Founded by educators and parents in 1985, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) promotes community investment in public education to ensure equity and access to an innovative, quality education for every student in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. We serve children, parents, and educators throughout the SBUSD by providing programming, fundraising and marketing, fiscal sponsorship, and legislative advocacy. SBEF is the only organization with a mission to fund, develop, and support education programs for all 15,000+ students and 22 schools in the SBUSD.