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Big Brothers Big Sisters A Community of Caring

EIN 38-1720832Human Services Michigan Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Start Something

Big Brothers Big Sisters A Community of Caring programs are designed to matches children ages 5 through 17 with mentors in professionally supported one-to-one relationships. Knowing that some truly cares about the decision that make is a gift that more than 1,800 children are receiving through our programs across southwest Michigan. We have programs in Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, and Van Buren counties. The mentoring programs and services to kids, parents and mentors are flexible and can happen in community, in schools, at businesses, in churches, in community centers or within other organizations.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.88Overall score
out of 100

89.08Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,567,510

Total expenses · USD$1,294,439

Program expenses

$1,031,667.88 recorded amount

79.7%

Fundraising expenses

$129,443.90 recorded amount

10.0%

Administrative expenses

$130,738.34 recorded amount

10.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: This organization did not report a CEO
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Big Brothers Big Sisters A Community of Caring
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Big Brothers Big Sisters A Community of Caring programs are designed to matches children ages 5 through 17 with mentors in professionally supported one-to-one relationships. Knowing that some truly cares about the decision that make is a gift that more than 1,800 children are receiving through our programs across southwest Michigan. We have programs in Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, and Van Buren counties. The mentoring programs and services to kids, parents and mentors are flexible and can happen in community, in schools, at businesses, in churches, in community centers or within other organizations.
`ein` EIN	38-1720832
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1294439.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10099999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.1
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.797
`fscore` Financial score	89.08
`leader` Recorded leader	This organization did not report a CEO
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Start Something
`name` Charity name	Big Brothers Big Sisters A Community of Caring
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1567510.0
`score` Overall score	86.88
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1031667.883
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	129443.90000000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	130738.33899999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-1720832
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.