The Orfalea Fund was created by the Orfalea family in 2003 and sunsets at the end of 2015. The Orfalea Foundation has been the administrative entity managing the work of both The Orfalea Fund and the Orfalea Family Foundation.
At this time, the new foundations are in the process of crafting mission statements and new objectives for our ongoing philanthropy. As a result, we are not accepting new grant proposals.
In October of 2015, all active grantees will receive information on how to submit final evaluations.
Our very qualified team remains active in the Santa Barbara and philanthropic communities. We encourage you to contact them directly via Linked In.
If you received a grant and wish to reference the foundation, please cite the entity designated in your original grant award letter and grant agreement. For other purposes, such as citing the Orfalea Foundation in an article or press release, permission must be obtained by writing to: info@orfalea.org.
The REACH program will conclude its final years of programming under the leadership of the Wilderness Youth Project.
Giving of the Orfalea Family Foundation and Orfalea Fund totaled more than $175,000,000. Our grants averaged $64,500, including three legacy gifts of $8M – $15M.
We have archived the Orfalea Foundation website (2012-2015) HERE.