Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County Inc

Analysis

Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1961, 65 years ago. 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 San Diego County Inc reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.4m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $2.7m (+1.8%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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 San Diego County Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tribal Education Departments National Assembly Co ($2.7m), Helping Hands Inc ($2.7m) and Newman High School Foundation ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $179k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $308k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 27 employees.