Greater Wyoming Big Brothers Big Sisters

Analysis

Greater Wyoming Big Brothers Big Sisters is a registered charity in United States, based in Laramie, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1976, 50 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 June 2023, Greater Wyoming Big Brothers Big Sisters reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.1m, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $1.7m (-23%), an average of -6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 210%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Greater Wyoming Big Brothers Big Sisters sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upper Bucks Regional Emergency Medical Services Inc ($1.7m), Wood County Hospital Foundation ($1.7m) and Boys & Girls Clubs of Durham and Orange Counties ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $804k, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 103 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.