-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, PrjgrNxIPTVB3rRRFrcFKic+GF+AKOY692L2OA7OnOa4o4+F++sRV+5CnoGFraze LNYSpKDogBLJRFk9xOTClg== 0000910472-09-000679.txt : 20090831 0000910472-09-000679.hdr.sgml : 20090831 20090831155232 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000910472-09-000679 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090831 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090831 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20090831 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SANTA BARBARA GROUP OF MUTUAL FUNDS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000895645 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07414 FILM NUMBER: 091046058 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14020 S. 147TH ST. CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68137 BUSINESS PHONE: 6268441441 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15 S. RAYMOND AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: PASADENA STATE: CA ZIP: 91105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ASCHER FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930328 0000895645 S000011045 PFW Water Fund C000030473 PFW Water Fund Class A PFWAX C000030474 PFW Water Fund Class C PFWCX 0000895645 S000011046 Montecito Fund C000030476 Montecito Fund MONAX N-Q 1 formnq063009.htm SANTA BARBARA GROUP OF MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. GemCom, LLC

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED    MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number

811-07414


The Santa Barbara Group of Mutual Funds, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


107 South Fair Oaks Boulevard, Suite 315, Pasadena, CA 91105

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)


Emile Molineaux

Gemini Fund Services, LLC., 450 Wireless Blvd, Hauppauge, NY 11788

(Name and address of agent for service)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

626-844-1440


Date of fiscal year end:

3/31


Date of reporting period: 6/30/09



Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.  

 

 

The Santa Barbara Group of Mutual Funds

 

The Montecito Fund

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

June 30, 2009

     

 

     

Market

Shares

 

Security

Value

 

 

COMMON STOCK - 42.46 %

 

 

 

BEVERAGES - 2.57 %

 

5,000

 

Coca-Cola Co.

 

 $                         239,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHEMICALS - 0.84 %

 

2,000

 

Ecolab, Inc.

 

77,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 1.35 %

 

5,000

 

Paychex, Inc.

 

126,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONGLOMERATES - 1.26 %

 

10,000

 

General Electric Co.

 

117,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER  PRODUCTS - 2.79 %

 

4,000

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

 

102,720

3,000

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

 

157,290

 

 

 

260,010

 

 

CROP PREPARATION SERVICES - 1.29 %

 

225

 

JG Boswell Co.

 

120,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION / WHOLESALE - 0.36 %

 

1,000

 

Genuine Parts Co.

 

33,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRIC - 4.44 %

 

10,000

 

Otter Tail Corp.

 

218,400

9,500

 

Unitil Corp.

 

195,890

 

 

 

414,290

 

 

FOOD - 4.71 %

 

6,000

 

H.J. Heinz Co.

 

214,200

10,000

 

Sysco Corp.

 

224,800

 

 

 

439,000

 

 

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT - 3.34 %

 

2,000

 

Greenhill & Co. Inc.

 

144,420

4,000

 

T Rowe Price Group Inc.

 

166,680

 

 

 

311,100

 

 

MEDICAL - 5.94 %

 

4,000

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

188,160

4,000

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

 

138,560

   

The Santa Barbara Group of Mutual Funds

 

The Montecito Fund

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

June 30, 2009

     

 

     

Market

Shares

 

Security

Value

 

 

MEDICAL - 5.94 % (Continued)

 

4,000

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

 $                         227,200

 

 

 

 

553,920

 

 

OIL & GAS - 3.16 %

 

2,500

 

ChevronTexaco Corp.

 

165,625

6,000

 

Enerplus Resources Fund

 

128,940

 

 

 

294,565

 

 

PIPELINES - 0.85 %

 

10,000

 

Atlas Pipeline Partners LP

 

79,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

RETAIL -RESTAURANTS -  2.47 %

 

4,000

 

McDonalds Corp.

 

229,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS - 1.42 %

 

8,000

 

Intel Corp.

 

132,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 4.60 %

 

10,000

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

248,400

4,000

 

Qualcomm, Inc.

