Better Business Bureau Report for
Gulf Coast Big Brothers & Big Sisters, Inc.

Better Business Bureau Report issued January 2012
Better Business Bureau Report expires January 2013


This BBB Accredited charity meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability and is a Seal Holder. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Gulf Coast Big Brothers & Big Sisters, Inc.
Address: 1413 Tremont St.
  Galveston, TX 77550
Phone: 409-763-4638
Web Address: www.mentorsgc.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1975, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: To help children reach their potential through professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships with measurable impact.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Gulf Coast Big Brothers & Big Sisters, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest and the largest one-to-one mentoring organization in the United States. They match caring adults with children between the ages of 6-17 who want and need a positive role model in their life.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, Gulf Coast Big Brothers & Big Sisters, Inc.'s program expenses were:

  
Mentoring program 255,778
Total Program Expenses: $255,778
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Cindy Schulz, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $72,834

Chair of the Board: Susan Broll
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired

Board Size: 21

Paid Staff Size: 4

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

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, print advertisements, grant proposals
Fund raising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $362,755, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization 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.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on Gulf Coast Big Brothers & Big Sisters, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Grant revenue 197,341
Special events, net $8,192 of expenses 76,097
United Way allocations 70,672
Contributions 18,645
Tax penalties abated 3,291
Interest income 1,706
Total Income $367,752


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 83%  Fund Raising: 6%  Administrative: 11% 

Total income   $367,752
  Program expenses $255,778
  Fund raising expenses 18,868
  Administrative expenses 34,505
 
Total expenses   $309,151
Income in Excess of Expenses   58,601
Beginning net assets   350,471
Ending net assets   409,072
Total liabilities   6,424
Total assets   $415,496


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Complaints

               

The BBB has processed no complaints about this organization in the past 36 months, our standard reporting period.

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