2. Dear Big Brothers Big Sisters Family,
Two words. That is all it takes to sum up the past year for our organization. Those two words are
Mentoring Matters. And, those two words are now the positioning statement for Big Brothers
Big Sisters.
Mentoring Matters to the Littles who receive and benefit from the work of the Bigs. It makes
a difference in their lives now, and it puts them in a position to have a significantly more
successful future.
Mentoring Matters to the volunteers who empower Big Brothers Big Sisters to deliver the
services we provide – with excellence. The Bigs are certainly a major part of the volunteer
effort; but so are the board members who provide guidance for the organization, and those
who help sell sponsorships or plan events.
Mentoring Matters to both businesses and individuals in Middle Tennessee who are willing to
invest resources – including time, effort, energy and funds – so that we can make a difference
in the lives of the children we serve, as well as impact their families. As a matter of fact,
Mentoring also Matters to government leaders who see the impact it has in pointing children
on a healthy life-path and away from a path that could include detention, jail or even prison.
In 2014, the Big Brothers Big Sisters leadership team invested in the development of a new
strategic plan. It was a thorough effort, and it delivered results and direction that will help
increase our impact now and in the future. While it was a deep and challenging process, the
resulting plan may be our most significant accomplishment of the year – because of the
foundation it creates for our future.
Mentoring Matters to you, as well, or you would not be reading this letter and exploring this
annual report. Your interest and support are appreciated, and your involvement is welcome as
we work together to increase the Mentoring we provide throughout Middle Tennessee.
It Matters.
Sincerely,
Tom Price, 2014 Chairman
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee
9-11YRSOLD
BLACK
70.1%
HISPANIC
3.1%
Multi race
6.5%
other
2.2%
white
17.1%
AMERICAN INDIAN
0.1%
asian
0.8%
CHILDREN SERVED
54.5%FEMALE
45.5%MALE
34.1%
12-14YRSOLD
31.6%
6-8YRSOLD
12.6%
15-17YRSOLD
21.7%
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3. Karen Ahern Fifth Third Bank
Mike Arthur Ernst and Young
Doug Brandon DTZ
Sidney Chambers Tennessee Education Lottery Corp.
Anne Corrao Nissan North America, Inc.
James Crumlin Bone McAllester Norton, PLLC
Terrence Graves Metro Nashville Police
Chad Greer Northwestern Mutual
John Hollingsworth Metropolitan Bank
Kelley Kee Regions Bank
Mark Kimbrough HCA
Matt Knight First Tennessee Advisory Services
Lauren Lane Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville
Steve Martin Wells Fargo
Chris Maples Johnson & Johnson, Southwind Holdings
Thomas McDaniel Boyle
Matthew Nicholson Turner Universal
Ralph Ockenfels Tennessee Titans
Tom Price Price CPAs
Becky Sharpe ISTS
Thomas Shumate, IV Meridian Law PLLC
Benson Sloan HealthSpring
Stan Snipes Speery Van Ness
Chris Steigerwald Messer Construction
Charles Story ECS Group, Inc.
Jarrett Strickland Jackson National Life
Marcia Topiwala Bass, Berry & Sims
Sara Jo Walker Comcast
Kim White CCA
Cynthia Whitfield Allstate Insurance
DJ Wootson Dollar General
President Tom Price
President Elect Cynthia Whitfield
Vice President Thomas McDaniel
Treasurer Matt Knight
Secretary Lauren Lane
The Big Brothers Big Sisters
Mission
2014 Board of Directors
Our mission is to provide children facing adversity in Middle Tennessee
with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring
relationships with adults that change their lives for the better, forever. We
partner with families, volunteers, organizations and the community to inspire
positive change in all.
For the last 45 years, we have empowered tens of thousands of youth and
adults to realize lifelong positive changes — changes that affect families,
teachers, colleagues, communities and future generations.
