Big Initiatives Incorporated
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.7m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$3m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$7.3m
$6.3m liabilities
Net assets
$1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
6.6 years on average
Staff
85
2,200 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Big Initiatives Incorporated's network
9 peoplei9 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Guyton | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Althea Erikson | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Christine A Coletta | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Elizabeth Aceituno | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Josh Treuhaft | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kate Grossman | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Little Wing Lee (also filed as Little Wing Lee) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Noah Leff | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tishya Ballaney | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Stinehour | Finance Director | since 2022 |
| Justin Green | Executive Director | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Green | Executive Director | 40 | $131k | $30k | |
| Diana Stinehour | Finance Director | 36 | $99k | ||
| Kate Grossman | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Noah Leff | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Christine A Coletta | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Aceituno | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tishya Ballaney | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Althea Erikson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alex Guyton | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Little Wing Lee | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Josh Treuhaft | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Big Initiatives Incorporated
- EIN
- 465083170
- Address
- 1 12th St, Brooklyn, NY, 11215-3820
- State
- New York
- Mission
- To protect the environment, to reduce the impact of climate change and conserve natural resources and energy. The organization achieves its mission by diverting materials from landfill, conserving energy and promoting and installing renewable energy. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C20 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2014
- Principal officer
- Justin Green (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2016
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsChristine A Coletta
≥8years on the filingsJosh Treuhaft
≥8years on the filingsKate Grossman
≥8years on the filingsLittle Wing Lee
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $7.3m
- Total liabilities
- $6.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.7m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 85
- Volunteers
- 2,200
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.7m | $3m | Deficit $291k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Big Initiatives Incorporated likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 12 March 2014
- Registered agent
- Not stated