Big Brothers-Big Sisters Foundation of the Central Valley

Analysis

Big Brothers-Big Sisters Foundation of the Central Valley is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 Foundation of the Central Valley reported income of $560k and spending of $580k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $383k to $560k (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 351%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Big Brothers-Big Sisters Foundation of the Central Valley sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cure Mito Foundation ($560k), E B Dunn Historic Garden Trust ($561k) and Friends of Thunderbay National Marine Sanctuary ($560k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $21k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $15k.