Boys & Girls Club of Allentown

Analysis

Boys & Girls Club of Allentown is a registered charity in United States, based in Allentown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1942, 84 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Boys & Girls Club of Allentown reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.4m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.2m (-30%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Boys & Girls Club of Allentown sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 79th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fuego Corporation ($1.2m), Rocky Mountain Partnership Cradle to Career ($1.2m) and Science of Sport ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 8.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $154k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $619k. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $84k, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 29 employees.