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SANTA BARBARA CITY FIREFIGHTERS CHARITABLE FUND INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $28K · expenses $25K · assets $25K

EIN
76-0797274
Address
121 W CARRILLO ST, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101-3214
NTEE code
T12
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2020
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Mission

Made grants and donations to charitable groups in Santa Barbara

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robert Kendall CEO2015-2025 1 $0 reported 2
Jeff Zampese CFO2019-2025 1 $0 reported 2
Shane Wallace Secretary2022-2025 5 $0 reported 2
Mike Billgren (former) Secretary2021 5 $0 reported 2
Mike Bilgren (former) SECRETARY2019-2020 5 $0 reported 2
Matthew Wilson (former) CEO2010-2015 5 $0 reported 1
Jeffrey Zampese (former) SECRETARY2015 0 $0 reported 1
Michael DaPonce (former) Sec2010-2014 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Kendall CEO1 $0-$0 $02
Jeff Zampese CFO1 $0-$0 $02
Shane Wallace Secretary5 $0-$0 $02
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Kendall CEO1 $0-$0 $02
Jeff Zampese CFO1 $0-$0 $02
Shane Wallace Secretary5 $0-$0 $02
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Kendall CEO1 $0-$0 $02
Jeff Zampese CFO1 $0-$0 $02
Shane Wallace Secretary5 $0-$0 $02
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Kendall CEO1 $0-$0 $02
Jeff Zampese CFO1 $0-$0 $02
Shane Wallace Secretary5 $0-$0 $02
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mike Billgren Secretary5 $0-$0 $02
Jeff Zampese CFO1 $0-$0 $02
Robert Kendall CEO1 $0-$0 $02
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MIKE BILGREN SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $02
JEFF ZAMPESE CFO1 $0-$0 $02
ROBERT KENDALL CEO1 $0-$0 $02
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MIKE BILGREN SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $02
JEFF ZAMPESE CFO1 $0-$0 $02
ROBERT KENDALL CEO1 $0-$0 $02
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MATTHEW WILSON CEO5 $0$0$0 $01
JEFFREY ZAMPESE SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT KENDALL TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $02
2014 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Matthew R Wilson CEO0 $0-- $01
Michael DaPonce Sec0 $0-- $01
2013 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Matthew R Wilson CEO0 $0-- $01
Michael DaPonce Sec0 $0-- $01
2012 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Matthew R Wilson CEO0 $0-- $01
Michael DaPonce Sec0 $0-- $01
2011 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Matthew R Wilson CEO0 $0-- $01
Michael DaPonce Sec0 $0-- $01
2010 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Matthew R Wilson CEO0 $0-- $01
Michael DaPonce Sec0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$28,464$25,088 $24,800$24,800 $11,154- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,998$12,476 $21,424$21,424 $0- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$4,470$11,282 $31,902$31,902 $0- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,893$16,790 $47,654$47,654 $4,907- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,603$3,458 $20,551$20,551 -- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,093$21,036 $12,406$12,406 $18,093$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$47,504$51,040 $15,349$15,349 $47,504$0 ---
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$233,911$164,061 $78,011$78,011 $233,911$0 $00-
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,754$67,845 $8,161$8,161 $66,754- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$48,825$45,738 $9,252$9,252 $48,825- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,019$80,866 $6,165$6,165 $50,019- ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$95,564$61,338 $37,012$37,012 -$19,844 ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,915$49,340 $2,823$2,823 -$43,915 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $89,753 in all, tax years 2014 to 2022. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2015, 2017 2$59,565 2017$8,890
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THE JACK JENNINGS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SANTA BARBARA CITY FIREFIGHTERS CHARITABLE FUND INC” 2018 1$10,188 2018$10,188
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MONTECITO FIREFIGHTERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$7,500 2020$7,500
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ALAN B SLIFKA FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SANTA BARBARA CITY FIREFIGHTERS CHARITABLE FUND INC” 2014 1$2,500 2014$2,500
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Who funds organizations like this

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OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$174,4226 12019–2024 EUGENE ROTARY CHARITABLE TRUST
NORTH VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$140,0002 12018–2019 THROWING STARFISH FOUNDATION
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO DAF sponsor$100,2503 12016–2018 FRIENDS OF THE BORREGO SPRINGS LIBRARY
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$86,21010 52019–2024 SABU SHAKE SR MEMORIAL FOUNDATION; SARAHS FIGHT FOR HOPE FOUNDATION; DREAM OF A BETTER WORLD; THROWING STARFISH FOUNDATION and 1 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$49,6004 32016–2024 MIKE THOMPSONS CHARITIES; DEL SOL LIONS FOUNDATION; SABU SHAKE SR MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DAF sponsor$42,2521 12010–2010 EUGENE ROTARY CHARITABLE TRUST
SANDRA L KURTZIG FOUNDATION Private foundation$42,0002 12021–2022 ARIZAE FOUNDATION
SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$37,1202 22018–2021 FRIENDS OF THE BORREGO SPRINGS LIBRARY; CARPINTERIA ROTARY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $25,088 spent · pay $0 · grants $23,205 · events $27,983
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $23,205 92.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,883 7.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$27,983reported apart
Total$25,088100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $12,476 spent · pay $0 · grants $11,160 · events $29,529
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $11,160 89.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,316 10.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$29,529reported apart
Total$12,476100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $11,282 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,595 · events $56,013
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $10,595 93.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $687 6.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$56,013reported apart
Total$11,282100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $16,790 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,114 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,676 75.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $4,114 24.5%
Total$16,790100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $3,458 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,433 · events $22,039
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $3,433 99.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25 0.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$22,039reported apart
Total$3,458100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $21,036 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,575 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,461 78.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $4,575 21.7%
Total$21,036100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $51,040 spent · pay $0 · grants $12,307 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $36,461 71.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $12,307 24.1%
Fees to independent contractors $1,680 3.3%
Printing, publications, postage $592 1.2%
Total$51,040100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $164,061 spent · pay $0 · grants $67,174 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $94,842$94,842-- 57.8%
Grants to US organizations and governments $67,174$67,174-- 40.9%
Other (as described)PRINTING AND POSTAGE $1,359-$1,359- 0.8%
Other (as described)TAXES AND FEES $524-$524- 0.3%
Office expenses $162-$162- 0.1%
Total$164,061100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $67,845 spent · pay $0 · grants $32,532 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35,313 52.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $32,532 48.0%
Total$67,845100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $45,738 spent · pay $0 · grants $16,696 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $28,913 63.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $16,696 36.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $129 0.3%
Total$45,738100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $80,866 spent · pay $0 · grants $56,602 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $56,602 70.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,264 30.0%
Total$80,866100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $61,338 spent · pay $0 · grants $29,113 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $32,031 52.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $29,113 47.5%
Printing, publications, postage $194 0.3%
Total$61,338100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $49,340 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,955 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $32,662 66.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $15,955 32.3%
Printing, publications, postage $723 1.5%
Total$49,340100%

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