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Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston

EIN 04-2104354Human Services Massachusetts Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Connecting children in need to adult mentors

At Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston (JBBBS), we help to connect children in need to adult mentors, and we introduce adults who have disabilities to new friends in their communities. In this way, and in the spirit of chazak v'nithazaik (strengthening one another), we seek to support and empower individuals and families to engage, to participate actively in the life of their communities, to live inspired and to inspire others that none may be lost to us. Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston was founded in 1919.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

71.85Overall score
out of 100

61.01Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,828,611

Total expenses · USD$2,369,175

Program expenses

$1,475,996.02 recorded amount

62.3%

Fundraising expenses

$466,727.47 recorded amount

19.7%

Administrative expenses

$421,713.15 recorded amount

17.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.30 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: Harvey Lowell
Recorded compensation: $225,512.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.51%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	At Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston (JBBBS), we help to connect children in need to adult mentors, and we introduce adults who have disabilities to new friends in their communities. In this way, and in the spirit of chazak v'nithazaik (strengthening one another), we seek to support and empower individuals and families to engage, to participate actively in the life of their communities, to live inspired and to inspire others that none may be lost to us. Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston was founded in 1919.
`ein` EIN	04-2104354
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2369175.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.17800000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.3
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.19699999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.623
`fscore` Financial score	61.01
`leader` Recorded leader	Harvey Lowell
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	225512.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0951
`motto` Tagline	Connecting children in need to adult mentors
`name` Charity name	Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1828611.0
`score` Overall score	71.85
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1475996.025
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	466727.475
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	421713.15

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2104354
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.