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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$816,084
Total expenses
$1,096,089
Contributions and grants received
$856,865
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$655
Other revenue
-$41,436
Total assets, end of year
$625,022
Total liabilities, end of year
$93,503
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$531,519
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$827,259
Management and general expenses
$69,381
Fundraising expenses
$199,449
Program service expenses (Part III)
$827,259

Program services were 75.5% 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

    $73,520

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $378,018

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $405,327

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $20,797

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $655 · excluded $655

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

    $378,018

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $41,436

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$41,436 · excluded -$41,436

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $124,673 · program services $94,751 · management and general $4,988 · fundraising $24,934

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $642,806 · program services $493,897 · management and general $27,357 · fundraising $121,552

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $76,731 · program services $58,915 · management and general $3,254 · fundraising $14,562

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $60,632 · program services $46,508 · management and general $2,557 · fundraising $11,567

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $25,193 · management and general $25,193

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,216 · program services $7,069 · management and general $388 · fundraising $1,759

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $62,796 · program services $48,169 · management and general $2,648 · fundraising $11,979

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,596 · program services $6,594 · management and general $362 · fundraising $1,640

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $10,589 · program services $8,123 · management and general $446 · fundraising $2,020

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $33,832 · program services $25,951 · management and general $1,427 · fundraising $6,454

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAINTE

    total $17,786 · program services $13,643 · management and general $750 · fundraising $3,393

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $15,539 · program services $14,747 · management and general $143 · fundraising $649

  • 24c · Other expenses: ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES

    total $8,628 · program services $8,628

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $4,814 · program services $3,693 · management and general $203 · fundraising $918

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total -$5,742 · program services -$3,429 · management and general -$335 · fundraising -$1,978

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $156,826 · end of year $133,057

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $175,762 · end of year $49,977

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $396,949 · end of year $300,208

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $22,905 · end of year $9,086

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $111,302 · end of year $118,029

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,559 · end of year $14,665

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $63,447 · end of year $78,838

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,559 · end of year $14,665

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $262,827 · end of year $93,384

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $537,470 · end of year $438,135

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA IS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN FACING ADVERSITY WITH STRONG AND ENDURING, PROFESSIONALLY SUPPORTED ONE-TO-ONE RELATIONSHIPS THAT CHANGE THEIR LIVES FOR THE BETTER, FOREVER.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA IS TO CREATE AND SUPPORT ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS THAT IGNITE THE POWER AND PROMISE OF YOUTH.

  • BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS IS A DEFENDER OF CHILDREN'S POTENTIAL. THIS YEAR, 427 CHILDREN FACING ADVERSITY WERE SERVED. THE WORK OF BBBS IS FOCUSED ON ALL ASPECTS OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. THE AGENCY IS PROUD OF THESE PROGRAM OUTCOMES: 81% OF YOUTH DEMONSTRATED EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS, 94% REDUCED RISKY BEHAVIORS, 70% IMPROVED SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL COMPETENCY, AND 94% OF YOUTH REPORTED POSITIVE FEELINGS ABOUT THEIR MENTORS.

    Expenses $827,259

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Melissa Walker Left March 2024

    FORMER CEO

    Total calculated
    $94,612
    From this org
    $90,448
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,164
    Hours/week
    40
  • Stephanie Hartson

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $65,282
    From this org
    $61,237
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,045
    Hours/week
    40
  • Ann Ruske Left December 2023

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Lindsey Greenzweig Left June 2023

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Mark Willis Left June 2023

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Steve Goedken Left June 2023

    PAST PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Hayleigh Boardman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wendi Cigrand

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Daufeldt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Droessler

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lorrie Erusha

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ben Frazier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pankit Kotecha

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason Pasker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joe Sample

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Josh Streets

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Domingo Vega

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laurie Wahlert

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shannon Wood

    DIRECTOR

    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
2 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511229349302236

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