Best Buddies International
Legal name: Best Buddies International Inc
Overview
Mission
To end the social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Best Buddies International is the world's largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical, and economic isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Through programs in Friendship, Jobs, Leadership Development, Living, and Family Support, the organization creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, inclusive living, and family support. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Best Buddies operates programs across the United States and in numerous countries worldwide, fostering a global movement of inclusion and empowerment.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 521614576
- IRS 990-N coverage
- 2025–2025
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2020, Form 990-N 2025
- Headquarters
- Miami, FL, USA
- Phone
- 305-374-2233 xt. 343
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Promotion of International Understanding
The verdict
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Details
- What they do: 9 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
- Postcard: tax year 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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.
- Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.