Boys & Girls Club of Central Alabama

Analysis

Boys & Girls Club of Central Alabama is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1970, 56 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 Central Alabama reported income of $3.8m and spending of $6.9m, spending 184% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $3.8m (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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 Central Alabama sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ecole Francaise de Boston Inc ($3.8m), Boys & Girls Club of Glasgow Barren County ($3.8m) and Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $288k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $157k, net assets of $6.8m. It reported 186 employees.