Santa Barbara Middle School

Analysis

Santa Barbara Middle School is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Santa Barbara Middle School reported income of $7.2m and spending of $6.8m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.9m to $7.2m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Santa Barbara Middle School sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Marys College of Maryland Foundation Inc ($7.2m), Crosstown High School Inc ($7.2m) and Yavneh Day School ($7.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.0% and program service revenue 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $550k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $17.0m against liabilities of $6.4m, net assets of $10.5m. It reported 60 employees.