Nonprofit screen
Screen a listBig Car Media Inc
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$2.3Mrevenue
FY2024 · +125% in 3 yrs20staff
7 of 7years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−12.0%
Months of reserve3.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−8.8%
Middle half of peersMedianBig Car Media
Where the money goes FY2024 · $2.6M spent
Programs$1.6M62%Management and general$863k33%Fundraising$114k4%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$24k in FY2022 and −$278k in FY2024. Cash covers 3.9 months, above the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor3
Strong governance
16 of 16 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
10 of the 14 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 7 of its 7 returns, 6% of revenue in FY2024. $180k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending32funders
$812ka year, last 3 years
30%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Lilly Endowment IncEvery year since FY2017$8k$3.0M$5k$32k$23k$22k$26kAllen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation IncOn and off$830k$153kThe Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts IncSince FY2021$150k$150k$100kArts Council of Indianapolis IncSince FY2020$154k$34k$62k$42kChristel DeHaan Family Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$33k$25k$25k$25k$25k$30k–Local Initiatives Support CorporationStopped after FY2021$25k$33k$33k$33k$23k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$79k$302k$305k$87k$420k$200k$710k13 other fundersUp to $58k a year each$23k$45k$66k$56k$19k$77k$173k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped