2019

DEFENDING POTENTIAL

GRATITUDE REPORT

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area

INDEX03 Giving Thanks04 Our Mission and Vision05 Who We Are & What We Do07 Our Kids08 Organizational Snapshot09 Our Littles and Parents10 Funding Our Mission11 Board of Directors12 Individual Donors13 Institutional Funders

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This year, we at Big Brothers Big Sisters voted nationally to update and refine our mission to increase relevancy, enhance our vision, and expand our network. Still, the spirit remains the same - to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

Potential is inherent in every child. You do not have to create potential; you just have to defend it. When you choose to invest in our programs, you become a defender. And the need for defenders has never been more urgent.

While we are excited to share our successes in 2019 with you, life has changed significantly in 2020. Our staff is working remotely at the time of publication. Our offices are closed, and the Bay Area remains under shelter in place orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet while we navigate these difficult times, we know the need for our services has never been greater.

The youth we serve are more likely to bear the heaviest burdens of trauma and economic fallout from this pandemic. Our Littles already face greater exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Social isolation can both increase the likelihood of ACEs - such as exposure to domestic violence, abuse, and neglect - and compound the effects of trauma and adverse childhood experiences. But our professionally supported, one-to-one mentoring relationships are proven to protect against the harmful effects of ACEs and help young people with childhood trauma.

Once we are through this immediate crisis, we know that our children and families will continue to feel lasting and profound effects. So we are taking immediate action to support our Littles and Bigs virtually. New applicants are enrolling in our program, and we are still making new matches. We will innovate and adapted every day to ensure we are supporting our youth through caring, lasting relationships during these difficult times. Human connection is more important than ever.

Our Gratitude Report is indeed just that - an expression of gratitude to you. We are grateful to have you as a partner in this essential and urgent work. Thank you.

Together, we are defenders of potential.

Executive DirectorBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area

GIVING THANKSLETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Carissa Tonner

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OUR MISSIONOur mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that

ignite the power and promise of youth.

Our vision is that all youth achieve their full potential.

OUR VISION

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WHO WE ARE

We create life-changing mentoring relationships that match children with adults in their local community.

Pioneering mentoring for youth, we’ve been the gold standard in mentoring.  This year marks our 62nd year of service to Bay Area youth. Part of a national network of over 250 affiliates, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area is a small independent local 501c3 organization governed by a Board of local community leaders.  

We serve roughly 1,000 children each year across all nine counties - Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma.  We provide one of the only year-round mentoring programs for youth in these counties.

WHAT WE DO

Big Brothers Big Sisters is one of the oldest, most respected youth-serving organizations in the country, changing kids’ lives for over 110 years.

Strong positive outcomes among our Littles have continued and increased this year. Nearly all of the children who’ve been in our program for at least a year (99.5%) reported improvement or positive stability in at least four of the major predictors of success that our Youth Outcomes Survey tracks, such as school attendance and engagement, and avoidance of risky behaviors like substance abuse.

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Workplace mentoring increases positive outcomes and workforce readiness for youth.  Introducing young people to essentials such as resumes, business etiquette, and internships, with a focus on STEM, partners such as Google and Zendesk encourage vocational connections. Additionally, a new initiative, Think Big Futures, includes skill-building activities and college planning in partnership with local employers and colleges.

Big and Little, matches meet several times per month, for at least one-year. Last year we served 799 children with long-term mentoring relationships, changing the trajectory of their lives, for the better, forever.

With an exemplary retention rate, 81% of those children served are moving into a second year. Our average match length continues to grow strong, now lasting an average of 42 months.

COMMUNITY WORKPLACE

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OUR KIDS:

70: 70% 85%90% 20%

Many of our kids are from single-parent homes or live with a non-parent caregiver, living below the poverty level, with caregivers struggling to be an active presence while providing financial necessities for their family. Exposed to greater adversity such as elements of gang activity, substance abuse, and crime, they have the potential for greatness but need a special role model and friend they can trust. We are a lifeline for these kids, by providing a special match to help them realize their potential.

We serve kids between the ages of 6 – 18 in all nine Bay Area counties.

ELIGIBLE FOR FREE/REDUCED

LUNCH

OF CHILDREN IMPACTED BY

TRAUMA

FAMILIES FACING ECONOMIC HARDSHIP

HAVE A PARENT

INCARCERATED

70%

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799CHILDREN SERVED

ORGANIZATIONAL SNAPSHOT

BUDGET$2.6 M

23STAFF

$2500TO CREATE AND

SUPPORT A NEW BIG / LITTTLE PAIR

FOR A YEAR

$1500TO SUPPORT AN EXISTING

BIG/LITTLE PAIR FOR A YEAR

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OUR LITTLES AND THEIR PARENTS REPORTED:

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“Brandon is teaching me everything that he knows, and that’s the cool thing. He is the Big Brother I never had. Thank you donors, for giving me this opportunity. You’ve helped me out in my life.”- Devin, Little to Brandon since 2012

“Thanks for supporting the organization. They provide a lot of resources to volunteers like myself, that gave Devin memories growing up that he might not have had. And it means a lot to them. “- Brandon, Big to Devin since 2012

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FUNDING OUR MISSION

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Dicran Arnold, World Wide TechnologyLawrence Bancroft, Bivium Capital Partners

Andrew Barnette, East West BankDarren Buck, Jasper Hill Enterprises

Mike Campbell, BDOAlex Coassin, PwC

Martha Ehmann ConteTom DeJonghe, Retired, Chevron Corporation

Katie Dignan, Kairos PowerChristine Flores, Pinterest

Chris Fragakis, Wells Fargo SecuritiesSarah Franklin, Salesforce

Curtis Gardner, ARA NewmarkMalcolm Goodwin, RESET Digital

Jeremiah Gordon, CapitalGAlex Grebenschikov, AppDynamics

Paul Greenall, ProphetMajd Khleif, Syserco, Inc.

Jay Kim, Major, Lindsey & AfricaJeff Kragel, Berstein Global Wealth Management

Todd Lachman, Sovos BrandsDianne Lamendola, Intel

Paul Owens, Reed & GreenoughPriya Rajan, Silicon Valley Bank

Lisa Schrumpf, SAPGina Sheibley, Salesforce

Lynda Simpson, UPSTanaz Sowdagar, Akamai Technologies

Charles TaylorKate To

Aaron VermutMichelle Wellington, Quotient Technology Inc.

Dan Wire, FireEye Inc

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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INDIVIDUAL DONORS 2019$50,000 and upMartha Ehmann ConteTom DeJongheCurtis & Christine GardnerTom Keiser & Paige DeLaceyAaron & Adriana Lopez Vermut

$25,000-$49,999Mike & Kelly HalperKatie Hall & Tom KnutsenSusan PritzkerRon Zeff

$15,000 - $24,999Jay KimTodd & Christine LachmanArthur & Toni Rembe Rock

$10,000 - $14,999Mitch ClarfieldMory EjabatChristine FloresJeremiah & Josephine GordonPriscilla & James HalperDavid & Jennifer HatfieldMajd & Nadeen KhleifBarbara MeislinJohn RomankiewiczLisa & Eric SchrumpfGina SheibleyTom & Stephanie SmithAshley & Minott Wessinger

$5,000 - $9,999Gary AliffAndrew & Carolyn BarnetteJohn & Millie BarrettMike & Meaghan CampbellJohn & Nia CastellyThomas CoatesClinton P. Davis & Tracy DavisRod & Luray EshelmanJoe FarrisChris & Michelle FossJim GearhartMalcolm & Karen GoodwinJeff & Christie KragelDawn & Tim KrugerJanica LaneGreg & Britt LongMatt PriceHolly & Ned ScheetzJanette & Wolf SchroederLynda & Gary SimpsonWally SmithTanaz SowdagarDana & Angela Stalder

Charles & Angela TaylorAndy TempleLaurie ThompsonTom Reilly & Staci Wilson-ReillyDan Wire

$2,500 - $4,999David & Kay AakerKristine AlbaMani AliabadiBrad AglerShashank AgrawalDicran ArnoldDarren & Cameron BuckLeslie Walker BurlockClark CallanderJoyce & Walter ChampionChris & Catherine CliffordAlex & Christine CoassinCheryl Paterson & Annette CookBraden & Carolyn EdwardsKevin FlynnSkip FoldsBenjamin FrostLarry GelbRichard GersteinBrian & Kristin HellerGlen & Mary HentgesTerry & Linda LeeCarter & Maggie MackKen & Vera MeislinBarry O’ConnellLuke OgelsbyPaul OwensStefan Zier & Terrie PeacockTraci ReynoldsEleanor SadeShonda ScottSam & Becky SeamanKelly & John ShuhdaTed SmithAndrew StroudLew & Pat TittertonJulie TungGreg WisemanShari Yamaguchi $1,000 - $2,499Ike AdeyemiJohn-Paul AguirreKatie Albright & Jake SchatzDan AndradeRandy BabbushLawrence BancroftDennis & Susan BarnetteRobert & Barbara BaumPreston & Lily Becker

