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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA.

Totals

Total revenue
$69,170,417
Total expenses
$61,691,907
Contributions and grants received
$62,443,049
Grants paid
$28,874,687
Program service revenue
$5,888,932
Investment income
$838,436
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$50,968,926
Total liabilities, end of year
$23,199,488
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$27,769,438
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$52,415,910
Management and general expenses
$3,672,184
Fundraising expenses
$5,603,813
Program service expenses (Part III)
$52,415,910

Program services were 85.0% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $6,290,194

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $14,299,601

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $41,853,254

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,224,904

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Technology fee revenue

    total $1,651,181 · related or exempt $1,651,181

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Membership fees

    total $3,831,313 · related or exempt $3,831,313

  • 2c · Program service revenue: National Conference Registration

    total $375,812 · related or exempt $375,812

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Training Revenue

    total $30,626 · related or exempt $30,626

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $639,006 · excluded $639,006

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $735,558

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $536,128

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $199,430 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $199,430 · excluded $199,430

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $28,874,687 · program services $28,874,687

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,756,823 · program services $1,352,753 · management and general $140,546 · fundraising $263,524

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $12,430,770 · program services $9,571,716 · management and general $994,434 · fundraising $1,864,620

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $332,724 · program services $256,198 · management and general $26,618 · fundraising $49,908

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,119,276 · program services $861,820 · management and general $89,569 · fundraising $167,887

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $894,407 · program services $688,693 · management and general $71,553 · fundraising $134,161

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $144,256 · program services $104,817 · management and general $25,040 · fundraising $14,399

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $271,537 · program services $197,301 · management and general $47,133 · fundraising $27,103

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $5,419,217 · program services $3,937,637 · management and general $940,664 · fundraising $540,916

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $173,731 · program services $107,161 · management and general $42,215 · fundraising $24,355

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $398,888 · program services $298,831 · management and general $40,757 · fundraising $59,300

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,237,228 · program services $2,492,666 · management and general $258,978 · fundraising $485,584

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $161,072 · program services $99,353 · management and general $39,139 · fundraising $22,580

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,758,962 · program services $684,573 · management and general $347,715 · fundraising $726,674

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,957,811 · program services $762,103 · management and general $386,982 · fundraising $808,726

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $97,515 · program services $75,087 · management and general $7,801 · fundraising $14,627

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $943,038 · program services $726,139 · management and general $75,443 · fundraising $141,456

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bad Debt Expense

    total $505,949 · program services $389,581 · management and general $40,476 · fundraising $75,892

  • 24b · Other expenses: Misc. Expenses

    total $481,369 · program services $370,656 · management and general $38,509 · fundraising $72,204

  • 24c · Other expenses: Legal Settlement

    total $450,000 · program services $346,500 · management and general $36,000 · fundraising $67,500

  • 24d · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions

    total $282,647 · program services $217,638 · management and general $22,612 · fundraising $42,397

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $13,184,260 · end of year $11,819,571

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $32,745 · end of year $24,652,084

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $17,400,405 · end of year $9,450,716

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,083,643 · end of year $558,982

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,406,697 · end of year $1,906,885

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

    $487,580

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

    $221,249

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $363,847 · end of year $266,331

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,307,055 · end of year $2,042,147

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $492,023 · end of year $272,210

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,828,485 · end of year $6,138,276

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $11,581,070 · end of year $15,786,276

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,008,348 · end of year $1,005,449

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $489,300 · end of year $269,487

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,256,363 · end of year $2,855,234

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,107,109 · end of year $24,914,204

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is the nation's premier mentoring organization. The Organization's vision is that all children achieve success in life. The Organization's mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. (continued on Schedule O)

Activities or mission (Part I)

Since 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters has been matching youth in meaningful, enduring, professionally supported mentoring relationships with adult volunteers who defend their potential and help them achieve their biggest possible futures. Big Brothers Big Sisters' evidence-based approach is designed to create positive youth outcomes, including educational success, avoidance of risky behaviors, higher aspirations, greater confidence, and improved relationships. In the past 10 years, with 220 affiliates in all 50 states, Big Brothers Big Sisters has served nearly 2 million children. Learn how to get involved at bbbs.org.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $29,383,341 · Grants $14,437,343 · Revenue $5,888,932

  • Program Implementation In collaboration with Affiliates, BBBSA develops programs that allow us to provide mentoring services to more children and to strengthen those services and tools to evaluate our impact on the children we serve.

    Expenses $18,769,650 · Grants $14,437,344

  • Child Safety, Standards and Compliance BBBSA's top priority is to ensure child safety throughout the Big Brothers Big Sisters network of affiliated agencies. Each agency has independent and sole management responsibility of its safety procedures through adherence to nationally adopted standards of best practices in youth protection.

    Expenses $4,262,919

As filed on the 2024 return. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Artis Stevens

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $723,520
    From this org
    $695,153
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,367
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $537,248
    Bonus
    $157,905
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,278
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,089
    Filer's total
    $723,520

  • Leonard Bernstein

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Carrel

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nicole Peterson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tony Coles

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Clark

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Emily Chen Carrera

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Floyd Ferjuste

    AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jana Brown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jon Dinesman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Makola Abdullah

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Matt Zabel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Kassan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rudy Baldoni

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ryan Detert

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Suzy Deprizio

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Terrance Williams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Thomas Harvey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Timothy Ellis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tim Midkiff

    CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $366,676
    From this org
    $342,918
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,758
    Hours/week
    50 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $297,918
    Bonus
    $45,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,165
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,593
    Filer's total
    $366,676

  • Deborah Barge

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $304,108
    From this org
    $277,076
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,032
    Hours/week
    50 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $251,076
    Bonus
    $26,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,943
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,089
    Filer's total
    $304,108

  • Dvon Williams

    CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $258,905
    From this org
    $240,341
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,564
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,941
    Bonus
    $32,400
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,564
    Filer's total
    $258,905

  • Adam Vasallo

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $261,097
    From this org
    $236,872
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,225
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $209,872
    Bonus
    $27,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,599
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,626
    Filer's total
    $261,097

  • Alison Avera

    CHIEF AGENCY GROWTH OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $259,677
    From this org
    $232,958
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,719
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,458
    Bonus
    $31,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,416
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,303
    Filer's total
    $259,677

  • Julie Novak

    Chief Youth Safety & Well-Being Officer

    Total calculated
    $253,071
    From this org
    $237,766
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,305
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,266
    Bonus
    $31,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,305
    Filer's total
    $253,071

  • Tawanna Myers

    CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $267,912
    From this org
    $241,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,758
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,154
    Bonus
    $33,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,721
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,037
    Filer's total
    $267,912

  • Travis Gibson

    CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $258,395
    From this org
    $233,436
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,959
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,936
    Bonus
    $31,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,416
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,543
    Filer's total
    $258,395

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
THE BONUS OF THE CEO WAS DETERMINED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. Bonuses for other employees were determined by Performance Metric established at the beginning of each fiscal year.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • BBBSA Charitable Fund LLC

    INVESTMENT HOLDINGS · DE · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by BBBSA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
3 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202640939349300009

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