Big Medium: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 26-1347501)

Shea Little’s $86K as Executive Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
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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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $404K · in their own filed words · FY2022

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Big medium produces the 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 inclusive cultural dialogue between…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-1347501) · Dispute this line

$404Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$10K

Perkins-Prothro FoundationFY2024$2K

The Cullen Family Charitable FoundationFY2024$500

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$12K

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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

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$785K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$567K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$216K

Other incomeLn 4–11$2K

Money outPt IX

$743K

Ln 25

Programscol B$404K

Managementcol C$175K

Fundraisingcol D$164K

Owns and owesPt X

$39K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K

Total assetsLn 16$102K

LiabilitiesLn 26$63K

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$567K

Government grantsLn 1e$232K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$216K

Other incomeLn 4–11$2K

Total revenueLn 12$785K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$75K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$75K

Accounts receivableLn 4$26K

Total assetsLn 16$102K

LiabilitiesLn 26$63K

Net assetsLn 32$39K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 52

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$104K	$75K
Total assetsLn 16	$133K	$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$136K	$63K
Net assetsLn 32	−$3K	$39K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$9K	$9K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5	$76K	$27K	$21K	$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$248K	$121K	$47K	$80K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$18K	$9K	$3K	$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$25K	$12K	$5K	$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$5K		$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$169K	$145K	$3K	$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$11K	$4K	$243	$7K
Office expensesLn 13	$12K	$4K	$9K	$128
Information technologyLn 14	$17K	$13	$15K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$56K	$10K	$46K
TravelLn 17	$3K	$2K	$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$13K	$610	$4K	$8K
InterestLn 20	$4K		$4K
InsuranceLn 23	$8K		$6K	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$65K	$61K	$3K	$1K
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K		$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$743K	$404K	$175K	$164K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 19, 2026	$44K	$58K	−$14K	$0	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 18, 2025	$273K	$670K	−$398K	$14K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024	$574K	$614K	−$40K	−$820	990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2023	$785K	$743K	$42K	$39K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022	$612K	$674K	−$62K	−$3K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021	$761K	$830K	−$69K	$59K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $784,769 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $427,268$567,136

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $178,630$216,101

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,649$1,532

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $611,547$784,769

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $65,231$9,490

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $265,525$367,636

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $343,273$365,607

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $674,029$742,733

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$62,482$42,036

Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members12

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $784,769 across 6 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $32 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$231,666

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$335,470

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$567,136

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $202,032 · Excluded from tax $14,069$216,101

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $1,500$1,500

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $203,532 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,101$784,769

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $742,733 across 17 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,490$9,490

IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $27,435 · Management $21,450 · Fundraising $27,435$76,320

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $120,728 · Management $47,059 · Fundraising $80,244$248,031

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,810 · Management $3,434 · Fundraising $5,859$18,103

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,538 · Management $5,294 · Fundraising $8,350$25,182

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,068$5,068

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $145,103 · Management $3,139 · Fundraising $20,963$169,205

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,829 · Management $243 · Fundraising $7,107$11,179

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,653 · Management $8,591 · Fundraising $128$12,372

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13 · Management $14,638 · Fundraising $2,789$17,440

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,229 · Management $45,680$55,909

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,637 · Management $1,718$3,355

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $610 · Management $3,831 · Fundraising $8,348$12,789

IX-20 InterestManagement $4,216$4,216

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,224 · Fundraising $1,290$7,514

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,776 · Management $2,849 · Fundraising $1,409$65,034

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,526$1,526

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $403,851 · Management $174,960 · Fundraising $163,922$742,733

Part X · Balance sheet $101,601 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $103,954$75,460

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $29,178$26,141

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $133,132$101,601

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,330$10,710

X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $127,030$52,083

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $136,360$62,793

X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0

X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0

X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year −$3,228$38,808

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$3,228$38,808

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $133,132$101,601

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,808 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$784,769

XI-2 Total expenses$742,733

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,036

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$3,228

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$38,808

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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