Public Charity

THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC

THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC is a Public Charity headquartered in AMHERST, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.2M revenue, $4.5M expenses, $5.4M total assets.

EIN: 160365335 AMHERST, NY Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.2M
Total Expenses$4.5M
Total Assets$5.4M
Grant Records0
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU'S MISSION IS TO BE THE LEADER IN ADVANCING MARKETPLACE TRUST. WE DO THIS BY SETTING STANDARDS FOR MARKETPLACE TRUST; ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING BEST PRACTICES BY ENGAGING WITH AND EDUCATING CONSUMERS AND BUSINESS; CELEBRATING MARKETPLACE ROLES; CALLING OUT AND ADDRESSING SUBSTANDARD MARKETPLACE BEHAVIOR; AND CREATING A COMMUNITY OF TRUSTWORTHY BUSINESSES AND CHARITIES.THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU SEES TRUST AS A FUNCTION OF TWO PRIMARY FACTORS - INTEGRITY AND PERFORMANCE. INTEGRITY INCLUDES RESPECT, ETHICS, INTENT, AND WORKING TOWARD A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE MARKETPLACE. PERFORMANCE SPEAKS TO A BUSINESS'S TRACK RECORD OF DELIVERING RESULTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH BBB STANDARDS AND/OR ADDRESSING CUSTOMER CONCERNS IN A TIMELY, SATISFACTORY MANNER.

Where $100 goes at The Better Business Bureau Inc

How The Better Business Bureau Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$57 Programs the work itself
$43 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $57 for programs

$57
The Better Business Bureau, inc
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Catherine Miller
DIRECTOR David Carr
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Dawn Carlson
BUSINESS RELATIONS REPRESE Debbie Bender
DIRECTOR Dennis Thomas Ii
BOARD CHAIR Gary Bennett

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.2M $4.5M $5.4M
2024 $4.4M $4.5M $5.4M
2023 $4.1M $4.4M $5.4M
2022 $3.8M $3.8M $5.2M
2021 $4.4M $3.9M $5.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $4.4M to $4.2M (-4%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.4M.

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