mobilize collective wisdom and philanthropic capital to build empathetic, inclusive and resilient communities.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

Any funds obtained will be used by the Santa Barbara Foundation to increase the number of William and Lottie Daniel Fund Child Care Scholarships, which are accessible to nonprofits that offer working parents high-quality child care. Families chosen for a scholarship must meet the following criteria: live in Santa Barbara County; have working parent(s) or guardian(s); pay a portion of the tuition; and have a child enrolled in the program full-time. For this financing, we would concentrate on families and child care centers in the City of Goleta. Any applicant must also completely comply with all applicable rules governing child care facilities and hold a valid California state license to provide child care for the age groups serviced. Additionally, the applicant must currently work with kids from economically disadvantaged families through established child care programs.

Funds may be used to expand the number of slots of existing established programs. To accommodate centers that care for children in transition, such as infants in foster care or families experiencing homelessness, the scholarship may be transferred to other eligible families if there is a change in placement. Finally, because the fund’s purpose is to help working parents, an applicant agency must be open at a minimum during the regular work hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Licensed child care for school-age children must be open when school is not in session during the workweek. In addition, the child care program must run year-round and not be closed for more than two consecutive weeks during the year.

Programs are required to provide a final report that includes reporting on the following in order to track the impact of the funding:
# received tuition assistance from any funding source;
% received tuition assistance from any funding source;
# received tuition assistance from Daniel Scholarship;
% received tuition assistance from Daniel Scholarship;
Additionally, we are interested in learning about the outreach initiatives for scholarship programs, typical families served, financial requirements, program challenges, parent involvement in program development, program results, community issues that impacted the program, and promotion and the development of inclusive environments.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

The SBF anticipates that the money will support roughly 1 to 2 infant slots; or 2 to 3 toddlers; or 2 to 3 pre-school age slots; or up to 6 school age children. These numbers will depend on the organization applying and the cost per child slot.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

According to the Santa Barbara County Child Care Planning Council’s 2020 Child Care Needs Assessment, there was a need in the Goleta/Isla Vista area for 814 0–2year-old slots; 1,026, 3–5-year-old slots; and 2,522, 5-12-year-old slots in 2018. Yet across the county in 2020, there was an unmet need for over 28,704 slots. Along with this lack of capacity to serve families, those looking for child care face high costs. In the southern part of Santa Barbara County, the average monthly cost to care for an infant is $1,619 at centers and $1,173 at a family child care provider. For preschool aged children, the cost is $1,123 at a center and $1,082 at a family child care provider. This child care scholarship program supports the need for child care spots and meets the needs of working parents.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

The long-term advantages of high-quality early care and education have been shown by several research. This is supported by a recent study that appeared in Child Development. 814 people were followed up on in the study until they turned 26. These young adults had gone to numerous child care and preschool facilities, all of which had provided care that differed significantly. Families from low-, middle-, and high-income homes who had access to high-, mediocre-, or low-quality early childhood care were included in this study from various parts of the country. According to the findings, low-income children who received at least 24 months of high-quality early childhood education throughout their first five years of life had a higher likelihood of finishing college and earning more money at age 26. The results for these young individuals who received consistent, high-quality treatment were statistically comparable to those of their peers with higher incomes.

7. Does your facility or program have any barriers that would prevent a person with a disability (verbal, visual, physical, cognitive, etc.) from gaining employment, attending meetings, or obtaining services? One-time or annual community event (concert, creek cleanups, festival, etc.) Youth programs
Senior programs (food/nutrition, education programs, day activities, etc.) Environmental/wildlife/animal welfare programs
Public services for low-income residents/homeless
Educational programs
Arts (music, dance, theater, art)
Economic development
Recreational activities
Other: Child Care Scholarships for middle-income working parents.

If so, what measures do you take to provide persons with disabilities alternative access to your facility or program? There are no physical obstacles in our buildings that would hinder someone with a handicap (verbal, visual, physical, cognitive, etc.) from finding work, attending events, or receiving services. We also have a policy that embraces individual differences, including disability, and is centered on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Along with the foregoing, all of our grant submissions included inquiries that centered on the following:
how an organization honors diversity, understands the core needs of its target audience, and designs services and materials to meet those needs; and
how the organization ensures that it is decreasing barriers to service access Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

The City of Goleta’s funding would leverage the existing William and Lottie Daniel Child Care Scholarship funding allocated annually to this child care scholarship program.

Currently, that funding is expected to total $303,000 for 2023. Of this amount, the total amount awarded to the City of Goleta residents for this year will depend on the number of Goleta serving organizations applying and the number of scholarships they propose. On average, five Goleta child care providers apply annually for the SBF child care scholarship program. Of those Goleta providers, funding is requested for 22 child care slots.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? The funds being requested are vital to increasing the number of child care scholarships provided to working parents, as the need is greater than the current funding. Any additional funding, whatever the amount, will assist families in meeting the needs of their children by providing a safe and high-quality program that will ensure their children will grow up to contribute positively to the community.

The sustainability of the program is guaranteed. SBF has a long-standing history of providing child care scholarships to middle-income working parents and is committed to quality child care and will continue supporting this vital effort and fund.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? Our scholarship program does not primarily focus on serving low-income individuals. Instead, it focuses on serving working families, which we define as those with low to moderate levels of income or 50% to 80% of AMI trying to meet the basic needs of their families.

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

The Foundation's financials are audited on an annual basis. The last completed audit was a clean audit without any findings and was for the year ending December 31, 2021.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? Finances are reviewed by the Board of the Santa Barbara Foundation every other month or 6 times a year. In addition to this, the Foundation Board has Audit, Finance, and Investments Committees that play a role in the oversight of the organization.

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

The Foundation does not charge fees for the services described in this application. However, for this scholarship program, working parent(s)/guardian(s) are expected to contribute a portion toward the tuition costs. The exact costs will depend on each of the individual programs that apply for funding.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).
591569899 Total Assets ($)
34166981 Total Liabilities ($)

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

The Foundation does not have any past-due obligations with any funding source.

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Elizabeth Hahn, Isla Vista Youth Projects, 805-845-0730; Rosa Paredes, St Vincent’s, (805) 683-6381 ext. 107 CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

Refer to the Library section of the main page to view a link to the FY 2022 Federal Income Limits for each of the below categories. PLEASE ENTER N/A IF YOUR ORGANIZATION DOES NOT COLLECT INCOME INFORMATION ON CLIENTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.
557402918 Total Net Assets ($)
591569899 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
1,774,709,697.00 TOTAL
Yes
No
Name
Address or City last resided in
Number of family members
Total family (household) income
Race and ethnicity
Proof of age
My organization does not obtain any of the above information from clients.

0.00 TOTAL
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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds
Federal
State
County
Municipal
School District
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 303,000.00 USD$ 303,000.00
Donations/Fundraising
Fees
Other
Total USD$ 303,000.00 USD$ 303,000.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures for
Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll Taxes
Consultants and Contracts USD$ 10,000.00 USD$ 10,000.00 USD$ 10,000.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities,
Maintenance
Supplies
Marketing (Printing, Advertising)
Travel, Mileage, Training
Equipment (Rental/Maintenance)
Insurance
Other
Total USD$ 10,000.00 USD$ 10,000.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Budget Narrative
Child care scholarships will be awarded to nonprofit child care centers (termed as consultants on the application) serving children 0-5 years of age and school-age children (grades TK-6). These child care facilities will offer year-round services and provide children with healthy and safe environments, caring relationships, social-emotional stimulation, and ageappropriate activities that enrich learning. These high-quality early learning opportunities lead to improved academic and life success.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status List of Board Members List of Board Members
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
Organizational Chart Organizational Chart
Organizational Budget Organizational Budget
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Santa Barbara Partners in Education
Santa Barbara Partners in Education Job Readiness and Paid Student Internship Program
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USD$ 5,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/27/2023 9:48:25 AM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Chelsea Duffy
[email protected]
Tel: 805-964-4710 X 4401
Additional Contacts
none entered
Santa Barbara Partners in
Education
3970 La Colina Rd, Suite 9
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Executive Director
Chelsea Duffy
[email protected]
Telephone805-964-4710 X4401
Fax 805-563-1103
Web partners.sbceo.org
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
Partners’ mission is to empower students for the world ahead through business, school, and community collaboration.

