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Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara
Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara reported $12.0 million in revenue and $7.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $78.23 went to program services, $11.91 to management and general costs and $9.86 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 54.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $250,839 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 46% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $7.9MFor context, the median across 314 covered diseases, disorders & medical disciplines charities: $88.73 programs, $10.89 management, $0.38 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 $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 78.2% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.9% | 10.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 9.9% | 0.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.18 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 36.2% | 24.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 9.8% | 59.5% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $250,839 | $391,657 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.19% | 1.45% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 239.2 | 7.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseTo ensure Santa Barbara remains in the vanguard of cancer care, the Cancer Foundation raises and distributes millions of dollars each year to ridley-tree cancer center at sansum clinic, now part of sutter health, allowing the center to deliver a higher level of care than would otherwise be possible in a community of our size, on par with some of the most renowed cancer centers in the US
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 | $214,935 | $0 | $35,904 | $250,839 |
| DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,628 | $0 | $36,345 | $180,973 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $251K (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
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–1b17 · 17 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 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 55
- Volunteers Part I, line 617
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
26 private foundations reported grants to Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara totaling $871K 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 Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara reported that 78.2% of its $7.9 million in expenses went to program services, 11.9% to management and general and 9.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $250,839, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara get its money?
Of $12.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 36.2% came from contributions and grants and 9.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-2158727 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513159349302426 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443209349316414 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312779349301716 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202779349300200 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112809349300101 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023189349310217 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-2158727: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.