Nonprofit · EIN 58-0861895
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METRO ATLANTA INC
Tax-exempt · ATLANTA, GA 30310
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,788,417 | $8,704,995 | -$1,916,578 | $11,862,026 | $2,151,236 | $9,710,790 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $7,486,055 | $7,086,512 | $399,543 | $13,460,661 | $2,225,227 | $11,235,434 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,323,220
- of which government grants
- $1,777,446
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $464,121
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $286,317
- Other revenue
- $1,076
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $26,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $524,418
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,931,832
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,492,424
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $215,878
- Accounting fees
- $31,970
- Occupancy
- $336,483
- Depreciation
- $158,442
- Program services (functional)
- $6,553,945
- Management and general (functional)
- $801,500
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,349,550
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $13,460,661
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,862,026
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,151,236
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,710,790
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $460,170
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,147,272
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,195,447
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,515,343
- Gross receipts
- $9,371,243
- Employees
- 125
- Volunteers
- 1,220
- Year formed
- 1960
- State of legal domicile
- GA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwame Johnson | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $324,351 | $21,143 |
| Kathy Wells | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $167,799 | $11,125 |
| Michele Pearce | VP-Development/Marketing Key employee | 40 | $155,158 | $18,614 |
| Kara Stimpson | VP-Program Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,056 | $11,518 |
| Upenda Dubose | Director of Corporate & Community Engagement Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,905 | $10,597 |
| Rita Breen | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Forrest McClain | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Stuart Brown | Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Angela Blank | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie Branicki | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Burns | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Gerard Gibbons | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Makerson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Malcolm Berkley | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nelson Boyce | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
14 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Brantley III | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Duncan | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Urcel Fields | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Lipton | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Stansberry | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Wilkerson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Starnes | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Shaunda Edmonds | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jewanna Gaither | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Gonsalves | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Hamlin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bryan Stewart | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lori Wittman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anqi Zou | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwame Johnson | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $281,778 | $18,313 |
| Michele Pearce | Chief External Relations O Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,722 | $15,396 |
| Kara Stimpson | VP - Program Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,884 | $11,785 |
| Paul Shenk | Chief Financial Officer 1/1 thru 10/01 Officer | 40 | $126,563 | $13,038 |
| Upenda Dubose | Director of Corp. Comm. Relations Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,925 | $6,000 |
| Kathy Wells | Chief Financial Officer 10/02 thru 12/31 Officer | 40 | $37,332 | $7,305 |
| Rita Breen | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Forrest McClain | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Stuart Brown | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Hertz Agami | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Angela Blank | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie Branicki | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Burns | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Debra Faulk | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gerard Gibbons | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Lauer | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Makerson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Cody Partin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jerry R Recht | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Wells | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Malcolm Berkley | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nelson Boyce | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Terry Brantley | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Duncan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Urcel Fields | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Lipton | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gregory Pope | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Stansberry | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tim Wilkerson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Starnes | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 680 MURPHY AVE SW STE 1090, ATLANTA, GA 30310-1950
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Kwame Johnson, 680 Murphy Ave SW STE 1090, Atlanta, GA 30310
- Signed the 990
- Kwame Johnson, Chief Executive Officer
- Phone
- (404) 601-7000
- Website
- www.bbbsatl.org
- Return prepared by
- Jones and Kolb
Mission
Create and support mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. In 2024, we served 2,649 children and youth in the 11-county Metro Atlanta area. The mentoring relationship has a profound impact on young people, often changing the trajectories of their lives.
