THE SANTA BARBARA LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION
EIN 77-0568691 · Substance Abuse Treatment (F22)
What they do
to Provide A Warm, Healthy, Sober Living Environment to Men Recovering From The Disease of Alchoholism and Drug Addiction. This Supportive Environment Will Allow Men to Learn What A Clean and Sober Lifestyle Means and Build The Foundation That is Necessary for Long-term Recovery. As The Men Rebuild Their Lives They Become The Productive Workforces of The Santa Barbara Community. They Repair The Relationships With Families and Loved Ones That Have Been Strained or Severed By The Disease of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction. But Most of All They Set Out On A Plan of Life That Will Forever Change Them to The Person They Truly Wished to Be.
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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders4 people are listed in the latest report.
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Leadership and board
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DAVID T COOLSECRETARY
HILDA ZACARIASTREASURER
JUSTIN CARTERDIRECTOR
KARLI JEFFERSPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2014
- Location
- PO BOX 90331, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93190
- County
- Santa Barbara
- In care of
- Hilda Zacarias
- Primary officer
- Hilda Zacarias, Treasurer
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- BENEDETTI & ASSOCIATES CPA INC
- NTEE classification
- Substance Abuse Treatment (F22)
- IRS tax category
- Substance Abuse Treatment