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SANTA BARBARA SEA SHELL ASSOCIATION

SANTA BARBARA SEA SHELL ASSOCIATION (California) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $32,375 to it, the largest being WILLIAMS-CORBETT FOUNDATION ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$110k
Funders on record
3
Grants received
$32k
Net assets
$213k
1/3 repeat funders
01What it does

What Santa Barbara Sea Shell Association does

Mission

This organization is operated exclusively for educational purposes; to foster healthy child development and close family units by teaching, developing and encouraging youth sailing skills.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.

Program

  1. Youth sailing program for 30 families and their children from April through October, meeting every Sunday for sailing instruction and competitions.

    $21,992 spent
    100% of program spending

The program described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $21,992.

02The organization over time
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $500 → $525.

From the IRS filings of SANTA BARBARA SEA SHELL ASSOCIATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

SANTA BARBARA SEA SHELL ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 62% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

62%
largest funder
100%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

100% of SANTA BARBARA SEA SHELL ASSOCIATION's grant income comes from California funders.

CA

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’22
’23
California out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

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In California

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Public support

97%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

CA

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Questions and answers

Who funds SANTA BARBARA SEA SHELL ASSOCIATION?
SANTA BARBARA SEA SHELL ASSOCIATION (California) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $32,375 to it, the largest being WILLIAMS-CORBETT FOUNDATION ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does SANTA BARBARA SEA SHELL ASSOCIATION have?
IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $32,375 in grants to SANTA BARBARA SEA SHELL ASSOCIATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of SANTA BARBARA SEA SHELL ASSOCIATION?
WILLIAMS-CORBETT FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $20,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like SANTA BARBARA SEA SHELL ASSOCIATION find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing