Foothills Forever

WE DID IT!!!

  • We have reached our $18.6 milestone to fund the purchase of the 101 acre West Mesa of the San Marcos Foothills!

  • This exciting first phase was made possible by the generous contributions of cash, pledges, and bridge loans from over 5,500 community members!

  • The purchase will help create 300 acres of contiguous wildlife habitat, honor Chumash heritage, maintain open space, and provide environmental education opportunities.

  • We will soon be moving into Phase 2 of the fundraising campaign, which will fill out the rest of the campaign, where we will be able to retire short and long-term loans,
    create an endowment, pay any final costs, and help to restore and steward the land into the future.

  • A huge THANK YOU to EVERYONE for all the generous support! Full acknowledgement of all supporters is coming.

  • Due to the sheer volume of overwhelming community support, it will take a week or two to compile the complete list of over 5,500 supporters.

  • Stay tuned for more information to come.

Donations are gratefully being accepted for Phase 2 of the overall $20M campaign, to help retire Phase 1.
Short and long-term loans, create an endowment, pay any final costs, and help to restore and steward the land into the future.

$5,000,000+   Anonymous Foundation   $1,000,000+   The Allemall Foundation, Anonymous, Judy & Jack Stapelmann   $250,000 - $999,999   Adams Legacy Foundation, David Anderson, Anonymous (2 gifts), Otis Calef, Sheila & Tom Cullen, Emmett Foundation, Dorothy Largay & Wayne Rosing   $50,000 - $249,999   Peter & Becky Adams, Anonymous (in honor of Save San Marcos Foothills), Anonymous (3 gifts), Susie & Riley Bechtel, Bessemer Trust, James S. Bower. Foundation, Patricia & Paul Bragg Foundation, Gwen & Rodger Dawson, Dipaola Family Foundation, The Ann Jackson Family Foundation, Kirby Jones Foundation, Anna & Petar Kokotovic, Dodie Little, The Manitou Fund, Sharon Metsch, The Mimo Fund, Gail Osherenko & Oran Young, Overall Family Foundation, RFCF, Hon. Susan Rose & Julie Weiner & The Ghitterman Family, Peter Schuyler & Lisa Stratton, Carrie Towbes & John Lewis B & S Wilson, Christine Wong & Jeffrey Light   $5,000 - $49,999   Ronald Abeles, Courtney Andelman, Anonymous (7 gifts), Laurie Ashton & Lynn Sarko, Betsy Atwater, Leslie Austere, Auxilium Charitable Fund, Joyce & Richard Axilrod, Don & Terri Bennett, Leslie & Philip, Bernstein Family Fund, Martha Blackwell, Timothy & Virginia Bliss, Bourke Wealth Management, Mary Bowles, Chris Brems & Mark Johnson, Carrie Brown, Ian & Denise Burrows, CARP Growers, Linda & Russ Charvonia, Darlene Chirman, Betsy Collins & Patrick McNulty, Vasanti & Joel Fithian, Cassidy Fragakis, Anna Getty, Kelley & Bruce Giffin, Christie & John Glanville, Good Hombre Giving Fund, David Gootee, Bill Henderson & Family, Paul Hewitt, Valerie Hoffman, Dennis Houghton & Janet Healy, Hummingbird Foundation, Richard & Nina Hunt, Jim & Kathy Hurley, Jana & Richard Julian, Karmani Fund, Kirby Jones Foundation, Kummel Family Fund, The Laraway Family, Charlene Little, Sheila Lodge, Mathews-Salazar, Imagitas Foundation, Sharon Mckenzie, John & Gloria McManus, Peter Morris, Adele & Loi Nguyen, Natalie Orfalea Foundation, Jack Pafford, Forbes & Mari Perkins, Pinsker Family, Poehler/Stremel Charitable Trust, Craig Prater & Yvonne, DeGraw Stephen & Blair Raber, Raintree Foundation, Ted Rhodes & Joni Pascal, Jorden & Tommy Riparetti, Rob & Jennie Robertson, Cheri Runge, Michel Saint-Sulpice, Santa Barbara Audubon Society, Schlinger Family Foundation, Sandy Schoolfield & Jon Kechejian, Seeds to Forest Defense, Bob Simon, Cynthia Snell, John & Suzanne Steed, Steele Family Foundation, Ann Steinmetz, Christian Stepien & Melissa Riparetti-Stepien, Seth Streeter, David & Lydia Swanson, Terri Taber, Telleen-Lawton Family Trust George & Amy Tharakan, Chloe Thomas, Jenna & Andrew Tosh, The Tubiolo Family, Susan Tyler, Valerie Watt, Julian Weissglass, Kevin Wojcik, Will & Barbara Wood, John C. Woodward, Zegar Family Fund,$nbsp   $1 - $4,999   More than 5,500 supporters!* Due to the sheer volume of overwhelming community support, it is taking some time to compile the complete lists. We hope to be able to acknowledge all of our supporters soon.
$18,600,000
100% Phase 1 Funds
$18,600,000 Raised
5,500+
 Financial Contributors

Includes $18 million for land purchase and $600,000 for preliminary campaign/escrow closing costs

MAKE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO PHASE 2
Donation by Credit Card

Contribute by Mail

If you would like to make a tax deductible contribution by check, please make it payable to “Santa Barbara Foundation,” include “Foothills Forever Fund” in the memo line and send to:

Santa Barbara Foundation
1111 Chapala St, Ste. 200
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

FOR MORE INFORMATION: info@foothillsforever.org

Stock/Securities Gifts

To make a gift of stock/securities, please contact the Santa Barbara Foundation staff:

 Andrea Light, Interim Investment Manager, (805) 880-9355, alight@sbfoundation.org
Jessica Sanchez, Director of Donor Relations, (805) 8809366, jsanchez@sbfoundation.org

Become A Foothills Forever Volunteer
If you would like to volunteer on the San Marcos Foothills including but not limited to, becoming a sheep docent, site steward, or weed warrior, please join our volunteer email list here.

Get Information On The Stewardship Process For The Foothills

The West Mesa is being preserved by a community led effort to maintain this grassland open space for future generations to enjoy. We are working on a plan for long-term stewardship and want this process to be public, open, and transparent. If you would like to know more about this aspect of the project, please sign up here indicating your interest in participating and we will keep you informed.