Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County

Analysis

Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1951, 75 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, 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 June 2023, Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County reported income of $5.9m and spending of $6.9m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.5m to $5.9m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harbor Hall Inc ($5.9m), Boomer Esiason Foundation ($5.9m) and Standing Stone Ministries Inc ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 8.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $3.3m (48% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $24.2m against liabilities of $15.1m, net assets of $9.1m. It reported 86 employees.