Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County Ny Inc

Overview

Mission

Provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring professionally supported 1 to 1 mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better forever

What it reported doing in 2023

Site-based mentoring: this program provides children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported, safe, one-to-one mentoring relationships with caring volunteer college or business adults, who meet with them in a school or at a partner site. Partner sites in 2023 were: west point, valley central middle school, berea elementary school and highland falls/fort montgomery school districts. Meeting on a regular and consistent basis for at least one year, working towards positive educational outcomes, changes in attitudes and competencies, aspring towards higher aspirations and aviodance of risky behaviors that can lead to academic failure or loss of confidence to succeed. Matches receive on-going match support coaching and skill training, assisting each mentoring relationship to grow stronger in duration. In 2023, 19 mentoring relationships were supported in school based mentoring, helping youth become responsible, productive citizens who are able to achieve life long success.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
141597893
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Headquarters
Vails Gate, NY, USA
Phone
8455276009
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 67.5%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 45.9%; rating input score 46
  • Fundraising efficiency: $16.21 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -42.4%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -12% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8.2% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 67.5% of revenue deployed · 45.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $45K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 annual filings from 2013 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2023.