2025-05-15T13:40:45-05:00 2024-06-30 134260189 BOISSELLE MORTON & WOLKOWICZ LLP 48 BAY ROAD PO BOX 374 HADLEY MA 01035 990 2023-07-01 042800998 BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INC BIGB 4137814730 266 COLD SPRING AVENUE WEST SPRINGFIELD MA 01089 DAVID BETURNE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4137814730 2025-05-15 1 0 JOSEPH P WOLKOWICZ CPA P00734754 4135870099 2025-05-14 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X DAN MORRILL 266 COLD SPRING AVENUE WEST SPRINGFIELD MA 01089 444814 0 X WWW.BIGBROTHERS-SISTERS.ORG X 1967 MA CREATE AND SUPPORT ONE TO ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS THAT IGNITE THE POWER AND PROMISE OF YOUTH. 12 12 20 450 0 0 311392 375705 0 0 867 892 11388 46922 323647 423519 0 0 0 0 327244 532947 0 0 13815 69767 105447 397011 638394 -73364 -214875 244020 488203 27447 38028 216573 450175 BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INC. MATCHES AT-RISK CHILDREN AND TEENS, PRIMARILY FROM LOW-INCOME, SINGLE-PARENT HOMES, IN ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS TO SCREENED, TRAINED AND SUPERVISED VOLUNTEERS WITH MEASURABLE IMPACT. 0 0 566699 BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS CONDUCTS ONE PROGRAM, THE BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS PROGRAM. THE AGENCY DELIVERS THE PROGRAM IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS (BOTH IN THE COMMUNITY AND WITHIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS). THE PROGRAM MATCHES AT-RISK YOUTH IN ONE-TO-ONE LONG-TERM MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCREENED, TRAINED AND SUPERVISED VOLUNTEERS.PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2023-2024 INCLUDE PROVIDING SERVICES TO MORE THAN 200 CHILDREN DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THE BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS PROGRAM HAS A SIGNIFICANT DETERRENT EFFECT ON THE INITIATIVE OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE WHILE HAVING AN OVERALL POSITIVE EFFECT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. 566699 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MA X DAVID BETURNE 4137814730 266 COLD SPRING AVENUE WEST SPRINGFIELD MA 01089 GRAEME BAZARIAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BUCKMASTER DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 MAGDA COLON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON DOMINICK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 GEOFF MEDEIROS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY RUFFINO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONY SIMMONS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN MORRILL PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN MURRAY VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY ASHFORD VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE OLEKSAK TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DIRK VERNON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID BETURNE EXECUTIVE DIR. 37.50 X 87019 0 0 87019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59352 316353 375705 892 892 54596 59352 21295 33301 33301 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 13621 13621 13621 423519 0 0 47814 97424 50641 37426 9357 379888 379888 8463 7633 664 166 19959 18003 1565 391 27213 24546 2134 533 2500 2500 7071 7071 9295 9295 19820 15756 2032 2032 13827 12445 691 691 5562 5006 278 278 695 695 20312 17855 2457 NATIONAL & REG'L DUES 11829 11829 EQUIPMENT RENTAL/MAINT. 7345 6611 367 367 PUBLIC RELATIONS 7191 7191 638394 566699 57880 13815 141918 160828 209689 30000 71841 3406 9149 105094 103683 0 1411 49786 54195 244020 488203 20447 30028 7000 8000 27447 38028 X 198723 432325 17850 17850 216573 450175 244020 488203 X -214875 3829 444648 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 304357 406062 452643 311392 375705 1850159 304357 406062 452643 311392 375705 1850159 1850159 775 772 728 867 892 4034 184 1055 3359 3651 13621 21870 1876063 0.98620 0.99340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 105094 103683 1411 1411 X 439348 3829 12000 15829 423519 0 423519 650394 12000 12000 638394 0 638394 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSES. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND HAS NOT FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS. BOWL FOR KIDS SAKE 32679 32679 3000 334 BREWS, BITES & BIDS 25191 19173 6018 100 13151 795 1 56078 7500 48578 1050 2865 113948 59352 54596 100 17201 3199 795 21295 33301 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 ON NOVEMBER 1, 2023, BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF HAMPDEN COUNTY, INC. MERGED WITH THE BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS ASSOCIATION OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, INC. TO COMBINE THEIR RESOURCES AND BETTER SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. BOTH ENTITIES WORK TO STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE THROUGH ONE TO-ONE MENTORING SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH. AS A RESULT OF THIS MERGER, THE COMBINED ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN RENAMED BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND EMAILED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE THE POLICY ANNUALLY AND ARE ASKED TO SIGN OFF ON IT, INCLUDING DESCRIBING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MONITORS THE SIGNED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST STATEMENTS AND REVIEW POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WITH THE BOARD, AS NEEDED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD ESTABLISHED SALARY RANGES BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF HOWARD TABOR ASSOCIATES, AN OUTSIDE FIRM THAT SPECIALIZES IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION, AND THOSE RANGES ARE STILL IN PLACE TODAY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: NET ASSETS AQUIRED IN MERGER 444,648. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. HARTSPRINGS FOUNDATION INC 266 COLD SPRING AVENUE WEST SPRINGFIELD MA 01089 043378672 TO RAISE FUNDS FOR BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF HAMPDEN COUNTY, INC. MA 501(C)3 GRANTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0