Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Our Agency's singular program is Comprehensive Mentoring. Our mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. A simple but powerful mission which serves as the foundation for what we do. Thanks to dedicated volunteers and generous donors we're able to serve children from all walks of life. Within our comprehensive mentoring program, volunteers (Bigs) and children (Littles) spend time together either in the community or at an assigned site location. Community Based participants may choose outings such as going for a walk, working on arts and crafts, taking a bike ride, or watching a sporting event. Site based participants may meet with their Little Brother or Little Sister one hour a week at a near-by school and may choose activities such as reading, games, or even just talking about school and/or life. In our School-to-Work mentoring program, partner high schools are matched up with a local business or governmental entity for a minimum of two years. High school juniors the first year and seniors the second year meet with their assigned mentors at his or her work place for a half a day each month during the school year. During this time, youth participating at each site have the opportunity to participate in career readiness training such as resume writing and job shadowing, while developing a 1:1 relationship with their mentor. The overarching objectives for each of these School-to-Work matches is to form a positive 1:1 relationship, have the student graduate from high school with the best possible grades, and develop a plan for each student of what he or she will do upon graduation.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 75.6%; rating input score 76
• Program expense ratio: 83.3%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: $9.66 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 9.9%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.07; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 13%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 14.9% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings