Nonprofit · EIN 71-0910704
SOUTH COAST COMMUNITY MEDIA ACCESS CENTER
Also known as THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNELS
Tax-exempt · SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2026 | 990 | $607,722 | $588,883 | $18,839 | $530,920 | $379,491 | $151,429 |
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $595,183 | $647,713 | -$52,530 | $372,319 | $239,729 | $132,590 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $607,967 | $638,165 | -$30,198 | $498,279 | $313,159 | $185,120 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $602,058 | $639,644 | -$37,586 | $467,332 | $252,014 | $215,318 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $440,147
- of which government grants
- $413,362
- Program service revenue
- $147,400
- Investment income
- $233
- Net income from fundraising events
- $6,035
- Other revenue
- $19,942
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $102,555
- Other salaries and wages
- $160,711
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $300,816
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,063
- Accounting fees
- $10,267
- Occupancy
- $92,528
- Depreciation
- $30,233
- Program services (functional)
- $348,868
- Management and general (functional)
- $206,576
- Fundraising (functional)
- $33,439
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $372,319
- Total assets, end of year
- $530,920
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $379,491
- Net assets, end of year
- $151,429
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $129,190
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$189,940
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $341,369
- Gross receipts
- $614,898
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIK DAVIS | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $102,555 |
| GARY DOBBINS | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| TONY RUGGIERI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| BIJAN GHAEMMAGHAMI | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY ZINN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE REID | VICE SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID STARKEY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN PEDROFF | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN WHALER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMIE KNEE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BELFIORE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM SWIFT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID HEFFERMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2025: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIK DAVIS | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $110,092 |
| GARY DOBBINS | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| TONY RUGGIERI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| BIJAN GHAEMMAGHAMI | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| EMILY ZINN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE REID | VICE SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| DAVID STARKEY | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| STEPHEN PEDROFF | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BEN WHALER | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JAMIE KNEE | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BELFIORE | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TIM SWIFT | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DAVID HEFFERMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIK DAVIS | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $102,556 |
| MEIGHANN HELENE | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MONGOLD | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TONY RUGGIERI | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JUSTIN GUNN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES JOYCE III | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY DOBBINS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID HEFFERMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIK DAVIS | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $96,992 |
| MEIGHANN HELENE | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| TRACY BEARD | V CHAIR/TREASUR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MONGOLD | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| TONY RUGGIERI | Director Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| REGINA RUIZ | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GARY DOBBINS | Director Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| REBECCA BRAND | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| COURTNEY FRAZER | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JAMES JOYCE III | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID HEFFERMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUSTIN GUNN | Director Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 329 S SALINAS ST, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103-2962
- In care of
- % MATTHEW SCHUSTER EXEC DIR
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ERIK DAVIS, 329 SOUTH SALINAS STREET, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103
- Signed the 990
- ERIK DAVIS, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (805) 571-1721
- Website
- WWW.TVSB.TV
- Return prepared by
- DECKER FARRELL & MCCOY LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 71-0910704 or by the name SOUTH COAST COMMUNITY MEDIA ACCESS CENTER.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO PROVIDE CITIZENS WITH ACCESS TO TELEVISION AND OTHER ELECTRONIC MEDIA RESOURCES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE PUBLIC DIALOGUE, FREE SPEECH AND PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY; TO FOSTER LOCAL CREATIVITY, EDUCATION AND CULTURE; AND TO REFLECT OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION OVERSEES THE OPERATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL ACCESS PROGRAM CONTENT ON VARIOUS DISTRIBUTION PLATFORMS INCLUDING TRADITIONAL CABLE ACCESS CHANNELS. THE ORGANIZATION MANAGES A COMMUNITY MEDIA CENTER THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO MEDIA PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT AND PROMOTES LOCALISM AND A FREE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND INFORMATION. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES TRAINING TO THE COMMUNITY TO EFFECTIVELY USE THESE MEDIA RESOURCES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES PRODUCTION SERVICES TO SUPPORT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE PRODUCTION OF NONCOMMERCIAL MEDIA CONTENT. THE CABLE CHANNELS REACH OVER 58,000 HOMES.Expenses $348,868 · revenue $147,400
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 71-0910704
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A32)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $530,920
- Income (IRS master file)
- $614,898
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2026 | $607,722 | $588,883 | $530,920 | XML |
| 990 | June 2025 | $595,183 | $647,713 | $372,319 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $607,967 | $638,165 | $498,279 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $602,058 | $639,644 | $467,332 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $630,786 | $584,578 | $482,411 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 71-0910704).
Questions about SOUTH COAST COMMUNITY MEDIA ACCESS CENTER
- What is the EIN of SOUTH COAST COMMUNITY MEDIA ACCESS CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTH COAST COMMUNITY MEDIA ACCESS CENTER is 71-0910704.
- Is SOUTH COAST COMMUNITY MEDIA ACCESS CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to SOUTH COAST COMMUNITY MEDIA ACCESS CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOUTH COAST COMMUNITY MEDIA ACCESS CENTER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SOUTH COAST COMMUNITY MEDIA ACCESS CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending June 30, 2027) is due November 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOUTH COAST COMMUNITY MEDIA ACCESS CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2026.
- Who is the principal officer of SOUTH COAST COMMUNITY MEDIA ACCESS CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026 names ERIK DAVIS.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTH COAST COMMUNITY MEDIA ACCESS CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $102,555 (ERIK DAVIS, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does SOUTH COAST COMMUNITY MEDIA ACCESS CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026 it reported revenue of $607,722, expenses of $588,883 and total assets of $530,920 at year end.
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