Big Brothers Big Sisters of Zanesville

What Big Brothers Big Sisters of Zanesville does

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Zanesville, legally operating as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Appalachian Ohio (DBA: BBBSZ), is a 501(c)-class nonprofit youth mentoring organization headquartered at 4 N 7th St, Zanesville, Ohio. It operates as a regional affiliate of the national Big Brothers Big Sisters network and serves four Appalachian Ohio counties — Muskingum, Guernsey, Morgan, and Noble. Its core service is one-to-one mentoring that matches youth with caring adult volunteer mentors, delivered primarily through school-based programs including a dedicated Lunch Buddies offering, alongside specialized tracks such as Amachi Ohio for children of incarcerated parents and an Emergency Fund for urgent family needs. The organization also runs annual community fundraising events such as Bowl For Kids Sake.

The organization's underlying technology stack is minimal: a website (bbbsaoh.org) designed, hosted, and maintained by iTrack LLC serves as the primary digital touchpoint for volunteer enrollment, youth enrollment, and donations. No proprietary software, AI/ML capabilities, or platform architecture is disclosed — service delivery is fundamentally human-mediated through matched volunteer mentor relationships in school and community settings. Programs are provided free of charge to youth and families, with no fees or pricing models.

Revenue is generated entirely through donations and charitable contributions. The funding base comprises individual donations (promoted via a 'Donate Today' CTA), a diversified roster of corporate sponsors (Walmart, K Sound, Bayer Heritage Federal Credit Union, Ohio Stave Company, WHIZ Media Group, Shrivers Pharmacy, Barnes Advertising, Arby's Foundation, Coconis Furniture), United Way agency allocations, and foundation grants — most notably from The J W And M H Straker Charitable Foundation. The entity is privately held as a nonprofit organization, domiciled in Ohio, USA, with no parent company, subsidiaries, or public listing.

Name

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Zanesville

Legal name

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Appalachian Ohio

Website

https://bbbsz.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Mentoring Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGADAD

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAGADAB

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAGADAK

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAGAEAC

Family & Parenting Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

Keywords

• Youth mentoring services
• Nonprofit community programs
• Volunteer mentorship
• School based mentoring
• Charitable youth support

Headquarters

HQ city

Zanesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual donors contribute funds to support mentoring programs and operational costs. Website features prominent 'Donate Today' call-to-action.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors including Walmart, K Sound, Bayer Heritage, Ohio Stave Company, WHIZ, Shrivers Pharmacy, Barnes Advertising, Arby's Foundation, Coconis Furniture, and iTrack provide financial support and sponsorships for events and programs.
3. United Way Funding: Organization is a proud United Way Agency receiving funding through the United Way allocation process.
4. Foundation Grants: Receives funding from charitable foundations such as The J W And M H Straker Charitable Foundation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Appalachian Ohio is a nonprofit that recruits volunteer adult mentors (Bigs) and matches them with youth in one-to-one mentoring relationships to help youth avoid risky behaviors and focus on academics. Core programs include School Based Mentoring, Lunch Buddies, Amachi Ohio (for children affected by parental incarceration), and an Emergency Fund for urgent family needs. All services are provided free of charge to youth and families.

Product overview

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Appalachian Ohio operates as a youth mentoring nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of one-to-one mentoring programs. The core offering consists of One-to-One Mentoring Programs that match youth with caring adult mentors, supported by specialized initiatives including School Based Programs, Amachi Ohio (for children of incarcerated parents), Lunch Buddies (school-based lunch mentoring), and an Emergency Fund for urgent family needs. The organization also conducts fundraising events such as Bowl For Kids Sake. These programs work together toward the mission of creating and supporting mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• One-to-One Mentoring Program Core mentoring service that matches youth in the Appalachian Ohio region with caring adult mentors in supportive one-to-one relationships to help them achieve their full potential, avoid risky behaviors, and focus on academics. Provided free of charge to youth and families.
• School Based Programs Mentoring programs conducted within school settings across Muskingum, Guernsey, Morgan, and Noble counties, providing structured support for students during the school day. Designed for youth who benefit from regular mentoring support within the educational environment.
• Amachi Ohio A specialized mentoring program designed to support children affected by parental incarceration by pairing them with caring adult role models. Offered to youth in the Appalachian Ohio region through the organization's local affiliate.
• Lunch Buddies School-based one-to-one mentoring program in which volunteer mentors and student mentees meet during lunch periods to build supportive relationships. Available to youth enrolled in schools across the organization's service area.
• Emergency Fund Financial assistance program that provides support to address urgent needs of currently enrolled youth and their families, complementing the organization's mentoring programs.
• Bowl For Kids Sake Annual community fundraising event held to raise money in support of the organization's youth mentoring programs and recruit volunteer mentors and corporate sponsors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Youth with caring adult mentors are more likely to avoid risky behaviors and focus on academics