 

180,800

 

 

 

429,200

 

 

TRANSPORTATION - 1.07 %

 

2,000

 

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

 

99,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

 

 

 

( Cost - $4,699,902)

 

3,959,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCK - 3.38%

 

 

 

PIPELINES - 3.38 %

 

10,000

 

El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.75%

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

315,000

 

 

( Cost - $269,566)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 34.63 %

 

 

 

Apartments- 5.46%

 

 

4,200

 

Apartment Investment & Management Co. - Preferred,9.375 %

85,050

17,700

 

Apartment Investment & Management Co. - Preferred, 7.75%

295,767

30,000

 

Education Realty Trust, Inc.

 

128,700

 

 

 

 

509,517

The Santa Barbara Group of Mutual Funds

 

The Montecito Fund

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

June 30, 2009

     

 

     

Market

Shares

 

Security

Value

 

 

Diversified- 9.90%

 

 

20,700

 

Colonial Properties Trust - Preferred, 8.125%

 

 $                         382,950

16,125

 

Entertainment Properties Trust - Convertible Preferred -5.75%

169,383

5,000

 

Gladstone Commercial Corp.

 

64,800

11,000

 

Investors Real Estate Trust

 

97,790

10,100

 

Lexington Realty Trust - Convertible Preferred, 6.50%

208,353

 

 

  

923,276

 

 

Healthcare - 5.63%

 

 

44,000

 

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

 

267,080

10,000

 

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.

 

257,400

 

 

  

524,480

 

 

Manufactured Homes - 1.28%

 

 

15,000

 

UMH Properties, Inc.

 

119,550

 

 

  

 

 

 

Mortgage - 1.15%

 

 

10,000

 

Northstar Realty Finance Corp. - Preferred,  8.25%

107,500

 

 

  

 

 

 

Office Property - 6.62%

 

 

17,500

 

BioMed Realty Trust Inc.

 

179,025

23,000

 

HRPT Properties Trust - Convertible Preferred, 6.50%

295,780

35,000

 

HRPT Properties Trust

 

142,100

 

 

  

616,905

 

 

Storage - 1.45%

 

 

5,500

 

SovranSelfStorage, Inc.

 

135,300

 

 

  

 

 

 

Warehouse - 3.14%

 

 

12,000

 

First Potomac Realty Trust

 

117,000

30,000

 

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. - Class A

 

175,800

 

 

  

292,800

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

 

 

 

(Cost - $4,167,449)

3,229,328

Principal Amount

 

 

 

 

 

MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES -2.02%

 

180,481

 

Freddie Mac REMICS, 5.75% Due 7/15/2035  

 

188,152

 

 

(Cost - $180,880)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Santa Barbara Group of Mutual Funds

 

The Montecito Fund

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

June 30, 2009

     

 

Principal

    

Market

Amount

 

Security

Value

 

 

U.S. TREASURY BONDS - 15.04 %

 

           500,000

 

U.S. Treasury TIP Bond, 1.75% Due 1/15/28

 

 $                         480,308

           300,000

 

U.S. Treasury TIP Bond, 1.875% Due 7/15/15

 

                            332,487

           500,000

 

U.S. Treasury TIP Bond, 2.00% Due 1/15/14

 

590,193

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BONDS - 15.04 %

1,402,988

 

 

( Cost - $1,410,561)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.68 %

 

529,831

 

Dreyfus Institutional Reserve Money Fund-

 

 

 

 

Premier Shares, 0.32% (a)

                          529,831

 

 

( Cost - $529,831 )+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 103.21 %

                         9,624,389

 

 

( Cost - $11,258,189) +

 

 

 

 

OTHER Assets less Liabilites - (3.21%)

                          (299,108)

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 $                   9,325,281

 

 

 

 

 

REMIC - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

TIP - Treasury Inflation Protected

(a) Rate shown is the rate in effect at June 30, 2009

 
 

+Represents cost for financial reporting purposes and differs from market value by

   
 

net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:

 
 

At June 30, 2009, net unrealized depreciation on investment securities,

 
 

   for financial reporting purposes, was as follows:

 

 
 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments

 
 

  for which there was an excess of value over cost

   
 

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments

 

 $                     354,455

 

  for which there was an excess of cost over value

 

                   (1,988,255)

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

 $                (1,633,800)

       

The Santa Barbara Group of Mutual Funds

 

The Montecito Fund

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

June 30, 2009

     

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund's investments relating to

 

Financial Accounting  Standard No. 157 (FAS 157), Fair Value Measurements.