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4. SOCIAL
ACCEPTANCE
88% of children
maintained or improved
their sense of acceptance
with peers
ATTITUDES
toward risk
behaviors
84% of youth maintained
or improved decisions about
drugs and alcohol use,
skipping school,
or smoking
EDUCATIONAL
EXPECTATIONS
77% of children with a
mentor ended the year feeling
confident in their school
performance
parental
trust
86% of youth reported
maintaining or improving
their parental relationships
positively
IMPACTING
Youth
in Middle
Tennessee
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5. Impact of A
Big/Little
Match
The Little
Littles show enhanced
self-esteem, higher
performance in
school and improved
relationships with their
families.
The Family
Parents are given an
additional role model and
another adult their child
can rely on.
The School
Attendance improves,
grades stabilize or improve,
and students are more
likely to graduate.
The Community
The youth in our programs
are less likely to get into
trouble, join gangs or
break the law, making our
communities safer.
The Workplace
Companies that work with us
report more dedicated and
loyal employees.
Middle Tennessee
More youth graduate from
high school, attend college
and become part of the
workforce.
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6. Each time Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee pairs a
child with a role model, we start something incredible:
a one-to-one relationship built on trust and friendship that can
blossom into a future of unlimited potential.
Children
Served, By
the Numbers
867community
matches
35.2MONTHS
AVERAGE MAtCH LENGTH
1,513Children served in 2014
646SCHOOL OR
SITE-BASED
matches
19.4MONTHS
AVERAGE MAtCH LENGTH
*Weekly/biweekly outings in the community.
*Weekly meetings at a child’s school or
after-school site.
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7. 2012 2013 2014 2015 Goals
28.2MONTHS
AVERAGE MATCH LENGTH
community-based site-based
CLOSURE RATE
2012 2013 2014 2015 Goals
community-based site-based
The longer and stronger the mentoring match, the greater and
more enduring the impact is on the child.
Within the past year, the percentage of our mentoring relationships that ended
or graduated from our program.
Dear Partner in Success,
2014 proved to be a fruitful year for Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Middle Tennessee in multiple areas. First and foremost, we
continued to see improvement in the lives of the children we
serve.
In 2014, we matched 1,513 children with strong,
enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring
relationships. Forty of those young people graduated
from high school this year, with many of them being
first-time graduates in their families. Seventy-five
percent of those youth will continue their formal
educations by attending a two- or four-year university.
Second, our “average match length”(the amount
of time our Bigs and Littles are matched over time) has
increased 99 percent over the last five years (from
17.7 months to 35.2 months) on the community-based side
and 94 percent on the school-based side (from 10 months to
19.4 months). Our research shows that a longer match proves
to be more beneficial to our Littles’quest for success.
Finally, our net revenue has grown 274 percent
since 2012, allowing us to add more staff and serve more
children in Middle Tennessee. Please stay tuned for even
better results in 2015!
Thank you for your partnership and trust in walking beside
us as we work together to bring opportunities to youth who
previously did not have these opportunities to reach success.
Sincerely,
Carlyle Carroll, CEO
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee
16MONTHS
32MONTHS
18MONTHS
35.2MONTHS
19.4MONTHS
37MONTHS
20MONTHS
51%
36%
42%
28%
36%
28%
32%
26%
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8. Little Sister Diamond and Big Sister Janet have been
matched since 2009. At the heart of their relationship
is a simple fact: Despite challenges and transitions in
Diamond’s life, Janet has continued to show up. This
friendship has grown to be one of trust and respect. In
Diamond’s words,“I love Janet. She’s like family.”
As Diamond entered middle school, struggles in school
and at home began. Undaunted, Janet attended
school meetings and helped coordinate counseling for
Diamond, occasionally going with her.
In early 2012, Diamond was placed into the custody of
the Department of Children’s Services (DCS). Diamond
moved between multiple foster homes, ran away, was
placed in juvenile detention and finally found a level of
stability in a group home. Throughout, Janet played a
significant role in maintaining a level of consistency for
Diamond. In 2014, Diamond was allowed to return home
to her grandmother’s care.
