The Big House Foundation Inc

Analysis

The Big House Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Macon, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, The Big House Foundation Inc reported income of $443k and spending of $444k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $381k to $443k (+16%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 450%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Big House Foundation Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A Red Orchid Theatre ($443k), Buchanan Center for the Arts ($443k) and The Intermountain Suzuki String Institute ($443k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $29k. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $81k, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 4 employees.