Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$3,307,169

Total expenses

$2,389,502

Contributions and grants received

$2,650,084

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$46,925

Other revenue

$610,160

Total assets, end of year

$3,071,318

Total liabilities, end of year

$191,327

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,879,991

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,817,464

Management and general expenses

$235,500

Fundraising expenses

$336,538

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,817,464

Program services were 76.1% 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.

Mission and programs · 2025

• BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF GREATER CINCINNATI (BBBSGC) PROVIDES PROFESSIONALLY SUPPORTED, ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING PROGRAMS THAT MATCH YOUTH FACING ADVERSITY WITH TRAINED ADULT MENTORS (BIGS). SERVICES ARE DELIVERED THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED AND SITE-BASED MODELS, INCLUDING SCHOOL-DAY AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, WORKPLACE-BASED MENTORING, AND GROUP MENTORING EXPERIENCES. KEY PROGRAMMATIC INITIATIVES INCLUDE SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING PROGRAMS SUCH AS LUNCH BUDDIES AND AFTER-SCHOOL MENTORING, WORKPLACE EXPOSURE PROGRAMS LIKE BEYOND SCHOOL WALLS, AND TARGETED INTERVENTIONS SUCH AS GAMECHANGERS, WHICH SUPPORTS YOUTH INVOLVED IN OR AT RISK OF INVOLVEMENT WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. BBBSGC ALSO EXTENDS IMPACT BEYOND THE MATCH THROUGH BIG FUTURES, A POST-SECONDARY READINESS AND SUCCESS INITIATIVE THAT SUPPORTS YOUTH IN ACHIEVING EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER GOALS. EACH MENTORING MATCH IS SUPPORTED BY PROFESSIONAL STAFF WHO PROVIDE ONGOING COACHING, SAFETY MONITORING, AND EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDANCE TO ENSURE QUALITY AND LONGEVITY. YOUTH IN BBBSGC PROGRAMS DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT, STRONGER SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS, AND REDUCED ENGAGEMENT IN RISKY BEHAVIORS. SERVICES ARE DELIVERED ACROSS THE 13-COUNTY GREATER CINCINNATI REGION, WITH A STRATEGIC FOCUS ON EXPANDING ACCESS AND DRIVING EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH. BBBSGCS MENTORING PROGRAMS ARE GROUNDED IN RESEARCH DEMONSTRATING THAT CONSISTENT, SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH CARING ADULTS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE RISKY BEHAVIORS AND IMPROVE LIFE OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH. PARTICIPANTS IN OUR PROGRAMS SHOW MEASURABLE GAINS IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND DECISION-MAKING SKILLS. NOTABLY, ONLY 4% OF YOUTH SERVED REPORT TEEN PREGNANCY, SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. WITH DEEP ROOTS IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI COMMUNITY AND A FORWARD-LOOKING STRATEGIC VISION, BBBSGC IS COMMITTED TO SCALING INNOVATIVE PROGRAM MODELS, EXPANDING ACCESS TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, AND STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS THAT ADVANCE EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY. BY CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF TODAYS YOUTH, BBBSGC IS POSITIONED TO DRIVE TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES AND DEFEND THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY YOUNG PERSON WE SERVE.

  Expenses $1,817,464

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

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

2025

Filed

29 April 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.1

Source object

202611269349302071

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