Boys and Girls Club of Dane County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391925617
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Fitchburg, WI, USA
Phone
6086614726
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,169,305
Expenses
$9,338,078
Assets
$24,058,500
Liabilities
$3,550,291

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

37 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHAEL JOHNSON (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • MICHAEL JOHNSON (PRESIDENT & CEO): $402,770 total reported compensation
  • WENDI SPEED (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THRU FEB.): $139,508 total reported compensation
  • TAYLOR JACKSON (CHIEF EDUCATIONAL & PEOPLE OFFICER): $127,569 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Boys & girls club of dane county will inspire and empower all young people, especially those who need us the most, to reach their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring adults.

What it reported doing in 2024

Education & career development - the club's education, career, and school-based programs uniquely integrate with local school districts to mitigate opportunity gaps, and help provide youth with the resources and experiences needed to reach their full potential.teens of promise (tops) - a high-intensity, in-school and out-of-school partnership between madison metropolitan school district (avid) and the club (tops - teens of promise) focused on supporting students to develop the writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading skills needed to be college and career ready.college success - provides support services for avid/tops high school seniors and graduates, including program-wide events, regular outreach to students, direct one-on-one coaching, and eligibility for other bgcdc opportunities. Coaches identify the barriers that college students face and connect students with the resources necessary to succeed. This program is an extension of the support offered to high school students through avid/tops.tops+ - a college scholarship opportunity available for avid/tops students, in collaboration with the madison college rise program. Tops+ provides resources and support to help students to stay on track and graduate with their degree from madison college in 3 years or less. Students commit to entering into an associate degree program at madison college and completing their degree before transferring. Students receive the support of a dedicated advisor who will meet regularly with students to help them navigate their educational experience and provide support to stay on track with meeting their goals. Additionally, students receive a stipend for staying on track, a bus pass, free textbooks and school supplies, early registration for courses, and free tutoring support.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 87% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.1%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 76%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.65 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: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: -14.3%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.58; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.4%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.9% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.7% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.8% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.1% of revenue deployed · 76% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 32 of 32 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $7.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $403K · 37 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $254K reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 8 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 29/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 35/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.