Nonprofit · EIN 23-7087774
SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA
Tax-exempt · SANTA BARBARA, CA 93130
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $31,875,035 | $10,320,320 | $21,554,715 | $88,807,931 | $8,154,424 | $80,653,507 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $9,786,365 | $9,300,394 | $485,971 | $75,961,748 | $7,260,103 | $68,701,645 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $14,002,048
- Program service revenue
- $85,392
- Investment income
- $17,824,271
- Royalties
- $30,307
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $15,479,241
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$66,983
- Other revenue
- -$36,676
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $7,509,261
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $458,889
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,226,194
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,991,581
- Professional fundraising fees
- $12,088
- Accounting fees
- $58,190
- Occupancy
- $102,768
- Travel
- $11,737
- Depreciation
- $4,555
- Program services (functional)
- $8,767,911
- Management and general (functional)
- $885,183
- Fundraising (functional)
- $667,226
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $75,961,748
- Total assets, end of year
- $88,807,931
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,154,424
- Net assets, end of year
- $80,653,507
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $12,810
- Publicly traded securities
- $70,865,118
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,271,396
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $72,382,111
- Gross receipts
- $104,652,704
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1962
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELINDA CABRERA | CEO Officer | 40 | $242,727 | $17,908 |
| JAMES HUTCHINSON | CFO Officer | 40 | $169,294 | $12,472 |
| TIM DOUGHERTY | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,156 | $12,047 |
| LYNNRAE DUNN | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,297 | $7,661 |
| DANNA MCGREW | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA GANN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP FRANKLIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA BURNBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA CARVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH CHRISMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DURON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY DWYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM FIGUEROA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET GARUFIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
18 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUILLE GIL-REYNOSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALAN GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLIE HUINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TESSA KAGANOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KELLY KNIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AIMEE MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EMIL NAZARETYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATHY O'LEARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARTY PLOURD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARRIE RANDOLPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NANCY RANSOHOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATT ROWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TRACEY SOLOMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GEORGE THURLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DONNA WEIDL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| YOLANDA GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EMILIO HANDALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES HUTCHINSON | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $159,247 | $19,666 |
| MARY DWYER | INTERIM CEO & DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $166,397 | $8,320 |
| TIM DOUGHERTY | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFIC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,474 | $28,174 |
| LEN SMOLBURD | CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,507 | $18,596 |
| CHRISTIE GLANVILLE | DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE Highest-paid employee | 30 | $122,739 | $0 |
| MELINDA CABRERA | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $83,077 | $2,543 |
| PHILIP FRANKLIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNA MCGREW | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA GANN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN ARNOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY RANSOHOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH CHRISMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DURON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET GARUFIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GUILLE GIL-REYNOSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE HUINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TESSA KAGANOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM KNIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY KNIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AIMEE MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMIL NAZARETYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY OLEARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTY PLOURD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE RANDOLPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER RAPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACEY SOLOMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT ROWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR SWALLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE THURLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA WEIDL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 3620, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93130-3620
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MELINDA CABRERA, PO BOX 3620, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93130
- Signed the 990
- JAMES HUTCHINSON, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (805) 687-6065
- Website
- WWW.SBSCHOLARSHIP.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 23-7087774 or by the name SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA INSPIRES, ENCOURAGES AND SUPPORTS SANTA BARBARA COUNTY STUDENTS TO AND THROUGH COLLEGE, GRADUATE AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVISING, AND SCHOLARSHIPS.
Program accomplishments
- THE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA HELPS SANTA BARBARA COUNTY STUDENTS ACCESS POSTSECONDARY AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID ADVISING. IT IS THE NATION'S LARGEST COMMUNITY-BASED PROVIDER OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS, HAVING CUMULATIVELY AWARDED IN EXCESS OF $167 MILLION TO OVER 64,000 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1962. IN 2025, THE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION AWARDED $7.7 MILLION TO 2,125 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY STUDENTS. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNDERGRADUATES STUDYING AT TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AVERAGED $3,500. SIXTY-ONE PERCENT OF THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENTS ARE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE. THE PRIMARY CRITERIA FOR AWARD SELECTION ARE DONOR INTENT, FINANCIAL NEED, POTENTIAL, AND MOTIVATION.Expenses $8,117,387 · grants $7,509,261 · revenue $85,392
- THE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA SERVES MORE THAN 20,000 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR THROUGH FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPS AND INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENTS. SPECIFICALLY, SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION PROGRAM ADVISORS ASSIST STUDENTS WITH SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS, HELP DECIPHER COMPLEX FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL AID FORMS, AND EXPLAIN FINANCIAL AID AWARD LETTERS AND LOAN PROGRAMS, ALL FREE OF CHARGE. OFFICE FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS TAKE PLACE AT SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. FINANCIAL AID ADVISING APPOINTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES COUNTYWIDE. THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYS FOUR FULL- TIME BILINGUAL PROGRAM ADVISORS. THANKS TO OUR PROGRAMS TEAM, SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION RECIPIENTS RECEIVE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL FEDERAL, STATE, AND INSTITUTIONAL AID EACH YEAR.Expenses $650,524
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7087774
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $88,807,931
- Income (IRS master file)
- $104,652,704
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $31,875,035 | $10,320,320 | $88,807,931 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $9,786,365 | $9,300,394 | $75,961,748 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $10,459,065 | $9,149,947 | $68,972,600 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7087774).
Questions about SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA
- What is the EIN of SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA is 23-7087774.
- Is SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MELINDA CABRERA.
- Who are the officers and directors of SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 33 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $242,727 (MELINDA CABRERA, CEO).
- How much revenue does SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $31,875,035, expenses of $10,320,320 and total assets of $88,807,931 at year end.
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