Nonprofit · EIN 95-6005796
SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Tax-exempt · SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,320,826 | $1,978,226 | -$657,400 | $9,726,297 | $189,972 | $9,536,325 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,602,118 | $1,685,750 | -$83,632 | $9,778,227 | $115,511 | $9,662,716 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $789,023
- Membership dues
- $57,615
- Program service revenue
- $23,986
- Investment income
- $114,746
- Net rental income
- $429,405
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $6,875
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$45,842
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $9,401
- Other revenue
- $393,071
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $130,107
- Other salaries and wages
- $572,257
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $841,637
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $10,165
- Accounting fees
- $68,512
- Occupancy
- $99,467
- Travel
- $4,031
- Depreciation
- $238,517
- Program services (functional)
- $1,616,504
- Management and general (functional)
- $259,962
- Fundraising (functional)
- $101,760
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,778,227
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,726,297
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $189,972
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,536,325
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,464,312
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,441,207
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,052,516
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,483,809
- Gross receipts
- $1,653,818
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 45
- Year formed
- 1943
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DACIA HARWOOD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $92,038 | $24,725 |
| HILARY BURKEMPER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETT HODGES | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE LEIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| VITO GIOIELLO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM REYNOLDS | PARLIAMENTARIAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON BRADFORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| VINCE CABALLERO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RHONDA HENDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN MINEAU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEILA SNOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DACIA HARWOOD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $90,538 | $23,185 |
| HILARY BURKEMPER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETT HODGES | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE LEIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| VITO GIOELLO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM REYNOLDS | PARLIAMENTARIAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON BRADFORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| VINCE CABALLERO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RHONDA HENDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN MINEAU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEILA SNOW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 136 E DE LA GUERRA ST, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101-2205
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- HILARY BURKEMPER, 136 EAST DE LA GUERRA STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101
- Signed the 990
- DACIA HARWOOD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (805) 966-1601
- Website
- WWW.SBHISTORICAL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCGOWAN GUNTERMANN
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-6005796 or by the name SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM.
- 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
TO INSPIRE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS TO SANTA BARBARA HISTORY.
Program accomplishments
- HISTORIC STRUCTURES: THE MUSEUM PRESERVES TWO HISTORICAL STRUCTURES ON THEIR DOWNTOWN SANTA BARBARA CAMPUS: THE COVARRUBIAS ADOBE (1817) AND THE HISTORIC ADOBE (CA. 1836). THE COVARRUBIAS ADOBE IS ONE OF THE OLDEST BUILDINGS IN SANTA BARBARA. ADDITIONALLY, THE MUSEUM PRESERVES THREE HISTORIC HOMES AT 414 EAST MONTECITO STREET: THE TRUSSELL-WINCHESTER ADOBE (1854), CHARLES FERNALD MANSION (1862) AND ADJACENT CARRIAGE HOUSE. THE COVARRUBIAS ADOBE AND TRUSSELL-WINCHESTER ADOBE ARE CALIFORNIA STATE LANDMARKS. THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM FACILITY (1964), A 25,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING, WAS DESIGNATED A STRUCTURE OF MERIT IN 2020 AND IS VISITED BY OVER 35,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY.Expenses $582,557 · revenue $107
- PUBLIC PROGRAMS: GUESTS EXPLORED THE MUSEUM TO VISIT THE GALLERIES AND HISTORIC ADOBE COURTYARDS, ATTEND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND UTILIZE THE GLEDHILL RESEARCH LIBRARY. VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PUBLIC PROGRAMMING INCLUDED NEARLY THIRTY EDUCATIONAL EVENTS - HISTORY LECTURES, PERFORMANCES, FILM SCREENINGS, EXHIBITIONS, AND WALKING TOURS. TOPICS INCLUDED LIFE IN EARLY CALIFORNIA, CONSERVATION, ARCHITECTURE, ART, FILM, AGRICULTURE, AND OTHER LOCAL HISTORY TOPICS. THE MUSEUM PROVIDED FREE AFTER-HOURS RECEPTIONS AND FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC DURING "FIRST THURSDAYS", A COLLABORATIVE ART AND BUSINESS PROMOTION, ALONG WITH PLAYING HOST TO NUMEROUS LIKE-MINDED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE MUSEUM OFFERS FOUR CUSTOM ONSITE PROGRAMS THAT FIT INTO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA STANDARDS FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FOURTH GRADE. ADDITIONALLY, MANY MORE VISITED THE MUSEUM'S SATELLITE EXHIBITS AT THE HILL-CARRILLO ADOBE, SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT AND COTTAGE HOSPITAL.Expenses $425,747 · revenue $16,366
- COLLECTIONS AND LIBRARY: HELD IN THE PUBLIC TRUST, THE MUSEUM'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION INCLUDES OVER 100,000 OBJECTS - ARTWORK, FURNITURE, SADDLES, DECORATIVE ARTS AND COSTUMES THAT REPRESENT OVER 500 YEARS OF CHUMASH, MEXICAN, SPANISH AND AMERICAN HISTORY. THE GLEDHILL LIBRARY, LOCATED ON THE MUSEUM'S DOWNTOWN CAMPUS, PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCESS TO OVER 500,000 ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS, MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND BOOKS FOR HISTORIC RESEARCH, AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE TO HISTORIANS AND GENEALOGISTS ALIKE. IN ADDITION TO THE MUSEUM'S VIBRANT SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING, THE MUSEUM PUBLISHED SCHOLARLY JOURNAL NOTICIAS, AND ONLINE PUBLICATION, "PEQUENAS NOTICIAS." IN ADDITION TO THE MUSEUM'S SIGNATURE EXHIBITIONS, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED FIVE MAJOR EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITIONS: 1925! SANTA BARBARA EARTHQUAKE, THE CHAIR: STORIED SEATS FROM OUR COLLECTION, DON LOUIS PERCEVAL: HIS VISION OF THE WEST, POP-UP HISTORY: IMAGES OF SANTA BARBARA C.1900, AND PROJECT FIESTA! CENTENNIAL OF OLD SPANISH DAYS.Expenses $608,200 · revenue $7,620
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
- 95-6005796
- 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
- 1947
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A82)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,726,297
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,653,818
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,320,826 | $1,978,226 | $9,726,297 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,602,118 | $1,685,750 | $9,778,227 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,524,667 | $1,559,365 | $11,342,959 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | 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 95-6005796).
Questions about SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM
- What is the EIN of SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM is 95-6005796.
- Is SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1947.
- Are donations to SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM 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 HISTORICAL MUSEUM 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 HISTORICAL MUSEUM 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 HISTORICAL MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names HILARY BURKEMPER.
- Who are the officers and directors of SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $92,038 (DACIA HARWOOD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,320,826, expenses of $1,978,226 and total assets of $9,726,297 at year end.
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