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WHERE WE ARE A Word From Our Board Treasurer

Our Achievements Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters is in good financial that enable us to remain

standing as we enter 2022, the organization’s 51st year
financially sustainable.

AT YBBBS, we are focused on continuously engaging Despite the challenges of the last year and the of operation. The staff has done an excellent
longtime supporters in our mission while also continued impact of the pandemic, which prohibited This organization has a strong history of service to job of ensuring YBBBS has
encouraging new individuals to join our amazing us from hosting traditional in-person events, our the community and has been well supported by the utilized all of the financial
community of stakeholders. incredible community contributed more than $650,000 community in its mission to deliver mentorship to the tools available as a result of
to support our programming and services. youth of Yavapai County. the pandemic, enabling the
Over the past year and as a result of the generosity organization to maintain a solid
of our donors, we were able to retain quality This enabled YBBBS to pro-actively respond to the Over the past two years, the staff and Board have been base of reserves that will be
staff, enabling our programming to be delivered needs of our Bigs, Littles and their families without proactive and responsive to the challenges brought on complemented by a strong spring fundraising agenda
professionally to create the greatest outcomes for our having to compromise the quality of our programming. by the Covid-19 pandemic. that includes the return of Bowl for Kids’ Sake, a strong
Littles. push to finish out the 2021 Tax Credit Drive, as well as
2021 Funding Sources Without the ability to come together in person, the the Mentoring Symposium.

team had to adapt to cut costs without compromising
the services provided to Bigs, Littles, and their families. We at YBBBS are also eagerly looking to the fall when
the Annual Gala will return.
21% Foundation & Corporate Gifts Despite these challenges, we were able to stay engaged

40% Individual Gifts with long-time partners to continue to communicate Dane Beck
our response to community needs and also to
15% demonstrate our plans to pursue new revenue sources YBBBS Board Treasurer

Grants
24% Events and Campaigns Our Mission in Action: Meet Eric & Chase

While still in middle school, Little Brother Chase was matched with
Big Brother Eric. Now a high school senior, Chase counts Eric as a
2021 Notable Numbers Highlights from lifelong friend.

• More than $115,000 raised 2020’s IRS 990 School wasn’t always easy for Chase, but with Eric’s
encouragement, that changed.
through generous AZ
Tax Credit contributions Chase noticed that Prescott High offered welding as an option in
• $130,000 in Foundation gifts • Total Revenue: $873,832 the JTED program. Eric encouraged him and would mention how
received from three • Salaries/Comp/Benefits: $445,143 important school, and particularly, math was to becoming a welder.

generous supporters • Total Expenses: $710,806 “I would let him know as hard as it might be, he needed to do his
• More than $25,000 gifted from • Net Assets: $1,424,078 best to understand math,” shared Eric.
businesses & corporations
Eric didn’t push Chase over the years about careers or the future,
in honor of long-lasting event For a full financial report, view the but would casually mention those topics occasionally. “My goal was

support and partnership agency’s latest 990 at azbigs.org. just to make sure he stayed in school.”

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