New York · Nonprofit
BIGS & LITTLES NYC MENTORING INC
BIGS & LITTLES NYC MENTORING INC (New York) receives grants from 45 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,667,075 to it, the largest being MOTHER CABRINI HEALTH FOUNDATION INC ($3,125,000). 28 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.5M
- Funders on record
- 45
- Grants received
- $4.7M
- Net assets
- $3.1M
What Bigs & Littles NYC Mentoring Inc does
Mission
Bigs & littles nyc mentoring is a nonprofit community-based organization which transforms the lives of vulnerable nyc children and strengthens families through professionally guided one-to-one mentoring, life skills programming, and comprehensive family support.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
One-to-one mentoring program: we reach nyc children ages 7-19, the majority of whom are from single parent immigrant families living below the poverty line. Trained program managers conduct in-depth psychosocial interviews with families, match youth with screened and trained same-gender volunteers, and provide professional supervision to each relationship, which meets for 3-4 hours, twice a month, engaging in recreational, cultural, academic activities in the community.in 2024, we served 784 youth and family members including 209 in one-to-one mentoring relationships with a volunteer mentor. Meetings and events: the program team conducts the following in-person (virtual when needed),family and volunteer intake (interview sessions), match meetings, mentor trainings and life-skills programing throughout the year. Additionally, the world of work program (w.o.w) is a college & career readiness site-based initiative with local high schools andlocal companies.
$846,471 spent75% of program spendingCollege bound & holistic life skills support: we help youth commit to learning positive values, social competencies, and a positive identity, recognize the importance of doing well in school to achieve on-time grade promotion, graduate from high school, and pursue a college degree (or vocational training) to support a career. Life skills groups include academic workshops & career networking/exploration events, health & wellness activities, and social emotional workshops, I.e. Youth empowerment, healthy decision-making and healthy relationships. 97% of youth showed increased self-confidence, 98% served were promoted to the next grade, while 99% of youth served avoided derailing behaviors, 100% graduated high school within 5 years and 95% of high school graduates entered a college/training program.
$258,147 spentof which $24,644 as grants23% of program spendingFamily support: as the only mentoring organization that focuses on comprehensive family support services as part of our mission, program managers who are trained professionals with a wealth of experience provide direct services, including in-depth social and emotional support, crisis counseling, groups and referral assistance to resources such as housing, legal and mental health. Research confirms that children do best in stable households with secure relationships, good health, and safety. Supporting parents, in conjunction with support and services to children, dramatically increases short and long-term success. Program managers support parents in achieving their own personal goals, infusing a growth mindset with parents to empower them, and be stronger parents for their children.the program team provides family emergency support and sustains matches. Program managers conduct ongoing needs assessments for our families and purchases essentials for families that needed assistance.
$29,157 spent3% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,133,775.
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 2023 to 2024, from $2.2M to $3.3M (+46%).
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: 2020 7%. 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 7 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
Vidhya Kelly
CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 11 funders to 18 funders, grant income rose $131k → $712k.
11 of 45 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 18% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BIGS & LITTLES NYC MENTORING INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 45 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
BIGS & LITTLES NYC MENTORING INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 67% of grant income and the top three 79%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 52% · 2018 65% · 2019 69% · 2020 80% · 2021 75% · 2022 69% · 2023 70% — growing more concentrated.
“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
40% of BIGS & LITTLES NYC MENTORING INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 62% 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
95% of BIGS & LITTLES NYC MENTORING INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $841k arriving through sponsors registered in 10 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.
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
75% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
67%
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 BIGS & LITTLES NYC MENTORING INC?
- BIGS & LITTLES NYC MENTORING INC (New York) receives grants from 45 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,667,075 to it, the largest being MOTHER CABRINI HEALTH FOUNDATION INC ($3,125,000). 28 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BIGS & LITTLES NYC MENTORING INC have?
- IRS filings report 45 organizations giving $4,667,075 in grants to BIGS & LITTLES NYC MENTORING INC, 28 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BIGS & LITTLES NYC MENTORING INC?
- MOTHER CABRINI HEALTH FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $3,125,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BIGS & LITTLES NYC MENTORING INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. 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 45 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