Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Metropolitan Chicago
Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Metropolitan Chicago
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About this organization
Mission
As the nation's largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs") and children (“Littles"), ages 7 through high school, in communities across the country. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people. The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago's mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Our vision is that all youth achieve their full potential.
About
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE OLDEST, MOST RESPECTED MENTORING ORGANIZATION IN THE US. WE ARE A MISSION DRIVEN, PERFORMANCE BASED ORGANIZATION THAT IS PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED AND PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY 1:1 MENTORING SERVICES TO OVER 2,100 CHILDREN IN METRO CHICAGO AND THEIR FAMILIES ACROSS FOUR COUNTIES: COOK, DUPAGE AND LAKE COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. AS METRO CHICAGO AND NORTHWEST INDIANA'S LARGEST DONOR AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORTED MENTORING NETWORK, BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS MAKES MEANINGFUL, MONITORED MATCHES BETWEEN ADULT VOLUNTEERS ("BIGS") AND CHILDREN ("LITTLES") FROM AGE SEVEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. PRIVATE CORPORATE, FOUNDATION AND INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS PROVIDE 94% OF OUR REVENUE BASE UPON WHICH WE BUILD PROGRAMMING THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF EACH CHILD INDIVIDUALLY. OUR PROGRAMS ARE PROVEN TO KEEP KIDS IN SCHOOL, OUT OF TROUBLE AND ON THE PATH TO POST-GRADUATE SUCCESS.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing reveals the mission of the non-profit as “Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite and empower the promise of youth. we nurture children, strengthen communities and believe that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life.”.
When detailing its functions, they were listed as: “Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite and empower the promise of youth”.
- According to the law, the state where the non-profit operates has been reported as IL.
- The filing specifies that the non-profit's address in 2020 was 560 W LAKE ST 5TH FLOOR, CHICAGO, IL, 60661.
- As of 2020, the non-profit's form shows they have a total of 86 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$374,548.
- The organization has 42 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1967.
- The organization pays $3,366,227 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $500,449 in fundraising expenses.
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