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Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Santa Barbara International Film Festival reported $11.5 million in revenue and $8.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.22 went to program services, $13.18 to management and general costs and $5.60 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 48.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $457,992 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 85% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $8.0MFor context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.2% | 78.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.2% | 13.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.6% | 6.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 47.6% | 57.5% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.2% | 1.7% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 48.4% | 20.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $457,992 | $385,706 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 5.74% | 2.03% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 17.5 | 36.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 20 of 20 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe organization promotes and produces the Santa Barbara International Film festival, with events occurring primarily in january, february or march for 95,000+ participants
The organization operates a year round arthouse theatre. Its programming includes daily showings of current and critically acclaimed independent and international films, week long festivals, includingfrench films and social justice films, retrospectives and a membership based cinema society
The organization operates the barbakow family center for film studies that serves as a classroom, screening room, community meeting space, movie library and editing suite. Its programming includes education programs that reach over 14,000 people each year including at-risk and under-served youth, low-income families and their children, and transit-dependent senior citizens. All current programs are at no charge to its participants
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $428,633 | $0 | $29,359 | $457,992 |
| MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $196,667 | $0 | $21,380 | $218,047 |
| DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $176,667 | $0 | $17,300 | $193,967 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $802K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b20 · 20 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 559
- Volunteers Part I, line 6110
Private foundation grants it received
13 private foundations reported grants to Santa Barbara International Film Festival totaling $430K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Santa Barbara International Film Festival's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Santa Barbara International Film Festival, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Santa Barbara International Film Festival spent in FY2025, $81.22 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Santa Barbara International Film Festival's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, Santa Barbara International Film Festival reported that 81.2% of its $8.0 million in expenses went to program services, 13.2% to management and general and 5.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Santa Barbara International Film Festival pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Santa Barbara International Film Festival reported for one person in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 was $457,992, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Santa Barbara International Film Festival get its money?
Of $11.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, 47.6% came from contributions and grants (including 1.2% from government grants) and 48.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Santa Barbara International Film Festival a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 77-0073674 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, object 202513369349301106 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, object 202510159349301931 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2023, object 202430739349301323 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2022, object 202203359349300520 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2021, object 202200699349301025 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020, object 202130919349300913 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 77-0073674: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.