Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Chattanooga

Analysis

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Chattanooga is a registered charity in United States, based in Chattanooga, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 Greater Chattanooga reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $729k to $1.7m (+129%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Chattanooga sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ophelias Place ($1.7m), Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc ($1.7m) and Camp Fire ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $658k. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $888k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 25 employees.