Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County

Analysis

Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.2m (+20%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anti Violence Partnership of Philadelphia ($2.2m), Conference on Crime Against Women Inc ($2.2m) and Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $240k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $390k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 25 employees.