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• WalmartminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor with logo displayed on organization's website homepage. Walmart provides financial support as part of corporate giving program.
• K SoundminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal corporate sponsor with logo displayed on website. DJ K Sound provides financial sponsorship support.
• Bayer Heritage Federal Credit UnionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor with logo displayed on organization's website homepage. Bayer Heritage FCU provides financial support.
• Ohio Stave CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal corporate sponsor with logo displayed on website. Ohio Stave Company (Independent Stave Company) provides financial sponsorship.
• WHIZ Media GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal media sponsor with logo displayed on website. WHIZ (news media company) provides financial and promotional support.
• Shrivers PharmacyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal corporate sponsor with logo displayed on website. Shrivers Pharmacy provides financial sponsorship.
• iTrack LLCcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWebsite development and maintenance partner. iTrack LLC designed, developed, hosts, and maintains the organization website. Also listed as corporate sponsor with logo displayed.
• Barnes AdvertisingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal corporate sponsor with logo displayed on website. Barnes Advertising provides financial sponsorship.
• Arby's FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate foundation sponsor with logo displayed on website. Arby's Foundation provides grant funding and support.
• Coconis FurnitureminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal corporate sponsor with logo displayed on website. Coconis Furniture provides financial sponsorship.
• United WaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Way agency designation. Organization receives funding through United Way allocation process and is part of the United Way network of supported agencies.

Scale indicators1 record

Broad incumbents

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: The national umbrella organization for all Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliates, including the subject company. Directly comparable because it operates the same one-to-one mentoring methodology, brand, and network infrastructure that the Zanesville affiliate delivers locally.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National youth development nonprofit operating club-based programming for young people. Comparable because it competes for the same youth, donor dollars, and volunteer engagement in the same geographies, though delivered via facility-based rather than one-to-one mentoring.
• 4-H (Ohio State University Extension): Youth development program operating across Ohio including Appalachian counties. Comparable because it delivers structured mentoring and youth development programming, recruits adult volunteers, and competes for school access and youth enrollment in the same regional geography.
• Mentor (Mentoring Partnership): National nonprofit advocating for and supporting youth mentoring programs broadly. Comparable as an industry-level umbrella organization supporting mentoring best practices, research, and affiliate capacity building — the ecosystem in which the subject organization operates.

Direct peers

• Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA): National nonprofit that recruits and trains volunteers to advocate for youth in the child welfare system. Comparable because it uses a similar volunteer-mentor model serving at-risk youth, often overlapping with the BBBS Amachi population, and operates through local affiliates in similar geographies.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio: A geographically adjacent Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliate serving central Ohio. Directly comparable as a regional BBBS nonprofit delivering the same one-to-one mentoring programs, school-based formats, and community fundraising model in a neighboring service area.
• United Way of Muskingum, Perry, and Morgan Counties: The local United Way affiliate that funds the subject organization and coordinates regional social services funding. Comparable as the funding intermediary governing allocation decisions affecting the subject, and as a peer regional nonprofit coordinating donors and agencies across overlapping service counties.
• Boys & Girls Club of Zanesville: Local Boys & Girls Club affiliate serving the same Zanesville and Muskingum County community. Directly comparable as a youth-serving nonprofit competing for the same local donors, volunteers, schools, and youth participants in the subject's primary service area.

Regional players

• YMCA of Zanesville: Local YMCA affiliate serving the same Zanesville community with youth programming. Comparable as a regional youth-serving nonprofit competing for local philanthropic dollars, school partnerships, and youth/family engagement in the subject's primary geography.

Emerging players

• Junior Achievement of Central Ohio: Regional nonprofit delivering youth development programming in school settings. Comparable because it operates school-based youth programs in overlapping Ohio geographies, competes for school access and corporate sponsorships, and engages volunteer mentors from the same corporate partner pool.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bbbszanesville

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