Boys and Girls Club of the North Country Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
273653199
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2022
Location
Littleton, NH, USA
Phone
6038385954
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Boys and Girls Clubs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$573,362
Expenses
$567,428
Assets
$962,640
Liabilities
$465,331

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • SANDRA BRACKETT (EXECUTIVE DI): $74,030 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

At the boys and girls club of the north country, we provide a fun, safe place for kids to gather and express themselves during after school time and vacation periods often keeping them from participating in high-risk behaviors. Part of the club's purpose is to assist in teaching them right from wrong, how to handle life's emotional decisions, knowing the consequences that may come about as a result of the their decisions and how to handle the peer pressure that comes with growing up. Our program focuses on developing the life-long skills that children need to prepare themselves for successful futures as productive adults. When asked about their experience at bgnc, members write about teamwork, respect, and responsibility. We offer many creative opportunities and encourage a variety of physical activities that serve as a positive outlet where children can safely let off steam.

What it reported doing in 2022

The boys & girls club of the north country provides an after-school program, which is open from about 2:30-6 every day. We also run vacation camp programs that cover winter, spring, and summer vacations with hours from 7:30am-6pm. In addition, we open for a full day on as many teacher in-service days and holidays as possible, since we know that working families often need help in caring for their children on those days. The club serves almost 250 children ages 5-15 from 19 towns. Bgcnc runs a robust, diverse set of programs to entertain, teach, and help our members on their journey to becoming happy, healthy, productive adults. The club has always been more than just an after-school program. We offer a range of services tailored to meet specific needs, including transportation, community programs, and snacks for all members. We also offer more than 100 programs and activities designed to help young people develop essential life skills. These include stem learning, arts and music, career development, tutoring and homework assistance, fitness and athletics, community service, healthy living, and leadership opportunities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 81% 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.
  • 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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.6%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 74.1%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.25 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th 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: 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.7; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.48; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73.6% of revenue deployed · 74.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $420K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $74K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2018 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 34/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.