 

These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

 
 

Level 1- quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

 
 

Level 2 - Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar

 

 
 

              securities interest rates, prepaymemt spreads, credit risk, etc.)

 

 
 

Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including fund's own assumption in

 

 
 

             determining the fair value of investments)

 

 
 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication

 

 
 

of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

 
 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2009 in valuing the fund's

 

 
  

       assets carried at fair value:

 

 


 

 

Valuation Inputs

Other Financial Instruments ($)

Level 1 - Quoted Prices

8,033,249

0

Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Prices

1,591,140

0

Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs

0

0

Total

9,624,389

0



The Santa Barbara Group of Mutual Funds

 

PFW Water Fund

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

June 30, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Market

Shares

 

Security

 Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK - 87.65 %

 

 

 

AGRICULTURE - 3.33 %

 

30,000

 

Cadiz, Inc.  *  

 

 $                     288,900

10,000

 

Tejon Ranch Co.  *  

 

264,900

 

 

 

553,800

 

 

BEVERAGES - 0.79 %

 

35,000

 

Heckmann Corp.  *  

 

131,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

CROP PREPARATION SERVICES - 3.21 %

 

1,000

 

JG Boswell Co.

 

535,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT - 0.36 %

 

330,000

 

Entech Solar, Inc.  *  

 

59,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION - 1.97 %

 

16,000

 

Layne Christensen Co.  *  

 

327,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - 17.84 %

 

37,500

 

Calgon Carbon Corp.  *  

 

520,875

130,000

 

Energy Recovery, Inc.  *  

 

920,400

25,500

 

Hyflux Ltd. - ADR

 

38,250

42,500

 

Met-Pro Corp.

 

459,850

59,500

 

Nalco Holding Co.

 

1,001,980

1,000

 

Tetra Tech, Inc.  *  

 

28,650

 

 

 

2,970,005

 

 

FARM & MACHINERY EQUIPMENT - 2.52 %

 

14,000

 

Toro Co.

 

418,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEALTHCARE - PRODUCTS - 2.92 %

 

30,000

 

Cantel Medical Corp.  *  

 

486,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS / WARES - 0.01 %

 

10,000

 

Eco-Safe Systems USA, Inc.  *  

 

1,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS - 9.78 %

 

3,500

 

Badger Meter, Inc.

 

143,500

2,000

 

Itron, Inc.  *  

 

110,140

The Santa Barbara Group of Mutual Funds

 

PFW Water Fund

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

June 30, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Market

Shares

 

Security

 Value

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS - 9.78 % (Continued)

 

23,250

 

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

 

 $                     455,933

30,509

 

OI Corp.

 

165,054

35,000

 

Watts Water Technologies, Inc.

 

753,900

 

 

 

1,628,527

 

 

MACHINERY - DIVERSIFIED - 5.59 %

 

24,000

 

Gorman-Rupp Co.

 

484,080

13,500

 

Lindsay Corp.

 

446,850

 

 

 

930,930

 

 

METAL FABRICATE - 6.44 %

 

207,500

 

Mueller Water Products, Inc.

 

776,050

7,500

 

Northwest Pipe Co.  *  

 

260,700

500

 

Valmont Industries, Inc.

 

36,040

 

 

 

1,072,790

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING - 8.28 %

 

15,000

 

Ameron International Corp.

 

1,005,600

2,000

 

Pall Corp.

 

53,120

12,500

 

Pentair, Inc.

 

320,250

 

 

 

1,378,970

 

 

SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY - 1.43 %

 

87,500

 

Entegris, Inc.  *  

 

238,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

WATER SUPPLY- 23.18 %

 

5,000

 

American States Water Co.

 

173,200

20,000

 

American Water Works Co.  

 

382,200

35,000

 

Aqua America, Inc.

 

626,500

5,550

 

Artesian Resources Corp.

 

88,411

4,000

 

California Water Service Group

 

147,360

2,500

 

Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

 

54,225

60,000

 

Consolidated Water Co., Inc. - ADR

 

951,000

2,750

 

Pennichuck Corp.

 

62,700

15,000

 

SJW Corp.

 

340,500

80,000

 

Southwest Water Co.

 

441,600

20,000

 

Veolia Environnement - ADR

 

590,800

 

 

 

3,858,496

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

14,591,368

 

 

( Cost - $19,326,730)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Santa Barbara Group of Mutual Funds

 

PFW Water Fund

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

June 30, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Market

Shares

 

Security

 Value

 

 

PREFERRED STOCK - 4.34 %

 

 

 

BEVERAGES - 4.34 %

 

45,000

 

Glacier Water Services, Inc., 9.0625%

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK

 $                  722,250

 

 

( Cost - $1,077,190)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 8.84 %

 

1,471,273

 

Dreyfus Institutional Reserve Money Fund-

 

 

 

 

Premier Shares, 0.32% (a)

1,471,273

 

 

( Cost - $1,471,273)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.83 %

 

 

 

( Cost - $21,875,193) +

 

                16,784,891

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (0.83 %)

                      (137,784)

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 $             16,647,107

*  Non-Income producing security.
(a) Rate shown is the rate in effect at June 30, 2009.
ADR - American Depositary Reciept

 
  

+Represents cost for financial reporting purposes and differs from market value by

  

net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities as follows:

  

At June 30, 2009, net unrealized depreciation on investment securities,

  

   for financial reporting purposes, was as follows:

  

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments

  

  for which there was an excess of value over cost

 

 $                     406,041

  

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments

 
  

  for which there was an excess of cost over value

 

                   (5,496,343)

  

Net unrealized depreciation

 

 $                (5,090,302)

       

The Santa Barbara Group of Mutual Funds

 

PFW Water Fund

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

June 30, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund's investments relating to Financial

  

Accounting  Standard No. 157 (FAS 157), Fair Value Measurements.

 
  

These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

 

  

Level 1- quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.

 

 

  

Level 2 - Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities,

 

 

  

               interest rates, prepaymemt spreads, credit risk, etc.)

 

 

  

Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including fund's own assumption in determining the

 

 

  

               fair value of investments)

 

 

  

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication

 

 

  

of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

 

  

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2009 in valuing the fund's assets

 

 

  

carried at fair value:

 

 


 

Valuation Inputs

Other Financial Instruments ($)

Level 1 - Quoted Prices

16,784,891

0

Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Prices

0

0

Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs

0

0

Total

16,784,891

0




 


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.


(a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


(b)

There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Item 3.  Exhibits.  


Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) (and Item 3 of Form N-Q) are filed herewith.




SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


(Registrant) The Santa Barbara Group of Mutual Funds, Inc.


By (Signature and Title)

/s/John P. Odell

       John P. Odell, Co-Chairman  & Co-President

       

Date

8/26/09


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


By (Signature and Title)

/s/John P. Odell

        John P. Odell, Co-Chairman & Co-President

       

Date

8/26/09


By (Signature and Title)

/s/Steven W. Arnold

       Steven W. Arnold, Co-Chairman, Co-President & Treasurer

        

Date

8/26/09


EX-99.CERT 2 cert.htm GemCom, LLC

CERTIFICATIONS


I, John P. Odell, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q for The Santa Barbara Group of Mutual Funds, Inc.;


2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the schedule of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date:

8/26/09

Signature:

/s/John P. Odell

 John P. Odell, Co-Chairman & Co-President






I, Steven W. Arnold, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q for The Santa Barbara Group of Mutual Funds, Inc.;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the schedule of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date:

8/26/09

Signature:   

/s/Steven W. Arnold

 Steven W. Arnold, Co-Chairman, Co-President & Treasurer



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