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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO.

Totals

Total revenue
$380,278
Total expenses
$341,879
Contributions and grants received
$381,988
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$1,710
Total assets, end of year
$262,458
Total liabilities, end of year
$28,804
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$233,654
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$223,025
Management and general expenses
$79,900
Fundraising expenses
$38,954
Program service expenses (Part III)
$223,025

Program services were 65.2% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $3,898

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $34,986

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $80,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $263,104

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $4,660

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $23,030

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $34,986

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $24,740

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,710 · excluded -$1,710

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $79,284 · program services $19,821 · management and general $39,643 · fundraising $19,820

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $166,360 · program services $148,749 · management and general $5,246 · fundraising $12,365

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,083 · program services $2,083

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $19,264 · program services $13,570 · management and general $3,170 · fundraising $2,524

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,850 · management and general $9,850

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $980 · program services $676 · management and general $177 · fundraising $127

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,804 · program services $6,243 · management and general $625 · fundraising $936

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,053 · program services $9,150 · management and general $6,592 · fundraising $1,311

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,095 · program services $5,077 · management and general $573 · fundraising $445

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,635 · program services $2,908 · management and general $291 · fundraising $436

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,862 · program services $1,490 · management and general $149 · fundraising $223

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $12,595 · management and general $12,595

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $424 · program services $353 · management and general $40 · fundraising $31

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,089 · program services $8,404 · management and general $949 · fundraising $736

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM COSTS

    total $3,235 · program services $3,235

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

    total $898 · program services $898

  • 24c · Other expenses: VOLUNTEER SUPPORT

    total $368 · program services $368

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $29,340 · end of year $30,467

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $139,821 · end of year $186,566

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $25,341 · end of year $18,217

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $537 · end of year $986

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

    $23,475

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

    $23,052

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $847 · end of year $423

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $27,490 · end of year $25,799

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $13,850 · end of year $16,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $16,139 · end of year $12,804

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $193,387 · end of year $233,654

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO CREATE AND SUPPORT ONE-TO-ONE RELATIONSHIPS THAT IGNITE THE POWER AND PROMISE OF YOUTH.

  • BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO CREATES AND SUPPORTS ONE- TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS THAT INSPIRE THE POWER AND PROMISE OF YOUTH. OUR VISION IS TO HELP ALL YOUTH IN OUR PROGRAM ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND BUILD AN INTRINSIC FEELING OF THE IMPACT OF POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS TO BE RECEIVED AND GIVEN THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFETIME. BY PARTNERING WITH PARENTS/GUARDIANS, EDUCATORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND OTHER ADVOCATES IN THE COMMUNITY, WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR EACH YOUTH AND VOLUNTEER IN OUR PROGRAM, AGES 6 YEARS+, IN ACHIEVING HIGHER GRADUATION RATES, INCREASING A SENSE OF BELONGING AND CONFIDENCE, MITIGATE RISKY BEHAVIORS, AND INCREASE A DESIRE TO ACHIEVE THEIR OWN SUCCESS. IN 2023, OUR PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED STAFF CONTINUED TO ENGAGE 92 YOUTH WITHIN A MENTORING RELATIONSHIP WITHIN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. THESE RELATIONSHIPS WERE BUILT THROUGH TWO MAIN PROGRAM MODELS: COMMUNITY-BASED MENTORING AND HIGH SCHOOL BIGS MENTORING. COMMUNITY-BASED MATCHES INCLUDE A YOUTH AND ADULT THAT ENGAGE THROUGH INTENTIONAL ACTIVITIES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR RELATIONSHIP. HIGH SCHOOL BIG MATCHES ARE MATCHED IN A SUPERVISED SETTING THAT ALLOW HIGH SCHOOL-AGED MENTORS TO ENGAGE WITH A MENTEE ON A WEEKLY BASIS, THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. WITH A 3-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN IDENTIFIED IN 2022, CLOSURES OF MATCHES THAT HAD DISCONNECTED DUE TO THE IMPACT OF LESS PERSONAL CONTACT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY IN HOW THEY'D LIKE TO MENTOR OUR YOUTH, WE HAVE SET AMBITIOUS AND ACHIEVABLE GOALS TO SERVE AGAIN 100 YOUTH WITH QUALITY AND INTENTIONAL STRATEGIES IN 2024, INCLUDING THE GROWTH OF SERVICE AREAS IN EASTERN LA PLATA COUNTY AND ARCHULETA COUNTY IN 2026. 58% OF OUR YOUTH SERVED WERE RAISED IN FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT TWO PARENTS AND INCLUDED YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE, RAISED BY GRANDPARENTS, OR ONE- PARENT HOUSEHOLDS. 12% OF OUR YOUTH HAVE AT LEAST ONE PARENT INCARCERATED, AND 71% OF OUR YOUTH WERE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE/REDUCED LUNCH. AS OUR AVERAGE AGE OF YOUTH SERVED INCREASES, OUR MATCH TIME AVERAGED JUST UNDER 3 YEARS. OF NEW YOUTH BEING MATCHED WITH A MENTOR, THE AVERAGE AGE INCREASED TO OVER 11 YEARS OLD, IN COMPARISON TO PREVIOUS YEARS WHERE THE AVERAGE AGE WAS UNDER 9 YEARS OLD. YOUTH IN OUR PROGRAM ARE GENERALLY HALF MALE, HALF FEMALE. ALL YOUTH OF ANY DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS MAY BE SERVED IN OUR PROGRAM WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF VOLUNTEER MENTORS.

    Expenses $223,025

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer L Bartlett

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $79,284
    From this org
    $77,184
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,100
    Hours/week
    40

  • Gillian Arnwine

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charles Peterson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Simmons

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tristen Musselman

    CHAIR / TREA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Tiffany Griffith

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cory Dean

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James Schwinghammer

    OUTGOING VIC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Geno Trujillo

    DIRECTOR (LE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202443189349311119

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