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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: April 2024 Expires: April 2026

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
7
788 North Jefferson Street, Suite 600
Milwaukee, WI, 53202

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 Metro Milwaukee does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.

BBBS Milwaukee does not meet this Standard because:

  • The organization did not produce a written report outlining the results of its 2022 effectiveness assessment.

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information from the organization and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard(s) for Charity Accountability: 14

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
“to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.”

Year, State Incorporated:
1975, WI

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee (BBBS Milwaukee) reports that it utilizes one-on-one mentoring to increase positive youth outcomes including educational success, avoidance of risky behavior, and social and emotional development. The organization states that its school-based mentoring program connects students with volunteer mentors weekly at one of 10 partner elementary or middle school locations for educationally-focused mentoring. The mentor2.0 program matches high school students with college-educated mentors to promote high school graduation, college readiness, college enrollment, and college success. BBBS Milwaukee reports mentors engage with mentees two to four times per month, across their various programs. In 2022, the organization states its volunteer mentors provided 90,000 hours of direct mentoring to 1,974 youths served by BBBS Milwaukee.

For the year ended June 30, 2022, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee's program expenses were:

Program services $1,665,604
Total Program Expenses $1,665,604

Chief Executive
Neil Willenson, President and Chief Executive Officer

Chair of the Board
Terrance C. Nadeau

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Chief Procurement Officer, Johnson Controls International

Board Size
27

Paid Staff Size
35

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Note: BBBS Milwaukee President and Chief Executive Officer Neil Willenson began on May 30, 2023. His compensation is not available at this time. Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Amy Chionchio, received $236,418 in total compensation during 2022.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio

Fundraising costs were 11% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,022,427, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

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 Metro Milwaukee's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2022.

Source of Funds
Investment return, net $-21,707
Interest income $1,329
Waukesha County and Milwaukee County Community Development Block Grants $30,908
Community Advocates, Inc. $130,000
United Way $141,406
In-kind contributions $152,937
Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness $247,510
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America $322,140
Special events, net $739,627
Contributions and grants $1,257,899
Total Income $3,002,049

Programs: 70% Fundraising: 14% Administrative: 15%

Total Income $3,002,049
Total expenses: $2,379,053
  Program expenses $1,665,604
  Fundraising expenses $335,780
  Administrative expenses $354,766
  Other expenses $22,903
Income in Excess of Expenses $622,996
Beginning Net Assets $3,023,937
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $3,646,933
Total Liabilities $150,472
Total Assets $3,797,405

Note 1: In the financial section above, “other expenses” refers to unallocated payments to national BBBS organization.

Note 2: According to BBBS Milwaukee’s audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2022, the organization received in-kind contributions of $152,937 in program tickets and supplies ($97,700), facilities ($28,287), and advertising services ($26,950).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance