Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Inc

Analysis

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1942, 84 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 Botanic Garden Inc reported income of $7.3m and spending of $8.5m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.2m to $7.3m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Inc 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 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conservative Energy Network ($7.3m), Southface Energy Institute Inc ($7.3m) and Micronesia Conservation Trust ($7.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $220k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $38.9m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $37.9m. It reported 123 employees.