Big Sky Care Connect
Analysis
Big Sky Care Connect is a registered charity in United States, based in Helena, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 Sky Care Connect reported income of $6.4m and spending of $7.5m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $6.4m (+228%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 297%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Big Sky Care Connect sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Visiting Nurse at Highland Inc ($6.4m), Lung Cancer Research Foundation ($6.4m) and Crisis and Counseling Centers Inc ($6.4m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $350k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $835k. It reported 15 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 84%
- Program services 16%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Visiting Nurse at Highland Inc | Somerville | $6.4m |
| Lung Cancer Research Foundation | Philadelphia | $6.4m |
| Crisis and Counseling Centers Inc | Augusta | $6.4m |
| Bryan Foundation | Lincoln | $6.4m |