Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence

Analysis

Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawrence, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1973, 53 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 December 2023, Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence reported income of $6.0m and spending of $6.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $6.0m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 Lawrence sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Life360 Community Services ($6.0m), Shining Star Youth & Community Services ($6.0m) and Youthway Ministries ($6.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $132k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.1m. At year end it held assets of $9.1m against liabilities of $468k, net assets of $8.6m. It reported 417 employees.