Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies

Analysis

Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, 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 Institute for Consciousness Studies reported income of $400k and spending of $191k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $400k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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 Institute for Consciousness Studies sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hymn Society in the United States and Canada Inc ($400k), Maine Jewish Museum ($400k) and Smart North ($400k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $66k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of -$38, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 2 employees.