BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES
11755 WILSHIRE BLVD NO 1670, LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 www.bbbsla.org

Total Revenue
$3,486,279
Total Expenses
$4,459,277
Net Assets
$3,302,451

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO HELP CHILDREN-IN-NEED REACH THEIR POTENTIAL, THROUGH PROFESSIONALLY SUPPORTED, ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS TO STRENGTEN THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES OF CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY, TO IMPROVE THE CHILDREN'S COMMITMENT TO SCHOOL AND TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, TO IMPROVE CHILDREN'S UNDERSTANDING OF HEALTHY STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR, TO IMPROVE EACH CHILD'S RESILIENCE, SELF-EFFICACY AND SENSE OF THE FUTURE, AND TO STRENGTHEN EACH CHILD'S SENSE OF SELF-WORTH.

TO CREATE AND SUPPORT ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS THAT IGNITE THE POWER AND PROMISE OF YOUTH.

COMMUNITY-BASED MENTORING: YOUTH AGES 6-18 ARE PAIRED WITH A PROFESSIONALLY-SCREENED ADULT MENTOR TO FOSTER A POSITIVE AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GOAL OF SUPPORTING AND STRENGTHENING THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND ACADEMIC OUTCOMES OF YOUTH IN THE PROGRAM. IN 2019, WE SERVED AN ESTIMATED 945 CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE PROGRAM. THE COMMUNITY-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED AND OPERATES YEAR-ROUND AND IS THE AGENCY'S LARGEST PROGRAM.

SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY, BBBSLA BRINGS PROFESSIONALLY-SCREENED ADULT MENTORS INTO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SETTING TO PROVIDE WEEKLY 1-HOUR MENTORING SESSIONS TO ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN GRADES 2-5. IN 2019, BBBSLA CONDUCTED SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING PROGRAMS AT TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: 20TH STREET ELEMENTARY AND BRADDOCK DRIVE ELEMENTARY. AN ADDITIONAL COMPONENT OF OUR SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM IS OUR HIGH-SCHOOL BIGS PROGRAM, A UNIQUE SUB-PROGRAM. THIS SUB-PROGRAM ALLOWS HIGH SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS TO VOLUNTEER AS MENTORS TO ELEMENTARY STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR WEEKLY, 1-HOUR SESSIONS. ALL SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING AND HIGH-SCHOOL BIGS SESSIONS ARE GUIDED BY ON-SITE BBBSLA STAFF THROUGH A STAFF-CURATED, EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM. THE SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM SERVED AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 147 YOUTH IN 2019. IN THE 2019 CALENDAR YEAR, BBBSLA CONDUCTED AND ADMINISTERED AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 30 WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM, WITH A TOTAL OF 11 PROGRAMS (6 SITES IN SPRING 2019; 5 PROGRAMS IN FALL 2019), AND AN ESTIMATED 170 HOURS OF SESSIONS.

WORKPLACE MENTORING: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH L.A. COUNTY SCHOOLS AND CORPORATIONS, BBBSLA BRINGS HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED HIGH SCHOOLS INTO PARTNERING WORKPLACE SITES ONCE A MONTH TO CONDUCT TWO-HOUR GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL MENTORING SESSIONS LED BY BBBSLA STAFF. EACH STUDENTS IS MATCHED WITH AN EMPLOYEE THROUGH THE PARTNERING CORPORATION OVER THE COURSE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE TWO-HOUR SESSIONS OFFER ONE HOUR OF GROUP ACTIVITY AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE STAFF-CURATED AND EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM, FOLLOWED BY AN HOUR OF INDIVIDUAL MENTORING SESSIONS BETWEEN MATCH RELATIONSHIPS. THE WORKPLACE MENTORING PROGRAM SERVED AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 318 YOUTH IN 2019. IN THE 2019 CALENDAR YEAR, BBBSLA CONDUCTED AND ADMINISTERED AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 9 MONTHS OF THE WORKPLACE MENTORING PROGRAM, WITH A TOTAL OF 31 PROGRAMS (17 SITES IN SPRING 2019; 14 SITES IN FALL 2019), AND AN ESTIMATED 288 HOURS OF SESSIONS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Olivia Diaz-LaphamPRESIDENT/CEO UNTIL 12/201940$166,692
Lauren PlichtaPRESIDENT/CEO AS OF 12/201940$118,462
Joni M WeylTRUSTEE1$0
Steve SoboroffTRUSTEE1$0
Brad ShairsonTRUSTEE1$0
Vicki MartinTRUSTEE1$0
Damon Lee IiiTRUSTEE1$0
Sherry LansingTRUSTEE1$0
John KobaraTRUSTEE1$0
Max JongTRUSTEE1$0
John HunterTRUSTEE1$0
Robert HowardTRUSTEE1$0
Rebecca CampbellTRUSTEE1$0
Adriana BalabanTRUSTEE1$0
Caroline YimDIRECTOR1$0
Tim WardDIRECTOR1$0
Neil SmithDIRECTOR1$0
Tara SeniorDIRECTOR1$0
Jennifer SalkeDIRECTOR1$0
Kathleen RemingtonDIRECTOR1$0
Byron ReedDIRECTOR1$0
Jeffrey RaoDIRECTOR1$0
Amy PowellDIRECTOR1$0
Ret Captain Evangelyn NathanDIRECTOR1$0
Byron G Mobley SrDIRECTOR1$0
David MischDIRECTOR1$0
Nick MeyerDIRECTOR1$0
Lance MarkowitzDIRECTOR1$0
Maria MarillDIRECTOR1$0
Nicole Garris LoreyDIRECTOR1$0
Sabin LomacDIRECTOR1$0
Holly JacobsDIRECTOR1$0
Cindy HollandDIRECTOR1$0
Paola FrancoDIRECTOR1$0
Roy P DisneyDIRECTOR1$0
Marie DemirdjianDIRECTOR1$0
Mike DalyDIRECTOR1$0
Megan ColliganDIRECTOR1$0
Kim BaldonadoDIRECTOR1$0
Silas A MyersTREASURER AS OF 12/20191$0
Erin LavelleTREASURER UNTIL 11/20191$0
Judge Michael D CarterSECRETARY1$0
Laura LizerCHAIR EMERITA1$0
Brock MoseleyCHAIR1$0

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