Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois

Analysis

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois is a registered charity in United States, based in Belleville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1981, 45 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 Southwestern Illinois reported income of $574k and spending of $651k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $870k to $574k (-34%), an average of -9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 Southwestern Illinois sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Port Huron Hospital Foundation ($574k), Black River Good Neighbor Services Inc ($574k) and Consolidated Waste Ltd ($574k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $61k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $301k. At year end it held assets of $601k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $601k. It reported 12 employees.