Berts Big Adventure Inc

Analysis

Berts Big Adventure Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Berts Big Adventure Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $1.2m to $1.4m (+16%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Berts Big Adventure Inc sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 86th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greer Community Ministries Inc ($1.4m), Comprehensive Womens Service Council Inc ($1.4m) and Fergus Falls Area Family YMCA ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $134k. It paid $63k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $167k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 4 employees.