About Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star
Big Brothers Big Sisters helps children realize their potential and build their futures. We nurture children and strengthen communities.
Focus Areas
Youth mentoringEducation supportCommunity services
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating supportdirect service / program deliveryindividualized service funding
Topics
one-to-one mentoringindividualized mentoring servicesmentor–mentee matching and support
About Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star gives through a network of local Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliates, with one-to-one mentoring as the dominant grant theme in the recent record. The largest recent award in the dataset is $923,886 to Bbbs of South Texas in San Antonio for one-to-one mentoring, and the same affiliate also received $705,896 in 2024. Several other large grants went to Bbbs of Central Texas in Austin, including $698,023 in 2025 and $575,921 in 2024, showing sustained support for affiliate-based mentoring services across Texas. Beyond affiliate operating support, the foundation also funds its own Dallas-based infrastructure: Bbbs Lonestar Foundation received $554,334 in 2023 and $150,000 in 2025 for general support. The grant list also includes support for BBBS of Lubbock, BBBS of Hereford Texas, Bbbs Gulf Coast, Bbbs of El Paso, and Bbbs of the Texas Panhandle, indicating a statewide pattern centered on local mentoring delivery. In addition to program grants, Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star runs scholarship programs for students connected to the organization, including the Fletcher-Callegari Scholarship and BBBS Lone Star College Scholarships.
What Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star Funds
One clear theme is direct support for local mentoring affiliates. In one-to-one mentoring, the foundation gave $436,607 to Bbbs of South Texas in 2023 and $135,131 to Bbbs Gulf Coast in 2024, both tied to service delivery rather than restricted projects. A second theme is general operating support for its own affiliate infrastructure: Bbbs Lonestar Foundation received $554,334 in 2023 and $150,000 in 2025 under general support. The foundation also backs higher education access through scholarship programs. The Fletcher-Callegari Scholarship supports graduating high school seniors in Dallas County, Collin County, and Denton County, while BBBS Lone Star College Scholarships are available to BBBS Lone Star-affiliated students in Texas, including Greater Houston and Greater Dallas. The Match Maker recurring donor program also points to an organized funding structure for mentoring services across Greater Houston, Greater Dallas, and Tarrant/Denton.
How Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star Gives
Typical grants cluster in the six-figure range, with a p25 of $86,711, a median of $107,228, and a p75 of $524,902. The recent record shows repeated support to the same affiliates over multiple years, especially Bbbs of South Texas, Bbbs of Central Texas, Bbbs Gulf Coast, BBBS of Lubbock, and Bbbs of El Paso, which points to recurring operating support rather than one-time project funding. The foundation is structured as a local grantmaker tied to Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star, and the stated philosophy includes unrestricted or general operating support plus direct service funding. It also accepts unsolicited applications for its scholarship programs and the Match Maker recurring donor program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.2M
Total Assets
$14.1M
Total Revenue
$22.9M
Total Expenses
$16.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $87K and $525K, with a median of $107K.
25th Percentile
$87K
Median
$107K
75th Percentile
$525K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
PIERCE BUSH
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