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← BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF COLORADO INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF COLORADO INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,730,270
Total expenses
$4,362,582
Contributions and grants received
$3,404,542
Grants paid
$31,014
Program service revenue
$92,016
Investment income
$233,712
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$8,435,995
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,275,200
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,160,795
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,900,805
Management and general expenses
$699,019
Fundraising expenses
$762,758
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,900,805

Program services were 66.5% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $745,969

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,360,273

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,298,300

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE - STARS

    total $92,016 · related or exempt $92,016

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $195,654 · excluded $195,654

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $38,058

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $38,058

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $38,058 · excluded $38,058

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $290,793

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

    $745,969

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $290,793

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $31,014 · program services $31,014

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $524,278 · program services $221,387 · management and general $209,822 · fundraising $93,069

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,822,700 · program services $1,259,115 · management and general $196,330 · fundraising $367,255

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $49,796 · program services $36,484 · management and general $3,693 · fundraising $9,619

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $310,632 · program services $232,775 · management and general $32,524 · fundraising $45,333

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $188,435 · program services $122,168 · management and general $28,703 · fundraising $37,564

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $22,549 · management and general $22,549

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $236,042 · program services $92,474 · management and general $40,907 · fundraising $102,661

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $104,276 · program services $16,469 · management and general $76,409 · fundraising $11,398

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $175,706 · program services $130,245 · management and general $13,331 · fundraising $32,130

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $285,565 · program services $217,876 · management and general $37,767 · fundraising $29,922

  • 17 · Travel

    total $59,904 · program services $42,078 · management and general $16,791 · fundraising $1,035

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $45,099 · program services $31,769 · management and general $6,636 · fundraising $6,694

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $418,502 · program services $418,502

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $69,890 · program services $48,449 · management and general $13,557 · fundraising $7,884

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER EVENT EXPENSE

    total $18,194 · fundraising $18,194

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $610,859 · end of year $354,027

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $14,647 · end of year $14,432

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $359,432 · end of year $358,999

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $123,542 · end of year $129,853

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

    $420,986

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

    $158,567

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $151,132 · end of year $262,419

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,644,916 · end of year $4,493,647

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $1,005,546

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,934,266 · end of year $1,817,072

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $199,840 · end of year $247,686

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $82,500 · end of year $62,500

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,934,266 · end of year $1,965,014

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,529,791 · end of year $5,024,365

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,092,397 · end of year $1,136,430

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF COLORADO IS TO CREATE AND SUPPORT MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS THAT IGNITE THE POWER AND PROMISE OF YOUTH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CREATE AND SUPPORT MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS THAT IGNITE THE POWER AND PROMISE OF YOUTH.

  • BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF COLORADO (BBBSC) DELIVERS HIGH-IMPACT MENTORING PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT YOUTH ACROSS THE DENVER METRO AND PIKES PEAK REGIONS. THESE PROGRAMS RELY ON TRAINED VOLUNTEERS ("BIGS") AND ARE SUPPORTED BY PROFESSIONAL BBBSC STAFF. THESE VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO BBBSC'S PROGRAM OPERATIONS. IN FY2025, VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 46,416 HOURS OF MENTORING AND SUPPORT, VALUED AT 1.8 MILLION. WHEN THIS VOLUNTEER-PROVIDED VALUE IS CONSIDERED, PROGRAM-RELATED EXPENSES REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 77% OF TOTAL ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENDITURES. DURING FY2025, BBBSC: -PROVIDED ONE-TO-ONE VOLUNTEER MENTORING, SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING,AND GROUP-BASED MENTORING EXPERIENCES TO 1,641 YOUTH AGES 9-18 ACROSS COMMUNITY-BASED, SPORTS BUDDIES, STARS PEER MENTORING, PROJECT AIM, AND BIG FUTURES PROGRAMMING. -SUPPORTED YOUTH ACADEMIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES, INCLUDING: O78% OF YOUTH MAINTAINING OR IMPROVING THEIR GRADES, OMENTORED YOUTH BEING 20% MORE LIKELY TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE, OYOUTH DEMONSTRATING HIGHER CONFIDENCE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, WITH 94% REPORTING CONFIDENCE IN ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS. -CELEBRATED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, MANY OF WHOM ARE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO GRADUATE, AND PROVIDED POST-SECONDARY PLANNING, CAREER EXPLORATION, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY THROUGH THE BIG FUTURES WRAPAROUND PROGRAM. -OFFERED ORIENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND ONGOING TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEER MENTORS; DELIVERED SCHOOL-BASED SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING (STARS AND PROJECT AIM); AND PROVIDED RESOURCE REFERRALS FOR FAMILIES INCLUDING SCHOOL SUPPLIES, CLOTHING, HOLIDAY SUPPORT, MENTAL- HEALTH RESOURCES, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES-ENSURING MATCH STABILITY AND YOUTH WELL-BEING. -CREATED 159 NEW MENTORING MATCHES AND MAINTAINED AN AVERAGE MATCH LENGTH OF 3.6 YEARS, DEMONSTRATING HIGH RELATIONSHIP QUALITY AND RETENTION. -SERVED YOUTH EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS, INCLUDING THOSE FROM SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS (70%), FAMILIES RECEIVING INCOME ASSISTANCE (41%), AND YOUTH WITH AN INCARCERATED PARENT (15%). RESEARCH CONTINUES TO SHOW THAT MENTORING REDUCES RISKY BEHAVIORS, INCREASES ACADEMIC SUCCESS, AND STRENGTHENS LONG-TERM ECONOMIC OUTCOMES. BBBSC REMAINS COMMITTED TO CONTINUOUS EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT TO ENSURE HIGH-QUALITY, CONSISTENT, AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES FOR COLORADO YOUTH AND FAMILIES.

    Expenses $2,900,805 · Grants $31,014 · Revenue $92,016

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Elycia Cook

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $205,375
    From this org
    $186,338
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,037
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,338
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,572
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,465
    Filer's total
    $205,375
  • John Gantt

    COO (FORMER)

    Total calculated
    $126,818
    From this org
    $115,320
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,498
    Hours/week
    40
  • Danielle Ramacciotti

    ED - PIKES P

    Total calculated
    $153,006
    From this org
    $135,702
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,304
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,702
    Bonus
    $4,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,404
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,900
    Filer's total
    $153,006
  • Polica Houston

    VP OF PROGRA

    Total calculated
    $137,502
    From this org
    $121,401
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,101
    Hours/week
    40
  • Andy Cullen

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sarah Diamond

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Karen Collins

    GOVERNANCE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rhonda Sparlin

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steve Schneider

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jerome Blackwell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Edward Brown Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeremiah Erickson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amanda Gall

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mary-Margaret Henke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Jasper

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leslie Juniel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michelle Kent

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cory Leppert

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeff Miller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chris Picardi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alex Rasmussen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rachel Solomon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Emily Trujillo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tiamo Wright

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Crystal Klausmeier Thru 1224

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kelly Rodriguez Thru 1224

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ellen Ross Thru 1224

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Humphrey Jr Thru 225

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Greg Byles Thru 825

    GOVERNANCE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rob Edwards Thru 825

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
28 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202640289349301554

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