Public Charity

SANTA BARBARA CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC

SANTA BARBARA CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC is a Public Charity headquartered in SANTA BARBARA, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $11.9M revenue, $9.7M expenses, $133.1M total assets. 45 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 953847102 SANTA BARBARA, CA Performing Arts Centers NTEE: A61 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$11.9M
Total Expenses$9.7M
Total Assets$133.1M
Grant Records45
Funding Total$5.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO PROVIDE A VIBRANT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER THAT GENERATES AND PROMOTES EXCELLENCE IN THE PERFORMING ARTS AND ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE REGION BY OFFERING OUTSTANDING AND DIVERSE ENTERTAINMENT, INCLUDING EVENTS OF CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL VALUE.

Where $100 goes at Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts Inc

How Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$60 Programs the work itself
$33 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $60 for programs

$52
Rental operations
88% of program spending
$7
Presentations
11% of program spending
$1
Community engagement
1% of program spending
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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

2024
ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES
$1,098,650
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$79,500
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$21,655
2024
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 45 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Akoni Tariqh
DIRECTOR AT LARGE Bains Leslie E
DIRECTOR Bertling Deborah
DIRECTOR OF STAGE PROD Boshers Stephanie
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Burnham Dan
DIRECTOR Chrisman Sarah

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$4,702,640 25 grants
General Support
$527,900 20 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $11.9M $9.7M $133.1M
2024 $17.9M $8.8M $123.2M
2023 $9.6M $7.3M $113.0M
2022 $7.7M $6.4M $116.8M
2021 $4.6M $4.2M $116.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.6M to $11.9M (+158%), with total assets most recently reported at $133.1M.

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