Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central New Mexico, based in Albuquerque, matches children with caring adult mentors in one-to-one relationships across an eight-county service area. Angela Padilla serves as CEO, and the agency reported revenue of about $3.1 million in 2022. Website bbbs-cnm.org; phone 505-837-9223.
The agency matches a child (a Little) with a vetted volunteer adult mentor (a Big) in a one-to-one relationship supported by professional staff. The relationship gives a child a consistent, caring adult presence, which research links to higher confidence, stronger school engagement, and resilience.
Operating from Albuquerque across a large, partly rural service area, the agency relies on hundreds of volunteers; recent figures cite roughly 950 volunteers and around 54 staff supporting matches.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central New Mexico serves an eight-county area: Bernalillo, Cibola, Sandoval, Socorro, Torrance, San Juan, Otero, and Valencia. That footprint reaches well beyond the Albuquerque metro into rural and tribal communities across central and northwestern New Mexico.
Covering such a wide area means the agency adapts its recruiting and match support to communities with very different needs, from the urban core to small towns far from the city.
Angela Padilla serves as CEO. The agency reported revenue of about $3.1 million in 2022, a budget that supports the professional staff who recruit, screen, train, and support Bigs and Littles, the core cost of running a high-quality mentoring program.
That scale makes it one of the larger youth-mentoring agencies in New Mexico, anchored in Albuquerque but reaching across the central part of the state.
To become a Big, visit bbbs-cnm.org or call 505-837-9223. Volunteers complete an application and screening process, then are matched with a Little and supported by agency staff throughout the relationship.
The agency continually recruits adult mentors, since demand from families typically exceeds the number of screened volunteers available, especially in the rural counties it serves.
Donations can be made at bbbs-cnm.org. The agency is a 501(c)(3) organization, so gifts are tax-deductible. Corporate partnerships, foundation grants, and individual giving fund the mentoring work across the eight-county region.
Gifts that fund match support help the agency keep relationships safe and effective over the long term.
New Mexico has youth-serving organizations including Boys and Girls Clubs and tribal and community programs. For one-to-one, professionally supported mentoring across central New Mexico, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central New Mexico is the dedicated agency, with roughly $3.1 million in annual revenue and an eight-county reach.
Its focus on sustained individual relationships complements group programs offered by other organizations across the state.
Last updated June 2026. BBBS of Central New Mexico CEO (Angela Padilla), eight-county service area (Bernalillo, Cibola, Sandoval, Socorro, Torrance, San Juan, Otero, Valencia), 2022 revenue (about $3.1 million), and contact details from the agency (bbbs-cnm.org), ZoomInfo, and ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 85-0271207). We are not affiliated with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central New Mexico and receive no compensation for this listing. Spotted an error? [email protected]
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