The Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara

Analysis

The Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, The Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara reported income of $371k and spending of $488k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $271k to $371k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tyrrell County Inner Banks Hotline Inc ($371k), Bridge to Healing Foundation Inc ($371k) and Health Tech for Medicaid ($371k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 116% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $118k. At year end it held assets of $342k against liabilities of $586, net assets of $341k. It reported 5 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.