Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Analysis

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeastern Pennsylvania is a registered charity in United States, based in Forty Fort, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 Northeastern Pennsylvania reported income of $516k and spending of $544k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $600k to $516k (-14%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeastern Pennsylvania sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 69th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camp Manna Ministries Inc ($515k), Prem Prakash Mandli USA Inc ($516k) and American Friends of Chabad Vietnam Inc ($515k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $52k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $246k. At year end it held assets of $322k against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $294k. It reported 17 employees.