Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada

What Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada does

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada (BBBSN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth mentoring organization founded in 1973, operating as the licensed Southern Nevada affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA). Headquartered at 624 S. 10th Street in Las Vegas with a satellite office inside the Nye Communities Coalition building in Pahrump, the organization serves children ages 6 and older across the Las Vegas metropolitan area (Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, and Clark County) and Nye County. Its core offerings are direct one-to-one mentoring services delivered through Community-Based Mentoring (outings and shared activities), Site-Based Mentoring (one-hour weekly sessions in Clark County elementary schools and after-school sites), the Families as Partners program (family engagement in the matching process), and a Child Safety program enforcing BBBSA National Standards of Excellence through volunteer screening, background checks, interviews, orientation, and ongoing training.

BBBSN operates as a service organization rather than a technology platform; its core technology consists of standard nonprofit infrastructure including the bbbsn.org website, BBBSA Salesforce-based enrollment forms, and third-party platforms such as Zeffy for donations, C.A.R.S. for vehicle donations, and donatelasvegas.com for clothing pickup scheduling. There is no proprietary technology platform or AI/ML capability described in the source material.

The organization's revenue model is entirely donation-based and diversified across multiple streams: online monetary donations (one-time and recurring via Zeffy), a Donation Center accepting clothing and household items (with surplus sold in bulk to Savers Thrift Stores, returning 100% of net proceeds to BBBSN, operating in Clark County for over 25 years), vehicle donations via C.A.R.S., planned giving channels including appreciated stock and IRA rollovers, and corporate/foundation sponsorships and grants. Annual signature events — The Big Swing Golf Tournament (presented by Arby's), BinBall Tournament (co-developed with SinBin.Vegas), and Bike and Board — drive significant fundraising and corporate sponsor engagement. All mentoring services are provided free of charge to enrolled children and volunteer mentors.

Name

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada

Legal name

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada

Website

https://bbbsn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BBBSN is a Las Vegas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing free one-to-one youth mentoring to at-risk children ages 6 and older through community-based and site-based programs across Southern Nevada, including Las Vegas metro and Pahrump/Nye County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Mentoring Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Mentoring & Peer Support Programs (EDAJALAL), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Youth mentoring services
• Nonprofit fundraising programs
• Community volunteer programs
• Charity donation services
• At-risk youth support

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Online Monetary Donations: Donors make financial contributions through the Zeffy platform on the website, either as one-time or recurring donations. Donations support recruiting volunteers, covering background checks, ongoing match supervision, and cultural/social activities for children.
2. Donation Center (Clothing & Household Items): Residents donate gently used clothing and small household items. BBBSN distributes items first to families in its programs; remaining items are sold in bulk to Savers Thrift Stores, with 100% of net proceeds funding BBBSN programs. Pickups are scheduled via donatelasvegas.com or by calling 702-222-9000. The organization has served Clark County for over 25 years.
3. Vehicle Donations: Donors contribute cars, trucks, boats, RVs, motorcycles, and other vehicles. The organization partners with C.A.R.S. (Careasy) to process vehicle donations, which are accepted in any condition. Vehicle donations qualify as a charitable tax deduction.
4. Planned Giving, Stock & IRA Donations: BBBSN accepts donations of appreciated stocks and securities (avoiding capital gains tax), IRA charitable rollovers (for donors 70.5+), and legacy/planned gifts. These channels attract donors seeking tax advantages and long-term impact.
5. Corporate & Foundation Partnerships: Corporations and foundations sponsor events (e.g., Arby's as presenting sponsor of The Big Swing Golf Tournament), fund specific programs, and provide grants. Sponsorships and grants represent a significant revenue stream.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada provides free one-to-one youth mentoring programs that pair screened adult volunteer mentors (Bigs) with at-risk children ages 6 and older (Littles) across the Las Vegas metropolitan area and Pahrump. The organization operates two core mentoring models — Community-Based Mentoring (outings and shared activities) and Site-Based Mentoring (one-hour weekly sessions at Clark County elementary schools and after-school sites) — supported by a Families as Partners engagement program and a Child Safety screening program aligned to BBBSA National Standards of Excellence.

