Santa Barbara Strings
Donations deductibleRevenue
$139k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$161k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$65k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$65k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
3.0 years on average
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Activity
A69
Arts, culture and humanities
Santa Barbara Strings' network
8 peoplei8 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alita Rhodes | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Amy Trujillo | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Christopher Elstner | Vice President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Christopher Yick | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Gamble T Parks (also filed as Gamble Parks) | President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Rebecca Smylie | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Sellars Whitehead | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sherylle Mills-Englaner | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Beth Woodruff | Treasury/Artistic Director | since 2021 |
| Pilar Montes | Director of Operations | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Beth Woodruff | Treasury/Artistic Director | 6 | $73k | ||
| Alita Rhodes | Director | 2 | $720 | ||
| Gamble T Parks | President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Christopher Elstner | Vice President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Amy Trujillo | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sherylle Mills-Englaner | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Rebecca Smylie | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sellars Whitehead | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Christopher Yick | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Santa Barbara Strings
- EIN
- 274834458
- Address
- Po Box 61401, Santa Barbara, CA, 93160-1401
- State
- California
- Activity (NTEE)
- A69 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2011
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
- Principal officer
- Linda Stafford Burrows (Form 990-N, tax year 2010)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAlita Rhodes
≥4years on the filingsChristopher Elstner
≥3years on the filingsSellars Whitehead
≥2years on the filingsAmy Trujillo
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $65k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $65k
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $139k | $161k | Deficit $22k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.