Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara

Analysis

Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara reported income of $2.9m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $895k to $2.9m (+229%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 366%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Battery Foundation ($2.9m), United Way of Northwest Michigan ($2.9m) and Tiferes Yisroel Inc ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 4.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $147k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $579k. At year end it held assets of $11.3m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $9.6m. It reported 36 employees.