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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay

EIN 04-2074462Human Services Massachusetts Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Little moments. Big magic.

Established in 1949, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay's (BBBSMB) mission is to promote the healthy development of children through the nurturing of continuing, one-to-one friendships with caring, responsible adults, supported by trained professional staff. As one of the largest adult-to-child mentoring organizations in the nation, BBBSMB currently serves over 3,500 youth in one-to-one relationships, and more than 100 additional youth in group activities and camperships. Our service area encompasses 155 cities and towns throughout the Massachusetts Bay area.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.06Overall score
out of 100

87.37Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,947,736

Total expenses · USD$6,894,306

Program expenses

$5,253,461.17 recorded amount

76.2%

Fundraising expenses

$1,296,129.53 recorded amount

18.8%

Administrative expenses

$330,926.69 recorded amount

4.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 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: Wendy Foster
Recorded compensation: $227,195.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.29%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1949, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay's (BBBSMB) mission is to promote the healthy development of children through the nurturing of continuing, one-to-one friendships with caring, responsible adults, supported by trained professional staff. As one of the largest adult-to-child mentoring organizations in the nation, BBBSMB currently serves over 3,500 youth in one-to-one relationships, and more than 100 additional youth in group activities and camperships. Our service area encompasses 155 cities and towns throughout the Massachusetts Bay area.
`ein` EIN	04-2074462
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6894306.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.048
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.188
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.762
`fscore` Financial score	87.37
`leader` Recorded leader	Wendy Foster
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	227195.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0329
`motto` Tagline	Little moments. Big magic.
`name` Charity name	Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6947736.0
`score` Overall score	91.06
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5253461.172
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1296129.528
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	330926.688

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2074462
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.