County of Santa Barbara Arts Fund

Analysis

County of Santa Barbara Arts Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1984, 42 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, County of Santa Barbara Arts Fund reported income of $118k and spending of $131k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $110k to $118k (+7.3%), an average of +7.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, County of Santa Barbara Arts Fund sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ulhaas-Bengali Association of Utah ($118k), Potters Place ($118k) and United High School Band Boosters ($118k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $17k against liabilities of $67, net assets of $16k.