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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana

EIN 35-1323831Human Services Indiana Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Little moments. Big magic.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana develops mentors committed to helping boys and girls grow into the next generation of caring, confident and competent adults. Our one-to-one mentoring program is built upon nationally recognized research and practices that honor and value the wide range of developmental needs of boys and girls as well as the diversity of their communities. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana formed as a result of a merger of two strong organizations, Big Brothers of Greater Indianapolis (founded in 1970) and Big Sisters of Central Indiana (founded in 1971). These organizations operated successfully for 30 years before the boards of both agencies agreed to merge operations and missions in 2002.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.96Overall score
out of 100

84.49Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,002,764

Total expenses · USD$2,235,849

Program expenses

$1,795,386.75 recorded amount

80.3%

Fundraising expenses

$230,292.45 recorded amount

10.3%

Administrative expenses

$205,698.11 recorded amount

9.2%

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

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Darcey Palmer-Shultz
Recorded compensation: $99,233.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.43%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana develops mentors committed to helping boys and girls grow into the next generation of caring, confident and competent adults. Our one-to-one mentoring program is built upon nationally recognized research and practices that honor and value the wide range of developmental needs of boys and girls as well as the diversity of their communities. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana formed as a result of a merger of two strong organizations, Big Brothers of Greater Indianapolis (founded in 1970) and Big Sisters of Central Indiana (founded in 1971). These organizations operated successfully for 30 years before the boards of both agencies agreed to merge operations and missions in 2002.
`ein` EIN	35-1323831
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2235849.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.092
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8029999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	84.49
`leader` Recorded leader	Darcey Palmer-Shultz
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	99233.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0443
`motto` Tagline	Little moments. Big magic.
`name` Charity name	Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3002764.0
`score` Overall score	87.96
`state` State code	IN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1795386.7469999997
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	230292.44700000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	205698.108

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 35-1323831
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
Recorded location: Indiana (IN)
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.