Boys and Girls Club of Lansing

Analysis

Boys and Girls Club of Lansing is a registered charity in United States, based in Lansing, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1964, 62 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 and Girls Club of Lansing reported income of $5.2m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $5.2m (+213%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 249%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Boys and Girls Club of Lansing 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 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys and Girls Clubs of the Bay and Lakes Region Inc ($5.2m), Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma Inc ($5.2m) and Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $762k. At year end it held assets of $12.4m against liabilities of $109k, net assets of $12.3m. It reported 43 employees.