Santa Barbara Vipers

Analysis

Santa Barbara Vipers is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Santa Barbara Vipers reported income of $118k and spending of $94k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $88k to $118k (+35%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Santa Barbara Vipers sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% 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 Snake River Juniors ($118k), Neenah High School Hockey Boosterclub ($118k) and Stark Co Terriers ($118k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 81% of the total. At year end it held assets of $17k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $17k.