Santa Ynez Valley Foundation

Analysis

Santa Ynez Valley Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Solvang, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable 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 June 2024, Santa Ynez Valley Foundation reported income of $301k and spending of $531k, spending 177% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $511k to $301k (-41%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Santa Ynez Valley Foundation sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Authentic Caribbean Foundation Inc ($301k), Sickle Cell Foundation Incorporated ($301k) and California Institute for Rural Studies Inc ($301k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $11k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $39k. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $1,266, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 1 employees.