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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: April 2025 Expires: April 2026

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada, Inc.

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(775) 352-3202
600 Mill St
Reno, NV, 89502
https://www.bbbsnn.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada strives to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships for Youth. 

Year, State Incorporated:
2005, NV

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada recruits local adult volunteers (Bigs”) to provide 4-6 hours per month in a caring and supportive mentor relationship (a match”) with a child living in poverty (Littles”). It supports both site-based and community-based matches. Site-based, or Lunch Buddies, matches take place at a school or after-school program or club, and Bigs meet with their Littles three times per month during the school year at a set time to do things like share a meal, play a game or work on homework. Community-based matches meet on evenings or weekends to share social activities such as a walk in the park, a game of hoops or enjoying one of the many community events our area has to offer. BBBSNN also offers Bigs with Badges, a mentoring program that specifically works with mentors from our local first responder community, and a Partners Match program, in which partners can mentor a child together. What all types of matches have in common is that by consistently meeting over time, a relationship is built between the Big and the Little that results in a measurable positive impact on the life of the child. BBBSNN serves youth aged 6-18 in Reno, Sparks, Carson City and Lyon County.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Programs $1,085,549
Total Program Expenses $1,085,549

Chief Executive
Derek Beauvais, CEO

Compensation*
$145,632

Chair of the Board
Mike Givens

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Dickson Realty

Board Size
22

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Internet, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada, Inc.'s IRS Form 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Contributions $772,888
Other Revenue $446,991
Investment Income $184,514
Program Service Revenue $2,137
Total Income $1,406,530

Programs: 74% Fundraising: 16% Administrative: 10%

Total Income $1,406,530
Total expenses: $1,460,948
  Program expenses $1,085,549
  Fundraising expenses $230,664
  Administrative expenses $144,735
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-54,418
Beginning Net Assets $3,211,241
Other Changes In Net Assets $87,528
Ending Net Assets $3,244,351
Total Liabilities $29,451
Total Assets $3,273,802

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