Northern Santa Barbara County United Way Inc

Analysis

Northern Santa Barbara County United Way Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Maria, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Northern Santa Barbara County United Way Inc reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.7m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $1.9m (-11%), an average of -2.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Northern Santa Barbara County United Way Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Burke Foundation Inc ($1.9m), National Christian Charitable Foundation Inc ($1.9m) and The Cart Fund Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $698k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $350k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 47 employees.