Retired Employees of Santa Barbara

501(c)(4) organization Santa Barbara, CA EIN: 95-3183857

To promote the welfare and health of Santa Barbara County retirees.

Retired Employees of Santa Barbara at a glance

In short: Retired Employees of Santa Barbara gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,000
-50.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-80.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$6,000
+150.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,000
Total assets
$658,406
-1.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Retired Employees of Santa Barbara funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Scholarship Foundation of SB: $6KScholarship Foundation of SB$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Scholarship Foundation of SB ($6K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Santa BarbaNew CuyamaSanta BarbaraSanta MariaSolvang

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 5 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2022) to $12K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Scholarship Foundation of SB Santa Barbara, CASupport children/spouse students$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$658,406$123,806$135,760$6,0001$19,287
2024$667,336$148,661$66,689$12,0005$32,184
2023$641,937$48,695$39,243$10,000Total only$16,240
2022$635,587$40,531$38,589$5,050Total only$-674
2021$656,247$71,075$38,331——$19,079
2020$616,733$79,600$30,462——$7,276
2019$562,564$74,374$23,031——$12,052

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Retired Employees of Santa Barbara

Based on IRS filings

Retired Employees of Santa Barbara is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Santa Barbara, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $658K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $19K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Retired Employees of Santa Barbara is led by Tony Manual, President on every filing since 2024; all 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tony Manual

    President

    On filings since 2024

    4 hrs/week

    $2K (2024) → $2K (2025)

  • Zandra Cholmon

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $900 (2020) → $900 (2025)

  • Robert Spinner

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    $525 (2021) → $900 (2025)

  • Claude Rateau

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    $600 (2025)

  • Teressa Rodriguez

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $900 (2025)

  • Mark Brickly

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    $2K (2019) → $2K (2025)

  • Rory Moore

    Secretary

    Newsltr Editor → Director, 2021

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    $1K (2019) → $900 (2025)

  • Annette Paladi

    Newsletter Edit

    President → Newsletter Edi, 2024

    Newsletter Edi → Newsletter Edit, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    $1K (2020) → $2K (2025)

  • Dan Reid

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    $1K (2024) → $2K (2025)

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Mike Hartley (2024) — Newsletter Edi
  • Former: Teressa Rodrig (2024) — Director
  • Former: Annette Paladino (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Bernard A. Manuel (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Zandra Cholmondeley (2019–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Michael Hardwick (2021–2023) — Newsletter Edit

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Tony Manual — President: $2KTony ManualPresident$2KAnnette Paladi — Newsletter Edit: $2KAnnette PaladiNewsletter Edit$2KDan Reid — Treasurer: $2KDan ReidTreasurer$2KMark Brickly — Secretary: $2KMark BricklySecretary$2KRory Moore — Secretary: $900Rory MooreSecretary$900Robert Spinner — Director: $900Robert SpinnerDirector$900Zandra Cholmon — Director: $900Zandra CholmonDirector$900Teressa Rodriguez — Director: $900Teressa RodriguezDirector$900Claude Rateau — Director: $600Claude RateauDirector$600

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to Tony Manual (President). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Retired Employees of Santa Barbara

How much does Retired Employees of Santa Barbara give each year?

Retired Employees of Santa Barbara gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $12K across 5 grants.

How large is Retired Employees of Santa Barbara?

Retired Employees of Santa Barbara reported $658K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $124K.

What is Retired Employees of Santa Barbara?

Retired Employees of Santa Barbara is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It holds $658K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Retired Employees of Santa Barbara operate?

Retired Employees of Santa Barbara has awarded grants in California.

What is Retired Employees of Santa Barbara's EIN?

Retired Employees of Santa Barbara's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3183857. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 27, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 7, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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