Santa Barbara Trust for Historic

“The trust is a membership organization. Members consist of individuals and organizations from the community who become members through monetary or other contributions supporting the organization's mission.”

“A nominating committee made up of the trust's members nominates candidates for the board of directors. Each year the trust has an annual meeting where the members elect the board of directors based on the nominating committee's recommendations.”

“Each year at the annual meeting, the members ratify the actions taken by the board of directors during the prior year.”

“The entire board of directors receives a copy of the 990. The executive committee meets to review the 990 to ensure that it is complete and accurate.”

“Each new board member is required to sign a conflict of interest disclosure and all board members are monitored.”

“As part of the budget process, staff research comparative salaries for all staff positions, both nationally and locally. The comparison data are presented to the board treasurer, then the executive committee, and then to the full board as part of the budget presentation and approval process.”

“Bylaws and articles of incorporation are made available to any interested parties upon request. Financial statements are available to the public at an annual meeting each january. The conflict of interest policy is available upon request. The annual report is available on the sbthp's website.”

“The trust has an executive committee whose membership is comprised of the board president, first vice president, second vice president, secretary, treasurer and the past board president. The executive committee meets monthly.”

“The trust is a membership organization. Members consist of individuals and organizations from the community who become members through monetary or other contributions supporting the organization's mission.”

“A nominating committee made up of the trust's members nominates candidates for the board of directors. Each year the trust has an annual meeting where the members elect the board of directors based on the nominating committee's recommendations.”

“Each year at the annual meeting, the members ratify the actions taken by the board of directors during the prior year.”

“The entire board of directors receives a copy of the 990. The executive committee meets to review the 990 to ensure that it is complete and accurate.”

“Each new board member is required to sign a conflict of interest disclosure and all board members are monitored.”

“As part of the budget process, staff research comparative salaries for all staff positions, both nationally and locally. The comparison data are presented to the board treasurer, then the executive committee, and then to the full board as part of the budget presentation and approval process.”

“Bylaws and articles of incorporation are made available to any interested parties upon request. Financial statements are available to the public at an annual meeting each january. The conflict of interest policy is available upon request. The annual report is available on the sbthp's website.”

“Contract services: program service expenses 223,039. Management and general expenses 27,354. Fundraising expenses 5,127. Total expenses 255,520.”

“Change in value of crt -15,054.”

“El presidio de santa barbara state historic park - learning opportunities and cultural activities are provided annually in the park, including hosting more than 6,000 guests for a low-cost self-guided tour of the park; developing exhibitions that enhance the visitor experience; and operating a research center that is open to the public by appointment. Sbthp has conducted extensive archaeological investigations of the site of the presidio, the spanish fort founded in 1782, which is the founding site of the city of santa barbara. The resulting collections have been cataloged and stored on site and are available for research. Several portions of the fort have been reconstructed and preservation work has been conducted on key surviving portions. Most recently we have been conducting repair work and restoration planning on several historic resources in the park from the late 19th to the early 20th century. All work is conducted in compliance with the secretary of interior standards for the treatment of historic properties. A display was recently completed about the history of the chinese american family that operated jimmy's oriental gardens (1947), a city structure of merit.”

“Santa ines mission mills - sbthp operates this thirty-eight acre state property through a leaseback arrangement with california state parks, along with an adjacent property owned by sbthp and another leased from the city of solvang. Together, the three properties make up a national register historic landmark district. The site contains sensitive archaeological resources related to mission santa ines along with two early 19th century intact stone mill buildings and two connected stone reservoirs. The organization conducts ongoing preservation and repair work on the historic structures, along with regular maintenance on the surrounding agricultural land. In 2008 sbthp planted olive trees on the property to help interpret the agricultural history of the site. The organization harvests the olives annually with assistance from community volunteers, and presses the olives into oil which it offers for sale to support and raise awareness about the property. The organization is nearing the end of an interim use guidelines planning process with california state parks, which will enable public access to the site.”

“Casa de la guerra - the building is a museum devoted to the history of the de la guerra family and its occupation of the site for three generations and is open to the public for four days a week for self-guided tours of furnished rooms and rotating exhibits. Educational programs are conducted at the site to interpret the mexican american history of the community, including dia de los muertos and una noche de las posadas. This adobe has been restored to the appearance of when it was occupied by its original owner, jose de la guerra, between 1828 and 1848. To complete the restoration work, sbthp conducted above-ground archaeology. The collections related to the building have been cataloged and are stored in sbthp's facilities and are available for research.”