Big Sandbox LLC

Analysis

Big Sandbox LLC is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 Sandbox LLC reported income of $123k and spending of $145k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $185k to $123k (-33%), an average of -9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Big Sandbox LLC sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 39th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amateur Athletic Union of the United States Inc ($123k), Olean Oilers Baseball Inc ($123k) and Bulldog Sports Group Inc ($123k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $44k (30% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $29k against liabilities of $2,971, net assets of $26k. It reported 1 employees.

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.