We create and support inspiring, skill-building opportunities for youth along their TK-12 journey.

With roots in our business and education communities that go back to 1977, Partners in Education (Partners) attained nonprofit status in 2001. Partners is administered by the Santa Barbara County Education Office, providing it with a unique level of access to schools across the entire county. We work closely with school districts across the County to coordinate services that support students, teachers and families and collaborate with 100+ corporations that provide volunteers, donate computers, take on interns and offer other resources to leverage our impact. Our goal is to fill service gaps rather than duplicate services. All programming is driven by needs articulated by schools. Where other organizations are working with a similar mission, we work with them to advance our shared goals.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

Santa Barbara Partners in Education’s (Partners) Paid Internship Program leverages local business resources to provide students with job readiness training, personalized career coaching, and paid work in positions that relate to their long-term career goals.

Internship opportunities offered through our program are always paid, as at least 67% of our participants face socio-economic disadvantages, making it hard to justify work -- even an internship -- without pay.

Today, we are pleased that in-person internships have resumed, and that we can now offer a hybrid job readiness training model, that enables us to extend our reach and serve more students than ever in our program’s history. In 2021-2022, we had 147 youth participants; a major increase from the usual 60 students served annually, pre-pandemic. Our program focus now is to balance the significant expansion of our services with our commitment deliver high quality programming. Our focus is on high need, low-income primary and secondary students and their families. Program components include:
• Job Readiness Training Workshops: Delivered through a mix of in-person and virtual workshops, the Job Readiness Training workshops will take place once per week for 8-week cycles. Multiple cycles take place each year. Staff-led, the workshops have a strong volunteer component, augmenting our capacity in terms of both people power and knowledge. We recruit volunteers from varied professional fields with expertise around topics, such as resume building, practicing interview skills, job etiquette, and financial literacy/budgeting/personal finances. An especially important workshop implemented in recent years focuses on our rights in the workplace and is led by a Human Resources professional. It is designed to educate students on employment laws and empower them should they ever encounter unlawful workplace issues, such as harassment. A Career Coaches Team, composed of 10-15 volunteers provide individualized support throughout training and help facilitate small group discussions among students. They offer assistance around tasks such as resume development or interviewing and also help students prepare for hands-on work through personalized coaching, often helping students to troubleshoot as obstacles arise.

Students will earn a stipend of $200 upon completion of training. We project 150 students from more than 12 high schools across Santa Barbara County will participate in the job readiness training in the coming year, including at least 15 from the City of Goleta.
• Internship Placements. During training, students are asked to research employers identified as potential host sites. They then craft and tailor cover letters according to that employer's mission, goals, and needs, and even to whose attention the letter should be sent. Upon completing training, students interview with prospective internship sites related to their career interests. Interns earn minimum wage for a total of 80 internship hours, while gaining on-the-job experience. Continued guidance from Partners’ staff and volunteers ensures their success. In the current environment we are in, we project that at least 50 students of total participants will be placed into internships following Job Readiness Training (~ 5 or more whom will draw from City of Goleta). Since the pandemic, we have experienced challenges with internship placements, including:
student stress levels are higher and committing to a job is less feasible; and many employers are still in recovery-mode or dealing with own staffing issues, making supervision of an intern harder. We are addressing these issues with plans to offer students the chance to hear from and connect with prospective employers throughout the job readiness training (see more below), which we believe will make them feel more excited about and connected to potential internships. We are also working on improved business outreach, to ensure we are actively building internship sites throughout the year vs. just at certain times of the year.
• Case Management: In addition to outreach, recruitment and coordination of the Job Readiness Workshops and Internship placements, our Program Associate(s) serve as case managers. This includes making referrals for housing, drug and alcohol treatment, special education support, Department of Rehabilitation training, educational program support, and childcare assistance. The Program Associate is essential in helping our vulnerable students to navigate obstacles that could arise during their time in the program.
• Growth Pathways: A new focus has been on education opportunities integrated throughout the Job Readiness Training program for students to learn more about growing career pathways (i.e. energy, technology, healthcare, manufacturing, and more), with

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

The Job Readiness and Paid Student Internship Program will serve 150 youth next year; 15 of whom will draw from City of Goleta.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

The Job Readiness Training and Paid Internship Program provides high-need public high school youth with paid job readiness training and the opportunity for a paid internship with a local employer. While more affluent students may have the flexibility to participate in unpaid internships that provide skill building and exposure to the work place, the majority of students served by Santa Barbara Partners in Education and their parents find it hard to justify work without pay due to need and many lack exposure to professional opportunities. Our program combines career focused experiences with the paycheck families need.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

While meeting the immediate need for a paycheck, addressing youth unemployment now, our program also prevents future unemployment or underemployment by building young people’s experience in career focused fields. Job placements, combined with our targeted training that focuses on soft skills and communication, help to ensure students experience success in the workplace and provide a foundation for lifelong career growth. It helps participants to forge a pathway out of poverty that will impact their families for generations to come.

We are also providing both students and community members with the opportunity to connect and lift one another up.

Volunteers who serve as interviewers, speakers, and Coaches are given the chance to share their hard-earned life lessons AND to learn from a younger generation. Volunteers often report back to us that their experiences given them a deeper or new understanding of our youth, their challenges, and their aspirations. Likewise, students get to see firsthand that their community supports them and wants to see them succeed. They receive personalized guidance and mentorship during an important stage of their educational journey.

We are pleased to share one participant story that illustrates the impact:

Kashaf's dream is to own her own business. She is fascinated with numbers and finds finances very interesting. Through Partners in Education, Kashaf gained self-confidence and sought an opportunity to expand and gain knowledge in business and finances. She said; “Partners in Education helped so much with the foundation of the basic knowledge to prepare you for real life. The financial Literacy workshop provided me with a broad perspective about finances, and the critics received during the workshop from students and the career coach was very helpful as I grew to be more open-minded and received feedback.” Through the internship with Pacific Western Bank, Kashaf was able to obtain experience in finances. Her enthusiasm to learn more about finances thrived her to go beyond and started budgeting her own finances. Mr. Rakesh, her supervisor, is so impressed with her eagerness to learn he decided to teach her about banking policies and customers. The internship at Pacific Western Bank helped expand her experience within the financial area and she is convinced that finances and business is the career she wants to pursue.

Funding

Please include other grant sources either received or for which you are applying.

Your investment in our program leverages our partnership with internship hosts who provide meaningful experiences and help support core program infrastructure. Intern hosts contribute more than half (about 70%) of their interns’ wages and they are invited to invest even more as a donation in order to offset the cost to our organization. This is an important aspect of our program, which creates a joint investment in each student intern and ensures program sustainability.

9. Are the requested funds necessary or vital in carrying out the program, activity, or event? Please specify how you will make up for any partial funding received from the City of Goleta.

If you are not awarded funding or are awarded partial funding from the City of Goleta, are there other potential funding sources your organization could pursue to ensure the program, activity, or event is successful? Program costs are rising with the increase of the stipend and minimum wage increasing for interns and, generally, the cost of doing business increasing due to the current economy. City of Goleta funding has long been critical to our capacity and it is Arts (music, dance, theater, art)
Economic development
Recreational activities
Other:
needed this year more than ever.

We have commitments from other funding sources to help make up much of the balance of budgeted expenses and continue to pursue new sources of funding on an ongoing basis. If the funding we need for the program each year is not received, we always have to consider reducing the number of students we serve, as well as the time of our fulltime coordinator, in the following program year.

10. Does the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding primarily serve those with lowincomes? If yes, does your organization obtain documentation from clients on their income (e.g. tax returns, pay stubs)? While our program targets youth from low-income families, recruiting through schools with large numbers of low-income students, we do not require proof of income to participate. We do ask students to respond to the following question on our application, if they feel comfortable.
[Taken from application]

SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFORMATION
We appreciate your responses to the below questions to help us better understand the needs of our student population and to ensure we are giving priority to students with socio-economic needs. Your answers are completely voluntary and will be kept confidential.
1) What is the highest level of education that one or both parents/guardians received? 2) Are you eligible for or participating in the Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program? 3) Are you eligible for or participating in the Title I Part C Migrant program? This program supports migrant children to help reduce the educational disruption and other issues that result from repeated moves. 4) Are you/have you been considered Homeless? California's definition of homeless includes youth living with multiple families in the same dwelling, living in motels, and more
5) Have you ever lived in Foster Care or been eligible for Foster Care? 6) Have you ever been considered Directly Certified (receiving assistance under CalFresh (formerly Food Stamps), California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR))?
7) Have you ever been enrolled in Juvenile Court School? In Santa Barbara County, these schools include: Dos Puertas School/Santa Maria Juvenile Hall and Los Robles High School/Los Prietos Boys' Camp

11. When was your organization last audited? Were there any findings or concerns? If yes, please explain below.

If your organization is not required to have an audit performed, please explain that below.

Santa Barbara Partners in Education is audited under the auspices of the Santa Barbara County Education Office. The last audit took place December 2022 for the 2021-22 fiscal year. There were no reported findings or concerns about Partners in Education.

12. How often does your organization's Board of Directors review and approve financial statements? The board reviews and approves our 990-tax document on an annual basis. The Santa Barbara County Education Office’s fiscal department reviews our budgets and financial statements at different points throughout the year

13. Is there a fee charged or donation suggested for your services, event, etc? If yes, please include when the last time fee amounts were evaluated and/or updated.

Please attach a copy of the fee schedule in the Documents Tab of this application.

No fee is charged to any youth participant in the Job Readiness and Paid Student Internship Program.

14. Please provide a summary of your organization's financial position (from the most recent fiscal year's financials).

15. Does your organization have any past due obligations with any funding source (e.g. disallowed costs or unearned grants from a previous contract)? If yes, please explain.

In the past 3 years, has your organization had an IRS or State levee? If yes, are you on a repayment schedule? How was the matter resolved? Explain below.

No.
$4,259,454 Total Assets ($)
$329,986 Total Liabilities ($)
$4,259,454 Total Net Assets ($)
$3,929,468 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS ($)
12,778,362.00 TOTAL

16. Please list two references who we may contact regarding the proposed program, service, or activity.

Include the reference's name, organization (as appropriate), and a phone number where the reference can be reached.

Mariah Cochrane, Executive Director, The Center for Urban Agriculture, at Fairview Gardens, 805-967-7369 Mario Barona, Career Coach, Montecito Bank and Trust, Goleta Branch, [email protected] CDBG Eligibility

17. Are you applying for CDBG funding?
This is a branching question. Different questions will apply based on your answer.

18. Please indicate whether your organization's client intake sheet or process includes obtaining any of the following information. Check all boxes that apply.

19. If your organization does not obtain proof of income, will the program for which you are seeking funding serve any of the following? Check all boxes that apply.

20. Please report the number of unduplicated clients your organization served in the following income categories from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 (or for calendar year 2022).

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Revenue Sources Total Program Revenue for
Current Fiscal Year
Projected Program Revenue
for Next Fiscal Year
City of Goleta Funds USD$ 3,500.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Federal USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
State USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
County USD$ 33,500.00 USD$ 35,000.00
Municipal USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
School District USD$ 0.00 USD$ 0.00
Foundations/Trusts USD$ 135,000.00 USD$ 279,000.00
Application ID: 429187
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Donations/Fundraising USD$ 99,000.00 USD$ 40,000.00
Host Business Fees USD$ 48,750.00 USD$ 60,000.00
Event Sponsors USD$ 0.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Total USD$ 319,750.00 USD$ 429,000.00
Uses/ Expenditures Expenditures for Current
Year
Expected Expenditures for
Next Year
Goleta Grant Funds:

Proposed Uses for Next
FY
Salaries, Benefits, Payroll Taxes USD$ 163,300.00 USD$ 170,000.00 Student Stipends and wages USD$ 126,500.00 USD$ 185,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00 Facility, Rent, Utilities, Maintenance USD$ 0.00 USD$ 7,000.00 Supplies & Food USD$ 1,500.00 USD$ 7,000.00
Marketing (Printing, Advertising) USD$ 5,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00 Travel, Mileage, Training USD$ 1,000.00 USD$ 3,000.00
Event Banquet USD$ 0.00 USD$ 10,000.00
Alumni Advisory Board
Stipends/Professional Development USD$ 0.00 USD$ 3,000.00 Business Site Incentive USD$ 0.00 USD$ 16,000.00 USD$ 0.00 Host site Screening USD$ 2,000.00 USD$ 3,000.00
Administration Fees USD$ 20,000.00 USD$ 20,000.00
Total USD$ 319,300.00 USD$ 429,000.00 USD$ 5,000.00
Budget Narrative
Internship Program Student wages and stipends. A grant of $5,000 from the City of Goleta would be allocated for the cost of student intern salaries not covered by our Intern Hosts.

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Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Nonprofit Tax Exemption Status IRS Letter
List of Board Members Board Roster
Financial statements from the most recently
completed fiscal or calendar year
Financial Summary
Organizational Chart Org Chart
Organizational Budget Org Budget
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Santa Barbara Strings
Santa Barbara Strings
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USD$ 10,000.00 Requested
Submitted: 1/24/2023 10:08:33 AM (Pacific)
Project Contact
Mary Beth Woodruff
[email protected]
Tel: 8056804042
Additional Contacts
none entered
Santa Barbara Strings
PO Box 61401
Santa Barbara, CA 93160
United States
Artistic and Executive Director
Mary Beth Woodruff
[email protected]
Telephone8056804042
Fax
Web santabarbarastrings.org
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Organization

1. What is your organization's mission statement?
To provide a comprehensive, multi-level string instrument training program for young musicians in Santa Barbara County.

Program Information

Please be specific about the hours and total days that people will be served by the program and exactly how/for what City of Goleta funds will be used to support the program.

Founded in 2009 by Artistic Director Mary Beth Woodruff, Santa Barbara Strings is a music education program focused on the string instruments (violin, viola, cello, double bass, and piano) that make up the core of the symphony orchestra. The organization was recently (Dec. 2022) featured on local NPR-affiliate station KCBX in a segment entitled “Santa Barbara Strings to train more aspiring young musicians with life-long learning programs” (https://www.kcbx.org/arts-and-life/2022-12- 21/santa-barbara-strings-to-train-more-aspiring-young-musicians-with-life-long-learning-programs). Additionally, the organization was grateful to win the Runner-Up designation for the second time in The Santa Barbara Independent “Best of Santa Barbara – ‘Out and About’” division competing against many adult, professional ensembles/organizations. Students of Santa Barbara Strings advance in the long process of mastering their instrument. They learn to sight-read more fluidly and to listen with ever greater awareness. They develop a greater understanding of pitch, rhythm, dynamics, timbre, and articulation.

They become more knowledgeable of music history and appreciative of the contributions of the great composers. Perhaps more important than the direct music benefits of its education, Santa Barbara Strings teaches students lessons for life: the need for discipline to reach a challenging goal; the importance of listening to each other and working together to accomplish something worthwhile; and the truth that the strength of the community depends on each person doing his/her job well.

Every Sunday throughout the school year, from 1:00pm – 5:30pm, our rehearsal site is overflowing with the music of the great classical composers—from Bach and Vivaldi to Copland and Piazzolla. From room to room, large ensembles and chamber groups are immersed in music—tackling new repertoire; exploring the nuances of a musical phrase; developing and honing technique; learning to listen with ever greater sensitivity—all working together to learn the art of making beautiful music. The heart of Santa Barbara Strings’ education program is our outstanding team of music educators—from professional artists and retired university professors with a wealth of experience to serious young musicians from UCSB and Westmont College.

Santa Barbara Strings gives three public performances each year: our Winter Concert, Spring Concert, and Chamber Music Showcase. These performances occur at the Music Academy of the West. We also offer outreach performances at schools, retirement homes, and other community venues.

Open to students aged 5 to 19, Santa Barbara Strings offers: 1) an Early Strings Training Program providing one-on-one lessons, instruments, and group instruction to beginners from all socioeconomic backgrounds and levels of need, 2) three large string ensembles (orchestras), and 3) a chamber music program of duos, trios, and quartets including pianists (currently 30% of our student body is in a chamber ensemble in addition to one of the orchestras). In 2022–23, Santa Barbara Strings has 70 students from 26 different Santa Barbara County schools including Goleta Valley Junior High School, Dos Pueblos High School, Mountain View Elementary School, Kellogg Elementary School, and Foothill Elementary School in the Goleta Union School District.

Santa Barbara Strings offers our students enrichment opportunities throughout the year including master classes by renowned musicians and teachers and free access to concerts by world-class musicians via CAMA, the Music Academy of the West, and UCSB Arts & Lectures. Our students are also given the chance to solo with our highest level orchestra through our Baroque Concerto Competition. Biannually, they have a unique opportunity to be co-composers, writers, and illustrators for a multi-media project called “Storytelling with Strings Attached”. There is no other organization in Santa Barbara County devoted to string music instruction on an individual, small-ensemble (chamber music), and full string orchestral level. We are both honored and grateful to have filled this need in our community.

We are requesting a grant from the City of Goleta to provide key support for Santa Barbara Strings’ music education programs through helping fund our team of music educators and our scholarship program. It is these dedicated and talented music educators who engage and inspire the students in their development as young musicians through the study and performance of classical music. In our 14-year history, we have educated and trained many of the City of Goleta’s young string players in our program including a recent Dos Pueblos High School senior, Isabelle Kim-Sherman, who will be attending Yale University in the fall, and Anya Grant, a recent Dos Pueblos graduate who is double-majoring in engineering and music at UC Berkeley.

3. Please provide the approximate number of Goleta residents your program, activity, or event will serve (or benefit) in the following year if funded.

Please be specific about the number Goleta residents who will be served. If your project serves more than only Goleta residents, please specify that breakdown.

Twenty (20) students out of a total of seventy (70) in the 2022–23 Santa Barbara Strings orchestra are Goleta residents.

