NonprofitsBig Car Media Inc

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Big Car Media Inc

INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Total revenue

$2.3M

Total expenses

$2.6M

Net assets

$6.7M

Grants received

$5.4M

65 grants

EIN

113725157

Tax year

2024

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.

Programs

2 programs

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.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.2M
Program service revenue$845K
Investment income$109K
Other revenue$200K
Total revenue$2.3M

Expenses

Grants paid$601K
Salaries & benefits$609K
Fundraising$114K
Other expenses$1.4M
Total expenses$2.6M
Total assets$9.9M
Net assets$6.7M

People

17 listed

NameRoleCompensation

LINDA BRUNDAGE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

3 hrs/wk

JOHN L CLARK

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

URSULA DAVID

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

JANE HENEGAR

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

MALI JEFFERS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ED MAHERN

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

FELIX MEDINA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JENIFER BROWN

PRESIDENT

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID YOSHA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

SAMANTHA CROSS

VICE PRESIDENT

Board

2 hrs/wk

KATIE CLEMENTS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

LOURENZO GIPLE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MATT GONZALES

SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

MOLLY MARTIN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOYCE MOORE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

SAM B SUTPHIN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

3 hrs/wk

JAMES J WALKER

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Staff

$111K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 65 of 65

FromAmountPurposeYear
$135K
To Be Used at the Organization's Discretion
2024
$90K
General Operating and Program Support
2024
$59K
Spectral Mosaic project by artist Rob Funkhouser
2024
$44K
ARTS PROGRAMMING
2024
$28K
COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
2024
$10K
SUPPORTING GRANT
2024
$10K
CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND
2024
$625K
To Be Used at the Organization's Discretion
2023
$75K
Supporting artists and community through housing, residencies, and public programs.
2023
$50K
CRUFT STREET COMMONS RENOVATION
2023
$42K
ARTS PROGRAMMING
2023
$20K
General Grant Disbursements
2023
$20K
SUPPORTING GRANT
2023
$19K
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM
2023
$15K
CREATIVE PLACEMAKING PROGRAM
2023
$10K
NEIGHBORHOOD GRANTS PROGRAM AWARDEE
2023
$10K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$10K
CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND
2023
$9K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$8K
ANNUAL SUPPORT
2023
$7K
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM
2023
$900
EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFT(S)
2023
$117K
To Be Used at the Organization's Discretion
2022
$62K
ARTS PROGRAMMING & COVID RELEIF
2022
$51K
To Be Used at the Organization's Discretion
2022
$30K
General Operating Support
2022
$15K
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM
2022
$12K
SUPPORTING GRANT
2022
$10K
ARTIST AND PUBLIC LIFE RESIDENCY
2022
$10K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$10K
To support the Abloom with Art and Community project .
2022
$10K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$7K
TO SUPPORT LOCAL ART AND DESIGN
2022
$6K
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM
2022
$1K
CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND
2022
$900
EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFT(S)
2022
$34K
ARTS PROGRAMMING
2021
$25K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$22K
PROGRAM & OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2021
$18K
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM
2021
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$7K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$7K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$4K
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM
2021
$900
EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFT(S)
2021
$154K
ARTS PROGRAMMING & COVID RELIEF
2020
$59K
To Be Used at the Organization's Discretion
2020
$28K
To Be Used at the Organization's Discretion
2020
$25K
General Operating Support
2020
$20K
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM
2020
$10K
UNRESTRICTED
2020
$10K
UNRESTRICTED
2020
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$6K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$6K
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM
2020
$6K
EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFT(S)
2020
$1K
CONTRIBUTION TO GENERAL FUND
2020
$63K
General operating support
2019
$10K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2019
$3M
ARTS AND CULTURAL INNOVATION
2018
$85K
South Indy Cultural Community Development
2018
$40K
GENERAL GRANT DISBURSEMENT
2018
$900
EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFT(S)
2018

Funded by

$5.4M from 20 funders · 65 grants · 2018–2024

Lilly Endowment Inc

$3.1M · 14 grants · 2018–2023

The Indianapolis Foundation Inc

$924K · 5 grants · 2018–2024

Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc

$463K · 6 grants · 2019–2024

Arts Council Of Indianapolis Inc

$336K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Nicholas H Noyes Jr Memorial

$83K · 5 grants · 2020–2023

Christel DeHaan Family Foundation Inc

$55K · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$51K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN113725157
NTEE codeA20
Subsection03
Ruling date2006-08
Formed2004
Employees20
Volunteers335
BIG CAR MEDIA INC — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo