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Nonprofit · EIN 95-3234551

THE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE

Tax-exempt · SANTA BARBARA, CA 93109

Financials

$7.3M$7.2M2022$9.3M$8.8M2023$10.7M$6.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$10,729,825$6,217,825$4,512,000$104,006,570$5,174,742$98,831,828
June 30, 2024990$9,252,804$8,804,651$448,153$96,949,701$5,801,695$91,148,006
June 30, 2023990$7,312,099$7,243,343$68,756$88,748,883$4,649,649$84,099,234
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,629,355
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$7,683,184
Net rental income
$278,905
Net gain from sales of assets
$165,765
Net income from fundraising events
-$168,733
Other revenue
$417,286

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$3,345,094
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$538,648
Other salaries and wages
$1,118,296
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,986,489
Professional fundraising fees
$6,324
Legal fees
$12,263
Accounting fees
$142,757
Depreciation
$10,047
Program services (functional)
$3,890,434
Management and general (functional)
$1,574,041
Fundraising (functional)
$753,350

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$96,949,701
Total assets, end of year
$104,006,570
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,174,742
Net assets, end of year
$98,831,828
Land, buildings and equipment
$14,072
Publicly traded securities
$65,889,993
Net assets without donor restrictions
$12,821,269
Net assets with donor restrictions
$86,010,559
Gross unrelated business income
-$4,855
Gross receipts
$18,451,412
Employees
14
Volunteers
20
Year formed
1976
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
ERIKA ENDRIJONASEX-OFFICIO - SBCC
Trustee or director
1$0$336,000$9,324
CAROLA SMITHEX-OFFICIO - SBCC
Trustee or director
1$0$214,998$33,257
PALOMA ARNOLDEX-OFFICIO - SBCC
Trustee or director
1$0$204,624$31,194
ZORANA MORRISCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$178,403$0$46,546
BOBBI ABRAMCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
40$183,333$0$21,158
SARAH STRETZCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$180,548$0$2,346
RACHEL JOHNSONCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$150,548$0$24,040
JOSHUA RAMIREZEX-OFFICIO - SBCC
Trustee or director
1$0$117,876$27,360
ROBERT K MILLEREX-OFFICIO - SBCC
Trustee or director
1$0$4,800$0
WENDY READPRESIDENT (AS OF 07/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
LAURIE ASHTONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
RACHEL KAGANOFFSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
MICHELLE LEE PICKETTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
ROGER DURLINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MADELEINE JACOBSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0$0
5 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PAUL MENZELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROLA NICHOLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN SILVERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANK TABARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SARAH DE TAGYOSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 27 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
GEOFF GREEN CHIEFEXECUTIVE OFFICER (THRU 01/02/24)
Officer
40$275,705$0$42,665
PALOMA ARNOLDEX-OFFICIO - SBCC
Trustee or director
1$0$242,192$26,807
CAROLA SMITHEX-OFFICIO - SBCC
Trustee or director
1$0$244,650$22,806
ZORANA MORRISCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$155,446$0$34,957
JOSHUA RAMIREZEX-OFFICIO - SBCC (AS OF 06/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$142,928$22,998
KIMBERLY MONDAEX-OFFICIO - SBCC (THRU 04/30/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$163,674$0
SARAH STRETZCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$153,809$0$3,091
RACHEL JOHNSONCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$136,959$0$19,611
ERIKA ENDRIJONASEX-OFFICIO - SBCC
Trustee or director
1$0$139,722$12,528
ROBERT K MILLEREX-OFFICIO - SBCC
Trustee or director
1$0$4,800$18,743
ELIZABETH WILMEREX-OFFICIO - SBCC
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MADELEINE JACOBSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0$0
LAURIE ASHTONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
MICHELLE LEE PICKETTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
RACHEL KAGANOFFSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
WENDY READDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ROGER DURLINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GREG LOOSVELTDIRECTOR (THRU 05/09/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PAUL MENZELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CAROLA NICHOLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PEDRO PAZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BEN SCOTTDIRECTOR (THRU 08/31/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUSAN SILVERDIRECTOR (AS OF 10/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
FRANK TABARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SARAH DE TAGYOSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SCOTT VINCENTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BOBBI ABRAM CHIEFEXECUTIVE OFFICER (AS OF 05/01/24)
Officer
40$0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
KINDRED MURILLOEX-OFFICIO - SBCC
Trustee or director
1$0$392,904$14,367
GEOFF GREENCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
40$244,872$0$41,196
CAROLA SMITHEX-OFFICIO - SBCC
Trustee or director
1$0$221,420$21,775
PALOMA ARNOLDEX-OFFICIO - SBCC
Trustee or director
1$0$194,812$25,365
ZORANA MORRISCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$133,346$0$30,075
MELANIE ECKFORD-PROSSOREX-OFFICIO - SBCC
Trustee or director
1$0$150,356$11,232
RACHEL JOHNSONCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$128,421$0$17,584
ROBERT K MILLEREX-OFFICIO - SBCC
Trustee or director
1$0$4,800$17,954
CHERNOR DIALLOEX-OFFICIO - SBCC
Trustee or director
1$0$9,731$0
ANNA EVERETTEX-OFFICIO - SBCC
Trustee or director
1$0$4,500$0
SCOTT VINCENTPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0$0
LAURIE ASHTONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
MICHELLE LEE PICKETTVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
FRANK TABARTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
SARAH DE TAGYOSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
WENDY READAT LARGE
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ROGER DURLINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DANIEL EMMETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MADELEINE JACOBSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RACHEL KAGANOFF STERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GREG LOOSVELTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PAUL MENZELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GRACIELA MONTGOMERYDIRECTOR (THRU 8/31/22)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CAROLA NICHOLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PEDRO PAZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BEN SCOTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
721 CLIFF DR, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93109-2312
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
BOBBI ABRAM, 721 CLIFF DRIVE, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93109
Signed the 990
BOBBI ABRAM, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Phone
(805) 730-4401
Return prepared by
BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-3234551 or by the name THE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

