For the sixth consecutive year, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) has been recognized as a Four Star Charity by nonprofit evaluator Charity Navigator.  

Achieving a Four Star rating — Charity Navigator’s highest rating— in consecutive years is also deemed significant. In a letter to SBMA, Michael Thatcher, Charity Navigator president/CEO, wrote:

“Only 11% of the charities we evaluate have received at least 6 consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that Santa Barbara Museum of Art outperforms most other charities in America. This exceptional designation from Charity Navigator sets Santa Barbara Museum of Art apart from its peers and demonstrates to the public its trustworthiness.”

“We are so pleased that the museum has, for the sixth year in a row, received this recognition from Charity Navigator, one of the country’s most respected evaluating organizations,” said Larry Feinberg, SBMA’s Robert and Mercedes Eichholz director.

“We are determined to maintain this same high level of fiscal efficiency and transparency, especially as we continue to raise funds for the current Imagine More Capital Campaign, which supports the renovation project,” he said.

For more about SBMA, visit www.sbma.net.