Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
860107639
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2019
Forms available
Form 990 2019
Location
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phone
6029548182
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,359,541
Expenses
$32,509,278
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

73 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARCIA MINTZ (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARCIA MINTZ (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $320,690 total reported compensation
  • JOHN SCOLA (SR VP OF ADVANCEMENT): $144,542 total reported compensation
  • DALE WANEK (PAST CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $131,444 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The boys & girls clubs of metro phoenix empowers young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible members of the community.

What it reported doing in 2019

All of the programs and activities are designed to help young people have a safe place to learn, grow and to participate in life-enhancing programs and character development experiences. The clubs focus on programs in five core program areas: character and leadership development; education and career development; health and life skills; the arts; sports, fitness and recreation. - character & leadership development: empowers youth to support and influence thier club and community, sustain meaningful relationships with others, develop a positive self-image, participate in the democratic process, and respect thier own and others' culturalidenties.- education & career development: enables youth to become proficient in basic educational disciplines, apply learning to everyday situations & embrace technology to optimize employability through computer labs, educational games, tutoring, internet exploration, ged preparation, club newspaper & career exploration.- health & life skills: develops young people's capacity to engage in behaviors that nurture their own well-being, set personal goals & acquire the skills to live successfully as self-sufficient adults. Clubs host health fairs, operate a dental clinic, provide hot dinner during school year & lunches during the summer. - art program: enables youth to develop creativity and visual awareness through knowledge and appreciation of visual and tactile arts and crafts, performing arts, and creative writing.- sports, fitness & recreation: promotes physical fitness, positive use of leisure time, skills for stress management, appreciation of the environment & social & interpersonal skills through individual sports, camping, hiking & team sports.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 68% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 80% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • 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: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 9
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 96.2%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -506.6%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.4%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 22.8% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.2% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.8% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 96.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 64 of 64 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $31.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $321K · 73 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $464K reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2009 to 2019
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.