Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri

Name

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri

Legal name

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri

Website

https://bbbsemo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1914

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Mentoring Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Mentoring & Peer Support Programs (EDAJALAL), K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB), Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

Keywords

• Youth mentoring services
• Nonprofit youth development
• One-to-one mentoring
• School-based mentoring
• Community youth programs

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization generates revenue through individual donations, corporate sponsorships, and charitable contributions. Donors can give online, through annual funds, planned giving, cryptocurrency, securities, and tax credits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth mentoring organization that recruits, screens, and matches adult volunteer mentors ("Bigs") with youth ("Littles") in Eastern Missouri. It delivers a portfolio of integrated programs including one-to-one mentoring, K-12 school-based initiatives (ABCToday), alumni coaching for ages 18-25 (Big Futures), group mentoring, and a community-gathering space (Anew), all provided at no cost to youth and families.

Product overview

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri operates a portfolio of integrated youth mentoring programs unified by their mission to build developmental relationships that fuel young people's pursuit of meaningful, stable, and independent lives. The core offerings include One-to-One Mentoring (Big Brothers & Big Sisters, Big Couples & Big Families), the ABCToday K-12 school initiative serving 19 schools, Big Futures for alumni ages 18-25, Group Mentoring with embedded school-based mentors, Upward Mentoring for ages 10-14, the First Job employment program, and the Anew community-gathering space. The Black 365 initiative represents a specific campaign focused on year-long mentorship commitments. These programs collectively serve St. Louis City/County, St. Charles County, Jefferson County, Cape Girardeau County, and Scott County with over 1,400 active matches and 9,000 total lives impacted annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Anew: Community-gathering space operated by the organization
• ABCToday
• Big Futures
• Black 365
• First Job

Products and services

• One-to-One Mentoring One-to-one mentoring programs pairing youth (Littles) with adult volunteer mentors (Bigs), including Big Brothers & Big Sisters and Big Couples & Big Families formats. Provided free of charge to youth and families in Eastern Missouri.
• ABCToday K-12 school-based initiative providing mentoring and wraparound support services within the educational setting, currently operating in 19 schools across Eastern Missouri.
• Big Futures Coaching program for high school graduates and alumni "Littles" ages 18-25 that supports their transition to adulthood through mentorship and guidance.
• Group Mentoring Intensive school-based program serving cohorts of youth and families through an embedded mentor within designated schools, combining hybrid mentorship and wraparound services.
• Upward Mentoring Community-based mentoring program for youth ages 10-14 that combines intensive one-on-one engagement with a mentor, peer support, and wraparound services.
• First Job Program that helps youth obtain their first job by providing employment preparation and career development support services.
• Black 365 Initiative connecting youth with positive community mentors on a year-long (365-day) commitment basis, focused on building strong identity and sustained mentorship relationships.
• Anew Community Space Community-gathering space operated as a hub for youth, families, and community engagement activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% of youth avoided negative interaction with juvenile justice system
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Washington University in St. LouiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch and innovation partnership for outcome tracking and program evaluation. BBBSEMO engages in ongoing research and innovation with Washington University to rigorously track performance and outcomes.
• School DistrictscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with school districts to track outcomes and deliver programs including ABCToday in 19 schools. Programs are integrated with school operations.
• Ameren MissourisupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor providing generous support for website and rebranding initiatives.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star: Regional Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliate serving youth across multiple Texas counties with comparable one-to-one and school-based mentoring programs; same operating model, brand, and donor base characteristics as BBBSEMO.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis: Local youth development nonprofit serving St. Louis-area youth with facility-based programming and mentoring-adjacent services; directly competes for the same volunteers, donors, and youth participants in the BBBSEMO service area.
• Communities In Schools of St. Louis: School-embedded youth support organization serving St. Louis-area K-12 students with mentoring and wraparound services; directly overlaps with ABCToday and competes for school district partnerships in the same counties.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago: Another large regional BBBS affiliate with a similar multi-county service footprint and integrated school- and community-based programs; useful comparison for scale and per-match outcomes.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mid-Atlantic: Large regional BBBS affiliate operating community- and school-based mentoring across multi-state geography; directly comparable in scale, donor model, and program mix.

Broad incumbents

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: National umbrella organization of which BBBSEMO is an independent local affiliate; sets brand standards, research agenda, and shared infrastructure that BBBSEMO leverages.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National youth development nonprofit with a broader youth-services portfolio including facility-based clubs; competes for the same donor and volunteer pool in the youth development space.

Regional players

• United Way of Greater St. Louis: St. Louis-area funding intermediary that regrants to social-service nonprofits including mentoring providers; functions as both a competitor for charitable dollars and a potential institutional funder of BBBSEMO.
• YMCA of Greater St. Louis: Regional youth services provider serving St. Louis with youth development, before/after-school, and mentoring-adjacent programs in many of the same counties BBBSEMO covers.

Others

• MENTOR (National Mentoring Partnership): National advocacy and capacity-building organization for the youth-mentoring field; adjacent ecosystem partner that amplifies BBBSEMO's work through research, policy, and standards but does not directly compete for youth or dollars.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BBBSEMO
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/big-brothers-big-sisters-of-eastern-missouri
• Instagraminstagram.com/bbbsemo
• Facebookfacebook.com/BBBSEMO

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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