Garden Club of Santa Barbara

Analysis

Garden Club of Santa Barbara is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 June 2024, Garden Club of Santa Barbara reported income of $160k and spending of $75k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2023 to June 2024, income grew from $107k to $160k (+50%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Garden Club of Santa Barbara sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society Inc ($160k), Chicago Area Waterways Chloride Workgroup ($161k) and Restoring the Lake Depths Foundation Corp ($160k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $187k against liabilities of $1,164, net assets of $186k.