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Connects artists and audiences through citywide artistic experiences. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $612K in revenue, $674K in expenses, and $-3K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Austin, TX
Website
www.bigmedium.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$612KFY2021
Expenses
$674K
Net assets
$-3K
People
11
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  26-1347501 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Austin, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects artists and audiences through citywide artistic experiences.
Leadership
Shea Little · Executive Director · $68K
Money in and out
$612K revenue, $674K expenses
Bottom line
68% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$612K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$674K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-3K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$62K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.14
Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-10%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$612K
FY2021▼ -20%
Expenses
$674K
FY2021▼ -19%
Total assets
$133K
FY2021▲ +4%
Total liabilities
$136K
FY2021▲ +97%
Total revenue
$612K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$674K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-3K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$62K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$133K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBig Medium
EINHdr · item D26-1347501
Principal addressHdr · item CAustin, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bigmedium.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A200)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$68,392Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shea Little’s $86K as Executive Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2212 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shea Little$86,200$76,792$70,549$68,392$67,392

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $458K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Big medium produces the east austin studio tour, the west austin studio tour, the texas biennial, and presents innovative exhibitions throughout the year in the big medium gallery. Big medium also provides affordable studio space to artists, and partners with various organizations in texas to help foster the arts and facilitate an…

$457Kprogram expense
02

Creative standard, a professional development program to support artists in partnership with generous art.

$1Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$427K · 70%
Program service revenue$179K · 29%
Other revenue$6K · 1%
Contributions & grants70%$427K
Program service revenue29%$179K
Other revenue1%$6K
— government grantsLn 1e$161K
Total revenueLn 12$612K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.14
Program services68%$458K
Management & general18%$121K
Fundraising14%$95K
Total functional expensesLn 25$674K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$104K
Total assetsLn 16$133K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$136K
Total net assetsLn 32$-3K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $104K · Operating expenses/yr $674K
1.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $458K · Total expenses $674K
68%
Management & General
Management & general $121K · Total expenses $674K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $95K · Total expenses $674K
14%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $81K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $256K
$0.32 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $427K · Total revenue $612K
70%
Government reliance
Government grants $161K · Total revenue $612K
26%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $179K · Total revenue $612K
29%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $612K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $179K · Total expenses $674K
27%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $612K · Prior year $761K
-20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-3K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $612K · Expenses $674K
-10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $133K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-3K · Total assets $133K
-2%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $133K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Shea Little · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $68K · Total expenses $674K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $266K · Total expenses $674K
39%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 68%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 22%
Revenue growth -20%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $237K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,490
Unitemized GrantFY2021$51,463
Unitemized GrantFY2020$140,210
Shiny ObjectFY2020$15,032
Northern-SouthernFY2020$7,529
Printaustin CollectiveTX · FY2020$7,241

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$273K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$574K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$785K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$612K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$761K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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