With help from Janet, Diamond has worked extremely
hard to make up credits so she can graduate from
high school on time. She will be the first in her family
to receive a high school diploma, and plans to attend
community college before transferring to complete her
college degree. To better prepare Diamond for this huge
transition, Janet linked her with a program focusing on
college preparation and financial management.
Diamond has often said that Janet is someone who
understands her and who doesn’t judge. She’s someone
she can talk to and who gives valuable advice.
Diamond
& Janet carmichael
Tennessee big sister of the year
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“She has introduced me to new
things, opened my eyesup
to new goals and motivated me to
accomplish my goals.”
– Diamond
“I struggle with ideas to be a great
mentor, but then I am reminded by
her focused attention to my words
when we talk about school, bullying,
boys, makeup, fitness and hobbies.
I don’t have to be super smart or
creative here. Just be there.
Just show up. Just be caring.”
– Janet
9. Little Brother Jontrez and Big Brother Justin have been
matched since 2013. They have enjoyed going out
to eat, bowling and getting ice cream, but Jontrez’s
favorite activity is to hang out at Justin’s house and
learn how to cook. Though these guys have a lot of fun
together, they also focus on academics and the arts.
Justin helped Jontrez enroll in music lessons at W.O.
Smith Music School. Justin has also instilled a love of
reading in Jontrez. So much so, that Jontrez’s reading
level improved by two grade levels last school year.
Jontrez says that Justin is“like a real brother!”
Little Sister Princess and Big Sister Nancy are matched
in the High School Bigs Program. They see each other
weekly for one hour, reading books together and racing
each other in math memorization. Nancy has done a
great job of engaging Princess in conversation about
her peer relationships, healthy friendships and how
to feel more confident when making new friends. The
two of them even made anti-bullying signs for Princess’
classroom to remind her classmates that bullying is
wrong. Princess’grades have improved dramatically
since the start of her match. Princess says she feels more
confident making new friends and taking tests in school.
Jontrez
& Justin
Princess
& Nancy
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Picnic at Edwin Warner Park with food, activities and games. It’s always great for
Bigs and Littles to participate in these events and see they are part of a much
larger community.
10. Dr. Gary Hughes has been the principal at J.T. Moore Middle School, one of
our school-based partners, for three years. He has worked as an educator for
more than 15 years.
Even though J.T. Moore has hardworking parent volunteers and generous
business partners, Dr. Hughes sees Big Brothers Big Sisters as a huge win for
his school.
He considers Big Brothers Big Sisters and volunteer mentors to be
invaluable. Dr. Hughes sees the difference that it makes for a child to bond
with a mentor, providing the child with support and stability, which furthers
his or her learning in the classroom.
“People don’t realize the impact they can have when they sign up to be
a mentor, but we see it every day,”said Dr. Hughes.“Children who are
part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program improve academically and
behaviorally, and when you consider the fact that the children entering the
program start out behind their peers, it’s apparent that Big Brothers Big
Sisters is an especially remarkable organization.”
Dr. Gary HUGHESExecutive Principal, John Trotwood MoOre Middle School
Metro Nashville Public Schools
“People don’t realize the
impact they can have when
they sign up to be a mentor, but
we see it every day.”
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11. 2014
YEAR-END
REVENUE
22% Foundation Grants
16% Better Beginnings Breakfast
15% Government Grants
12% Bowl For Kids’Sake
11% Tennessee Department of Correction
11% Franklin Wine Festival
7% United Way
6% Corporate and Individual Giving
1% In Kind
1% Miscellaneous
REVENUE BREAKDOWN
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$2,343,644
12. Amachi Program: The Amachi program of Big Brothers Big Sisters matches children of
incarcerated parents with a mentor.
Couples Program: Married couples provide individual or group mentoring to a boy under the
age of 10. Each member of the couple must meet all eligibility requirements.
RSVP Program: Volunteers age 55 and over provide elementary through middle school age
Littles with individual mentoring in their schools, typically once a week during the academic year.
High School Bigs Program: High school students,“Bigs,”provide elementary and middle
school children,“Littles,”with one-to-one time and attention, once a week during the academic year.
Role models make an impact. National and local studies show that children who have role models are more likely to improve in
school and in their relationships with family and friends, and are less likely to use illegal drugs or alcohol. We serve more than
1,513 children, ages 6 through 18, in Middle Tennessee within two core Big Brothers Big Sisters programs:
PROGRAMS
Site‐Based Programs
Individual mentoring takes place a minimum of
one hour once a week at the child’s school or at an
after-school site during the academic year.
Community-Based Programs
Bigs/Littles spend four to 12 hours a month on a
weekly basis during outings in the community, for a
minimum of one year.
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13. fundraising Events
B WL
FOR KIDS’ SAKE!
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Bowl for Kids’Sake
Raised $271,344
Involved 884 bowlers
Franklin Wine
Festival
Raised $216,951
Attracted 2,122 attendees
Better Beginnings
Breakfast
Raised $373,972
Attracted 1,132 attendees
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14. 2014 Donors
$100,000 and up
Altria
Tennessee Department of Correction
Tennessee Department of Mental
Health
United Way of Metropolitan
Nashville
$50,000 - $99,999
Baptist Healing Trust
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Dollar General Literacy Foundation
Memorial Foundation
Nissan North America, Inc.
Tennessee Department of Human
Services
$20,000 - $49,999
Comcast
Delta Dental of Tennessee
HCA Foundation
Dan & Margaret Maddox Charitable
Fund
Nashville Community
Enhancement Fund
Scarlett Family Foundation
Tennessee Commission of Children
and Youth
United Way of Rutherford &
Cannon Counties
$10,000 - $19,999
Allstate Insurance
Bank of America Charitable
Foundation
Ed & Diane Brown
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Consolidated
Corrections Corp of America
Joe C. Davis Foundation
First Tennessee Foundation
Jack in the Box Foundation
Carolyn Loudenslager
Office of Juvenile Justice &
Delinquency Prevention
The Sara Rosson & Nancy Menke
Foundation
Susan Smith
Smith Travel Research
Subway Franchisee Advertising
Fund Trust
Synergy Business Environment
State of Tennessee
Wells Fargo Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999
Austin Akers
American Snuff Charitable Trust
Bank of America
Tom Black Center for Excellence
Ashlee Brown
Homer Brown
Clarcor Foundation
Community Foundation of Middle
Tennessee
Dell
Fifth Third Bank
General Mills Foundation
Raymond Hensler
Damon Hininger
Hunt Brothers Pizza, LLC
Jackson National Life Insurance
Todd Kelley
Ann & Kurt Lance Krafft Charitable
Lead Unitrust
Kroger
Dee McLaughlin
Mooreland Investors LP
City of Murfreesboro
Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation
Price CPAs PLLC
Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc.
Regions Financial Corporation
David & Stephanie Richardson
A.O. Smith Foundation
State Farm Insurance Companies
Visit South Walton/Walton Co TDC
Wal-Mart Foundation
Wirtgen America
Yarbrough Family Foundation
$2,000 - $4,999
Allstate Foundation
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
Beaman Automotive
Beckwith Interiors
James Clinton Bunn
Burr & Forman LLP
Carlyle Carroll
Charity Circle of Murfreesboro
Feld Entertainment
M. Stratton Foster Foundation
The Frist Foundation
Gresham Smith & Partners
Doug Halleen
HCA/Tri Star Health
Heathtrust Purchasing Group
ICON International, Inc.
Earl & Martha Kincaid
Ann & W.R. Kirby, Jr.
Eric Klindt
Matt Knight
Harley Lappin
Kaye Martin
Keith Maune
MAXIMUS Charitable Foundation
MB Logistics
Thomas McDaniel
Messer Construction Foundation
MET Foundation Inc.
Tyler Montgomery
Brian Murdock
Seth Norris
NovaCopy, Inc.
Sergio Ora
J. Ross Pepper
Pinnacle Bank
Keith & Deby Pitts
Precision Rubber Products
Foundation, Inc.
