Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition

Analysis

Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1995, 31 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, Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition reported income of $993k and spending of $1.0m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $778k to $993k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boy Scouts of America ($993k), Flickinger Center for Performing Arts ($993k) and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Augusta Inc ($993k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $581k. It paid $6,495 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $765k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 23 employees.