2026-07-20T20:44:48-05:00 2025-12-31 272087941 MELISSA PETERSEN AND COMPANY PO BOX 92202 SANTA BARBARA CA 93190 990 2025-01-01 831156413 Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade SANT 8058952355 PO Box 50640 Santa Barbara CA 93150 J Abraham Powell CEO 8058952355 2026-07-20 1 Melissa Petersen P01072423 8056948331 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Dr Mara Sweeney PO Box 50640 Santa Barbara CA 93150 704935 0 X sbbucketbrigade.org X 2018 CA The Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade was created to prepare for and respond to natural disasters and community crises through volunteer training, coordination and deployment. 5 5 17 1075 0 0 670153 656863 0 30792 2105 12050 370 -2578 672628 697127 0 0 0 0 241557 299193 0 0 45146 421365 537535 662922 836728 9706 -139601 1101859 970227 182728 190697 919131 779530 X The Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade was created to prepare for and respond to natural disasters and community crises through volunteer training, coordination and deployment. 0 0 671514 30792 The Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade mobilized 1,487 volunteers who contributed 7,315 hours of community service in 2025. The Bucket Brigade also continued to build its programs that develop volunteer deployment and leadership capacity through climate-adaptive community restoration projects in Santa Barbara County. At the Bucket Brigade Academy, 43 student leaders completed 2,334 hours of training and 72 ASHI/SOLO first-aid certifications were awarded. The top program graduates were hired as "Volunteer Coordinators" to lead weekly volunteer projects in Santa Barbara County.Continued on Schedule O The Humanitarian Garden Project: Student Volunteer Coordinators led 275 volunteers through 1,101 hours of community service, restoring one acre of a large watershed ecosystem. The Walk Montecito Project 0.75 miles of new safe-routes-to-school trails were built to restore pedestrian access and improve community safety in the area affected by the 2018 debris flow. The Humanitarian Farm Project: Student Volunteer Coordinators led 601 volunteers contributed 2,103 who grew 17,392 pounds of organic produce and donated it all to local food-aid in Santa Barbara County. Volunteer Leadership Services for the City of Goleta at the Ellwood Mesa Restoration Project where student Volunteer Coordinators led 234 volunteers contributed 1,777 hours to restore a major winter nesting site for Monarch butterflies planting 2,300 trees and native plant seedlings. 671514 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 CA X J Abraham Powell 8058952355 PO Box 50640 Santa Barbara CA 93150 Dr Mara Sweeney President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Dr Amanda Sue Carlisle Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Craig Granet Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Denise Walden Cooper Board Member 2.50 X 0 0 0 Ben Curtis Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 John Abraham Powell Executive Director 40.00 X 165674 0 0 165674 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4634 8000 25479 618750 14500 656863 BB Academy Camp Fees 30792 30792 30792 12050 12050 5101 8000 7808 -2707 -2707 Other income 129 129 129 697127 42971 0 -2707 X 165674 115972 24851 24851 111004 110248 756 22515 19978 1582 955 25983 25983 138488 129810 8678 4126 3726 400 8714 3397 2718 2599 26608 1954 24654 172 172 4145 1566 2535 44 4121 4121 43113 43113 71288 46128 22737 2423 Direct Program Expenses 130321 130321 Equipment costs 22940 22940 Auto Expenses 22771 22771 In-Kind Program Expense 14500 14500 20245 4918 10487 4840 836728 671514 120068 45146 161418 255827 834433 531120 18133 28599 23440 31318 251989 157938 61435 94051 3000 29312 1101859 970227 77807 80299 104921 88327 0 22071 182728 190697 X 82648 104036 836483 675494 919131 779530 1101859 970227 -139601 0 X 0 0 0 X 1213448 1013022 623261 670153 651913 4171797 1213448 1013022 623261 670153 651913 4171797 4171797 1605 2105 12050 15760 388 370 129 887 4188444 30792 0.99600 0.99880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 251989 157938 94051 94051 ROU lease liability 22071 22071 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 John Abraham Powell Executive Director 165674 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 165674 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Amanda Sue Carlisle, Board Member, is the mother in law of J. Abraham Powell, Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The 990 is circulated via email to all board members prior to filing. Ample time is given for review and questions. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Board members and management are required to disclose any potential conflicts on an annual basis. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The Board of Directors determines the compensation of the Executive Director based on comparability data of other local nonprofits and other performance metrics. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization's organizing and financial documents are available by contacting the Executive Director during normal business hours. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Contract Services: Program service expenses 129,810. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 8,678. Total expenses 138,488.