Big Brothers-Big Sisters of the Bluegrass Inc

Analysis

Big Brothers-Big Sisters of the Bluegrass Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lexington, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1958, 68 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 the Bluegrass Inc reported income of $691k and spending of $707k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $478k to $691k (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 the Bluegrass Inc sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Life Foundation of Richmond ($691k), John Wayne Birthplace Society Ltd ($691k) and Shepard Meadows Equestrian Center Inc ($690k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $464k. At year end it held assets of $216k against liabilities of $141k, net assets of $74k. It reported 13 employees.