Big Picture Alliance

Analysis

Big Picture Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1977, 49 years ago. 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 August 2023, Big Picture Alliance reported income of $957k and spending of $811k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2020 to August 2023, income grew from $265k to $957k (+261%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Big Picture Alliance sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Action Care ($956k), New Mexico School Boards Association ($957k) and Ultrasound School of North American Rheumatologists Inc ($956k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $310k. At year end it held assets of $689k against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $646k. It reported 16 employees.