Mission
The organization's most significant activity is the education of service industry professionals about wine and wine service.
Public Charity
Court of Master Sommeliers Americas Julie C Theobald Executive Director
Court of Master Sommeliers Americas Julie C Theobald Executive Director, of Santa Barbara, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.6M in revenue, $4.2M in expenses, $4.8M in total assets. 3 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $99K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 680398505
Santa Barbara, CA
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.6M
Total Expenses$4.2M
Total Assets$4.8M
Grant Records3
Funding Total$99K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Court of Master Sommeliers Americas Julie C Theobald Executive Director
How Court of Master Sommeliers Americas Julie C Theobald Executive Director divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$84
Programs
the work itself
$16
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $84 for programs
$84
Conduct education courses on four levels leading to Master Sommelier degree
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
Showing up to 5 of 3 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Treasurer
Brett Zimmerman
Director
Chris Bates
Director
Chris Tanghe
Vice Chairman
David Yoshida
Director
Gillian Ballance
Executive Director
Julie Theobald
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.6M | $4.2M | $4.8M |
| 2024 | $4.2M | $3.9M | $3.7M |
| 2023 | $4.6M | $3.9M | $3.3M |
| 2022 | $4.1M | $3.6M | $2.6M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.2M to $4.6M (+106%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.