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Name:	Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati, Inc.
Address:	2400 Reading Road, Suite 407
	Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone:	(513) 421-4120
Web Address:	www.bigsforkids.org

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati (BBBS) provides one-to-one services by matching youth with screened, trained, and professionally-supported volunteers (each volunteer is assigned a case manager). The charity matches children between the ages of 8 and 13 who are living in a single-parent or non-parent home in the Tri-State area (Hamilton, Clermont and Brown counties in Ohio; Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Grant and Pendleton counties in Kentucky; Dearborn, Ohio and Ripley counties in Indiana). In the BBBS Community-Based Mentoring Program, Big Brothers/Sisters and their little Brothers/Sisters get together on their own to experience activities they both enjoy. This normally occurs about once a week for about an hour. The BBBS Site-Based Mentoring Program involves a child and volunteer meeting at a local school. BBBS of Greater Cincinnati partners with 18 Tristate Schools where children and volunteers who may not be able to meet through the Community-Based Program have an opportunity to meet for about an hour a week at the child's school. The BBBS of Greater Cincinnati Caregiver's Choice Program matches mentors with children of prisoners. This program gives the child's caregiver the choice of picking the best mentoring program for his or her child. According to the charity, of the nearly 1,506 children served by mentoring programs in 2009, 99% are in school, 99% are substance abuse free, 99% are not pregnant or parenting and 99% are not in the juvenile justice system.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati's program expenses were:

Individual Guidance and Information	1,165,668
Total Program Expenses:	$1,165,668

Chief Executive : Ms. Kathleen P. List, President & CEO

Compensation*:

$67,546

Chair of the Board: Mr. Bradley G. Haas
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney, Katz, Teller, Brant & Hild

Board Size: 26

Paid Staff Size: 26

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

direct mail appeals, invitations to fundraising events, grant proposals, Internet

Fundraising costs were 15% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,406,883, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This charity is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Community Chest Allocation	427,105
Foundations, Grants, and Trusts	361,292
Contributions	314,147
Special Events - Unrestricted	304,339
interest and Other	2,904
Total Income	$1,409,787

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 81%  Fund Raising: 14%  Administrative: 4%  Other Expenses: 1%

Total income				$1,409,787
	Program expenses			$1,165,668
	Fund raising expenses			208,883
	Administrative expenses			53,819
	Other Expenses			16,617
Total expenses				$1,444,987
Expenses in Excess of Income				(35,200)
Beginning net assets				611,650
Ending net assets				576,450
Total liabilities				15,000
Total assets				$591,450