Big Life International Inc

Analysis

Big Life International Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Blue Ridge, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 Life International Inc reported income of $16.3m and spending of $15.5m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.0m to $16.3m (+225%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Big Life International Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Special Olympics Florida Inc ($16.3m), Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis ($16.7m) and USA Cycling Inc ($16.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $738k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $6.6m against liabilities of $335k, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 58 employees.