Agassiz Village Founded by Mr & Mrs Harry E Burroughs

What it reported doing in 2025

Agassiz village operates a 330-acre overnight summer enrichment camp serving approximately 475 children and teens ages 817 from underresourced communities across greater boston and Maine. The program provides a safe, structured, and joyful environment where youth build confidence, independence, and socialemotional skills through handson learning and outdoor adventure. In addition to our flagship summer enrichment camp, agassiz village delivers the ithrive summer leadership program for teens and the yearround ithrive college and career readiness program, creating a comprehensive continuum of support from childhood through early adulthood.in 2025, agassiz village continued to expand access to high quality youth development programming while rebuilding to pre pandemic participation levels. Nearly 500 children and teens engaged in summer programming, with more than 98% coming from families living at or below 300% of the federal poverty level.program highlights include: - enhanced sel and mental health supports, including increased staff training, expanded trauma informed practices, and dedicated behavioral support roles. - growth in the ithrive leadership program, with teens participating in workforce development workshops, community service projects, and leadership challenges on the low ropes course. - year round college and career readiness, including job shadowing, resume development, interview preparation, and post secondary planning. - expanded partnerships with boston public schools, community centers, and youth serving organizations to identify and support youth with the highest needs.agassiz village's 330 acre campus provides a unique environment for experiential learning, allowing youth to build confidence, independence, and a sense of belonging.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 24%; rating input score 24
• Program expense ratio: 76.8%; rating input score 77
• Fundraising efficiency: $19.58 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 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: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 69%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.19; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 16.9%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings