Foothills Forever haku k-ič’ -ičantik’ - Hello - Hola
We have reached our initial $18.6 milestone to fund the purchase of the 101 acre West Mesa of the San Marcos Foothills! Foothills Forever would like to thank everyone again for your generous donations. All donations, small and large, from individuals, foundations and businesses, played an important role. Some donations were anonymous or in honor of someone else, or collected by organizations and donated in their name. We see you and recognize your amazing generosity.
We are working hard to thank each of our over 5,500 donors and hope to soon share the entire list of donors in tribute. The purchase is the first step in our goal to create 300 acres of contiguous wildlife habitat, honor Chumash heritage, maintain open space, and provide environmental education opportunities. Foothills Forever has been working with a well-respected Chumash Elder who serves as the spiritual leader. We have also incorporated others in the Chumash community. Our goal has been to use Chumash Protocol appropriately and we will continue to do so. Foothills Forever is dedicated to respectfully adhering to Chumash Tribal Sovereignty.
a’ho no’no k-aq inal -iyuw - Thank you - Gracias
About Foothills Forever
Foothills Forever is a coalition between Save San Marcos Foothills, the šumwič Chumash, Channel Islands Restoration, and a Leadership Team with expertise in fundraising and organization including the Law Office of Marc Chytilo, Legacy Works, and Mary Rose & Associates. Together, the group raised $18.6 million in 90 days from over 5,300 donors and loans from individuals and institutions including the Montecito Bank & Trust. The Santa Barbara Foundation serves as our fiscal sponsor. We have been quietly working to retire our outstanding loans, and we are currently waiting to hear on some significant contributions, which will inform us of the final amount we need to raise to retire all short and long-term loans, create an endowment, pay any final costs, and help to restore and manage the land into the future. The property is currently managed by Channel Islands Restoration in cooperation with Foothills Forever and the Allemall Foundation.
Donations are gratefully being accepted for Phase 2 of the overall $20M campaign.
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.
