Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma Inc

Analysis

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tulsa, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma Inc reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.5m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $2.8m (+7.6%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants Inc - Ceri ($2.8m), Bread of Life Mission ($2.8m) and Toberman Neighborhood Center Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $191k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $514k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 35 employees.