Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County Inc

Analysis

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Trenton, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 2023, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County Inc reported income of $638k and spending of $761k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $662k to $638k (-3.7%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County Inc sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southeast 4-H Educational Center Inc ($638k), Boys & Girls Club of Rusk County ($638k) and Caritas for Children Inc ($637k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 4.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $87k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $356k. At year end it held assets of $802k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $783k. It reported 14 employees.