The Big Table

Analysis

The Big Table is a registered charity in United States, based in Spokane, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, The Big Table reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.3m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.1m (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Big Table sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashgro Inc ($2.1m), A2la Workplace Training Inc ($2.1m) and Charro Foundation ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $238k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $987k, net assets of $982k. It reported 38 employees.