Shannon BerendesColleen BerubeMary Ann Bianco & Gary PfeifferMadeleine BoshartAnn & Paul BrennerLawrence & Neda BrownLisan CampbellCraig & Letitia CasebeerMary Cha-CaswellAngie ChenRichard ChiuAmy ChunUdanda ClarkPeter Danzig & Lava ThomasGordon & Carolyn DavidsonEvie & Matt DavisLori & Raymond DePole, Jr.Eamonn & Kathleen DolanMarc EbbinCharles & Nel EllweinMarc & Donna EremianLester & Carol EzratiChris & Allison FragakisTom FrankelSarah FranklinCameron GeddesJustin Gibson & Evelyn HaddadJohn GomezMatthew GraceAlex GrebenschikovCharles & Gail GreeneJoyce Hawkins & Jack SweitzerAlex & Katherine HendersonCharles HalladaySusan HwangJerry ImrieRichard IsraelStuart KaplanMichael KawasakiCasey & Donna KellerChris KibeMark LearyHoon & Anissa LeeWarren LeidenJoseph LucierRob LynchTom MaguireKenneth MangRobert McCaskill & Pamela MartoriKirk Miller & Sachi ItagakiChris & Linda MosconePhaneesh & Jaya Murthy

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John NelsonJack & Norma NixonThao Nguyen & Xiao Lin LiuRick Ohren & Bonnie EldonJen OverholtShannon & Denise PalmerTom & Sue ParkFrank PellegrinoWayne PerryYuliy PisetskyDavid RobertsMichael & Charlene RobinsonMindy & Jesse RogersMichael Rohan

Raymond RossiWilliam & Jean SelbachDavid ShinRichard & Monica SchoenbergerStephen Sperber & Roberta SilversteinRodolfo SpielmanLaura & Greg SpivyKristen StuecherKathryn StiversRobert ThomasJeff TittertonDavid TritzJono & Tina Tunney

Stacey VaughnCharles & Judith WaggonerBeth Walker & Tina RauJulie WilliamsCraig Winkley

INSTITUTIONAL FUNDERS$50,000 and upThe David and Lucile Packard FoundationSobrato Family FoundationCraig Newmark PhilanthropiesJWM III Family FoundationWilliam Randolph Hearst Foundation

$11,000 - $49,999Arrow Benefits GroupGeorge H. Sandy FoundationZendeskLeo M. Shortino Family FoundationPwCThe Clorox CompanyWells Fargo Bank

$5,000 - $10,999Bivium Capital Partners, LLCDodge & CoxHarry and Jeanette Weinberg FoundationLitespeed LLCOracle CorporationRaymond James Financial, Inc.RBC Wealth ManagementRock The CasaShepard Milner Wardlaw FoundationSovos BrandsStella B. Gross Charitable TrustSteward Family FoundationVMWareWilliam G. Gilmore FoundationWorld Wide TechnologyBDO USA, LLPCalifornia Bank of CommerceCharles Schwab & Co.Connect AirEmba Group LLC

J & A ElectricJoe and Jan Larson FoundationMargaret Beelard Community FoundationMarin Community FoundationMaximum ElectricMirnahill FoundationPalo Alto Weekly Holiday FundSysercoThe M&T Charitable FoundationThe Zalec Familian and Lilian Levinson FoundationUnited Mechanical, Inc.Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

$2,000 - $4,999Alameda Electrical Distributors and California Service ToolAlbatross Charitable FoundationAlix PartnersAllianceBernsteinAlliantgroup LPAmerican Chiller Service, Inc.Atlassian IncBayside HVAC ProductsBelimoCBRECliftonLarsonAllenDome Construction CorporationECM Holding Group, LLCElm Street FoundationEndsightEnterprise HoldingsHVAC Controls CorporationKaiser PermanenteLincoln Financial AdvisorsMarin Charitable

Mill Valley Rotary Service Fund, Inc.Northstar ServicesSafety Chain SoftwareSalesforce.comSan Rafael Yacht HarborSenh Law PCSetra SystemsSilicon Valley MechanicalW. Bradley Electric, Inc.Weintraub TobinWindy City WireWorkday

$1,000 - $1,999500 Sansome Street Inventors LLCAdvanced Pressure TechnologyBank of MarinBlue Pine Construction CorpCharity Golf InternationalCNA SuretyControl Air NorthFirst Republic BankGreenspring AssociatesHatchHopkins & CarleyMarin Country MartMidkiff Family FoundationNational Electrical Contractors Asso-ciation (NECA) - NorCal ChapterNorman S. Wright Mechanical Equip-ment CorporationOrbis InvestmentsSadie Meyer & Louis Cohn FoundationSouthland IndustriesThe Lions Club of Corte MaderaThe TJX Companies, Inc.Woodruff-Sawyer & Co

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