Nonprofit · EIN 77-0071544
SANTA BARBARA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,969,512 | $3,729,959 | -$760,447 | $6,489,293 | $87,521 | $6,401,772 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,502,354 | $3,027,114 | -$524,760 | $6,697,761 | $70,787 | $6,626,974 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,973,513 | $2,961,088 | $12,425 | $6,800,730 | $99,683 | $6,701,047 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,704,743
- Program service revenue
- $167,110
- Investment income
- $99,486
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$1,827
- Other revenue
- -$1,827
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $202,541
- Other salaries and wages
- $594,819
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $929,497
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,667
- Accounting fees
- $41,749
- Occupancy
- $59,448
- Travel
- $57,887
- Depreciation
- $956
- Program services (functional)
- $2,860,400
- Management and general (functional)
- $824,906
- Fundraising (functional)
- $44,653
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,697,761
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,489,293
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $87,521
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,401,772
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,845,732
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,630,758
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,771,014
- Gross receipts
- $3,029,597
- Employees
- 45
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 1985
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Paz | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $134,950 | $17,616 |
| Mat Gradias | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria Juarez | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tisha Ford | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Diana Ciontea | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Melissa White | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elke Kane | Member Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Roxane Bryne | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Isis Castaneda | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eva Maria Catalan | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Milem | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephanie Ramirez-Zarate | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Beth Rogers | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Donna Ronzone | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Paz | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $144,487 |
| Mat Gradias | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Victoria Juarez | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Tisha Ford | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Diana Ciontea | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa White | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Elke Kane | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Roxane Bryne | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Iris Castaneda | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Eva Maria Catalan | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Eder Gaona-Macedo | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bukola Ishola Broome | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Milem | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie Ramirez-Zarate | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Beth Rogers | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Donna Ronzone | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margie Yahyavi | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $92,354 | $5,540 |
| Pedro Paz | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $52,083 | $0 |
| Mat Gradias | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Ogilvie | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elke Kane | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Diana Ciontea | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eva Maria Catalan | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Iris Castaneda | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tisha Ford | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eder Gaona-Macedo | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Victoria Juarez | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephanie Ramirez-Zarate | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bukola Ishola | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Milem | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Warren Ritter | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Beth Rogers | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Donna Ronzone | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Melissa White | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1528 CHAPALA ST STE 308, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101-8821
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Vanessa Pelton, 1528 Chapala Street Ste 308, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
- Signed the 990
- Pedro Paz, Executive Director
- Phone
- (805) 284-9125
- Website
- sbefoundation.org
- Return prepared by
- MELISSA PETERSEN AND COMPANY
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 77-0071544 or by the name SANTA BARBARA EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
- 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
Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) provides and supports programs that enrich the academic, artistic, and personal development of all students in the Santa Barbara Unified School District.
Program accomplishments
- Santa Barbara Education Foundation serves as an advocate and raises funds to support Santa Barbara Unified School District's 21 schools, to ensure a well rounded education (including arts and music) for all 12,500 students. The Foundation's priorities are literacy, math proficiency and student engagement and also focuses on access to college, the performing arts, mental wellness and early childhood development. The Foundation has provided the campaign leadership for several ballot initiatives that have brought $18 million for classroom enrichment and $110 million for infrastructure improvements.Expenses $2,860,400 · revenue $167,110
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
- 77-0071544
- 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
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B20I)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,489,293
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,029,597
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,969,512 | $3,729,959 | $6,489,293 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,502,354 | $3,027,114 | $6,697,761 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,973,513 | $2,961,088 | $6,800,730 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,636,994 | $2,389,586 | $6,480,018 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 77-0071544).
Questions about SANTA BARBARA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of SANTA BARBARA EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SANTA BARBARA EDUCATION FOUNDATION is 77-0071544.
- Is SANTA BARBARA EDUCATION FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to SANTA BARBARA EDUCATION FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SANTA BARBARA EDUCATION FOUNDATION 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 SANTA BARBARA EDUCATION FOUNDATION 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 SANTA BARBARA EDUCATION FOUNDATION 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 SANTA BARBARA EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Vanessa Pelton.
- Who are the officers and directors of SANTA BARBARA EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $134,950 (Pedro Paz, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does SANTA BARBARA EDUCATION FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,969,512, expenses of $3,729,959 and total assets of $6,489,293 at year end.
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