Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County

Analysis

Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County reported income of $26.3m and spending of $26.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $22.6m to $26.3m (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care Inc ($26.3m), Gateway-Longview ($26.3m) and Ariel Clinical Services ($26.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.4% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $347k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $14.4m. It paid $51k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $10.7m against liabilities of $8.7m, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 360 employees.