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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON

EIN 91-1225443 OLYMPIA, WA

Revenue 2024
$914,938
Expenses 2024
$992,791

Program services were 78.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1000
Street
2424 HERITAGE COURT SW

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN FACING ADVERSITY WITH STRONG AND ENDURING, PROFESSIONALLY SUPPORTED ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS, CHANGING THEIR LIVED FOR THE BETTER, FOREVER. OUR VISION IS THAT ALL CHILDREN ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN LIFE. OUR PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON FRIENDSHIP, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, SOCIAL SKILL ENHANCEMENT, WORKPLACE READINESS SKILLS AND GUIDANCE TO YOUTH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN FACING ADVERSITY WITH STRONG AND ENDURING, PROFESSIONALLY SUPPORTED ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS, CHANGING THEIR LIVES FOR THE BETTER, FOREVER. OUR VISION IS THAT ALL CHILDREN ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN LIFE. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON SERVES CHILDREN AND YOUTH, 6-18 OF AGE, WHO ARE IN NEED OF ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE AND/OR AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL; VULNERABLE TO DEVELOPING DELINQUENCY PROBLEMS SUCH AS DRUG/ALCOHOL USE; HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM; OR LACK SOCIAL SKILLS. THE MAJORITY OF CHILDREN/YOUTH WE SERVE ARE GROWING UP IN CHAOTIC ENVIRONMENTS INCLUDING FAMILY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MENTAL HEALTH OR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY ISSUES, PARENTAL INCARCERATION AND/OR HOMELESSNESS.

  • BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON IS A LOCAL AFFILIATE OF OUR NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1904. WE HAVE BEEN MAKING ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TEEN AND ADULT VOLUNTEER MENTORS AND CHILDREN/YOUTH, 6-18 YEARS OF AGE, SINCE 1985. BBBS PROVIDES RESEARCH-BASED, PROFESSIONALLY SUPPORTED MENTORING PROGRAMS AT BOTH SCHOOLS SITES AND IN THE COMMUNITY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACROSS A FIVE COUNTY AREA: THURSTON, LEWIS, PACIFIC, GRAYS HARBOR AND MASON COUNTIES. WE PARTNER WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CONNECT CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH MENTORS TO MAKE SURE THEY RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON OFFERS SEVERAL HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. WITH INPUT FROM THE LITTLE'S FAMILY AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL, THE MENTORING IS FOCUSED SO THAT THE LITTLE RECEIVE THE MAXIMUM SUPPORT IN THE AREAS THEY NEED THE MOST. ALL MATCHES ARE CAREFULLY ADMINISTERED BY BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS STAFF MEMBERS FOLLOWING STRICT BACKGROUND AND INTERVIEW STANDARDS TO ENSURE THE MATCH BETWEEN THE BIG AND LITTLE IS SAFE AND WELL-SUITED TO THE INDIVIDUAL CHILD'S NEEDS, AS WELL AS HARMONIOUS AND BUILT TO LAST. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS PROGRAMS INCLUDE: (1) BIGS IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM: OUR BIGS IN SCHOOL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO FOSTER YOUTH'S ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCE THEIR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS. STUDENTS, REFERRED BY TEACHERS AND SCHOOL COUNSELORS, ARE STRUGGLING IN SCHOOL, LACK SOCIAL SKILLS OR HAVE PROBLEM BEHAVIORS SUCH AS AGGRESSIVENESS, CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, OR SKIPPING CLASSES. ADULT AND HIGH SCHOOL MENTORS (BIGS) ARE RECRUITED FROM LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, ARE MATCHING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH, AGES 6-13 YEARS OF AGE. STUDENT AND THEIR MENTORS MEET BETWEEN 30-60 MINUTES EACH WEEK AT A DESIGNATED SCHOOL OR AFTER-SCHOOL SITE, UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A BBBS STAFF MEMBER. MATCHES PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES THAT REFLECT THEIR MUTUAL INTERESTS AND HOBBIES, SUCH AS ARTS AND CRAFTS, HOMEWORK AND EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATH) PROJECTS, ORGANIZED GAMES AND SPORTS, AND BOARD GAMES. MENTORS OFFER STUDENTS TIME AND ATTENTION ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, PROMOTING POSITIVE PEER AND ADULT RELATIONSHIPS, A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, ENHANCES SELF- CONFIDENCE, AND ACADEMIC ENCOURAGEMENT. (2) BIGS IN THE COMMUNITY: OUR BIGS IN COMMUNITY PROGRAM OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH, AGES 6-18 YEARS OF AGE, AND THEIR MENTORS TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. A BIG AND LITTLE ARE MATCHED BASED ON SHARED INTERESTS AND INDIVIDUAL CHILD'S NEEDS. BIGS MEET WITH THEIR LITTLES ON EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH ACTIVITIES AS HOMEWORK HELP, SHARING A MEAL TOGETHER, OR ATTENDING LOCAL MUSEUMS, THEATRE, AND SPORTING EVENTS. DURING MATCH OUTINGS, FILLED WITH CONVERSATION AND SHARED ACTIVITIES, BIGS AND LITTLES DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP TO HELP MANAGE THEIR EVERYDAY CHALLENGES OF GROWING UP. (3) MENTOR CONNECTIONS: OUR MENTOR CONNECTIONS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON MILITARY-CONNECTED STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES TO HELP THEM COPE WITH THE STRESS OF PARENTAL DEPLOYMENT AND FREQUENT MOVES. SPECIALLY TRAINED BIGS MEET WITH THE MILITARY-CONNECTED LITTLES WEEKLY DURING SCHOOL HOURS TO SHARE LUNCH AND PARTICIPATE IN FUN AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES. (4) MENTOR U IS A HIGH SCHOOL MENTORING PROGRAM FOCUSING ON COLLEGE READINESS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CAREER EXPLORATION AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING. THE PROGRAM IS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH THAT PROVIDES ON-TO-ONE MENTORING TO HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH, BLENDING TECHNOLOGY WITH A CURRICULUM AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO MEET A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT'S NEEDS, USING A FRAMEWORK BASED ON THE SKILLS STUDENTS NEED TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, BE READY FOR POST-HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS. AND ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN LIFE. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN A WEEKLY CLASS SESSION LED BY A BBS MENTOR U PROGRAM COORDINATOR. EACH GRADE LEVEL COURSE OUTLINE HAS SEVEN UNITS PROGRESSING IN TOPICS AS STUDENTS MOVE THROUGH GRADES 9 THROUGH 12. CURRICULUM UNITS INCLUDE: COMMUNICATION STYLES, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING; IDENTIFYING INTEREST AND PASSIONS; GOAL SETTING AND PURSUIT OF GOALS; GROWTH MINDSET; RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS; BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL; HOW DO I GET THERE (POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION); ACADEMIC PROGRESS AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES; THE COLLEGE PROCESS; FINANCIAL LITERACY/GUIDANCE; WHO CAN I BECOME; AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

    Expenses $775,138

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • KEITH ANN CAMPBELL

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $28,802
    From this org
    $28,802
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • BRANDON BARNES

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • KATHY BINTZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • BRIAN CASSIDY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • SOKHA MEAS COLBO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • LANCE CROMWELL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • SHELBY HENTGES

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0

  • JUSTIN HJELM

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0

  • ROSS JARVIS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • SHAENA LANGLEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • TABER LEE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • SEAN MASON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • MATT PACHECO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • BEN PAYLOR

    PAST PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0

  • PAUL POSADAS

    COUNCIL

    Total calculated
    $0

  • MICHAEL SHANNON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • TADEU VELLOSO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $914,938
    Expenses
    $992,791
    Contributions
    $277,315
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $957,629
    Expenses
    $996,453
    Contributions
    $517,174
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $883,592
    Expenses
    $935,713
    Contributions
    $465,899
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,051,719
    Expenses
    $801,467
    Assets (EOY)
    $426,493

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $718,419
    Expenses
    $710,395
    Assets (EOY)
    $276,231

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $841,371
    Expenses
    $852,358
    Assets (EOY)
    $213,285

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $830,475
    Expenses
    $825,417
    Assets (EOY)
    $161,289

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $747,254
    Expenses
    $757,253
    Assets (EOY)
    $164,188

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $738,951
    Expenses
    $729,669
    Assets (EOY)
    $182,839

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $589,393
    Expenses
    $580,053
    Assets (EOY)
    $124,721

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $513,603
    Expenses
    $613,084
    Assets (EOY)
    $122,725

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $571,620
    Expenses
    $586,186
    Assets (EOY)
    $217,395

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $638,097
    Assets (EOY)
    $243,088

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.