In 2025, the Hind Foundation awarded a $10.000. grant to Elings Park Foundation for Trail and Native Plant Restoration.
According to the organization’s website, “More than 40 years ago, the founders of Elings Park had a unique vision for this spectacular site: to provide recreational facilities in an exceptional setting for the benefit of all citizens of the Santa Barbara area. As part of their plan, they insisted that the park would be created, maintained and operated without the use of a single taxpayer dollar…Today the Elings Park Foundation provides a place for sports and athletic endeavors for people of all ages, from all neighborhoods, and from all walks of life. It also serves as a model for other communities, demonstrating that a non-profit foundation can operate an extraordinary park without the need for government funds…Though located amid the Mesa neighborhood in Santa Barbara, Elings Park contains a diverse landscape that features recreational and natural ecosystems side-by-side. Its ecology is equally varied and provides unique opportunities and challenges for its management.”