Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County

Analysis

Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1937, 89 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County reported income of $15.2m and spending of $14.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $10.7m to $15.2m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Child Development and Family Council of Centre County ($15.2m), Ascension Living Alexian Village Milwaukee ($15.2m) and Asian Human Services of Chicago Inc ($15.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $242k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.6m. It paid $124k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $10.8m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $8.8m. It reported 260 employees.