Big Five Community Services
Big Five Community Services reported $19.2 million in revenue and $20.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $77.28 went to program services, $22.72 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.3% of the total. Government grants made up 91.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $205,607 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 9% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $20MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $19MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 77.3% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 22.7% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.3% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 91.9% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.5% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $205,607 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.01% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.5 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHead start/early head start program - prepares children from low-income families to succeed in school by providing basic skills. The ages of the children range from 0-5 years old. The goal is to help them improve their readiness for school by helping them grow mentally, socially, emotionally, and physically. This program also provides free meals to improve nutrition and also provides free medical and dental services. A total of 1,158 children, infants, and toddlers were funded, 1,056 head start and 102 early head start, in 83 classrooms of which 37 were in collaboration with public school…
Housing - provides housing to persons of low and moderate income, subject to regulation by the U.S. Department of housing and urban development (hud) as to rental charges and operating methods. Qualifying tenants are charged a reduced rent
Transportation program - provides low-cost transit services for low-income, elderly, and handicap persons to enhance access to jobs, schools, medical appointments, meal sites, and shopping. This program has a fleet of over 36 vehicles ranging in size from 20-passenger to 4-passenger ada micro buses and all sort vehicles in the fleet are ada equipped. For 2024, there was over 275,365 miles driven to serve 43,335 passenger trips in a 4-county area
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $195,391 | $0 | $10,216 | $205,607 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $173,277 | $0 | $10,753 | $184,030 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $142,759 | $0 | $18,543 | $161,302 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Big Five Community Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $551K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26Yes
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5316
- Volunteers Part I, line 64,300
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| PLAYTIME PLAYGROUNDS Playground maintenance/repairs | $616,655 |
| DAVIDSON FUELS & OIL LLC Fuel | $190,655 |
| CLARK'S CONTRACTING LLC Building renovation/maintenance | $101,151 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Big Five Community Services totaling $10,000 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Big Five Community Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Big Five Community Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Big Five Community Services's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Big Five Community Services reported that 77.3% of its $20.3 million in expenses went to program services, 22.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Big Five Community Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Big Five Community Services reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $205,607, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Big Five Community Services get its money?
Of $19.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 94.3% came from contributions and grants (including 91.9% from government grants) and 0.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Big Five Community Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 73-0928419 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533189349307448 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443199349309904 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303189349305625 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243189349303334 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113159349302436 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013159349305136 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 73-0928419: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.