Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta Inc

Analysis

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1962, 64 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 Metro Atlanta Inc reported income of $7.5m and spending of $7.1m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $7.5m (+175%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 158%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 Metro Atlanta Inc 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 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New England Association of Schools & Colleges Inc ($7.5m), Phoenix Christian Unified Schools Inc ($7.5m) and Feminist Majority Foundation ($7.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $484k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.1m. At year end it held assets of $13.5m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $11.2m. It reported 107 employees.