Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara

Analysis

Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara reported income of $127k and spending of $141k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $167k to $127k (-24%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 45th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Florida Society of Environmental Analysts Inc ($127k), Land Trust of Bucks County ($127k) and Sarasota Garden Club Inc ($127k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 33% of the total. At year end it held assets of $305k against liabilities of $5,703, net assets of $299k.