Boys & Girls Club of Merced County

Analysis

Boys & Girls Club of Merced County is a registered charity in United States, based in Merced, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1998, 28 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 Merced County reported income of $3.7m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $3.7m (+223%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 504%. Over the whole period it spent 56% 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 Merced County sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys and Girls Club of Hernando County Inc ($3.7m), Boys & Girls Club of Henderson Co Hendersonville Inc ($3.7m) and Core Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $765k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $95k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 20 employees.