Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pinellas County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
591197491
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2014
Forms available
Form 990 2014
Location
Largo, FL, USA
Phone
7275188860
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,509,844
Expenses
$2,475,693
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Lisa Letizio (Board President)
  • David Fox (Board President)
  • Susan Rolston (Former CEO)
  • Stephen Koch (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Susan Rolston (Former CEO): $99,889 total reported compensation
  • Stephen Koch (CEO): $38,712 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

What it reported doing in 2014

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pinellas County, Inc. focuses on educational success and avoidance of risky behaviors, the Organization provides services in Pinellas, Hernando, and Citrus Counties. Big Brothers Big Sisters uses a case management approach to service delivery. The primary providers of direct services are volunteers who serve as mentors through match relationships within community or School based program components. The Organization thoroughly screens volunteers who make a commitment in order to assure a regular, consistent relationship for the child. Professional staff monitors the service delivery and tracks both the progression of the match relationship and each client and volunteer on a case-by-case basis. Professional staff assists participants in developing and maintaining positive and beneficial mentoring relationships.

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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 75%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.39 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.4%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.6%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -19.7% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74% of revenue deployed · 75% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $100K · 18 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2010 to 2014
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 23/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 42/100.