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Screen a listThe Land Trust for Santa Barbara County
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)
$13Mrevenue
FY2025 · −27% in 3 yrs25staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin61.6%
Months of reserve13.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+13.7%
Middle half of peersMedianLand Trust for Santa Barbara County
Where the money goes FY2025 · $5.0M spent
Programs$4.0M80%Management and general$504k10%Fundraising$483k10%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 91% in FY2025
$17M in FY2024, $1.6M in FY2025.
990 Part VIIIFederal awards stopped after FY2020
$100k in FY2020, none traced since.
USAspendingIn its favor2
Strong governance
18 of 18 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 14% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort61funders
$1.4Ma year, last 3 years
14%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Fred Maytag Family FoundationOn and off$1.5MEarth Pledge FoundationOn and off$1.0MJohn S Kiewit Memorial FoundationEvery year since FY2017$57k$60k$65k$65k$72k$67k$426kThe Jack and Laura Dangermond Conservati on FoundationOn and off$568kThe John C Mithun FoundationSince FY2019$70k$65k$105k$50k$55kMithun Family FoundationSince FY2021$145k$120k$50kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$413k$252k$391k$375k$137k$295k$1.2M36 other fundersUp to $200k a year each$193k$158k$214k$163k$202k$379k$438k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund