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Foodbank of Santa Barbara County

To end hunger and transform the health of Santa Barbara County through good nutrition by providing nourishment, acquiring and distributing safe nutritious food via local agencies (10 million …

Human Services Goleta, CA EIN: 770169214 (IRS) Sign up to see website
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Integrity Assessment
Strong transparency
90/100 · methodology

About

Welcome to the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. Our mission is to transform hunger into health with fresh produce, nutritious groceries and nutrition education for all, from pre-schoolers to older adults, veterans to farmworkers. Join us! [...]Read More... from Home

Mission

To end hunger and transform the health of Santa Barbara County through good nutrition by providing nourishment, acquiring and distributing safe nutritious food via local agencies (10 million pounds per year) and giving education to solve food security and nutritional problems.

Founder story
Not yet on file. The organization can add how and why it was founded by claiming this profile. Registered with the IRS since April 1993.

Focus & reach

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IRS
Exempt Organizations · EIN 770169214
Tax-deductible (Pub 78)
501(c)(c3)
Federal tax-exempt subsection
Since 1993

Verified certifications

Confirmed against the issuing authority - not self-reported.

IRS Tax-Deductible since 1993

Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

Registration 16/20
('Government registration ID on record', 8)
('Sourced from official registry', 4)
('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)
('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)
Financial Transparency 24/30
('No financial documents found on website', 0)
('Financial filing on record', 8)
('Revenue figure disclosed', 6)
('Spending figure disclosed', 6)
('Detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 4)
Governance 20/20
('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)
('3+ officers disclosed', 3)
('Officer titles disclosed', 2)
('Executive compensation disclosed', 4)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 10/10
('Website', 3)
('Email', 3)
('Phone', 2)
('Physical address', 2)
Data Recency 15/20
('Updated within 1 year', 15)
('Newer data needed for full score', 0)
Red flags 0
Transparency checklist
Official registration on file
Financial disclosure published
Website on record
Contact details available
Leadership disclosed
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

GiveRadar's verified records show Foodbank of Santa Barbara County with a complete profile, cross-referenced across 4 independent sources including the IRS.

  • GiveRadar has cross-referenced this organization across 4 independent sources, led by the IRS - among the most thoroughly sourced profiles in its cohort. See the sources
  • GiveRadar has verified more about this organization than about 99% of the 322,679 human services charities in the United States it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its governance. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
  • By reported annual revenue, it is larger than 96% of the 136,181 human services charities in the United States with financial records on GiveRadar. See the filings
GiveRadar has verified
  • government registration
  • financial records (6 filed years)
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • a contact email
  • a donation page
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

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Financials

From irs 990 (fy2025) · FY2025
Annual revenue
$10M-$100M
Reporting year
2025
To programmes
88%
Revenue, FY2020-FY2025
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Where money goes
Program88%

Leadership & board

Disclosed in official filings
BA
Barbara T•••
Director
BA
Barry S••••••
Director
BR
Bruce P•••••
Director
CA
Carrie W••••
CFO

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 8 similar human services in United States
Program spending This charity: 88%
Peer average: 84%
CEO comp as % of revenue This charity: 0.85%
Peer average: 0.48%
Integrity Assessment This charity: 90
Peer average: 90

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Annual revenue
$10M-$100M
88% to programs
Source: IRS 990 (FY2025) why this matters
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Filing history

6 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2025): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.

Years on record: FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020.
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Taxes

Tax-deductibility for donors

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Staff & volunteers

From filings and published profiles

Employees
65

Leadership

From FY2025 filing

CA
Carrie W••••
CFO

Officers & trustees (24)

Source: Public filings

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Latest news

From global news sources

8 articles found

From news sources and the organization. Shown for transparency; news never affects the integrity score.

Thousands of Santa Barbara Residents Set to Lose Food Assistance - independent.com

www.independent.com ·

Meghan Markle and husband Prince Harry share rare public kiss after polo match in Santa Barbara - Fox News

www.foxnews.com ·

Foodbank of Santa Barbara County distributing food for Easter weekend - KSBY News

www.ksby.com ·

Ca’ Dario’s Montecito Outpost Has Opened - Siteline Santa Barbara

www.sitelinesb.com ·

Society Matters: Year in Pictures - The Santa Barbara Independent

www.independent.com ·

Foodbank Holds Splendid Table of Life Gala - independent.com

www.independent.com ·

Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Picnic in the Park Program at risk of not receiving much needed $45,000 - The Santa Barbara Independent

www.independent.com ·

Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Announces New Partnership with McCann Mini-Storage, Hazelwood Allied Moving, and Storage and Move For Hunger - The Santa Barbara Independent

www.independent.com ·

Activity timeline

Filings and press mentions, merged

Thousands of Santa Barbara Residents Set to Lose Food Assistance - independent.com
May 2026
www.independent.com
Form filed
$30.9M revenue
FY2025
IRS 990
Form filed
$28.9M revenue
FY2024
IRS 990
Form filed
$28.9M revenue
FY2023
IRS 990
Form filed
$42.2M revenue
FY2022
IRS 990
Meghan Markle and husband Prince Harry share rare public kiss after polo match in Santa Barbara - Fox News
May 2022
www.foxnews.com
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County distributing food for Easter weekend - KSBY News
Apr 2022
www.ksby.com
Form filed
$40.2M revenue
FY2021
IRS 990
Form filed
$29.5M revenue
FY2020
IRS 990
Ca’ Dario’s Montecito Outpost Has Opened - Siteline Santa Barbara
Apr 2020
www.sitelinesb.com
Society Matters: Year in Pictures - The Santa Barbara Independent
Dec 2017
www.independent.com
Foodbank Holds Splendid Table of Life Gala - independent.com
Oct 2017
www.independent.com
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Picnic in the Park Program at risk of not receiving much needed $45,000 - The Santa Bar
Apr 2013
www.independent.com
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Announces New Partnership with McCann Mini-Storage, Hazelwood Allied Moving, and Storag
Jan 2013
www.independent.com

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Cause areas in United States

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Human Services this charity 322,683
Education 195,586
Arts & Culture 133,130
Advocacy & Civil Rights 128,026
Religion 114,636
Health 98,863
Community Development 56,086
Youth Development 53,450
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Most common causes in United States

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Community Development 235,146
Education 159,016
Religion 103,741
Arts & Culture 101,203
Human Rights 76,926
Health 65,250
Youth Development 47,775
Animal Welfare 32,425
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Sources and verification

Registration and legal identity
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search
Financial filings
IRS Form 990 filings - Fiscal year 2025 most recent on file.
Officers and trustees
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search - 49 disclosed in the public registry.
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News
Supplementary verification
Charity Navigator

Data freshness

Last updated
Aug 3, 2026
Registry checked
Aug 3, 2026
Profile completeness
100%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 10
  • Financial data · FY2025 on record
  • Named leadership · 49 officers on file
  • Executive pay · Disclosed
  • Government registration · Registered with an official registry
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Tax-deductibility · Verified
  • Founding date · 1982
Not available · 1
  • Programs & activities
    No named programs listed by the charity

Methodology

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Quick facts about Foodbank of Santa Barbara County

What is Foodbank of Santa Barbara County?
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is a human services publicly-supported charity (509(a)(2)) based in Goleta, United States. Welcome to the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. Our mission is to transform hunger into health with fresh produce, nutritious groceries and nutrition education for all, from pre-schoolers to older adults, veterans to farmworkers. Join us! [...]Read More... from Home
When was Foodbank of Santa Barbara County founded?
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County was founded in 1982.
Who leads Foodbank of Santa Barbara County?
Carrie Wanek serves as CFO.
Where is Foodbank of Santa Barbara County located?
Headquartered in Goleta, CA, United States.
What is Foodbank of Santa Barbara County's annual budget?
Annual revenue for fiscal year 2025 is approximately $10M-$100M. 88% of expenses go to program services.
Is Foodbank of Santa Barbara County trustworthy?
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 90 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Foodbank of Santa Barbara County's registration number?
IRS EIN: 770169214.
What is Foodbank of Santa Barbara County's website?
http://www.foodbanksbc.org