Boys to Men Tucson Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024, Boys to Men Tucson (BTMT) experienced a historic year of growth and impact, advancing its charitable mission to strengthen communities by nurturing intentional spaces for boys, men, and masculine-identified youth to develop emotional wellness, empathy, and accountability. The organization provided restorative group mentoring and peer-support services to more than 750 unduplicated youth across 21 schools, 3 alternative education sites, 4 community hubs, and 1 juvenile detention facility in Pima County. Among participants, approximately 75% identified as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC) and 63% qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting BTMTs commitment to serving economically marginalized youth. Most participants (56%) were in middle school, a critical developmental stage for social-emotional growth. BTMT facilitated over 650 mentor-led restorative sessions that improved communication, resilience, and emotional literacy, while key staff completed professional development in ReWire Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Peer Support Specialist certification to strengthen trauma-informed service delivery. In 2024, BTMT refined and aligned its organizational logic model to focus on violence prevention, mental health promotion, and social-emotional development. These evidence-informed, culturally responsive programs furthered BTMTs exempt purpose by providing education, mentorship, and community-based prevention strategies that reduce violence, advance mental-health equity, and help young people thrive as healthy, engaged members of society.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 54%; rating input score 54
• Program expense ratio: 71.7%; rating input score 72
• Fundraising efficiency: $7.5 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 24.7%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.92; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.48; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 25.8%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 19.9% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 22.7% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 21.8% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings