Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana Inc

Analysis

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Charles, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1984, 42 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 Southwest Louisiana Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.5m, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $848k to $1.2m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 179%. 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 Southwest Louisiana Inc sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ohio Athletic Committee Inc ($1.2m), Hollywood Partnership Ventures ($1.2m) and Nonprofit Connect Network Learn Grow ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 7.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $140k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $662k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $71k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 42 employees.