To provide counseling, education, shelter and supportive services to low-income, homeless and mentally ill individuals and families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 55 volunteers and 92 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $256K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$293K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $150K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.1M
63% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 63% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.6M
+89% vs prior year
Spent
$10.9M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.6M
FY2025▲ +89%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$6.2M
FY2025$11.6M
Expenses
$10.9M
FY2025▲ +84%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$5.9M
FY2025$10.9M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +68%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$392K
FY2021$702K
FY2022$711K
FY2023$840K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2000.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $10.4M Management & general 4% · $401K Fundraising 1% · $81K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $293K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$177,438Pt VII · Sec A
Clinical Director
$115,910Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristine J Schwarz’s $177K as Executive Director is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristine J Schwarz$177,438$129,415$121,884$115,350$121,172$106,491
Shana Burns$115,910$106,514$102,368———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers counseling, education, shelter, and support to low-income, homeless, and mentally ill individuals and families.

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3 programs · $10.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The safe parking shelter and rapid rehousing program provides safe overnight parking to individuals and families living in their vehicle. We also offer rapid rehousing services and other housing assistance services to community members through the program to help them to transition back into stable and permanent housing.

$4.7Mprogram expense
02

The supportive services for veteran families program operates from a housing first model to help end veteran homelessness within santa barbara county. The program's goal is to help veterans attain housing stability through short-term case management and financial assistance.

$3.4Mprogram expense
03

The community counseling center program offers confidential, therapeutic mental health counseling and psychological testing and assessment to individuals, couples, youth and families regardless of their ability to pay for services.

$2.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$150K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $8.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,436,080
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,619,972
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,169,505
Unitemized GrantFY2021$638,926
Unitemized GrantFY2020$648,115
Unitemized GrantFY2020$440,406
Unitemized GrantFY2019$389,280
Unitemized GrantFY2019$217,786

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$52
Money outPt IX
$10.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.4M
Managementcol C$401K
Fundraisingcol D$81K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$8.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$159K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$52
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$11.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$197K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$170K
Other assetsLn 15$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 592
VolunteersI 655
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$179K$170K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3.4M$3.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$290K$232K$35K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.5M$4.4M$62K$21K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$55K$53K$826$448
Other employee benefitsLn 9$487K$483K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$382K$372K$7K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$38K$27K$10K$546
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$216K$175K$36K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$41K$22K$560$19K
Office expensesLn 13$161K$94K$21K$46K
Information technologyLn 14$80K$53K$24K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$742K$678K$58K$6K
TravelLn 17$229K$216K$5K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$43K$25K$3K$15K
InterestLn 20$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$78K$78K
InsuranceLn 23$65K$54K$10K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24−$40K$65K$820−$106K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.9M$10.4M$401K$81K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $11.6M$10.9M$737K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.2M$5.9M$249K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.2M$4.1M$129K$840K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$2.8M$8K$711K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$2.9M$310K$702K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$1.9M$100K$392K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $11,611,419 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,789,871$9,822,162
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $354,130$1,891,113
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,703$52
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,960−$101,908
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,156,664$11,611,419
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,619,972$3,436,080
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,995,685$5,704,582
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $29,958$33,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,261,686$1,700,719
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,907,301$10,874,381
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $249,363$737,038
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,611,419 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$158,752
VIII-1e Government grants$8,342,939
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,320,471
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,822,162
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,891,113$1,891,113
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,501$1,501
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,449−$1,449
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$101,908−$101,908
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,891,113 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$101,856$11,611,419
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,874,381 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,436,080$3,436,080
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $231,532 · Management $35,072 · Fundraising $23,529$290,133
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,407,412 · Management $61,919 · Fundraising $21,170$4,490,501
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $53,351 · Management $826 · Fundraising $448$54,625
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $482,539 · Management $2,207 · Fundraising $2,215$486,961
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $372,352 · Management $6,866 · Fundraising $3,144$382,362
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $27,352 · Management $10,090 · Fundraising $546$37,988
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,000$33,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $33,000$33,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $174,569 · Management $35,522 · Fundraising $5,680$215,771
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $21,749 · Management $560 · Fundraising $19,117$41,426
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $93,999 · Management $21,073 · Fundraising $46,071$161,143
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $52,722 · Management $23,858 · Fundraising $2,935$79,515
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $678,413 · Management $57,901 · Fundraising $5,866$742,180
IX-17 TravelPrograms $216,169 · Management $4,809 · Fundraising $7,849$228,827
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $24,872 · Management $2,982 · Fundraising $14,749$42,603
IX-20 InterestManagement $15,951$15,951
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $77,866$77,866
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $53,803 · Management $10,054 · Fundraising $1,046$64,903
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,080 · Management $820 · Fundraising −$106,354−$40,454
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,391,994 · Management $401,376 · Fundraising $81,011$10,874,381
Part X · Balance sheet $4,901,820 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $180,118$1,286,270
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $834,947$196,645
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $901,313$718,672
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,039$316,980
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $179,071$170,284
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,464,523$2,212,969
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,580,011$4,901,820
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $982,160$728,658
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,508,927$2,347,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,491,087$3,075,858
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $791,792$1,138,827
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $297,132$687,135
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,088,924$1,825,962
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,580,011$4,901,820
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,825,962 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,611,419
XI-2 Total expenses$10,874,381
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$737,038
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,088,924
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,825,962

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