California · Nonprofit
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INC
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INC (California) receives grants from 60 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,454,812 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($538,215). 40 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.4M
- Funders on record
- 60
- Grants received
- $4.5M
- Net assets
- $3.8M
What Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County Inc does
Mission
Bbbs mission: create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.big brothers big sisters of san diego county mentoring model since 1961, big brothers big sisters san diego (bbbs san diego) has been a leader in providing 1:1 mentoring. The core community-based program, where one child (little) is intentionally "matched" with an adult volunteer (big) in a long-term, professionally supported mentoring relationship, remains the cornerstone of our model today.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Our community based mentoring program is the agency's flagship mentoring program. Since 1961, big brothers big sisters of san diego county (bbbs san diego) has provided and supported professionally managed, one-to-one mentoring relationships between caring adult volunteers (bigs) and youth facing adversity (littles), primarily ages 7-18, with transition support up to age 21.this proven model is backed by third-party research demonstrating significant positive results, including improvements in academic performance, school engagement, socio-emotional development, and overall well-being, directly impacting a child's long-term trajectory and economic mobility.our community mentoring program pairs bigs and littles who meet independently 2-4 times a month for joint outings and maintain frequent contact via phone, text, or email, all with the goal of building a strong, enduring, life-changing relationship. This personal bond is continually amplified by our professional program staff, who provide comprehensive case management and crisis support to the youth and their families. Our team is trained in trauma-informed care and holds 3-year certifications in mental health first aid, ensuring…
$1,576,056 spent80% of program spendingOperation bigs addresses the distinctive needs for military youth, providing a uniquely selected mentor for each youth and highly individualized support for each match. This year commemorates the 20th anniversary of our operation bigs program, specifically working with military families who are a significant representation within san diego. The tremendous support we have received from our partners over these two decades have enabled the infrastructure to steadfastly grow this program and focus on the needs of our valued military community.
$386,334 spent20% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,962,390.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $1.2M to $2.3M (+96%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 1% · 2018 2% · 2019 1% · 2020 4% · 2021 12% · 2022 3% · 2023 10% · 2024 11%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Christina Rose
CEO/president
Board chair
Dawn Andrews
Board chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 9 funders to 32 funders, grant income rose $80k → $985k.
18 of 60 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 37% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $559k from 2 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest The San Diego Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INC raised.
From the IRS filings of BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 60 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 12% of grant income, and it takes 8 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 8 funders to its left
52% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 31% · 2018 37% · 2019 20% · 2020 20% · 2021 24% · 2022 19% · 2023 13% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
49% of BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 67% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
66% of BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INC's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 14 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INC?
- BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INC (California) receives grants from 60 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,454,812 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($538,215). 40 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INC have?
- IRS filings report 60 organizations giving $4,454,812 in grants to BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INC, 40 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INC?
- DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC is the largest funder on record, with $538,215 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 60 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing