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Annual Report

January 1, 2010 June 30, 2010

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What Will You Start?

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What ifevery child fullls his or her potential?

What ifevery child is set on the right path today?

What ifevery child in America graduates high school and

college, and gives back to his or her community?

What will that start?

It will be the start of something BIG. Every time you donate

money or time to Big Brothers Big Sisters to help a child reach

his or her potential, you Start Something.

Cover: Big Sister Zorina helps Little Sister Deva with school work.

Inside: Big Brother John Paul and Little Brother Edgar visit the library.

startsomething

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Letter from the CEO

Dear Supporter,

It is an honor to provide you with Big Brothers Big Sister

Americas January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010 annual report2010, we changed our scal year from a calendar year to

July 1 June 30 to better reect our revenue and expe

cycle. Changing our scal year has enabled an enhan

business and budget planning process. A full annual rep

covering July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 will be issued for

next scal year.

Thank you to our valuable partners, generous donors,

dedicated volunteers who support our mission to cha

childrens lives for the better, forever. You stood with us in 2

to Start Something for children facing adversity. You m

it possible to provide children with caring adult role mod

that broaden their perspectives on what can be achieved

making positive choices. You helped improve commun

and made America a stronger nation.

In 2010, with your support, we continued our focus on start

and sustaining the strongest match relationships possible.

longer a child is matched with a caring volunteer, the m

positive the outcomes. That is why we pay special attentio

the length of each relationship. We are proud that the aver

length of both Community-Based and School-Based matc

increased between January 1 and June 30, 2010.

You should be exceptionally proud of everything you help

Big Brothers Big Sisters accomplish. Please accept sincere

heartfelt thanks on behalf of those children that we serve,

those that we strive to serve.

Regards,

Karen J. Mathis

President and Chief Executive Ofcer

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Letter from the CEO

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ittle Sister Deva and Big Sister

rina take time out after soccer

to converse on the steps.

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Mission Statement

Our visionis that all children achieve success in life.

Our mission is to provide children facing adversity with

strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one

relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

We partner with parents/guardians, volunteers, and others in the

community and hold ourselves accountable for each child in our

program achieving:

Higher aspirations, greater condence, and

better relationships

Avoidance of risky behaviors

Educational success

6 Big Brother Jesse helps Little BrotherJonathan play a tune on the guitar.

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85% of former Littles surveyed agree that thei

experience has inuenced them in having confdence

in their abilities

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Real Life Stories

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One of the many hopes of every parent is for his or her child

have the opportunity to explore new horizons with someone

who could be a positive inuence in that childs life. That was

exactly why in 2007 Suzan, a single Mom with a disability, soughthe assistance of Big Brothers Big Sisters for her daughter, Nia.

Because of my disability, I cant do as much for my daughter as

would like. The program allows Nia to get out of her neighborhoo

and see and experience new things. Big Brothers Big Sisters is a

positive force.

With the support of donors, Big Brothers Big Sisters was able to

pair Nia with Big Sister Rosette, a high school teacher. Rosettedescribes just clicking on her rst meeting with Little Sister Nia

In fact, they found that they clicked on many levels, including an

interest in photography, when Rosette brought a camera to their

rst meeting and they spent their time taking pictures.

Little Sister Nia

Aspires to Attend College

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Now, over three years later, Rosette echoes Suzans hopes, I wa

for Nia to know there are so many opportunities available for her

I also want her to be a positive inuence on her younger brother

who now also have Bigs.

Litte Sister Nia understands why her mom felt she needed a men

and says, Rosette helps expand my view of the world and what

can achieve. I now have different dreams and aspirations. I want

attend college and study psychology.

Both Rosette and Suzan credit Umecka, their Big Brothers Big

Sisters Match Support Specialist, for helping them maintain open

lines of communication. Rosette and Nia get together at least th

times each month and engage in a variety of activities including

attending movies and just enjoying some good girl talk.

Little Sister Nia and Big Sister Rosette share their favopaintings with each other on the bleache

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Letter from the CEO

Big Brothers Big Sisters is committed to enhancing our

role in being a part of a collaborative system of suppo

that leads to positive outcomes for Americas youth.

We partner with families, donors, volunteers, schools,

government, and other organizations to provide children

facing adversity with the tools they need to not only

succeed, but thrive. Research demonstrates that Big

Brothers Big Sisters helps children stay in school and out

of trouble.

To ensure we are able to effectively and efciently address

childrens needs long into the future, we are focusing on

building and strengthening our relationships with key

educational and juvenile justice partners. Together we

will create stronger families, better schools, and safer

communities.

Partnering for Success

10 Little Brother Jack looks up to his Big Brothera reghter in New York

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90% of former Littles surveyed agree that their Big helpe

them make better choices throughout their childhoo

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Program Highlights

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B

ig Brothers Big Sisters impacted the lives of nearly 180,000

children facing adversity between January 1, 2010 and June

30, 2010 through our two core programs: Community-Based and

School-Based mentoring.

We know that the longer a child is matched with a caring mentor

n our program, the greater the impact on that childs life. We are

proud that between January and June we saw an increase in the

average length of each match relationship, as well as increases in

other major milestones, including the six month retention rate and

twelve month retention rate.

However, there is always more work to be done. We continue to

enhance our School-Based Mentoring program to bridge the out-of-

school months by encouraging communications during the summer

to strengthen the relationship and enable it to continue into the

next school year.

5

10

15

20

Months

School-Based

Community-Ba

Average Match Length

January - June2010

22.9

12.2

January - June2009

21.1

10.6

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Boys45%

Girls55%

Gender

10-12 years old41.7%

4-9 years old20.4%

13-14 years old19.9%

15-17years old

14.9%

18-19years old

3.1%

Age

Black38.6%

White30.8%

Hispanic17.3%

American Indianor Alaska Native

1.4%Asian/Native Hawaiian or

Other Pacific Islander1.4%

SomeOther Race

2.3%

Multi-Race8.2%

Ethnic

ity

Little Brother Iman and Big Brother Omar

look through a book on soccer.

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Program Highlights

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For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operate

under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability tosucceed and thrive in life. Most children served by Big Brothers B

Sisters are in single-parent and low-income families or household

where a parent is incarcerated. Big Brothers Big Sisters also targ

underserved communities including children of military families

and African-American, Hispanic, and Native American communiti

These programs are made possible because of the partnerships w

share with parents/guardians, schools, and community members

One program for which we expanded partnerships between January

and June 30, 2010 is African American Mentoring. A disproportion

number of the boys ready and waiting to be matched with a Big

Brother are African American. In an effort to recruit more African

American volunteers, especially men, we partnered with urban ra

personality Michael Baisden during his 72-city One Million Mentor

Campaign to Save Our Kids; expanded our partnerships with Afri

American fraternities which now include Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa

Alpha Psi, and Omega Psi Phi; and developed a partnership with

African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Right: Little Brother Raequan jumps for joy after a

to the library with his Big Brother K

Left: Michael Baisden with members of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Am

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90% of former Littles surveyed agree that their Big

provided stability when they needed it.

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Real Life Stories

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Margaret, a former soldier in the U.S. Army, recognized that

her son Andrew needed the steady inuence of a man in his

ife. Andrews dad died when he was only 9 years old. That is when

Margaret called Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Big Brothers Big Sisters found the perfect match when they

paired Andrew with John, an insurance broker. John rst became

nterested in Big Brothers Big Sisters through a colleague who was

a board member of the local organization. According to John, Its

more than what I hoped for, its one of the best things in my life

and I highly recommend it to others. John, who grew up in a singleMom household, understood the importance he could have in Little

Brother Andrews life.

Little Brother Andrew builds

his confdence

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John and Andrew frequently hike trails surrounding where they live.

Little Brother Andrew, a self-proclaimed science buff, can name just

about every tree and plant. With Johns help, Andrew even became

one of the few Boy Scouts in the country to complete every activity

n his handbook.

According to Margaret, she has seen a remarkable change in

Andrew since his rst meeting with John. I understand that at age

11 Andrew is still nding himself. However, he is communicating

much better and is more condent when speaking. Andrew has

even decided he wants to follow in his parents footsteps and jointhe military one day.

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Little Brother Andrew and Big Brother John take a break

their game of catch to pose for the cam

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Edward B. Rudner

President & CEO, Online

Vacation Center

Steven L. Schwartz

President & CEO, Tennis

Corporation of America

James F. Singleton

CEO, Singleton Associates

Elizabeth SmithCEO, OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC

Kate Snow

NBC News

Lynn Swann

(Chair 1993 - 1995)

President, SWANN, Inc.

Robert Taylor

President & CEO, Do It Best Corp.

Beverly Benz-Treuille

President,

Big Brothers Big Sisters International

Fernando Vigil

Director, Bain Capital Ventures

Kevin Warren

President US Solutions Group,

Xerox Corporation

Robert L. Wood

(Chair 2000 - 2002)

Former Chairman, President & CEO,

Chemtura Corporation

Letter from the CEO

National Board Chair

Greg Page

Chairman and Chief Executive

Ofcer, Cargill, Inc.

Michael Angelakis

Chief Financial Ofcer,

Comcast Corporation

Jody Bilney

(Chair 2004 - 2005)

Executive Vice President & Chief

Brand Ofcer, OSI

Restaurant Partners, LLC

Frank Bracken

(Immediate Past Chair)

Former President & COO,

Haggar Clothing Company

William W. Bill Hanna

President (Retired),

Koch Industries, Inc.

William Hybl

Chairman and Chief Executive

Ofcer of El Pomar Foundation

Brian Jackson

(Chair Elect)

Former EVP, Chief Financial and

Administrative Ofcer, CoBank

Karen J. Mathis

President & CEO,Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

James J. OBrien

Chairman & CEO, Ashland, Inc.

Frances Rubacha

National Board of Directors

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83% of former Littles surveyed agree that the

Big instilled values that have guided them through life

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Letter from the CEOFinancial Statements

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To the Board of Directors:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of nancial position

and the related statements of activities, cash ows and expenses

functional area present fairly, in all material respects, the nanciaposition of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (the Organization)

at June 30, 2010, and the changes in its net assets and its cash

ows for the six months then ended in conformity with accountin

principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Th

nancial statements are the responsibility of the Organizations

management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on thes

nancial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit

these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally

accepted in the United States of America. Those standards requir

that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assuran

about whether the nancial statements are free of material

misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,

evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the nancial

statements, assessing the accounting principles used and signic

estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall

nancial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provid

a reasonable basis for our opinion.

February 25, 2011

Report of Independent Auditors

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Statement of Financial PositionJune 30, 2010

ASSETS JUNE 30, 201

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents $1,124,3

Cash and cash equivalents - restricted 2,696,6

Accounts receivable from afliated agencies (net of

allowance for doubtful accounts of $60,000) 1,415,6

Contributions receivable 5,727,3

Investments 2,632,0

Prepaid expenses and other assets 142,9

13,739,0

CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE, LONG TERM 1,179,79

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT 463,0

NVESTMENTS

Long term investments 2,787,0

Endowmnent investments 244,7

TOTAL ASSETS $18,413,6

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Grants payable to local agencies $2,360,46

Deferred afliate dues revenue 1,890,9

Accounts payable and accrued expenses 805,4

TOTAL LIABILITIES 5,056,9

NET ASSETS

Unrestricted 1,509,1

Temporarily restricted 11,603,6

Permanently restricted 243,9

TOTAL NET ASSETS 13,356,7

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $18,413,6

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Letter from the CEOFinancial Statements

