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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO.

Totals

Total revenue
$438,978
Total expenses
$387,355
Contributions and grants received
$432,853
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$203
Other revenue
$5,922
Total assets, end of year
$308,375
Total liabilities, end of year
$21,578
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$286,797
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$253,141
Management and general expenses
$90,486
Fundraising expenses
$43,728
Program service expenses (Part III)
$253,141

Program services were 65.4% 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

    $3,608

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $53,951

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $70,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $305,294

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $203 · excluded $203

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $29,525

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

    $53,951

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $23,603

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $5,922 · excluded $5,922

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $81,061 · program services $55,932 · management and general $14,591 · fundraising $10,538

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $189,383 · program services $130,674 · management and general $34,089 · fundraising $24,620

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,171 · program services $2,878 · management and general $751 · fundraising $542

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,863 · program services $15,775 · management and general $4,116 · fundraising $2,972

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,770 · management and general $10,770

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,540 · program services $5,232 · management and general $523 · fundraising $785

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,873 · program services $9,654 · management and general $2,771 · fundraising $1,448

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,350 · program services $5,072 · management and general $1,322 · fundraising $956

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,586 · program services $5,486 · management and general $619 · fundraising $481

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,085 · program services $1,668 · management and general $167 · fundraising $250

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,209 · program services $967 · management and general $97 · fundraising $145

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $19,394 · management and general $19,394

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $423 · program services $352 · management and general $40 · fundraising $31

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,149 · program services $10,953 · management and general $1,236 · fundraising $960

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

    total $3,874 · program services $3,874

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM COSTS

    total $3,504 · program services $3,504

  • 24c · Other expenses: ALL OTHER

    total $1,120 · program services $1,120

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $30,467 · end of year $85,200

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $186,566 · end of year $183,810

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $18,217 · end of year $13,932

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $986 · end of year $2,552

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

    $23,475

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

    $23,475

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $423

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $25,799 · end of year $22,881

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $16,000 · end of year $13,167

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $12,804 · end of year $8,411

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $233,654 · end of year $286,797

Mission and programs · 2024

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. OUR PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED STAFF ENGAGE YOUTH IN A MENTORING RELATIONSHIP WITHIN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE 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. ALL YOUTH OF ANY DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS MAY BE SERVED IN OUR PROGRAM WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF VOLUNTEER MENTORS.

    Expenses $253,141

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer L Bartlett

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $81,061
    From this org
    $78,961
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,100
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jared Atencio

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tristen Musselman

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marie Nelson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Charles Peterson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Schwinghammer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Travis Whipple

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kip Koso

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cory Dean

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gillian Arnwine

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Simmons

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tiffany Griffith

    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
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202503189349310670

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