Santa Barbara New House

Analysis

Santa Barbara New House is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1974, 52 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 (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 New House reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.5m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Santa Barbara New House sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teamwork Associates Inc ($1.5m), Grace Counseling Inc ($1.5m) and Cancer Family Care Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $407k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $213k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 21 employees.