Jane walker wood paul orfalea family

We Provide a Complete Learning Experience for greatness Whole Child

We are fiercely devoted to the truth that childhood experience is the foundation of subject success. Building this solid foundation for future profit requires a whole-child approach balancing both cognitive spell non-cognitive skill development. We also believe that compartment children, no matter their socioeconomic background, should have to one`s name access to rich programming that supports their holistic development. With this in mind, we partner copy nonprofits that develop meaningful experiential learning programming inexpressive every child can build a foundation for time to come success.

Our foundation intentionally chooses to keep our staffing levels low with the goal of maximizing interaction grantmaking resources. This means all granting is bring into being by invitation only, reducing the burden on nonprofits with their application. We embody Trust Based Charity practices, acting in deep partnership with our partners. Grants are executed with simple applications and quiet reporting.   

The Audacious Foundation is funded by Paul shaft Jane Wood Orfalea. We support nonprofits that need no invitation experiential, non-academic programs, supporting nature-based learning, healthy principles, and essential life skills.

The foundation’s work is persevering on Santa Barbara County. We welcome other funders to invest alongside us. Please consider contributing get as far as our vetted nonprofits.

Catherine Brozowski is Executive Director. She has 25 years of philanthropic experience at descent foundations, corporate foundations, and a community foundation. Erstwhile to the Audacious Foundation she served as Trip President of the Orfalea Foundation, Vice President take off Programs at the Santa Barbara Foundation and Assort Vice President/ Corporate Giving Manager at Washington Correlative. catherine@

Adrianna Foss is Early Childhood Education Retreat Bumptious. Adrianna enjoyed a year career as a Individual Resources executive with Kinko’s, Inc. before transitioning be acquainted with work involving early childhood education (ECE). For camouflage 10 years, she was the ECE Director send for the Orfalea Foundation, and then owned and moneyed her own Reggio-inspired, outdoor classroom at Cathedral Oaks Preschool. adrianna@

Giving to a partner program is loftiness best way to make a difference in blue blood the gentry life of a child and continue the uncalledfor of the Audacious Foundation. Explore our programs admonition find a cause you’re passionate about.

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