Downtown Santa Barbara Improvement Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
994692721
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Phone
8052161223
Rating
49
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$905,797
Expenses
$24
Assets
$905,873
Liabilities
$100

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

People named in this filing

  • KELLEY MCADOO (BOARD MEMBER)
  • CROSBY SLAUGHT (BOARD MEMBER)
  • JANET GARUFIS (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The downtown santa barbara improvement association (dsbia) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community benefit improvement district whose mission is to enhance the cleanliness, safety, economic vitality, and overall experience of downtown santa barbara for residents, businesses, property owners, and visitors through coordinated maintenance, beautification, marketing, advocacy, and community partnerships.

What it reported doing in 2024

District clean & safe services - during the year, dsbia worked to set up, launch, and manage enhanced maintenance and "clean and safe" services throughout the downtown district, including daily sidewalk and gutter sweeping, litter and debris removal, trash abatement, graffiti removal, and regular pressure washing of high-traffic areas. The services officially began sept. 2025 and supported approximately 88 block faces of the district and responded to approximately 30 service requests from businesses and property owners monthly with a 12 minute response time, contributing to a cleaner, more welcoming downtown environment for residents and visitors.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 96
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 100%; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 37,744.71; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.