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Santa Barbara Water Polo Club Inc

A tax-exempt nonprofit in Santa Barbara, California, classified by the IRS as amateur sports. For the year ending Aug 2025 it reported $374,222 in revenue and $346,102 in expenses.

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What it says it does

“To offer a competitive and experience-rich environment for young water polo players.”From the organization's Form 990 for the year ending Aug 2025, as written (including spelling); all-capital text shown in normal capitalization.

IRS facts

Type: Amateur sports (IRS activity code N60)

Mailing city (IRS): Santa Barbara, California 93102

EIN: 47-3269569

Tax status: 501(c)(3), eligible to receive tax-deductible donations; IRS-recognized as tax-exempt since 2016, per IRS records posted October 13, 2026.

Revenue on its latest IRS filing: $374,222 (year ending Aug 2025)

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Santa Barbara Water Polo Club Inc finances

From the annual returns the group files with the IRS (Form 990, or the shorter Form 990-EZ for smaller groups), 3 filed years. Net assets are what it owns minus what it owes; management and general is office, admin and insurance cost. A dash means not reported (the short form does not ask for employees or volunteers). Each figure links to that year's return. A year is left out when no return is in the IRS e-file data; that does not mean the group was inactive.

Revenue and expenses by yearAug 2022: revenue $309,215, expenses $303,348; Aug 2024: revenue $343,296, expenses $388,891; Aug 2025: revenue $374,222, expenses $346,102 Total revenueTotal expenses $309K$303KAug '22$343K$389KAug '24$374K$346KAug '25
Year endingAug 2022Aug 2024Aug 2025
Total revenue$309,215$343,296$374,222
Total expenses$303,348$388,891$346,102
Total assets$164,128$104,686$131,204
Liabilities$27,834$39,633$38,031
Net assets$136,294$65,053$93,173
Employees161623
Volunteers56-
IRS formForm 990Form 990Form 990

Where the money goes, year ending Aug 2025

Expense splitPrograms 96%, Management and general 4%

Where the money comes from, year ending Aug 2025

Revenue sourcesProgram fees 99%, Other 1%

People: 23 employees reported for the year ending Aug 2025. Counts only; BackPR does not publish names of officers or staff.

Revenue trend: Steady. Revenue went from $309,215 (year ending Aug 2022) to $374,222 (Aug 2025), about +7% a year.

Growth label: we compare total revenue on the oldest and the newest return shown above. Growing means revenue rose by more than 10% a year on average, Shrinking means it fell by more than 10% a year, and Steady means a change between -10% and +10% a year. The rate is the compounded yearly average between the two returns, so it hides ups and downs in between (see the table). We only label groups with returns at least a year apart and at least $5,000 of revenue on the oldest one. This is our own calculation, not an IRS rating or a judgment of quality.

Source: IRS Form 990 Series Downloads (the returns open on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, which republishes the IRS files). Figures are as the organization filed them. California nonprofit.

How it compares

2 of 38 amateur sports nonprofits in Santa Barbara when sorted from largest to smallest revenue. This shows size only, not quality. Groups with no reported revenue are listed last.

Size: revenue of $374,222 is higher than roughly 70 to 80% of the 2,432 amateur sports nonprofits in California that report revenue to the IRS (the city count above also includes groups with none). The median is $143,571.

Revenue compared with similar groupsRevenue of $374,222 compared with amateur sports nonprofits in California: the middle 80% earn between $32,129 and $850,024, the median is $143,571. 10th pct$32.1Kmedian$144K90th pct$850K This group $374K

Our analysis of the IRS Business Master File (posted October 13, 2026), using each group's latest reported revenue. Groups are sorted by revenue and split into ten equal bands, using all California groups of this type (Amateur sports, which covers several IRS activity codes). Size only, not a rating.

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Questions about Santa Barbara Water Polo Club Inc

What is Santa Barbara Water Polo Club Inc's EIN?

Santa Barbara Water Polo Club Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-3269569. It is the nine-digit number the IRS uses to identify the organization. Source: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File posted October 13, 2026.

Is Santa Barbara Water Polo Club Inc a nonprofit?

Yes. The IRS lists Santa Barbara Water Polo Club Inc in Santa Barbara, California as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3), recognized since 2016. This is from the IRS Business Master File posted October 13, 2026. Status can change, so check its current status on the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search before you donate.

Are donations to Santa Barbara Water Polo Club Inc tax-deductible?

Yes, the IRS lists gifts to Santa Barbara Water Polo Club Inc as tax-deductible (IRS Business Master File posted October 13, 2026). How much you can deduct depends on your own taxes, and this is not tax advice. Check its current status on the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search before you donate.

What does Santa Barbara Water Polo Club Inc do?

In its own words on its Form 990 for the year ending Aug 2025: "To offer a competitive and experience-rich environment for young water polo players." The IRS classifies it as: Amateur sports.

How much money does Santa Barbara Water Polo Club Inc take in?

For the year ending Aug 2025, Santa Barbara Water Polo Club Inc reported total revenue of $374,222 and total expenses of $346,102 on its Form 990 (IRS Form 990 e-file data).

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Source: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, posted October 13, 2026. We list 501(c)(3) organizations whose IRS activity code is youth development, amateur sports, camps and recreation, parent-teacher groups, children's services, child day care or arts education. We show the city and ZIP code only, never a street address or contact person. A listing is not an endorsement.

Data as of November 8, 2026. Sources: IRS Business Master File (posted October 13, 2026), IRS Form 990 series e-file data, state child care licensing records in the BackPR finder. Growth labels, ranks and percentiles are BackPR's own calculations.

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