BIG ARTS ORGANIZATION INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.1M · expenses $1.6M · assets $2.1M

EIN
87-3337446
Address
1517 NORTH POINT ST 340, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123-1711
Website
WWW.BIGBIGBIG.ORG
NTEE code
P20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Edwin Sellers Jr PRESIDENT2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Testa VICE PRESIDENT2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Adrienne Plaskett TREASURER2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Rebecca Lee-Whiting SECRETARY (THRU 9/25)2021-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Rebecca Vyduna (former) DIRECTOR (THRU 3/24)2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 1 employee · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDWIN SELLERS JR PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT TESTA VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
ADRIENNE PLASKETT TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
REBECCA LEE-WHITING SECRETARY (THRU 9/25)3 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 125 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDWIN SELLERS JR PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT TESTA VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
ADRIENNE PLASKETT TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
REBECCA LEE-WHITING SECRETARY3 $0$0$0 $01
REBECCA VYDUNA DIRECTOR (THRU 3/24)1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 75 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDWIN SELLERS JR PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT TESTA VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
ADRIENNE PLASKETT TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
REBECCA LEE-WHITING SECRETARY3 $0$0$0 $01
REBECCA VYDUNA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 75 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDWIN SELLERS JR PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT TESTA VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
ADRIENNE PLASKETT TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
REBECCA LEE-WHITING SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 1 contractor · $169K
NameLocationServicePaid
STUDIO ANNWNSAN FRANCISCO, CAEVENT PRODUCTION, ART CAR DEPLOYMENT, AR$168,598
2023 · 1 contractor · $152K
NameLocationServicePaid
STUDIO ANNWNSAN FRANCISCO, CAEVENT PRODUCTION, ART CAR DEPLOYMENT, AR$151,760

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2023 · 3 grants to organizations · $640K
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $451K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,145,022$1,643,084 $2,062,469$2,059,268 $1,013,252$123,750 $01100
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,680,170$2,252,175 $2,574,871$2,554,346 $2,342,941$310,474 $00125
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,145,639$1,334,828 $2,710,138$2,128,469 $2,051,734$87,956 $0075
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,663,722$341,865 $1,680,047$1,321,857 $1,811,516$0 $0075

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $4,610,694 in all, tax years 2022 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$3,364,000 2024$700,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$689,011 2024$25,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$490,500 2024$315,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2025 1$61,147 2025$61,147
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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$6,000 2023$6,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BIG ARTS ORGANIZATION INC” 2023 1$36 2023$36
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $1,643,084 spent · pay $31,638 · grants $0 · events $71,720
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $544,363$544,363-- 33.1%
Fees: other services $358,530$358,530-- 21.8%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTALS $178,194$178,194-- 10.8%
Travel $114,495$111,228$3,267- 7.0%
Other (as described)REPAIR & MAINTENANCE $99,081$99,081-- 6.0%
Occupancy $71,864$71,503$361- 4.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $71,720$70,989$731- 4.4%
Other (as described)CONSUMABLE SUPPLIES MAT $62,949$62,949-- 3.8%
Fees: accounting $33,700-$33,700- 2.1%
Advertising and promotion $33,585$33,585-- 2.0%
Other salaries and wages $29,031-$29,031- 1.8%
Office expenses $18,671$17,578$1,093- 1.1%
Insurance $12,982-$12,982- 0.8%
Information technology $8,399$1,460$6,939- 0.5%
Payroll taxes $2,607-$2,607- 0.2%
Fees: legal $2,142$1,100$1,042- 0.1%
Fees: management $763-$763- 0.0%
Interest $8-$8- 0.0%
Total$1,643,084100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $2,252,175 spent · pay $48,329 · grants $639,736 · events $50,692
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $693,066$693,066-- 30.8%
Grants to US organizations and governments $639,736$639,736-- 28.4%
Fees: other services $217,909$217,909-- 9.7%
Other (as described)LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTAT $132,884$132,884-- 5.9%
Occupancy $113,009$113,009-- 5.0%
Other (as described)BUILD MATERIALS & SUPPL $76,239$76,239-- 3.4%
Other (as described)MEALS FOR VOLUNTEERS & $65,462$65,462-- 2.9%
Travel $64,192$64,192-- 2.9%
Advertising and promotion $59,603$59,603-- 2.6%
Other (as described) EventFUNDRAISING EVENT EXPEN $50,692--$50,692 2.3%
All other expenses $38,589$38,589-- 1.7%
Other salaries and wages $32,142-$32,142- 1.4%
Insurance $17,503-$17,503- 0.8%
Payroll taxes $16,187-$16,187- 0.7%
Office expenses $12,394$11,449$945- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $8,200-$8,200- 0.4%
Information technology $8,077$1,207$6,870- 0.4%
Fees: legal $6,291-$6,291- 0.3%
Total$2,252,175100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,334,828 spent · pay $0 · grants $451,250 · events $42,952
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $451,250$451,250-- 33.8%
Depreciation and depletion $229,300$229,300-- 17.2%
Occupancy $180,253$180,253-- 13.5%
Other (as described)LOGISTICS & TRANSPORTAT $94,706$94,706-- 7.1%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $71,732$71,732-- 5.4%
Other (as described)MEALS FOR VOLUNTEERS & $70,655$70,655-- 5.3%
Fees: other services $64,596$64,596-- 4.8%
Other (as described)BUILD MATERIALS & SUPPL $52,123$52,123-- 3.9%
Insurance $36,439$29,439$7,000- 2.7%
Advertising and promotion $24,653$24,653-- 1.8%
Travel $16,553$16,553-- 1.2%
Fees: management $11,347-$11,347- 0.9%
Office expenses $11,036$10,165$871- 0.8%
Information technology $9,440$2,701$6,289$450 0.7%
Fees: legal $8,245-$8,245- 0.6%
All other expenses $2,500--$2,500 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $42,447$42,952reported apart
Total$1,334,828100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $341,865 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $156,500$156,500-- 45.8%
Travel $64,091$57,575$6,516- 18.7%
Office expenses $36,229$34,496$1,733- 10.6%
Occupancy $20,757-$20,757- 6.1%
Fees: legal $19,028-$19,028- 5.6%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $16,195$16,195-- 4.7%
All other expenses $13,090$12,290$800- 3.8%
Insurance $9,201-$9,201- 2.7%
Information technology $6,749$1,631$5,118- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $25-$25- 0.0%
Total$341,865100%

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Trademarks

2 US trademarks, 2 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
(design)979283792023-05-09RegisteredTRTDXFAP, file of 2026-02-05
TITANIC'S END979283392023-05-09RegisteredTRTDXFAP, file of 2026-04-30

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