Pat & Joan Rice
Sam’s Wholesale Clubs
Schneider Electric North America
Foundation
Wilbur Sensing
Sperry’s Restaurant
StorPlace Self Storage
Sys-Logic Technology Solutions
T & T Family Foundation
Touchstone Medical Imaging
Universal Construction
US Bank Foundation Grants
Program-Dickson County
VF Foundation
Brian Waller
Penny Yardley
$1,000 - $1,999
60 MSE, GP
Kenneth Adams
Karen Ahern
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sororities
Hal Andrews
Mike Arthur
Michael Atwood
David Bailey
Lee Barfield
Frank Bass
Sandy BeCoats
Christopher Booker
Bridgestone Americas Tire
Operations, LLC
Edward & Vivian Brown
Parke Brown
John Bryant
Amy Burch
Tommy Burns
Mark Campbell
Jeff & Laret Casella
Cassidy Turley
Sidney Chambers
Sidney Cherry
Bill Cochran
Christy Cole
Community Health Systems
Foundation
Stephen Cook
Heather Cooley
Ellen Daniels
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Foundation
Robbie & Harrison Davis
Law Offices of John Day
Dillard’s Cool Springs Galleria
Pam Dishman
Harlan Dodson
Dollar General Corp.
Chad Dowlen
Draughon Foundation
DSI
Karen Elson
Jon Emerson
David & Terry Fardon
Jennifer Farley
David Flow
Fraiser, Dean & Howard, PLLC
Franklin Synergy Bank
Tom Frazier
William Freeman
Dorothy Cate & Thomas F. Frist
Foundation
GBT Realty Corporation
Travis Gregg
Joey Hatch
Ann & Scott Hatcher
William & Elizabeth Hawkins
John Hollingsworth
Jay Hollomon
Michael Holly
David Hornsby
Michael Hughes
James & Judith Humphreys
Mickey Jacobs
Michael Jameson
Chad Johnson
Jason Johnson
The Nancy & Victor S. Johnson Jr.
Foundation
Roy Jordan
Garey Keltner
Lee Company
John Lee Jr.
Chris Maples
Master Custom Builders Council
Allen McDonald
Natasha Metcalf
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15. Right now in Middle Tennessee, we have opportunities
for you to get involved. Whatever path you choose,
know that your efforts are helping guide children right
here in Middle Tennessee to make better decisions,
realize their potential as adults, and positively impact
our community for generations to come.
Connect With Us
Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Middle Tennessee
1704 Charlotte Ave., Ste. 130
Nashville, TN 37203
www.mentorakid.org
info@mentorakid.org
(615) 329-9191
Rutherford County Office
415 North Maple St., Ste. 301
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
(615) 890-8868, ext. 10
Robertson County Office
800 M. S. Couts Blvd, Suite 3
Springfield, TN 37172
(615) 384-9584
Cheatham County Office
104 Ruth Drive
Ashland City, TN 37015
(615) 792-2202
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee serves children in
Middle Tennessee – Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson,
Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties.
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DONORS CONTINUED
$1,000-$1,999
William Morris Agency
William Muir
Nashville Office Solutions
NCA Alarms
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
O’Hara Family Advised Fund
Tom Patten
Phoenix Clubs
Mark & Mary Pierce
PNC Financial Services Group
Proctor & Graves Service Company
Purity Foundation
Ken Rideout
Damon Rourke
Sam’s Sports Grill
Becky Sharpe
Mark Sheets
Travis Shore
Siemens Caring Hands Foundation
E. Dan Smith
Lisa Smith
Smith Wiles & Co.
SMS Holdings
Stan Snipes
Jim Stafford
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
Cliff Steger
Shooter Stein
Whitney Stewart
Charles Story
Garrison Strickland
T.W. Frierson Contractor Inc.
Tennessee Valley Authority
United Healthcare
United Way of Robertson County, Inc.
Robert & Lea Van Cleave
Waddey & Patterson, P.C.
Chris Wage
Al Waldrop
Michael Ward
Mark Warren
Phillip Wenk Jr.
Ronnie Wenzler
Betsy & TJ Wilt
Anna Windrow
