Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Idaho (BBBS Idaho) is one of the largest BBBS agencies in the country, based in Boise and serving the Treasure Valley. The organization matches children ages 7-14 with caring adult mentors in one-to-one friendships, meeting 2-3 times per month for fun activities together. Emily Johnson serves as CEO. Revenue is approximately $16.3 million. BBBS Idaho received the 2023 Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Platinum Award for meeting program quality metrics and overall agency performance. AC Boise soccer club honored BBBS Idaho as a Community Impact Partner, reserving a symbolic purple seat in the stadium. The board represents major Treasure Valley employers: Ada County Sheriff's Office (Chair), Boise Cascade (Vice Chair), Micron, Simplot, KPMG, Bank of America, Blue Cross of Idaho, City of Meridian, Stoel Rives LLP, and Pet IQ. Website bbbsidaho.org. Phone 208-377-2552.
BBBS Idaho works to clear the path to a child's biggest possible future by matching them with a caring, adult mentor in a one-to-one friendship. BBBS Idaho provides a child (a Little) with a volunteer adult mentor (a Big) who serves as a consistent presence in the Little's life. Bigs help Littles ignite, empower, and defend their potential by standing with them as their cheerleader and champion. The vision is that all youth would reach their full potential.
When a child has a stable, caring, positive adult in their corner cheering them on, it empowers them to reach their dreams. Kids who are mentored typically have increased self-confidence, experience less depressive symptoms, improve academically, improve interpersonal relationships, and build resilience. The number one common factor in kids who develop resilience is a relationship with at least one stable, caring adult.
BBBS Idaho's revenue of approximately $16.3 million and substantial organizational scale put it among the larger BBBS affiliates in the BBBSA national network. The revenue scale reflects both the Treasure Valley population growth (the Boise metropolitan area has been one of the fastest-growing in the United States over the past decade) and the depth of corporate partnership infrastructure that BBBS Idaho has built with major Treasure Valley employers.
The 2023 BBBSA Platinum Award (based on meeting program quality metrics and overall agency performance) confirms that BBBS Idaho's scale does not come at the expense of program quality. The Platinum Award is the highest program quality recognition in the BBBSA national network, reserved for affiliates that demonstrate exceptional outcomes across multiple quality dimensions.
BBBS Idaho is a 2023 recipient of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Platinum Award. This award is based on meeting program quality metrics and overall agency performance. The Platinum Award is one of the most prestigious recognitions an individual BBBSA affiliate can receive, reflecting exceptional program quality across match support, youth outcomes, organizational management, and community impact dimensions.
AC Boise, the professional soccer club competing in the Treasure Valley, spotlighted BBBS Idaho as a Community Impact Partner during a home match. At every home match, AC Boise puts the spotlight on organizations making a difference across the Treasure Valley. For the BBBS Idaho feature, a symbolic purple seat was reserved in the stadium for the featured organization. The AC Boise partnership reflects BBBS Idaho's integration with the Boise-area professional sports and entertainment ecosystem, which has grown substantially as the region's population has expanded.
BBBS Idaho's Board of Directors includes representation from some of the most significant employers in the Treasure Valley. The Ada County Sheriff's Office serves as Board Chair, reflecting the law enforcement and public safety connection to youth mentoring's crime prevention outcomes. Boise Cascade, a major forest products company headquartered in Boise, serves as Board Vice Chair. Directors include Micron (the semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Boise and one of Idaho's largest private-sector employers), Simplot (the agricultural and food production company headquartered in Boise), KPMG, Bank of America, Blue Cross of Idaho, City of Meridian, Stoel Rives LLP, Pet IQ, The Car Park, and Northwest Commercial Advisors LLC as Past Chair.
The board composition reflects the depth of BBBS Idaho's corporate partnership infrastructure. Micron and Simplot alone employ tens of thousands of Idahoans. The Ada County Sheriff's Office board leadership directly connects law enforcement's crime prevention interest in youth mentoring with BBBS Idaho's operational leadership.
BBBS Idaho serves the Treasure Valley, which encompasses Ada County (Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Kuna) and surrounding communities in southwestern Idaho. The Treasure Valley is one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States, driven by technology industry migration (Micron and its suppliers, remote workers from California and other high-cost states), manufacturing expansion, and the region's outdoor recreation and quality-of-life attributes.
The population growth creates both opportunity and challenge for BBBS Idaho. More families means more potential Littles and more potential Bigs; the rapid in-migration also means many families are new to the community without established social networks, creating both the need for and the challenge of building donor and volunteer infrastructure quickly enough to serve demand.
To become a Big in Idaho, visit bbbsidaho.org or call 208-377-2552. BBBS Idaho enrolls kids ages 7-14 of all backgrounds and experiences. Matches get together 2-3 times per month for fun activities. The relationship is a safe place for youth to receive support through life's ups and downs. The mentorship relationship empowers the child to dream big, do hard things, step out of their comfort zone, and tackle life's challenges.
Every relationship between a Big and a Little in the BBBS Idaho program is unique. The organization selects a Big Brother or Big Sister each year who has gone above and beyond for their Little, the agency, and the community. These annual recognition stories reflect the depth of commitment that exceptional BBBS Idaho Bigs bring to the program.
Donations can be made at bbbsidaho.org. BBBS Idaho is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Donations are tax-deductible. Corporate partnerships with Micron, Simplot, KPMG, Bank of America, Blue Cross of Idaho, Boise Cascade, and other Treasure Valley employers provide substantial annual revenue. Foundation grants and individual giving make up the remainder of the fundraising mix. The AC Boise partnership provides additional fundraising and awareness channels through the soccer club's fan and corporate partner network.
For pure scale of youth-serving nonprofit infrastructure in Idaho, Boys and Girls Clubs of Ada County and other community organizations reach more children through after-school programming. For one-to-one structured mentoring specifically, BBBS Idaho is the largest single agency in Idaho with one of the largest BBBS program quality footprints nationally (Platinum Award 2023, ~$16.3M revenue).
Last updated May 2026. BBBS Idaho as one of the largest BBBS agencies in the country with revenue approximately $16.3 million, CEO Emily Johnson, phone 208-377-2552, Boise Idaho, from the SignalHire BBBS Southwest Idaho company profile. 2023 BBBSA Platinum Award based on meeting program quality metrics and overall agency performance, board of directors including Chair Ada County Sheriff's Office, Vice Chair Boise Cascade, Past Chair Northwest Commercial Advisors LLC, Treasurer Pet IQ, Directors including The Car Park, KPMG, Stoel Rives LLP, City of Meridian, Micron, Simplot, Bank of America, Blue Cross of Idaho, from the BBBS Idaho Our Team page (bbbsidaho.org/our-team/). AC Boise spotlighting BBBS Idaho as Community Impact Partner during home match with symbolic purple seat reserved for featured organization, connecting young people with adult mentors building confidence and supporting long-term success, small moments of connection having lasting impact on a child's life, from the KTVB May 2026 and Yahoo Sports May 2026 AC Boise Community Impact Partner articles. BBBS Idaho enrolling kids ages 7-14 of all backgrounds getting together 2-3 times per month, relationship as safe place for youth to receive support, from the Boise With Kids BBBS Idaho directory listing. Mission (create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships igniting power and promise of youth), vision (all youth achieve full potential), belief that every child deserves caring supportive adult cheering them on, mentored kids having increased self-confidence less depressive symptoms improved academic performance and resilience, number one factor in kids developing resilience being relationship with at least one stable caring adult, from the BBBS Idaho About Us page (bbbsidaho.org/about-us/). We are not affiliated with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Idaho and receive no compensation for this listing. Errors: [email protected]
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