A G Gaston Boys and Girls Club

What it reported doing in 2024

Since 1966, a.g. Gaston boys & girls club (aggbgc) has operated as a birmingham and bessemer safeplace to stay out of trouble, remain in school and succeed in life. The a.g. Gaston boys & girls club's mission is to inspire and enable young people of the birmingham metro area, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. It is our intent to serve as a bridge between the home and school in an effort to promote youth development and an inner desire to achieve. A.g. Gaston boys & girls club is one of 1,140 independent, affiliated organizations of the boys & girls clubs of america (bgca) that provides safe places for children during the vulnerable after school hours of 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. And eight weeks during the summer from 7:45 a.m. To 5:30 p.m. We offer children an opportunity to be surrounded by a community of nurturing adults who tutor, mentor, and guide children and teens from high-risk environments. Our team provides academic support, supervised recreational activities, and character and leadership development for those who need it most. Our three clubhouses the walter howlett, jr. Clubhouse in western birmingham, our flagshipfacility, southside homes clubhouse, in partnership with the bessemer housing authority, and center for a new generation (cng) program at hayes k-8 school is our club's first school-based partnership with the birmingham city school system and the office of dr. Condoleezza rice are positioned in areas of the birmingham and bessemer communities to reach those that need us most. Our club sites normally serve over 450 youth daily, and 1,400 per year, from throughout birmingham and jefferson county.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 92.5%; rating input score 92
• Program expense ratio: 73.4%; rating input score 73
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Limited
• 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: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -33.9%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.19; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.71; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.8%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.2% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings