BBB Wise Giving Report for
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

BBB Wise Giving Report issued April 2009
BBB Wise Giving Report expires April 2011


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Address: 230 North 13th Street
  Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-567-7000
Web Address: www.bigbrothersbigsisters.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1958, District of Columbia
Affiliates: 392 chapters

Stated Purpose: "to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with a measurable impact."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

BBBSA meets the 20Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

BBBSA mentors children ages 6 - 18 in communities across the country. In addition to financial assistance to local agencies, BBBSA provides nationally developed models for service delivery, standards and procedures, a technology system for data gathering and tracking, in-depth training, marketing and public relations support, multi-faceted mentoring research and evaluation tools. BBBSA also holds conferences and organizes workshops to augment training of staff and board members of its partner agencies at the local level.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, BBBSA's program expenses were:

  
Field services 12,083,777
Program development 10,151,038
Member communications 2,310,871
Total Program Expenses: $24,545,686
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Judy Vredenburgh, President and CEO
Compensation*:
 $319,972

Chair of the Board: Gregory Page
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President and CEO, Cargill, Inc.

Board Size: 22

Paid Staff Size: 97

*2007 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, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeal, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals.
Fund raising costs were 6% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $26,407,355, 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 BBBSA's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Source of Funds  
Contributions and grants 20,687,145
Membership fees 2,890,210
Government funding 2,830,000
Other income 643,956
Investment income 382,897
Total Income $27,434,208


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 90%  Fund Raising: 6%  Administrative: 4% 

Total income   $27,434,208
  Program expenses $24,545,686
  Fund raising expenses 1,583,785
  Administrative expenses 969,794
 
Total expenses   $27,099,265
Income in Excess of Expenses   334,943
Beginning net assets   18,412,109
Ending net assets   18,747,052
Total liabilities   3,779,793
Total assets   $22,526,845


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