Showers of Blessing Santa Barbara

Analysis

Showers of Blessing Santa Barbara is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Showers of Blessing Santa Barbara reported income of $395k and spending of $349k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $350k to $395k (+13%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Showers of Blessing Santa Barbara sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Central Indiana Rural Crisis Center ($395k), Voice of Refugees ($395k) and Washington Heights United Methodist Church ($395k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 109% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $79k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $144k. At year end it held assets of $343k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $332k. It reported 9 employees.