Big Picture Philadelphia

Analysis

Big Picture Philadelphia is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, Big Picture Philadelphia reported income of $8.0m and spending of $8.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.5m to $8.0m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Big Picture Philadelphia sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Broadway Academy Inc ($8.0m), Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School ($8.0m) and Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School Inc ($8.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $232k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.4m. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 66 employees.