Big Rock

Analysis

Big Rock is a registered charity in United States, based in Mars Hill, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending April 2024, Big Rock reported income of $1.1m and spending of $797k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2024, income grew from $564k to $1.1m (+102%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Big Rock sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 78th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Game Point Volleyball Inc ($1.1m), Wisconsin Wrestling Federation ($1.1m) and Kitsap Tennis and Athletic Center ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $330k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $99k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 48 employees.