Boys and Girls Club of North Alabama

Analysis

Boys and Girls Club of North Alabama is a registered charity in United States, based in Huntsville, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1955, 71 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 North Alabama reported income of $7.7m and spending of $6.0m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $7.7m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 66% 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 North Alabama sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan ($7.7m), Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities ($7.7m) and Boy Scouts of America ($7.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $218k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $20.7m against liabilities of $3.6m, net assets of $17.2m. It reported 169 employees.