THE SBCC FOUNDATION FUELS THE EXCELLENCE OF SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE BY ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, AND INVITING THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS. THE RESOURCES RAISED AND MANAGED BY THE FOUNDATION ENRICH COLLEGE PROGRAMS, REMOVE BARRIERS, AND EMPOWER STUDENTS TO SUCCEED.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE SBCC FOUNDATION PROVIDED $1.9 MILLION IN SUPPORT TO COLLEGE DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS DURING THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. THESE RESOURCES ALLOW COLLEGE FACULTY, STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATORS TO IMPROVE EXISTING PROGRAMS, EXPERIMENT WITH NEW AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES, AND ACHIEVE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC OUTCOMES.
    Expenses $2,490,457 · grants $1,945,115
  • THE SBCC FOUNDATION CREATED THE SBCC PROMISE IN 2016, TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY'S COLLEGE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE TO ALL RECENT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. THE SBCC PROMISE OFFERS TWO YEARS OF COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT (COVERING ALL REQUIRED FEES, BOOKS AND SUPPLIES) TO ANY LOCAL STUDENT WHO ENROLLS FULL TIME AT SBCC IN THE FALL OR SPRING SEMESTER FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THEIR SECONDARY EDUCATION WITHIN THE SBCC DISTRICT. IN THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, MORE THAN 1,500 SBCC PROMISE STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED. RESEARCH ON COLLEGE ACHIEVEMENT CORRELATES A STUDENT'S CHANCE OF SUCCESS WITH EARLY ENROLLMENT, FULL-TIME STUDENT STATUS, AND ACCESS TO ACADEMIC COUNSELING AND SUPPORT. THE SBCC PROMISE INCLUDES ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS, PROVIDING $2.2 MILLION IN SUPPORT TO SBCC PROMISE STUDENTS IN THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. IN 2024-2025, AB19 FUNDING WAS PROVIDED BY THE SBCC SO THE FOUNDATION'S COSTS WERE REDUCED BY $1 MILLION.
    Expenses $1,399,977 · grants $1,399,979

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
95-3234551
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
1976
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B110)
Assets (IRS master file)
$104,006,570
Income (IRS master file)
$18,451,412

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$10,729,825$6,217,825$104,006,570IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$9,252,804$8,804,651$96,949,701IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$7,312,099$7,243,343$88,748,883XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$11,936,703$6,630,365$84,729,515IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 95-3234551).

Questions about THE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE

What is the EIN of THE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE is 95-3234551.
Is THE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.
Are donations to THE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE 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 THE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE 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 THE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE 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 THE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names BOBBI ABRAM.
Who are the officers and directors of THE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 4 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does THE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,729,825, expenses of $6,217,825 and total assets of $104,006,570 at year end.

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