Boys and Girls Villages Foundation

Analysis

Boys and Girls Villages Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Charles, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 and Girls Villages Foundation reported income of $2.2m and spending of $1.8m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.2m (+4.4%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Boys and Girls Villages Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alianza DV Services Inc ($2.2m), Adolescent Consultation Services Inc ($2.2m) and Avalon Center Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $971k. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $150k, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 49 employees.