Importa Santa Barbara

Analysis

Importa Santa Barbara is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, 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 December 2023, Importa Santa Barbara reported income of $783k and spending of $478k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $925k to $783k (-15%), an average of -4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Importa Santa Barbara sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Torah Academy of Milwaukee for Girls Inc ($783k), St Johns Housing Corporation ($783k) and R O F E H Inc ($783k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $400k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 12 employees.