Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara Inc

Analysis

Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1977, 49 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 hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara Inc reported income of $10.4m and spending of $4.8m, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $10.4m (+208%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Child Center Marygrove ($10.4m), Keystone Rural Health Consortia Inc ($10.4m) and Family House Inc ($10.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $232k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $13.1m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $11.9m. It reported 49 employees.