Product overview

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada (BBBSN) is a nonprofit youth mentoring organization operating as a single, unified service rather than a platform-with-modules architecture. Its core offering consists of direct mentoring programs — Community-Based Mentoring, Site-Based Mentoring, Families as Partners, and a Child Safety Program — through which adult volunteers (Bigs) are matched with children ages 6 and up (Littles) in one-to-one mentoring relationships. BBBSN complements its mentoring services with multiple donation and fundraising programs: an Online Donation Platform powered by Zeffy, a physical and pickup-based Donation Center selling surplus items to Savers Thrift Stores, a Vehicle Donation Program via C.A.R.S., and Planned Giving & Securities Donation options. Annual signature events including the Bike and Board distribution event, the BinBall charity tournament, and The Big Swing Golf Tournament serve as both fundraising vehicles and direct program enrichment for matched pairs. The organization has served Southern Nevada since 1973.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community-Based Mentoring Programs One-to-one mentoring relationships in which adult volunteer Bigs meet with their Littles for outings and activities such as park walks, museum visits, and shared hobbies, providing consistent adult guidance for at-risk youth ages 6+ in Southern Nevada.
• Site-Based Mentoring Programs One-hour-per-week mentoring delivered in Clark County elementary schools and after-school sites, where matched Bigs and Littles work on homework, literacy, and structured play activities.
• Families as Partners Program A family engagement program in which parents and guardians actively participate in the mentoring process by approving outings, reporting milestones, and attending safety training alongside BBBSN staff.
• Child Safety Program A safety program that enforces BBBSA National Standards of Excellence through extensive volunteer screening, including formal applications, background checks, in-person interviews, orientation, and ongoing training.
• Online Donation Platform A digital donation service enabling one-time and recurring financial contributions to support BBBSN mentoring programs, volunteer recruitment, background checks, and operational costs.
• Donation Center A physical donation center accepting gently used clothing and small household items, with free home pickup across Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, and Clark County. Items are first distributed to BBBSN families; surplus is sold in bulk to Savers Thrift Stores, with 100% of net proceeds funding BBBSN programs.
• Vehicle Donation Program A vehicle donation service accepting cars, trucks, boats, RVs, motorcycles, and other motorized vehicles (running or not), processed through partner C.A.R.S. (Careasy), with proceeds supporting BBBSN mentoring programs and qualifying as a charitable tax deduction.
• Planned Giving & Securities Donation Charitable giving options including planned gifts, IRA charitable rollovers (for donors 70.5+), and appreciated stock donations that avoid capital gains tax while supporting BBBSN programs.
• Bike and Board Event An annual event since 2010 in which Littles in BBBSN programs receive brand-new bicycles, skateboards, or scooters along with helmets, safety training, and lunch.
• BinBall Tournament A charity cornhole-meets-beer-pong tournament event created by SinBin.Vegas founder Ken Boehlke, held at The Space in Las Vegas, supporting BBBSN one-to-one mentoring relationships.
• The Big Swing Golf Tournament An annual golf tournament fundraiser held at Red Rock Country Club, presented by Arby's, supporting BBBSN's one-to-one mentoring relationships.

