Boys & Girls Clubs of Whatcom Co

Analysis

Boys & Girls Clubs of Whatcom Co is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1975, 51 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 Clubs of Whatcom Co reported income of $8.2m and spending of $6.8m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $8.2m (+297%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 210%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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 Clubs of Whatcom Co 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 95th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include W Haywood Burns Institute ($8.2m), Warm Blankets Childrens Foundation Inc ($8.3m) and Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc ($8.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $259k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.8m. It paid $11k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $19.9m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $17.3m. It reported 199 employees.