Program accomplishments
- Level Up: Future-focused In-school Mentoring in Middle Schools:Level Up is a large-scale mentoring program that utilizes paid mentors embedded full-time in middle schools. We created this innovative program in response to the needs expressed by principals, counselors and administrators for mentoring at scale in middle schools. They wanted trained positive adult role models to provide consistent and direct mentoring for students to address unprecedented levels of classroom disruptions, student conflicts and other behavior issues. The program is designed to serve 100 students per grade at partner middle schools through small group and 1:1 mentoring. We continue to serve these students through eighth grade, when possible, while adding a new group of sixth grade students each year. Mentoring sessions take place weekly during the school day in a designated space at each school and follow a curriculum aligned with these outcome areas: Mental Health, Sense of Belonging, Vision for the Future and Avoidance of Risky Behaviors.In the 2023-24 school year we served a total of 1,472 Level Up students at four Atlanta Public Schools (APS) middle schools: Bunche, Price, Young and Russell middle schools and at Lithonia middle school in DeKalb County. In continuation of the growth that aligns with our strategic plan, we recently launched a pilot to serve our first cohort of 75 9th grade students at KIPP Atlanta Collegiate. We have created a curriculum that addresses the specific needs of students in the critical 9th grade year to help build a foundation for success in high school and beyond.Level Up has garnered significant interest from local governments and school districts which has led to continued growth and expansion.Expenses $3,604,669
- 1:1 Mentoring with Volunteers:In our traditional 1:1 mentoring program we match children and youth (Littles) with caring adult volunteers (Bigs). The program is individualized for each child to meet their social, emotional and academic needs. Parents/guardians enroll their children in our program and work with program staff to identify issues their child may be dealing with, areas of concern and goals for the mentoring relationship. Our staff then create a personalized match plan for each youth outlining specific goals that can be monitored and supported for the duration of the match. Volunteers and youth are matched based on a range of criteria including geographic proximity, personality, life experiences and shared interests. The Big Brother/Sister and Little Brother/Sister spend quality time together engaged in enrichment activities at times that are most convenient for them and their families. In some cases, Bigs and Littles meet at the Little's school during the school day. A one-year commitment of two meetings/month on average is required. Each mentoring match is supported by a dedicated Program Specialist who provides ongoing resources and support to the Big, the Little and parents/guardians. Young people can remain in our program until they graduate from high school. In 2024, we served 962 children and youth ages 8-18 in our 1:1 Mentoring with Volunteers program.An enhancement to our core mentoring programs, Big Futures programming is designed to ensure that all High School youth are highly engaged and supported with tailored programming, resources and support. Our goal is that our high school Littles graduate both high school and our program with a concrete plan for their future, a sense of confidence as they enter adult life and a support system to help them navigate the transitions to and through high school. We offer a suite of resources and connections to other community partners who support high school youth. Through consistent and tailored communications to our High School matches and families, we provide ongoing opportunities such as college application and preparation support, college tours, and corporate behind-the-scenes visits. We continuously solicit feedback from high school Littles and their Bigs and families as part of our ongoing evaluation and assessment of Big Futures to ensure our programming is meeting the needs of the high school students in our program. In 2024, we served more than 554 high school students with our Big Futures activities and resources. We are very proud of the outcomes the young people we served in 2024 were able to achieve, at school and in the community: 98% of high school seniors in our program graduated on time 98% of our Littles avoided involvement in the juvenile justice system 99% of our Littles were promoted to the next grade level on time 88% of our Littles maintained or improved academic performance/school grades 86% of our Littles reported decreased or no depressive symptoms 90% of our Littles maintained or improved emotional regulation 94% of our Littles avoided risky behaviors and school discipline events 94% of graduating seniors reported post-graduation plans that align with the Four Es outcome measures: Enrollment Employment Entrepreneurship EnlistmentExpenses $2,359,421 · grants $26,000
- Beyond School Walls workplace mentoring program:In our Beyond School Walls workplace mentoring program, high school students (Littles) are matched with corporate volunteers (Bigs) in 1:1 mentoring relationships. Matches meet as a group for two hours/month at the mentor's workplace and engage in sessions facilitated by BBBSMA staff. The curriculum focuses on career and college readiness, along with relational skill development. Sessions allow a Big and Little to participate in a shared activity while building relationship and conversation. Each year of the curriculum correlates to the next, but is designed so that a Little can enter the program at any year within the cycle. This allows us to continue engaging the Littles throughout all four years of their high school career and as part of a cohort. Mentoring relationships are created and supported adhering to the same evidence-based best practices as those in our traditional 1:1 mentoring program.In the 2023-2024 school year, we served 233 high school littles through six Beyond School Walls partnerships -- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and North Atlanta High School; NCR Voyix and Booker T. Washington High School; Google, Inc. and Benjamin Mays High School; UPS and Therrell High School; Cox Enterprises and Chamblee High School and Insight Global and Cross Keys High School.Expenses $589,855
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 58-0861895
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1962
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $11,862,026
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,371,243
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $6,788,417 | $8,704,995 | $11,862,026 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $7,486,055 | $7,086,512 | $13,460,661 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $8,609,898 | $5,777,780 | $12,676,783 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 58-0861895).
Questions about BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METRO ATLANTA INC
- What is the EIN of BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METRO ATLANTA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METRO ATLANTA INC is 58-0861895.
- Is BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METRO ATLANTA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1962.
- Are donations to BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METRO ATLANTA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METRO ATLANTA INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METRO ATLANTA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METRO ATLANTA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METRO ATLANTA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Kwame Johnson.
- Who are the officers and directors of BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METRO ATLANTA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 29 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $324,351 (Kwame Johnson, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METRO ATLANTA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $6,788,417, expenses of $8,704,995 and total assets of $11,862,026 at year end.
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