Quantifiable outcome

• 46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• United Way of Southern NevadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBBBSN is a proud partner of United Way of Southern Nevada. United Way supports the organization as a community partner, providing additional visibility, referrals, and community credibility for the youth mentoring programs.
• Savers / Savers Thrift StorescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSavers Thrift Stores is BBBSN's retail partner for the donation center. Clothing and household items that cannot be used by BBBSN families are sold in bulk to Savers, with 100% of net proceeds donated to BBBSN. This partnership is a primary funding mechanism for the organization's programs.
• Clark County School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBBBSN delivers site-based mentoring programs in multiple elementary schools within the Clark County School District and at several after-school sites. The school district provides facilities and student access for the one-hour weekly mentoring sessions.
• YMCA of Southern NevadaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYMCA of Southern Nevada is listed as a community partner, collaborating with BBBSN to address issues children face in Southern Nevada through shared programming and resources.
• Nye Communities CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBBBSN's Pahrump office is housed within the Nye Communities Coalition building, serving as the base for youth mentoring and community outreach activities in Nye County and Pahrump.
• Las Vegas Metropolitan Police DREAM ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a community partner, LVMPD DREAM collaborates with BBBSN on youth-serving initiatives in the Las Vegas community.
• C.A.R.S. (Careasy)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorC.A.R.S. is BBBSN's administrative partner for vehicle donations. Vehicle donors are routed through careasy.org, where C.A.R.S. handles the donation processing, pickup, and transfer. Call 855-500-7433.
• ZeffycoreTechnology or IntegrationZeffy is BBBSN's donation processing platform, providing the online fundraising infrastructure for all monetary donations made through the website. Zeffy is listed as a corporate partner.
• SinBin.Vegas (Ken Boehlke)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSinBin.Vegas founder Ken Boehlke created the BinBall tournament, one of BBBSN's signature annual events. Ken Boehlke serves as a BinBall contact alongside BBBSN CEO Kelly Schwarz, demonstrating a co-developed community event partnership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: National umbrella organization that licenses the BBBS brand and Standards of Excellence to BBBSN and other regional affiliates. Directly comparable as the network parent in the same youth mentoring mission, with broader national scope but no direct local program delivery.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National youth-development network with an affiliate-based model parallel to BBBSA, serving at-risk youth at scale. Comparable as a national nonprofit brand with similar corporate-sponsor ecosystems and outcomes-measurement standards.
• 4-H (National 4-H Council): National youth-development organization with a mentoring and positive youth-development remit across rural and urban communities. Comparable mission and youth-outcomes framing, with a much broader geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• YMCA of Southern Nevada: Direct geographic peer providing youth development, after-school care, and family programming across the Las Vegas metro, with overlapping school-district and corporate partner relationships. Listed among BBBSN's own community partners.
• Mentor (National Mentoring Partnership): National organization advancing youth mentoring through affiliate networks, research, and standards. Highly comparable mission focus on mentoring quality, volunteer recruitment, and the same evidence base (P/PV study lineage) cited by BBBSN.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City: One of the largest BBBS affiliates in the network, running site-based and community-based mentoring in dense urban schools and partner sites. Closely comparable model, scale ambition, and reliance on corporate/philanthropic support.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada: Direct geographic peer serving at-risk youth across the Las Vegas metro with after-school and mentoring-adjacent programming. Highly comparable mission, target population, school-district partnerships, and Las Vegas corporate funding ecosystem.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles: Another major-metro BBBS affiliate operating under the same BBBSA license and Standards of Excellence, with comparable site- and community-based mentoring, fundraising-event infrastructure, and corporate-sponsor dynamics.

Others

• United Way of Southern Nevada: Community-funder partner of BBBSN that channels corporate philanthropy to local nonprofits. Comparable as a Las Vegas nonprofit ecosystem participant that influences grant allocation rather than direct service delivery.

Emerging players

• Girls Inc. National nonprofit delivering mentoring, education, and youth-development programming focused on girls and gender-equity outcomes. Comparable youth-mentoring-plus-development model serving at-risk youth in school- and community-based settings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BBBSofSNV
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@BBBSSNV
• Facebookfacebook.com/BBBSsn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/big-brothers-big-sisters-of-southern-nevada
• Instagraminstagram.com/bbbssonv
• TikToktiktok.com/@bbbsofsnv

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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