Big Five Community Services INC EIN 73-0928419 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Big Five Community Services INC

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Empowers individuals and families to achieve independence and self-sufficiency through education, social support, and economic opportunities. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $19.2M in revenue, $20.3M in expenses, and $7.5M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1971
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Durant, OK
Website
www.bigfive.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$19.2MFY2024
Expenses
$20.3M
Net assets
$7.5M
People
18
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  73-0928419 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Durant, OK Founded 1971
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Empowers individuals and families to achieve independence and self-sufficiency through education, social support, and economic opportunities.
Leadership
Kent Watson · Executive Director · $195K
Money in and out
$19.2M revenue, $20.3M expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$19.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$20.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$7.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$1.1M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs-0.3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -7% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-5%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -158% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$19.2M
FY2024▼ -13%
Expenses
$20.3M
FY2024▲ +2%
Total assets
$15.1M
FY2024▼ -8%
Total liabilities
$7.5M
FY2024▼ -4%
Total revenue
$19.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$20.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$7.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$1.1M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$15.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBig Five Community Services INC
EINHdr · item D73-0928419
Principal addressHdr · item CDurant, OK
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bigfive.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1971
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOK
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P200)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1972

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$195,391Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$173,277Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$142,759Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kent Watson’s $195K as Executive Director is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3123 $10–100M human services 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kent Watson$195,391$169,404$158,680$139,202$122,238
Kevin Stinson$173,277$145,368$138,764$105,914
Shelli Campbell$142,759$124,076$96,800
Christy Balentine$111,421$106,325

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

3 program services account for $14.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Head 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.

$13.0Mprogram expense
02

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.

$1.4Mprogram expense
03

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.

$452Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$18.1M · 94%
Other revenue$690K · 4%
Investment income$323K · 2%
Contributions & grants94%$18.1M
Other revenue4%$690K
Investment income2%$323K
Program service revenue$91K
— government grantsLn 1e$17.7M
Total revenueLn 12$19.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program services77%$15.7M
Management & general23%$4.6M
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$6.9M
Total assetsLn 16$15.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$7.5M
Total net assetsLn 32$7.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $6.9M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $20.3M · Less non-cash grants $36K · Cash operating expenses/yr $20.3M
4.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $15.7M · Total expenses $20.3M
77%
Management & General
Management & general $4.6M · Total expenses $20.3M
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $20.3M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $627K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $18.1M · Total revenue $19.2M
94%
Government reliance
Government grants $17.7M · Total revenue $19.2M
92%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $91K · Total revenue $19.2M
0.5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $323K · Total revenue $19.2M
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $91K · Total expenses $20.3M
0.5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $19.2M · Prior year $22.0M
-13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $16.6M · FY2024 $19.2M
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $7.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $19.2M · Expenses $20.3M
-5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $15.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $7.5M · Total assets $15.1M
50%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $15.1M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kent Watson · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $195K · Total expenses $20.3M
1.0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $10.3M · Total expenses $20.3M
51%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 23%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -13%
Accounting fee ratio 0.4%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$100K

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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)$19.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$22.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$21.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$17.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$16.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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