Nonprofit · EIN 95-3797404
THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
Tax-exempt · SANTA BARBARA, CA 93190
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $12,961,913 | $4,973,674 | $7,988,239 | $29,321,358 | $166,871 | $29,154,487 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $21,673,708 | $21,109,458 | $564,250 | $23,381,413 | $249,349 | $23,132,064 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,852,611 | $2,656,092 | $2,196,519 | $21,119,220 | $156,947 | $20,962,273 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,260,510
- of which government grants
- $1,559,689
- Membership dues
- $81,437
- Program service revenue
- $9,990
- Investment income
- $703,959
- Net rental income
- $27,122
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $215,825
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$39,668
- Other revenue
- -$12,546
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $443,042
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,273,358
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,014,475
- Professional fundraising fees
- $73,463
- Legal fees
- $117,328
- Accounting fees
- $57,550
- Occupancy
- $116,493
- Travel
- $27,975
- Depreciation
- $43,993
- Program services (functional)
- $3,986,604
- Management and general (functional)
- $504,163
- Fundraising (functional)
- $482,907
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $23,381,413
- Total assets, end of year
- $29,321,358
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $166,871
- Net assets, end of year
- $29,154,487
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,278,038
- Publicly traded securities
- $18,173,723
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,978,207
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $13,176,280
- Gross receipts
- $17,540,991
- Employees
- 25
- Volunteers
- 275
- Year formed
- 1982
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meredith Hendricks | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $274,122 | $10,183 |
| Leslie Chan | Land Program Dir. | 40 | $111,927 | $13,394 |
| Devin Rothman | Land Conservation | 40 | $102,457 | $12,461 |
| Alison Petro | Land Stewardship | 40 | $101,774 | $12,784 |
| David Wirt | Finance Dir. Officer | 40 | $55,621 | $3,760 |
| Laurel Fisher Perez | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Greg Parker | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Ann Lippincott | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Joe Weiland | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Emily Cotter | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Henry Glasheen | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Hammock | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Valerie Hoffman | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brad Lundgren | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kenneth Marshall | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maurie McGuire | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bill O'Donnell | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sheri Overall | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| James Phillippi | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Teresa Romero | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ben Romo | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jim Selbert | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Scott Van Der Kar | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEREDITH HENDRICKS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $222,422 | $9,179 |
| CARRIE MULLEN | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,502 | $18,138 |
| LISA MACKER | OPERATIONS MANAGER Officer | 40 | $123,461 | $8,174 |
| LESLIE CHAN | LAND PROGRAMS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,807 | $12,235 |
| JOE WEILAND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREL FISHER PEREZ | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN LIPPINCOTT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT VAN DER KAR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM HAMMOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN CHANDLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL O' DONNELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY GLASHEEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD LUNDGREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN MARSHALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURIE MCGUIRE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERI OVERALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG PARKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES PHILLIPPI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA ROMERO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN ROMO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEREDITH HENDRICKS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $225,892 | $7,059 |
| BRUCE REITHERMAN | CONSERVATION DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,522 | $17,565 |
| CARRIE MULLEN | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,781 | $18,914 |
| LISA MACKER | OPERATIONS MANAGER Officer | 40 | $120,733 | $12,640 |
| JOSEPH WEILAND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM PHILLIPPI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN LIPPINCOTT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT VAN DER KAR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM HAMMOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN CHANDLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREL FISHER PEREZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY GLASHEEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD LUNDGREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN MARSHALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURIE MCGUIRE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERI OVERALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG PARKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE RIESENFELD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TRES RIORDAN | TRUSTEE (FROM 7/1/22-5/26/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 91830, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93190-1830
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Laurel Fisher Perez, PO BOX 91830, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93190
- Signed the 990
- Laurel Fisher Perez, President
- Phone
- (805) 966-4520
- Website
- WWW.SBLANDTRUST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- McGilloway Ray Brown & Kaufman
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-3797404 or by the name THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.
- 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 conserve natural resources, agricultural land and open spaces for present and future generations.
Program accomplishments
- Acquisition: We engage in the acquisition of conservation land and easement interests. We conduct general outreach within the county to potential transaction partners and landowners. We respond to landowner and agency inquiries and partner with other conservation organizations in furtherance of our mission. We seek conservation funding and match conservation transactions to appropriate funding sources. We follow the land trust alliance standards and practices for our transactions.Expenses $2,249,041
- Education & Outreach: We engage in public education, land use, and interpretive programs in service to our mission. The Arroyo Hondo preserve hosts school and community group trips and is open to the public for free two weekends a month. We offer educational programs at Arroyo Hondo on topics such as birding, wildflowers, fire & stream ecology. We offer free community nature hikes and other guided activities at locations around the county year-round. We also offer opportunities to volunteer with the land trust in roles including preserve docent, hike guide, and restoration crew. We engage in collaborative efforts to understand community values and use a science-based landscape-scale approach to identify land conservation, stewardship, restoration, and open space access opportunities.Expenses $732,790 · revenue $9,990
- Preserves: We conserve land in perpetuity for natural resource protection, preservation, of agriculture, and for recreation through conservation easement and fee title transactions. We own the following nature preserves: Carpinteria Salt Marsh Preserve, Arroyo Hondo Preserve, Coronado Butterfly Preserve and Hot Springs Canyon. In 2022, we purchased the Gaviota Overlook Property which has been added to the Arroyo Hondo Preserve.Expenses $524,194
- Stewardship: We maintain a perpetual obligation to ensure the public benefits of resource protection are upheld for each of our conservation easements and fee title properties. We conduct annual monitoring and compliance activities on all of our fee title and conservation easement properties to ensure the conservation values are preserved. We undertake restoration work on properties to repair or enhance habitat value.Expenses $480,579
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 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-3797404
- 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
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C340)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $29,321,358
- Income (IRS master file)
- $17,540,991
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $12,961,913 | $4,973,674 | $29,321,358 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $21,673,708 | $21,109,458 | $23,381,413 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,852,611 | $2,656,092 | $21,119,220 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $17,878,214 | $15,460,815 | $18,209,315 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 95-3797404).
Questions about THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
- What is the EIN of THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY is 95-3797404.
- Is THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
- Are donations to THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 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 THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Laurel Fisher Perez.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $274,122 (Meredith Hendricks, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,961,913, expenses of $4,973,674 and total assets of $29,321,358 at year end.
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