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Screen a listSanta Barbara Education Foundation
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$3.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · +13% in 3 yrs45staff
7 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−25.6%
Months of reserve1.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.8%
Middle half of peersMedianSanta Barbara Education
Where the money goes FY2025 · $3.7M spent
Programs$2.9M77%Management and general$825k22%Fundraising$45k1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$525k in FY2024 and −$760k in FY2025. Cash covers 1.5 months, under the peer median of 3.9.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
16 of 16 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
19 of the 29 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant lists87funders
$1.4Ma year, last 3 years
18%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Wood-Claeyssens FoundationOn and off$250k$500k$250k$250k$500kJames S Bower FoundationEvery year since FY2017$348k$235k$209k$115k$180k$285k$165kStone Family FoundationEvery year since FY2017$97k$96k$96k$100k$100k$100k$101kGainey FoundationSince FY2020$200k$100k$100k$100kThe John C Mithun FoundationSince FY2018$10k$10k$15k$30k$75k$50kWomen's Fund of Santa BarbaraOn and off$90k$100kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$28k$74k$80k$103k$80k$294k$269k54 other fundersUp to $113k a year each$101k$31k$94k$170k$496k$383k$410k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund