Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami

Public charity · Grantmaker Miami, FL EIN: 45-4223565

Its mission is for the purpose of raising funds and administering such funds for the benefits of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami, inc.

Key facts about Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami

EIN
45-4223565
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$735,681

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$736K

-0.2% YoY

Revenue

$22K

+564.4% YoY

Net Investment Income

$22K

+564.4% YoY

Expenses

$24K

-99.4% YoY

How Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami gives

  • Giving fell 88% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami

Based on IRS filings

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Miami, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $736K in total assets. Net investment income was $22K.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Miami

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $49K (2023) to $1.1M (2019). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $49K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$735,681$737,249$4,871,371
Revenue$22,411$3,373$81,446
Expenses$24,284$4,142,387$96,092
Net Investment Income$22,411$3,373$81,446

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami is led by Gale S. Nelson, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gale S. Nelson

    President

    President & CEO → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bonnie Crabtree

    Director

    Chair → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debra Tyler

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Sturges

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Perez

    CFO

    On filings since 2021

    2.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: Richard L. Kohan (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Gabe Navarro (2020–2024) — Co-Chair
  • Former: Gary Saslaw (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Matt Gorson (2020–2024) — Co-Chair
  • Former: Abe Ng (2019) — Director
  • Former: Antonio Necuze (2019) — CFO
  • Former: Brett Beveridge (2019) — Director
  • Former: Eric Woolworth (2019) — Director
  • Former: Gabriel Navarro (2019) — Chair Elect
  • Former: Gisela Lowenstein (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jack Glottmann (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jamie Elias (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jay Leyva (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Hicks (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Kennedy (2019) — Director
  • Former: Joy Spillis Lundeen (2019) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Linda Coll (2019) — Director
  • Former: Matt Allen (2019) — Director
  • Former: Richard Weiss (2019) — Director
  • Former: Rick Rosen (2019) — Director
  • Former: Thomas D. Wood Jr. (2019) — Director
  • Former: William Jones (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Wirth Munroe (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami

How large is Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami?

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami reported $736K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $22K.

What is Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami?

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Miami, FL. It holds $736K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami operate?

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami's EIN?

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4223565. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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