Nonprofit · EIN 42-1170475
BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA INC
Also known as BIGB
Tax-exempt · CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52405
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,784,280 | $828,690 | $955,590 | $1,562,163 | $68,270 | $1,493,893 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $816,084 | $1,096,089 | -$280,005 | $625,022 | $93,503 | $531,519 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $876,720 | $1,055,739 | -$179,019 | $870,303 | $70,006 | $800,297 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,785,828
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $39,905
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$41,453
- Other revenue
- -$41,453
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $88,178
- Other salaries and wages
- $417,933
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $590,956
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $43,799
- Occupancy
- $51,738
- Travel
- $6,800
- Program services (functional)
- $618,490
- Management and general (functional)
- $77,035
- Fundraising (functional)
- $133,165
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $625,022
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,562,163
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $68,270
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,493,893
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $489,596
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,004,297
- Gross receipts
- $1,825,733
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 414
- Year formed
- 1982
- State of legal domicile
- IA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE HARTSON | CEO Officer | 40 | $73,536 | $4,278 |
| PANKIT KOTECHA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON WOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DROESSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDI CIGRAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORRIE ERUSHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN FRAZIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINGO VEGA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSAY LEAHY | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH VERHOFF | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN SOPPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN GUYNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIEDA FREESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN GANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MADISON EBEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIOVONNTE MORROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURIE WAHLERT LEFT FY25 | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| HAYLEIGH BOARDMAN LEFT FY25 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOSH STREETS LEFT FY25 | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JOE SAMPLE LEFT FY25 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ERIC DAUFELDT LEFT FY25 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JASON PASKER LEFT FY25 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA WALKER LEFT MARCH 2024 | FORMER CEO Officer | 40 | $90,448 | $4,164 |
| STEPHANIE HARTSON | CEO Officer | 40 | $61,237 | $4,045 |
| ANN RUSKE LEFT DECEMBER 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSEY GREENZWEIG LEFT JUNE 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK WILLIS LEFT JUNE 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE GOEDKEN LEFT JUNE 2023 | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| HAYLEIGH BOARDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDI CIGRAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC DAUFELDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DROESSLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORRIE ERUSHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN FRAZIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PANKIT KOTECHA | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PASKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE SAMPLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH STREETS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINGO VEGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE WAHLERT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON WOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA HENECKE RESIGNED 62023 | PRESIDENT & Officer | 40 | $120,652 | $5,218 |
| KATIE GRANDGEORGE RESIGNED 42023 | CFO Officer | 1 | $56,998 | $4,282 |
| STEPHANIE HARTSON JOINED 42023 | OPERATIONS O Officer | 40 | $56,708 | $99 |
| BEN FRAZIER JOINED 122022 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PANKIT KOTECHA JOINED 122022 | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORRIE ERUSHA JOINED 42023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON BESONG RESIGNED 62023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON BOGGS RESIGNED 62023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINGO VEGA JOINED 62023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH LOY RESIGNED 62023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN WHITE RESIGNED 72022 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIE ZITTERGRUEN RESIGNED 72022 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN OCHORO-AYOKI RESIGNED 72022 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN WOLTER RESIGNED 72022 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON WOOD JOINED 82022 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAYLEIGH BOARDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDI CIGRAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC DAUFELDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DROESSLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE GOEDKEN | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSEY GREENZWEIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PASKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN RUSKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE SAMPLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH STREETS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE WAHLERT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK WILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3150 E AVE NW STE 103, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52405-2900
- In care of
- % KATIE GRANDGEORGE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEPHANIE HARTSON, 3150 E AVE NW STE 103, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52405
- Signed the 990
- STEPHANIE HARTSON, CEO
- Phone
- (319) 377-8993
- Website
- WWW.BIGCR.ORG
- Return prepared by
- FORGE FINANCIAL & MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
Mission
TO CREATE AND SUPPORT ONE-ONE-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS THAT IGNITE THE POWER AND PROMISE OF YOUTH.
Program accomplishments
- BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS IS A DEFENDER OF CHILDREN'S POTENTIAL. THIS YEAR, 399 CHILDREN FACING ADVERSITY WERE SERVED. THE WORK OF BBBS IS FOCUSED ON ALL ASPECTS OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. THE AGENCY IS PROUD OF THESE PROGRAM OUTCOMES: 87% OF YOUTH DEMONSTRATED EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS, 94% REDUCED RISKY BEHAVIORS, 75% IMPROVED SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL COMPETENCY, AND 95% OF YOUTH REPORTED POSITIVE FEELINGS ABOUT THEIR MENTORS.Expenses $618,490
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 42-1170475
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,562,163
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,825,733
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,784,280 | $828,690 | $1,562,163 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $816,084 | $1,096,089 | $625,022 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $876,720 | $1,055,739 | $870,303 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $941,880 | $914,551 | $1,011,621 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 42-1170475).
Questions about BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA INC
- What is the EIN of BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA INC is 42-1170475.
- Is BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
- Are donations to BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names STEPHANIE HARTSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $73,536 (STEPHANIE HARTSON, CEO).
- How much revenue does BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF CEDAR RAPIDS AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,784,280, expenses of $828,690 and total assets of $1,562,163 at year end.
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