Santa Barbara Courthouse Legacy Foundation

Analysis

Santa Barbara Courthouse Legacy Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Santa Barbara Courthouse Legacy Foundation reported income of $70k and spending of $86k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $60k to $70k (+16%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Santa Barbara Courthouse Legacy Foundation sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 29th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Urban Studio Unbound Inc ($70k), Oakwood Brass - Outreach Project ($70k) and Movement Arts Collective Inc ($69k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 22% of the total. At year end it held assets of $90k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $90k.