Santa Barbara made GoFundMe’s top 10 list of the most generous communities for the first time, based on the number of repeat donors, according to its 2025 Year in Help Report.
More than 34,000 local residents donated to a GoFundMe fundraiser in 2025. That is about one in 13 residents, according to Margaret Richardson, chief marketing and corporate affairs officer.
California also was named the most generous state across the country, according to the report…