Provide financial assistance to low income santa barbara residents to pay medical or dental bills .

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
30 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 30.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $178K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$101K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$105K
Spent
$133K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$334K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$105K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$105K
FY2021$197K
FY2022$92K
FY2023$97K
FY2024$181K
FY2025$230K
Expenses
$133K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$133K
FY2021$143K
FY2022$99K
FY2023$165K
FY2024$135K
FY2025$207K
Net assets
$334K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$334K
FY2021$388K
FY2022$381K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$359K
FY2025$383K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1947.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $133K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps low-income Santa Barbara residents pay medical and dental bills.

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2 programs · $133K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The society's sole purpose is to pay hospitals, doctors, dentists & related services for persons who cannot pay. Referrals for assistance are made to the society's case investigator and any payments are made directly to service PROVIDERS.SEE attached statement.

$133Kprogram expense
02

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Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $404K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$178,633
Unitemized GrantFY2024$114,702
Unitemized GrantFY2020$110,573

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$105K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$334
Money outPt IX
$133K
Ln 25
Programscol B$133K
Owns and owesPt X
$334K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$334K
Total assetsLn 16$435K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$334
Total revenueLn 12$105K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$334K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$334K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$435K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
Net assetsLn 32$334K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$363K$334K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$454K$435K
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K$101K
Net assetsLn 32$362K$334K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$111K$111K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$867$867
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$133K$133K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $230K$207K$23K$383K 990 PDF
FY2024 $181K$135K$46K$359K 990 PDF
FY2023 $97K$165K−$68K$313K 990 PDF
FY2022 $92K$99K−$7K$381K 990 PDF
FY2021 $197K$143K$54K$388K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $105K$133K−$28K$334K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $104,831 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $87,687$104,497
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $285$334
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,889$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $91,861$104,831
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $48,860$110,573
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,173$22,251
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $62,033$132,824
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $29,828−$27,993
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $104,831 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$104,497
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$104,497
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $334$334
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $334 · Excluded from tax $0$104,831
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $132,824 across 6 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $110,573$110,573
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,531$12,531
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,277$5,277
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $867$867
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,885$1,885
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,691$1,691
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $132,824 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$132,824
Part X · Balance sheet $434,976 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $363,294$334,495
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $88,734$98,798
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,683$1,683
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $453,711$434,976
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $88,734$98,798
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,997$2,191
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $91,731$100,989
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $361,980$333,987
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $453,711$434,976
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $333,987 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$104,831
XI-2 Total expenses$132,824
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,993
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$361,980
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$333,987

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