Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade

Analysis

Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 Bucket Brigade reported income of $625k and spending of $978k, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $430k to $625k (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 295%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Howard County Volunteer Fire Department ($625k), Buddy System Mia Inc ($625k) and Mortlake Fire Company of Brooklyn Connecticut Inc ($625k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $123k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $167k. It paid $3,276 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $256k, net assets of $909k. It reported 21 employees.