4. Please check the box(es) that most accurately reflect the program, activity, or event for which you are seeking funding:

5. Does the program, activity, or event satisfy an unmet or under-met need in the community? If yes, please explain.

Yes. There is no other program in Santa Barbara County devoted to training the string instruments both in large ensembles and in the form of chamber music. Additionally, there are no longer string programs in the public elementary schools and early exposure to these instruments is crucial for qualitative learning, more so than with woodwind and brass instruments of the symphony orchestra. More specifically, we would like to expand the reach of our “Early Strings Training Program”. The approximate yearly amount needed to provide an instrument along with three individual lessons and one group lesson a month is $1,200/year per student. Currently, we have 12 students in our “Early Strings Training Program” with eight of these students being fully funded (on scholarship) by Santa Barbara Strings. Thusly, the requested grant would be used to expand this program and support operational expenses needed therein.

Our “Early Strings Training Program” is in its second year and has grown by 90% in its second year, demonstrating a clear and definite need for what is being provided. Our target demographic is those of significant socioeconomic need who would One-time or annual community event (concert, creek cleanups, festival, etc.) Youth programs
Senior programs (food/nutrition, education programs, day activities, etc.) Environmental/wildlife/animal welfare programs
Public services for low-income residents/homeless
Educational programs
Arts (music, dance, theater, art)
Economic development
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otherwise be unable to afford an instrument, one-on-one instruction, and group instruction. It is this threefold need of instrument, individual instruction, and group instruction that is necessary for success with classically trained strings and our aim is to provide this to the youth of Santa Barbara County of all backgrounds and ethnicities. The group lesson experience, once a month, provides a peer group and team-learning environment crucial to musical development. Currently 8/12 of our students in this program are of historically underrepresented communities in Santa Barbara County. Our operations manager, Pilar Montes, is fluent in Spanish and critical as liaison to these families. Evaluating our effectiveness in this area involves assessing the diversity of our demographics and the longevity of the participation of our students in the program, and maintaining frequent communication with our individual string educators to evaluate the progress and happiness of both the children and their families. Board member Christopher Elstner is deeply connected with each of the families in this program, often transporting the children to and from lessons or hosting lessons in his home. This connectivity is root-establishing.

Determining the Success of Our Program: An annual audition for all students provides a baseline for determining progress in the course of the year. We have an outstanding student-to-teacher ratio—5:1 in orchestra rehearsals and 2 or 3:1 in chamber rehearsals—allowing our students to be closely guided and mentored. Throughout the year, we observe steady progress in our students’ ability to sight-read, to listen to and collaborate with other players, and to play with musicality and expression. We are extremely proud of our low attrition rate and the fact that many of our advanced middle school and high school-aged students help during rehearsals of our lower-level orchestras by serving as mentors to our younger students. The music education program of Santa Barbara Strings nurtures virtues for life—confidence, discipline, curiosity, creativity, and the ability to work together as a team. While developing these strengths, students of Santa Barbara Strings become more competent musicians and gain a deeper understanding of and appreciation for classical music and its important role in human history and life.

6. Does the program, activity, or event aid in the prevention of future problems or conditions? If yes, please explain.

Two quotes come to mind: “Without music, life would be a blank to me” (Jane Austen, Emma), and, “Music can heal the wounds which medicine cannot touch” (Debasish Mridha). We know, based on neuroscience, that music can reach parts of the brain that words cannot. We also know that music has been shown to activate some of the broadest and most diverse networks of the human brain. Knowing that it activates just about every portion of the brain all at once, the “if you don’t use it, you’ll lose it” argument is a reality. Meaning, these networks are strengthened when they are used and weakened when they are not, especially so at a young age. An article produced by Harvard Medical School states, “So just how does music promote well-being, enhance learning, stimulate cognitive function, improve quality of life, and even induce happiness? The answer is, because music can activate almost all regions and networks, it can help to keep a myriad of brain pathways and networks strong, including those networks that are involved in well-being, learning, cognitive function, quality of life, and happiness.” (Budson, Andrew E. “Why is music good for the brain?”. Harvard Health Blog, Harvard Health Publishing, October 7, 2020, https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why-is-music-good-for-the-brain-2020100721062).

Grant Funding Review CommitteeFebruary 23, 2023

Grant Funding Review Committee
February 23, 2023