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Santa Barbara Foundation

Public charity
Foundations · SANTA BARBARA, CA · EIN 95-1866094
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About

The mission of the santa barbara foundation (SBF) is to mobilize collective wisdom and philanthropic capital to build empathetic, inclusive and resilient communities.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Foundations
Employees
37
Volunteers
150

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2022-12-31
Revenue
$65.1M
Expenses
$34.0M
Assets
$439.4M
Liabilities
$31.9M

Financial history

$193.7M$96.8M$0
16171819202122
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2022: $65.1M · Peak FY2017: $193.7M · Avg: $67.3M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$4.0M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestYes
RegionActivitySpent
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM——
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,——

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
—
Grants Given
$23.6M
SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION
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Address

1111 Chapala ST STE 200
Santa Barbara, CA, 93101-310

Governance

Voting board members19
Independent members19
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardNo

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionYes

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %0.0%
Permanent endowment %99.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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