Charity profile · Historical source record

Foodbank of Santa Barbara County

EIN 77-0169214Human Services California Large

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Ending Hunger and Transforming the Health of Santa Barbara County

The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County's mission is to provide nourishment to those in need by acquiring and distributing safe nutritious foods via local agencies and providing education to solve hunger and nutritional problems in Santa Barbara County. During 2012, the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County distributed 11.5 million pounds of food (of which four million pounds was fresh produce) from two warehouse locations in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria. In 2012, over 140,000 people in Santa Barbara County were served by the Foodbank's member agency network of 300 nonprofit social service agencies and programs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.82Overall score
out of 100

82.73Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$17,607,239

Total expenses · USD$17,675,388

Program expenses

$15,978,550.75 recorded amount

90.4%

Fundraising expenses

$936,795.56 recorded amount

5.3%

Administrative expenses

$742,366.30 recorded amount

4.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Erik Talkin
Recorded compensation: $155,083.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.87%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County's mission is to provide nourishment to those in need by acquiring and distributing safe nutritious foods via local agencies and providing education to solve hunger and nutritional problems in Santa Barbara County. During 2012, the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County distributed 11.5 million pounds of food (of which four million pounds was fresh produce) from two warehouse locations in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria. In 2012, over 140,000 people in Santa Barbara County were served by the Foodbank's member agency network of 300 nonprofit social service agencies and programs.
`ein` EIN	77-0169214
`tot_exp` Total expenses	17675388.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.042
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.053
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.904
`fscore` Financial score	82.73
`leader` Recorded leader	Erik Talkin
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	155083.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0087
`motto` Tagline	Ending Hunger and Transforming the Health of Santa Barbara County
`name` Charity name	Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
`tot_rev` Total revenue	17607239.0
`score` Overall score	86.82
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	15978550.752
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	936795.564
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	742366.2960000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 77-0169214
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.