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← BIG CAR MEDIA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by BIG CAR MEDIA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,459,459
Total expenses
$1,711,722
Contributions and grants received
$1,646,930
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$426,591
Investment income
$90,199
Other revenue
$295,739
Total assets, end of year
$10,353,730
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,913,204
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,440,526
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$723,475
Management and general expenses
$812,991
Fundraising expenses
$175,256
Program service expenses (Part III)
$723,475

Program services were 42.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $108,211

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,538,719

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PUBLIC ART SERVICES

    total $426,591 · related or exempt $426,591

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $90,199 · excluded $90,199

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $141,587

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $141,587

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $141,587 · related or exempt $141,587

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $69,056

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $69,056 · related or exempt $69,056

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $85,096 · excluded $85,096

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $85,096

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $113,110 · program services $46,888 · management and general $45,887 · fundraising $20,335

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $416,980 · program services $172,852 · management and general $169,162 · fundraising $74,966

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $41,623 · program services $17,254 · management and general $16,886 · fundraising $7,483

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $68,574 · program services $700 · management and general $52,974 · fundraising $14,900

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,322 · program services $7,432 · management and general $420 · fundraising $7,470

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,708 · program services $1,063 · management and general $236 · fundraising $409

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,465 · program services $2,127 · management and general $4,968 · fundraising $3,370

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $133,399 · program services $42,691 · management and general $90,708

  • 17 · Travel

    total $24,174 · program services $16,928 · management and general $6,624 · fundraising $622

  • 20 · Interest

    total $135,880 · program services $42,301 · management and general $51,241 · fundraising $42,338

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $204,203 · management and general $204,203

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $145,914 · program services $9,087 · management and general $136,827

  • 24a · Other expenses: ARTIST CONTRACTS & STIP

    total $182,665 · program services $180,493 · fundraising $2,172

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $43,034 · program services $32,947 · management and general $10,044 · fundraising $43

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $40,510 · program services $38,093 · management and general $1,896 · fundraising $521

  • 24d · Other expenses: GRANT PASSTHROUGH

    total $40,375 · program services $40,375

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $93,786 · program services $72,244 · management and general $20,915 · fundraising $627

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $817,186 · end of year $1,097,348

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $23,657 · end of year $22,726

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $327,639 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $15,137 · end of year $203,168

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $5,189,250 · end of year $5,189,250

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,062 · end of year $36,980

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,340,055

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,139,376

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,397,332 · end of year $3,200,679

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $97,716 · end of year $603,579

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $109,496 · end of year $74,826

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,323 · end of year $1,622

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,920,232 · end of year $2,698,564

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $152,139 · end of year $138,192

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,157,333 · end of year $6,752,237

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $535,456 · end of year $688,289

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

BRING ART TO PEOPLE AND PEOPLE TO ART, SPARKING CREATIVITY, SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES. AS AN ADAPTIVE AND FLEXIBLE CULTURAL ORGANIZATION, BIG CAR DRAWS TOGETHER PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO PROMOTE AND PERPETUATE CREATIVITY, INVIGORATE PUBLIC PLACES, AND SUPPORT BETTER NEIGHBORHOODS. BIG CAR IS A CREATIVE COMMUNITY BUILDING WORKING TO BOOST LIVABILITY FROM AN ENGAGEMENT-BASED ARTS PERSPECTIVE.

  • TUBE PROGRAMMING/FACILITIES/HOUSES AND GALLERY: BIG CAR OWNS AND OPERATES A 12,000 SQUARE FOOT FORMER MANUFACTURING BUILDING, KNOWN AS TUBE FACTORY ARTSPACE (1125 CRUFT ST.), WHICH SERVES AS AN ART GALLERY AND SPACE FOR COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND CULTURAL EVENTS, DRAWING 20,400 PEOPLE PER YEAR. BIG CAR ALSO OWNS LISTEN HEAR, A 1000-SQUARE FOOT SPACE FOR GALLERY SHOWS AND SMALL CONCERTS (2620 SHELBY ST.), AND AN ARTIST RESIDENCY HOUSE/GALLERY (1135 CRUFT ST.). BIG CAR PROGRAMS ALL THREE SPACES WITH CULTURAL EVENTS AND ART SHOWS.

    Expenses $723,475

  • FEE-FOR-SERVICE AND PLACEMAKING: BIG CAR ENGAGES THE PUBLIC BY ACTIVATING LOCATIONS WITH ENGAGING CULTURAL/CREATIVE ACTIVITIES, AT THE INVITATION OF GOVERNMENTAL, CORPORATE AND NON-PROFIT PARTNERS. THESE PLACEMAKING EFFORTS BRING PEOPLE TO A SPACE, CONNECT WITH IT, AND/OR RE-IMAGINE FUTURE USES.

  • DESIGN FOR GOOD: BIG CAR OFFERS QUALITY, MODERATE-COST DESIGN AND BRANDING SERVICES, AND EVENT AND MARKETING PLANNING TO NON-PROFITS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER PUBLIC ENTITIES. GOOD, THOUGHTFUL DESIGN ENGAGES PEOPLE AND TRANSFORMS COMMUNITIES, ENERGIZING THESE PRO-SOCIAL MISSIONS. BIG CAR ALSO PROVIDES VIDEO PRODUCTION, T-SHIRT DESIGN AND PRODUCTION, EXHIBITION DESIGN, SIGNAGE AND WAYFINDING, AS WELL AS EXPERIENCE DESIGN. PUBLIC ART AND PROGRAMMING: BIG CAR BRINGS ART ACTIVITIES TO PUBLIC LOCATIONS INCLUDING MARKETS AND PARKS. BIG CAR PRODUCES MURALS IN PUBLIC PLACES.

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jenifer Brown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda Brundage

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John L Clark

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ursula David

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ed Mahern

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Felix Medina

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sam B Sutphin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Yosha

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katie Clements

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lourenzo Giple

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joyce Moore

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Malina Simone Bacon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lara Langeneckert

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James J Walker

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $113,110
    From this org
    $113,110
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
29 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202621909349301367

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