2025-11-17T13:38:39-06:00 2024-12-31 231144520 TAIT WELLER & BAKER LLP 50 SOUTH 16TH STREET SUITE 2900 PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 990 2024-01-01 231352034 BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS INDEPENDENCE REGION BIGB 2157909200 100 NORTH 20TH STREET 5TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 STACY NIEMKIEWICZ VP OF FINANCE 2157909200 2025-11-17 1 0 HARRISON PEREIRA P00746867 2159798800 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARCUS ALLEN 100 NORTH 20TH STREET 5TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 8232475 0 X WWW.INDEPENDENCEBIGS.COM X 1915 PA TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH PROFESSIONALLY-SUPPORTED, ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS. 25 25 99 1087 0 0 5119299 4763499 0 0 193569 478654 -151664 -48350 5161204 5193803 97682 0 0 0 4928129 5059280 0 0 971732 1896600 1810660 6922411 6869940 -1761207 -1676137 9345673 7800060 2263887 2285574 7081786 5514486 X TO IGNITE THE POWER AND PROMISE OF YOUTH AND CLOSE THE MENTORING GAP, BY CREATING AND SUPPORTING ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS AND STRENGTHENING THE QUALITY OF THE MENTORING FIELD. 0 0 4695431 MENTORING SERVICES: THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED AND SCHOOL-BASED YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAMS, MORE THAN 1,300 CHILDREN ARE SERVED ANNUALLY IN CHESTER, DELAWARE, MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND BURLINGTON, CAMDEN AND GLOUCESTER COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE A RATING OF THREE STARS BY CHARITY NAVIGATOR (THE NATION'S LARGEST AND MOST UTILIZED CHARITY EVALUATOR), GOLD STANDARD FOR TOP PERFORMING AGENCIES IN THE NATION, AND 1,387 CHILDREN AND MENTORS POSITIVELY IMPACTED DURING 2024. DURING 2024, OF THE CHILDREN IN YOUTH MENTORIING PROGRAMS FOR 12 MONTHS OR MORE, 98% OF LITTLES AVOIDED OR CEASED SUBSTANCE USE, 94% OF LITTLES STAYED ON TRACK WITH OR IMPROVED BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOL, 97% OF LITTLES KEPT OR CREATED PLANS FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND BEYOND. ALSO PROVIDED CAPACITY BUILDING, TRAINING & QUALITY ASSURANCE TO 345 TO 350 ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION. 210242 AS AN AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION OF BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS INDEPENDENCE, MENTOR INDEPENDENCE REGION (MIR) WAS LAUNCHED IN 2015 TO EXPAND THE MENTORING FIELD'S REGIONAL CAPACITY TO REACH MORE YOUTH, AND TO PAIR THEM WITH CARING, COMMITTED ADULT MENTORS, MIR WORKS DIRECTLY WITH MENTORING PROGRAMS BY ASSISTING WITH TRAININGS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, QUALITY ASSESSMENT, PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING, AND ADVOCACY. DURING 2024, 395 PROGRAMS WERE DIRECTLY SUPPORTED, 65 TRAININGS WERE DELIVERED, 1,452 ADULT PARTICIPANTS WERE TRAINED, 550 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE HOURS WERE DELIVERED, 250 QUALITY ASSESSMENT REVIEWS WERE COMPLETED, AND APPROXIMATELY 179,000 YOUTH WERE POSITIVELY IMPACTED. MIR'S MISSION IS TO FUEL THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS FOR GREATER PHILADELPHIA'S YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO CLOSE THE MENTORING GAP. 4905673 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 99 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA NJ X X MICHELLE MOLANO COO 2157909200 100 NORTH 2OTH STREET 5TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 STEPHEN SMITH CHAIRPERSON 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY HAMILTON VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER WILSON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES LEYDEN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF ALDI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN BALDRY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW BENIOFF DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MITCHELL BENSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TRICIA PATRICIA BROWN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER BUCKLEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LISA CALDWELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RHONDA J CATES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA DAVIDSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA DEVINE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALISA HARRIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIVONNIA TJ HARVEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GARY JONAS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NATHANIEL L KOONCE II DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY KYRIAKAKIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH M MARRONE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROHIT MEHROTRA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL PHILIPS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KELLEE RIVERS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ED RYAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARCUS ALLEN CEO 40.00 X 240093 0 17493 MICHELLE Y MOLANO COO 40.00 X 156197 0 12021 ELLIOT BERGER VP OF ADVANCEMENT 40.00 X 173172 0 0 MITCHELL HODGE VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS 40.00 X 124801 0 10924 694263 0 40438 4 0 1 0 THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 100 N 20TH STREET PHILADEPHIA PA 19103 RENT 380268 NONPROFIT PARTNERS 201 WINDSOR RD MULLICA HILL NJ 08062 MARKETING SUPPORT 103194 2 428607 1375514 2959378 4763499 164960 164960 3089713 2776019 313694 313694 313694 214303 428607 262653 -48350 -48350 5193803 0 0 430304 425804 170322 191612 63870 3834572 2906979 458281 469312 42090 32046 4903 5141 452179 335659 60628 55892 304635 220725 45838 38072 26210 11700 3021 11489 32743 14616 3774 14353 26016 26016 192256 85824 22158 84274 165176 49552 16518 99106 372961 284462 42985 45514 41572 18558 4791 18223 331431 252786 38199 40446 71909 54846 8288 8775 14520 11075 1673 1772 126959 96833 14633 15493 PROGRAM AND RECRUITMENT 359690 359690 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 49217 49217 6869940 4905673 992535 971732 825984 1245446 1587443 1283011 124594 138276 642136 559709 74306 82427 5080611 3638696 1652735 1412204 9345673 7800060 591199 947140 1672688 1338434 2263887 2285574 X 6449403 5001186 632383 513300 7081786 5514486 9345673 7800060 -1676137 108837 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 6134981 5729961 9572812 5119299 4763499 31320552 6134981 5729961 9572812 5119299 4763499 31320552 5628762 25691790 52407 47109 105343 182858 164960 552677 31873229 0.80610 0.80870 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 35950 35950 35950 35950 35950 35950 35950 35950 35950 35950 0 0 10000 10000 239394 224276 15118 65449 65449 0 327293 269984 57309 82427 DEPOSITS AND OTHER ASSETS 3000 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 1409204 1412204 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 1338434 1338434 X 5276624 108837 108837 5167787 26016 26016 5193803 6843924 0 6843924 26016 26016 6869940 PART V, LINE 4: INCOME FROM FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED BY THE DONOR IS RESTRICTED FOR PAYMENT OF POST SECONDARY SCHOOL TUITION AND OTHER RELATED EXPENSES ONLY. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS REVIEWED THEIR TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT NO LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS SHOULD BE RECORDED RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS FOR THE OPEN FISCAL TAX YEARS (2020-2022) OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN ORGANIZATION'S FISCAL 2023 TAX YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, AS PART OF MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES. THERE WERE NO INCOME TAX RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RECORDED FOR EITHER OF THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 OR 2022. FASHION TOUCHDOWN 330181 220121 110060 20385 129968 GOLF EVENT 214857 143238 71619 28200 46655 2 97871 65248 32623 10977 26467 642909 428607 214302 10977 28200 20385 203090 262652 -48350 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARCUS ALLEN CEO 240093 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17493 0 257586 0 0 0 ELLIOT BERGER VP OF ADVANCEMENT 173172 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 173172 0 0 0 MICHELLE Y MOLANO COO 156197 0 0 0 0 0 4774 0 7247 0 168218 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT COMMITTEE CONVENES TO WORK IN TANDEM WITH THE AUDITORS, ON BEHALF OF THE AGENCY AND ITS FIDUCIARY INTERESTS. THE AUDITORS REPORT THEIR FINDINGS TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE AUDIT REPORTS AND FORM 990. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PRESENTS ITS REVIEW TO THE BOARD MEMBERS AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE OR DENY THE SUBMISSION OF THE REPORTS AND FORM 990. IF APPROVED, REPORTS, AND FORM 990 ARE FILED ACCORDINGLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON JOINING THE BOARD. THE SIGNED POLICIES ARE THEN KEPT ON FILE. STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND ACKNOWLEDGE (VIA SIGNATURE) A COPY OF THE PERSONNEL HANDBOOK CONTAINING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THESE SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ARE THEN KEPT IN THEIR PERSONNEL FILE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD COLLECTS COMPARATIVE DATA AND REVIEWS THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND SETS CEO SALARY AND/OR ADJUSTMENTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE AGENCY CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF ALL EMPLOYEES AND INCLUSIVE IN THE PROCESS, COLLECTS COMPARATIVE SALARY DATA BY WHICH WHICH SALARY ADJUSTMENT TARGETS AND RANGES BY POSITION ARE SET. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE COMPARATIVE SALARY RANGE DATA AND APPROVES IT PRIOR TO AWARDING ANY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OR INTEREST AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS WEBSITE. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.