Santa Barbara Channel Keeper

Analysis

Santa Barbara Channel Keeper is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 Channel Keeper reported income of $958k and spending of $774k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $873k to $958k (+9.7%), an average of +2.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Santa Barbara Channel Keeper 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 California Resource Rec Assoc ($958k), Friends of the Monmouth County Park System Inc ($960k) and Michigan Water Environment Association Inc ($957k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $336k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $68k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 9 employees.