- Revenue 2024
- $11,503,676
- Expenses 2024
- $7,975,692
Program services were 81.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- A31Z
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 1528 CHAPALA ST STE 203
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SBIFF'S MISSION IS TO ENGAGE, ENRICH, AND INSPIRE PEOPLE THROUGH THE POWER OF FILM. SBIFF CELEBRATES THE ART OF CINEMA AND PROVIDES IMPACTFUL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL, ANDGLOBAL COMMUNITIES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SBIFF'S MISSION IS TO ENGAGE, ENRICH, AND INSPIRE PEOPLE THROUGH THE POWER OF FILM. SBIFF CELEBRATES THE ART OF CINEMA AND PROVIDES IMPACTFUL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES.
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THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES AND PRODUCES THE SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, WITH EVENTS OCCURRING PRIMARILY IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY OR MARCH FOR 95,000+ PARTICIPANTS.
Expenses $4,289,693 · Revenue $4,369,798
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THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A YEAR ROUND ARTHOUSE THEATRE. ITS PROGRAMMING INCLUDES DAILY SHOWINGS OF CURRENT AND CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED INDEPENDENT AND INTERNATIONAL FILMS, WEEK LONG FESTIVALS, INCLUDINGFRENCH FILMS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FILMS, RETROSPECTIVES AND A MEMBERSHIP BASED CINEMA SOCIETY.
Expenses $1,383,725 · Revenue $855,293
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THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES THE BARBAKOW FAMILY CENTER FOR FILM STUDIES THAT SERVES AS A CLASSROOM, SCREENING ROOM, COMMUNITY MEETING SPACE, MOVIE LIBRARY AND EDITING SUITE. ITS PROGRAMMING INCLUDES EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT REACH OVER 14,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR INCLUDING AT-RISK AND UNDER-SERVED YOUTH, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN, AND TRANSIT-DEPENDENT SENIOR CITIZENS. ALL CURRENT PROGRAMS ARE AT NO CHARGE TO ITS PARTICIPANTS.
Expenses $804,245
As filed on the 2024 return.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Ernesto ParedesERNESTO PAREDES
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeffrey BarbakowJEFFREY BARBAKOW
CO-CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lynda WeinmanLYNDA WEINMAN
CO-CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Linda ArmstrongLINDA ARMSTRONG
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Susan Eng-DenbaarsSUSAN ENG-DENBAARS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lisa SolanaLISA SOLANA
DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Vince CaballeroVINCE CABALLERO
NOMINATIONS AND GOVERNANCE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gordon SeaburyGORDON SEABURY
AUDIT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mimi DegruyMIMI DEGRUY
EDUCATION
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robin HimovitzROBIN HIMOVITZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nora McNeely HurleyNORA MCNEELY HURLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chris LancashireCHRIS LANCASHIRE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tammy HughesTAMMY HUGHES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
L Lee PhillipsL LEE PHILLIPS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rob SkinnerROB SKINNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sandy Reynolds-WascoSANDY REYNOLDS-WASCO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David WascoDAVID WASCO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Roger DurlingROGER DURLING
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $457,992
- From this org
- $428,633
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,359
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $428,633
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,859
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,500
- Filer's total
- $457,992
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Sean PrattSEAN PRATT
MANAGING DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $218,047
- From this org
- $196,667
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,380
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $196,667
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,900
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,480
- Filer's total
- $218,047
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Benjamin GoedertBENJAMIN GOEDERT
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $193,967
- From this org
- $176,667
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,300
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $176,667
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,300
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,000
- Filer's total
- $193,967
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
-
2024
- Revenue
- $11,503,676
- Expenses
- $7,975,692
- Contributions
- $5,476,673
- Grants paid
- $0
-
2023
- Revenue
- $7,451,448
- Expenses
- $6,846,352
- Contributions
- $2,467,489
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $6,119,704
- Expenses
- $5,880,698
- Contributions
- $1,860,720
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2024 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2023 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2022 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
-
2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,706,958
- Expenses
- $5,329,450
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,992,088
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2021 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
-
2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,390,987
- Expenses
- $3,577,404
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,697,354
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2020 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
-
2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,230,884
- Expenses
- $5,803,827
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,671,000
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,526,437
- Expenses
- $5,321,944
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,220,652
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,549,538
- Expenses
- $5,086,462
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,958,600
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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$500,000
2024 General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$172,500
2022 ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$119,300
2024 ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$76,700
2023 ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2024 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
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$50,000
2023 General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
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$48,850
2024 ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.