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Statement Of Activities

Six Months Ended June 30, 2010Unrestricted Temporarily Permanently Tota

Restricted Restricted

PUBLIC SUPPORTAND REVENUES

Public support

Contributions and grants $3,181,879 $1,433,244 $ - $4,615,12

Government funding - - -

3,181,879 1,433,244 - 4,615,12

Revenues

Membership fees 1,406,693 - 1,406,69

Investment income (loss) 9,399 80,796 - 90,19

Other income 459,267 - - 459,267

1,875,359 80,796 - 1,956,15

NET ASSETS RELEASEDFROM RESTRICTIONS

Satisfaction of program

restrictions 4,981,463 (4,981,463) -

TOTAL PUBLIC SUPPORT

AND REVENUES 10,038,701 (3,467,423) - 6,571,278

EXPENSES

Program services

Program development 3,493,578 - - 3,493,578

Field services 4,553,499 - - 4,553,49

Member communications 2,643,878 - - 2,643,878

10,690,955 - - 10,690,95

Support services

Management and general 750,859 - - 750,859

Fundraising 959,556 - - 959,55

1,710,415 - - 1,710,41

TOTAL EXPENSES 12,401,370 - - 12,401,37

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS (2,362,669) (3,467,423) - (5,830,09

NET ASSETS - BEGINNING OFYEAR 3,871,786 15,071,101 243,944 19,186,83

NET ASSETS - END OF YEAR $1,509,117 $11,603,678 $243,944 $13,356,73

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Statement Of Cash Flows

Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Change in net assets $ (5,830,09

Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cash

provided by operating activities

Depreciation 43,8

Change in net assets from investments, restricted cash and endowements (80,78

Bad debt expense 234,0

Reduction in debt discount 82,5

(Increase) decrease in assets

Accounts receivable from agencies (1,147,19

Contributions receivable 2,604,3

Prepaid expense and other assets (28,70

Increase (decrease) in liabilities

AP & accrued expenses 24,7Grants payable to local agencies 19,1

Deferred revenue fees 1,890,9

Net cash provided by operating activities (2,352,3

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Capital expenditures (29,91

Receipts of restricted cash (6,329,8

Release of restricted cash from restriction 5,046,5

Net cash provided by investing activities (1,313,1

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS $ (3,665,4

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS- BEGINNING OF PERIOD 4,789,8

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS- END OF PERIOD 1,124,3

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Letter from the CEO

Financial Statements

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Statement Of Expenses By Functional AreaSix Months Ended June 30, 2010

Program Services

Program Field MemberDevelop Services Comm

Salaries and related expenses $ 969,526 $ 1,818,913 $ 578,537

Grants to local agencies 2,052,645 2,052,645 -

Professional Services 72,142 - 1,924,433

Telephone, postage and shipping 33,046 61,997 19,719

Occupancy and maintenance 81,612 153,111 48,700

Printing, publications and promotions 18,092 33,942 10,796

Conferences, travel and events 229,462 363,378 39,584

Insurance 17,659 33,129 10,537

Leases 9,330 17,503 5,568

Depreciation 10,064 18,881 6,004

Other - - -

$ 3,493,578 $ 4,553,499 $ 2,643,878

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Support Services

Total Supporting Services TotalProgram Management Fund SupportServices & General Raising Services Total

$ 3,366,976 $ 234,185 $ 618,737 $ 852,922 $ 4,219,898

4,105,290 - - - 4,105,290

1,996,575 421,238 164,837 586,075 2,582,650

114,762 7,982 21,089 29,071 143,833

283,423 19,713 52,083 71,796 355,219

62,830 4,370 11,546 15,916 78,746

632,424 54,421 67,618 122,039 754,463

61,325 4,265 11,269 15,534 76,859

32,401 2,254 5,954 8,208 40,609

34,949 2,431 6,423 8,854 43,803

- - - - -

$ 10,690,955 $ 750,859 $959,556 $ 1,710,415 $ 12,401,370

Big Brother Jin listens as Little Brother

reads him a book at the local libra

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