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← SANTA BARBARA POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SANTA BARBARA POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE.

Totals

Total revenue
$797,333
Total expenses
$468,043
Contributions and grants received
$771,889
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$6,957
Investment income
$14,863
Other revenue
$3,624
Total assets, end of year
$766,207
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,594
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$760,613
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$350,197
Management and general expenses
$98,979
Fundraising expenses
$18,867
Program service expenses (Part III)
$350,197

Program services were 74.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $132,629

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $639,260

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CAMPERSHIP PROGRAM FEE

    total $6,957 · related or exempt $6,957

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $14,863 · excluded $14,863

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $81,925

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $132,629

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $79,751

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $2,174 · excluded $2,174

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $1,450 · related or exempt $1,450

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,450

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $77,885 · program services $62,308 · management and general $11,683 · fundraising $3,894

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $128,108 · program services $128,108

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $16,481 · program services $15,234 · management and general $935 · fundraising $312

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,872 · management and general $23,872

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $9,875 · fundraising $9,875

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,272 · program services $3,382 · management and general $104 · fundraising $4,786

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,291 · program services $4,573 · management and general $7,718

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $14,749 · program services $2,361 · management and general $12,388

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $25,347 · program services $25,347

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,900 · program services $755 · management and general $6,145

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $330 · program services $330

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $23,392 · program services $9,758 · management and general $13,634

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $77,967 · program services $77,967

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF EDUCATION AND TRA

    total $22,500 · management and general $22,500

  • 24c · Other expenses: YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCI

    total $8,033 · program services $8,033

  • 24d · Other expenses: TEEN CENTER

    total $6,409 · program services $6,409

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,632 · program services $5,632

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $441,858 · end of year $764,169

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,363 · end of year $1,666

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $138,663

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $138,291

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $702 · end of year $372

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $5,594

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $416,995 · end of year $746,285

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $26,928 · end of year $14,328

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE SANTA BARBARA POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE (SBPAL) STRIVES TO BUILD THE BRIDGE BETWEEN COPS, KIDS, AND OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH MENTORSHIP, LEADERSHIP, AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. THE SANTA BARBARA POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE (SBPAL) IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN YOUTH, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND THE COMMUNITY THROUGH MENTORSHIP, ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS. WE MAINTAIN AN OPEN-DOOR POLICY, SUPPORTING ANY YOUTH WITHIN THE REQUIRED AGE GROUP, WITH A FOCUS ON THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE YET FOUND THEIR VOICE OR NICHE. OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE PROUDLY MAINTAIN A 9-YEAR TREND OF A 100% GRADUATION RATE, WITH ALL GRADUATES GOING ON TO COLLEGE, MILITARY SERVICE, OR TRADE SCHOOL. SINCE 1999, SBPAL HAS GROWN FROM SERVING 50 YOUTH TO PROVIDING NO-COST PROGRAMMING TO OVER 1,300 YOUTH ANNUALLY, HELPING THEM DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE QUALITY ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH TO BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH POLICE AND COMMUNITY.

  • THE PAL TWELVE35 TEEN CENTER SERVES AS A CENTRAL HUB FOR TEENAGERS AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION IN DOWNTOWN SANTA BARBARA. OPEN TO STUDENTS AGES 11-18, THE CENTER OPERATES MONDAY TO FRIDAY FROM 3 PM TO 6:30 PM WITH NO REGISTRATION FEES, ENSURING ALL YOUTH HAVE ACCESS TO ITS SERVICES. THE TEEN CENTER PROVIDES A SAFE AND WELCOMING SPACE WHERE YOUNG INDIVIDUALS CAN CONNECT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FOSTERING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.AS A VITAL RESOURCE IN THE COMMUNITY, THE CENTER OFFERS ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER TEENS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, FOCUSING ON ACADEMICS, LEADERSHIP, MENTORSHIP, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. THESE PROGRAMS EQUIP YOUTH WITH THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE TO BECOME FUTURE LEADERS, SHAPING THEIR OWN PATHS AND MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $202,041

  • THE CAMPERSHIP ALLIANCE IS AN INDISPENSABLE SERVICE DEDICATED TO PROMOTING EQUITY AND INCLUSION. THROUGH A COLLABORATION BETWEEN PAL AND 15 OTHER AGENCIES, THIS INITIATIVE PROVIDES SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING YOUTH AGED 3 TO 18. PAL PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE, SERVING AS THE HUB FOR QUALIFYING, REGISTERING, AND ALLOCATING OVER 500 SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS. ADDITIONALLY, PAL OFFERS TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM CAMPS AS NEEDED, ENSURING THAT EVERY ELIGIBLE YOUTH HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE ENRICHING EXPERIENCES.

    Expenses $390 · Revenue $8,407

  • COMMUNITY-ORIENTED SPECIAL EVENTS HOSTED BY PAL FOSTER STRONGER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COPS, KIDS, AND THE COMMUNITY. EVENTS LIKE TRUNK OR TREAT BRING TOGETHER 30 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO DISTRIBUTE CANDY TO LOCAL YOUTH IN A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE ENVIRONMENT.DURING WINTER WONDERLAND, PAL SPREADS JOY BY PROVIDING OVER 150 GIFTS TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN SANTA BARBARA. THIS HEARTWARMING EVENT ALSO BRINGS FAMILIES TOGETHER FOR A SPECIAL DINNER, CREATING LASTING MEMORIES AND A SENSE OF TOGETHERNESS.THE BRIDGE MENTORING PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH OUR POLICE ADVISORY CADRE, SUPPORTED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHERE OFFICERS SERVE AS MENTORS AND ADVOCATES FOR OUR YOUTH. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, OFFICERS ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH AND MENTOR YOUTH MULTIPLE TIMES A MONTH, PROVIDING GUIDANCE, SUPPORT, AND ENCOURAGEMENT. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FISHING, SNORKELING, AND SURFING, CREATING UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUTH TO BOND WITH THEIR MENTORS WHILE DEVELOPING CONFIDENCE AND LIFE SKILLS. THIS PROGRAM FOSTERS STRONG RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND YOUTH, HELPING THEM BUILD TRUST AND PROVIDING CRITICAL MENTORSHIP TO GUIDE THEM TOWARD SUCCESSFUL FUTURES.

    Expenses $147,766

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kristina Justice

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • John Dixon

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bryan Marshall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bernard Melekian

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Audry Nafziger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adrian Gutierrez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Shapiro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Stretchberry

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tracy Colahan

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Diana Morales

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kent Wojciechoski

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Teresa Jurado

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joseph Krueger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Commander Charlie Katsapis

    POLICE CHIEF'S ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Judith Lugo

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $77,885
    From this org
    $77,885
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403089349300505

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