Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich

What it reported doing in 2024

Boys & girls club of greenwich (bgcg) fulfills its mission to prepare young people, through enrichment opportunities and supportive relationships, to be responsible, caring and productive community members by providing affordable programs in three core areas of youth development: academic success; character development; healthy lifestyles. Bgcg serves youth ages 6-18. The club serves an annual total of 1,023 unduplicated members. The demographics of our everyday club kids who attend 50+ days a year are the following: 58% are african-american, asian, hispanic or multiracial, 37% come from single-parent households, 44% are eligible for free or reduced-cost public school lunch, 70% live at low-income levels as defined by hud, 70% attend title i schools. Bgcg serves approximately 225 youth each day in the after-school program from 2:45-6:00 pm. Modified evening programs offered.bgcg's comprehensive after-school program boasts more than 40 course offerings in our three core youth development areas. In july 2024 to june 2025 an average of 225 children per day attended the after-school program which was held at the club's temporary locations while the clubhouse was under renovation.the club ran two summer camps (an outdoor camp at the club's 77 acre wilderness property, camp simmons, a teen camp based at the st. Roch education building that operated for 8 weeks in 2025. We served over 640 youth in our summer camps. Camp tuition is affordably priced at $225 per week, and we provided waived or reduced tuition for 161 of our campers, which represented 25% of our 640 enrolled campers.boys & girls club of greenwich provides a safe place for community youth to participate in programs and services that instill a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and purpose. We offer club children ongoing supportive relationships with peers and caring, professional adults. Graduating high school seniors who exemplify the good character of boys & girls club participants are eligible to apply for college scholarships. The club awarded $421,743 in college scholarships to 57 kids in 2024-2025.founded in 1910, boys & girls club of greenwich is part of a nationwide movement of community-based organizations, which collaborate with boys & girls club of america to help youth develop the qualities needed to become productive, caring, responsible citizens. Although affiliated with the national organization, bgcg has its own programs, board of directors and fundraising responsibilities.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 36.8%; rating input score 37
• Program expense ratio: 75.2%; rating input score 75
• Fundraising efficiency: $20.55 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 58.1%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 12.62; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.26; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 22.5%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings