Big Brains Education Enrichment

Analysis

Big Brains Education Enrichment is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellevue, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Big Brains Education Enrichment reported income of $70k and spending of $206k, spending 294% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $342k to $70k (-80%), an average of -55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 166% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Big Brains Education Enrichment sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eagle Free Library ($70k), Lavaca Historical Museum ($70k) and Cougar Alumni Club ($70k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.8% and program service revenue 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $57k (28% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $547k against liabilities of $547k, net assets of $0.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.