Boys and Girls Club of South Oakland County

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
381579180
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Royal Oak, MI, USA
Phone
2485444166
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Boys and Girls Clubs

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,616,178
Expenses
$1,527,100
Assets
$462,449
Liabilities
$50,012

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Brett Tillander (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Brett Tillander (CEO): $197,116 total reported compensation
  • Anthony Marin (Chief Research Officer): $123,950 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of Metro Detroit Youth Clubs is to empower youth to reach their full potential through safe accessible and inclusive experiences that open doors to a bright future enabling every Club member to graduate from high school with a plan for college or career contribute to their community and live a healthy life.

What it reported doing in 2023

Metro Detroit Youth Clubs MDYC Program Service Accomplishments in 2023 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & CAREER DEVELOPMENT Specific Measurements and Accomplishments 1. Clients Served: MDYC provided leadership programs focused on civic engagement and career development to over 340 youth ages 12-18. 2. Days of Care Provided: Leadership programs were conducted consistently throughout the year ensuring ongoing support and development opportunities for participants. Programs varied in frequency including daily monthly and quarterly. 3. Number of Sessions or Events Held: MDYC organized numerous sessions including workshops seminars and interactive events. These included: Workshops on civic engagement topics such as race relations economic opportunities and social justice. Special events and panels addressing current civic issues providing a platform for youth to discuss and engage in meaningful dialogue. MDYC partnered with the local OMEGA Zonta and Optimist Club chapters to expand mentoring opportunities for our MDYC Club members. Activity Objectives Short-Term Objectives: Immediate Civic and Career Development Support: To provide youth with the knowledge skills and platforms needed to engage in civic matters and prepare for future careers. This included addressing significant issues related to race economic opportunity and the uncertainties of growing up in todays world. Safe Space for Dialogue and Learning: To create a safe and supportive environment where youth can openly discuss civic issues share experiences and learn from each other and community leaders. Long-Term Goals: Empowered and Engaged Citizens: To cultivate a generation of informed engaged and empowered citizens who are equipped to address and advocate for social justice and economic opportunities in their communities. Career Preparedness: To ensure that youth are well-prepared for their future careers through ongoing mentorship skills development and exposure to various professional fields. Sustained Community Impact: To foster long-term community engagement and leadership ensuring that the youth served by MDYC continue to contribute positively to their communities and influence positive change. By focusing on these objectives MDYC not only provided immediate support and development opportunities for youth but also aimed to create lasting impacts on their civic engagement and career readiness. Our youth counted on MDYC as the safe place to address the significant civic issues facing them related to race economic opportunity and growing up in an uncertain time. The combination of regular workshops mentorship programs and special events ensured that participants received comprehensive support and guidance helping them navigate the challenges of growing up and preparing them for future success.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 89% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 84.7%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $21.74 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 15th 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: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • 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 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • 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: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.5%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80% of revenue deployed · 84.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $197K · 20 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 43 of 44 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 43/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.