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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central

Charlotte, North Carolina · EIN 56-2264009 · Youth Development · tax-exempt since 2001

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Charity Clarity grade A (score 91.0 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Graded against 15,013 youth development nonprofits with revenue $500K–$2M 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.7.5 months97
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.95
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.71% from one source59
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.77.4%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.1.0%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.43not scored

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Year by year

20172018202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jun 2025Form 990$1.51M$2.49M−$972K$1.55M7.535A
Jun 2024Form 990$1.64M$2.69M−$1.05M$2.37M10.638B
Jun 2023Form 990$1.61M$2.24M−$635K$3.28M17.535B
Jun 2022Form 990$5.02M$2.17M$2.85M$3.83M21.134C
Jun 2021Form 990$2.15M$2.05M$100K$978K5.734A
Jun 2020Form 990$2.03M$2.10M−$70K$878K5.039A
Jun 2018Form 990$2.14M$2.43M−$285K$942K4.743A
Jun 2017Form 990$2.06M$2.12M−$64K$1.23M6.941A

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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