Big Brothers-Big Sisters of the Capital Region Inc

Analysis

Big Brothers-Big Sisters of the Capital Region Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1986, 40 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 December 2023, Big Brothers-Big Sisters of the Capital Region Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $876k to $1.4m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Big Brothers-Big Sisters of the Capital Region Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include SLC Bike Share ($1.4m), Sacramento Area Congregations Together ($1.4m) and Agency for Substance Abuse Prevention ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $755k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $261k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 21 employees.