Public Charity

Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade

Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade is a Public Charity headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $673K revenue, $663K expenses, $1.1M total assets. 43 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 831156413 Santa Barbara, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$673K
Total Expenses$663K
Total Assets$1.1M
Grant Records43
Funding Total$2.5M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

The Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade was created to prepare for and respond to natural disasters and community crises through volunteer training, coordination and deployment.

Officers & Directors

Board Member Ben Curtis
Secretary Craig Granet
Board Member Denise Walden Cooper
Treasurer Dr Amanda Sue Carlisle
President Dr Mara Sweeney
Executive Director John Abraham Powell

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Top Grant Purposes

COMMUNITY RECOVERY EFFORTS DURING LOCAL DISASTERS.
$1,006,712 2 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$513,575 8 grants
HUMAN SERVICES
$406,430 9 grants
For recipient's exempt purpose
$100,000 1 grant
PUBLIC AND SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$85,250 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $673K $663K $1.1M
2023 $625K $978K $1.2M
2022 $1.0M $730K $1.5M
2020 $307K $425K $351K
2019 $430K $416K $280K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $430K to $673K (+57%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.1M.

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