Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate Inc
Donations deductibleBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate Inc's network
14 people4 organisationsi14 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 20 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 14 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becca Fox Chair | Chairperson of Fundraising Committee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jeff Ballenger Chair | Chairperson of Governance Committee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Ray Brown Chair | Board Chair/Executive Committee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Aaron Adams | Governance Committee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Alexis Gist | Treasurer, Executive Committee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| April Hart | Fundraising Committee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Cord Sgaglio | Fundraising Committee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Grant Nicholson | Fundraising Committee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| James Lindsay | Vice Board Chair, Executive Committee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lakessa Wright | Fundraising Committee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Lisa Jackson | Fundraising Committee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Molley Claycomb | Fundraising Committee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Natalie Boyd | Fundraising Committee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Olivia Donnelly | Governance Committee | 2025 | 1 yr |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Charlene Cheeks | CEO | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlene Cheeks | CEO | 40 | $66k | ||
| Ray Brown | Board Chair/Executive Committee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lakessa Wright | Fundraising Committee | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Lindsay | Vice Board Chair, Executive Committee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Aaron Adams | Governance Committee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alexis Gist | Treasurer, Executive Committee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Ballenger | Chairperson of Governance Committee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Natalie Boyd | Fundraising Committee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Molley Claycomb | Fundraising Committee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Olivia Donnelly | Governance Committee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Becca Fox | Chairperson of Fundraising Committee | 1 | $0 | ||
| April Hart | Fundraising Committee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Jackson | Fundraising Committee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Grant Nicholson | Fundraising Committee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cord Sgaglio | Fundraising Committee | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate Inc
- EIN
- 204243553
- Address
- Po Box 26238, Greenville, SC, 29616-1238
- State
- South Carolina
- Mission
- To provide professionally supported youth mentoring services by facilitation a wholesome adult relationship for children, primarily of single parent homes, in need of a secondary role model. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- O30 Youth development
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Youth Development
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2005
- Principal officer
- Charlene Cheeks (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2006
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsRay Brown
≥5years on the filingsAaron Adams
≥5years on the filingsLakessa Wright
≥3years on the filingsAlexis Gist
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $372k
- Total liabilities
- $81k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $290k
- Contributions and grants received
- $338k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 250
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $363k | $513k | Deficit $150k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.