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Wyatt Family Foundation

Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 93-1503406 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization, Type I
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Wyatt Family Foundation reported $68.3 million in revenue and $1.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $81.77 went to program services, $18.23 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $541,304 (DIRECTOR). Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $1.1M

For context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $68M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 1,001 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
81.8%90.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
18.2%6.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%1.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
99.2%79.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$541,304$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
48.62%1.56%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
03
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
715.756.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
6 of 9100.0%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$910K expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $910K

Wyatt Family Foundation ("wff") will operate to support or benefit, perform the functions of, and/or carry out the purposes of sbf. The charitable activities engaged in by wff, including without limitation grantmaking to sbf and similarly described organizations with a primary mission that is consistent with and complementary to, and further the charitable purposes of, sbf, shall include providing funds for (I) breast cancer institutions, (ii) animal rights organizations, (iii) scholarships for promising high school and college students who plan on studying science, technology, engineering…

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$457,442$83,862$541,304
DIRECTOR AND TREASURER
Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$297,791$56,674$354,465
DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY
Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$214,255$59,611$273,866

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Wyatt Family Foundation (Part VII, line 2).

1 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$68M$1.1M81.8%$66M$541,304

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b9 · 6 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • 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 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 69

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Wyatt Family Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Wyatt Family Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Wyatt Family Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Wyatt Family Foundation reported that 81.8% of its $1.1 million in expenses went to program services, 18.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Wyatt Family Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Wyatt Family Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $541,304, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Wyatt Family Foundation get its money?

Of $68.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.2% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Wyatt Family Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 93-1503406 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization, type i), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513009349302406 · read the filing · XML

All filings for EIN 93-1503406: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.