Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana Inc

Analysis

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Wayne, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1972, 54 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 Northeast Indiana Inc reported income of $4.1m and spending of $4.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $4.1m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 112%. 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 Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan ($4.1m), Jolley Trolley Transportation of Clearwater Inc ($4.1m) and Transformation Center Inc ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $177k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $11.3m against liabilities of $642k, net assets of $10.6m. It reported 57 employees.