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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex Hudson

Newark, New Jersey · EIN 22-3676931 · Youth Development · tax-exempt since 2000

B

Charity Clarity grade B (score 69.7 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Graded against 6,898 youth development nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.7.0 months98
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.97% of practices97
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.34
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.100% from one source7
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.85.1%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.8%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.14not scored

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Year by year

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2024Form 990$3.48M$3.50M−$19K$2.04M7.031B
Dec 2023Form 990$2.69M$3.25M−$558K$2.06M7.629C
Dec 2022Form 990$4.60M$3.17M$1.43M$2.62M9.927B
Dec 2021Form 990$3.01M$2.12M$891K$1.19M6.728C
Dec 2020Form 990$2.00M$1.92M$75K$302K1.927C
Dec 2019Form 990$1.68M$2.12M−$445K$227K1.321D
Dec 2018Form 990$2.33M$1.84M$491K$672K4.428C
Dec 2017Form 990$1.86M$1.62M$236K$180K1.327C
Dec 2016Form 990$1.51M$1.39M$121K−$56K-0.524D
Dec 2015Form 990$1.47M$1.45M$18K−$177K-1.531D

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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