Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Arizona Incorporated

Analysis

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Arizona Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1965, 61 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) 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 Southern Arizona Incorporated reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.1m (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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 Southern Arizona Incorporated sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Aiken County ($2.1m), Saint Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction Inc ($2.1m) and Brandywine Valley Active Aging ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $534k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $654k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 25 employees.