Santa Barbara Sports Association

Analysis

Santa Barbara Sports Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1973, 53 years ago. 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 Sports Association reported income of $157k and spending of $111k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $107k to $157k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Santa Barbara Sports Association sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oasis Ministries for Spiritual Development ($157k), Hero Labradors ($157k) and Family Life Services of Emporia Inc ($157k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.4% and program service revenue 86% of the total. At year end it held assets of $199k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $199k.