Big Initiatives Incorporated

Analysis

Big Initiatives Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 Initiatives Incorporated reported income of $5.6m and spending of $5.0m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $5.6m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Big Initiatives Incorporated sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adirondack Mountain Club Inc ($5.6m), Agricultural Institute of Marin ($5.6m) and Columbia Riverkeeper ($5.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $277k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $8.4m against liabilities of $7.0m, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 75 employees.