Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.
- Income
- $2.2 million
- Spending
- $1.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- 10.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 84%
- Employees
- 25
- Volunteers
- 762
- Highest pay
- $125,983, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 17% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $1.2 million spent. Site-Based Program: During the course of 2024/2025 fiscal year, 519 children were matched with a caring volunteer from the community for professionally managed, one-to-one, school and site based mentoring. The mentoring occurred an average of one hour weekly each week over the course of the school year on location at the child's school, at the corporate partner's location, or via virtual meeting platforms. In addition to the school and site based sessions, eligible site based matches were invited to attend virtual group outings, sponsored by BBBSNEFL, and benefited from various agency programs and support efforts to enhance participant engagement and promote participant satisfaction and thus retention rate in the subsequent FY. End of year reports indicate advances were made by the majority of students engaged in the program as they pertain to academic, behavior, and social successes.
- $609,155 spent. Community Based Program: During the course of the 2024/2025 fiscal year, 169 children were matched with a caring adult volunteer from the community for professionally managed, one-to-one, community based mentoring. The mentoring occurred an average of 4-7 hours monthly via various virtual platforms and in-person at varying locations around and within the communities of Northeast Florida. In addition to individual outings, the mentoring matches were also provided with enrichment opportunities of educational, recreational, and service orientations on a monthly basis and benefited from various agency programs and support efforts to enhance participant engagement and promote participant satisfaction and thus retention rate in the subsequent FY. Reports indicate advances were made by the majority of students engaged in the program as they pertain to academic, behavior and social successes.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1951.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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