Boys & Girls Clubs of Pawtucket

What it reported doing in 2024

Core club programs: since 1900, the boys & girls club of pawtucket has been a lifesaving agency to youth and families in pawtucket and surrounding communities. We currently serve more than 3,000 children annually in our 58,000 square foot building where we have the space for quiet learning, indoor exercise, art and music studio space, and most importantly, a place where kids know they will be warm and safe after school. We also benefit from a unique park like setting in urban pawtucket where youth can learn about nature and participate in a wide variety of sports and other activities on our fields and forested land. The club offers the following diversified programs. In keeping with our mission, we provide a wide variety of daily programs focused in four areas to help our members realize their full potential. Our priority areas are: academic success: young people who drop out of high school are significantly less likely to secure a good job, earn an adequate salary and have a promising future. As such, high school graduation is an important goal for all of our members. To help in their progression toward this goal, we offer a variety of programs including: homework help, tutoring in math and reading, science programs and activities, lessons in our technology labs and much more. We also offer workforce development to help teens transition into successful adults. Youth in the workforce development program engage in classes exploring 21st century skills, professionalism, and building a post high school graduation plan. Confident self-expression through the arts: our art programs provide members with both a creative outlet and exposure to a wide variety of artistic forms and influences. The club was able to partner with hasbro to support training of club staff members to deliver the peace love art program. Peace love promotes mental wellness by using creativity and expression to inspire, heal, and communicate. Our youth have also been exploring musical instruments and using them as a tool for mental wellness through the guitar, drumming, and other forms of musical expression. The exposure members get to a wide range of art programs helps them to understand the incredible and diverse world in which they live. The club enables youth to develop their capacity and cultural awareness through knowledge and appreciation of the visual arts, crafts, performing arts, and creative writing. Good character and citizenship: good citizenship is integral to a young person's ability to become a productive, caring and responsible citizen. We strive to empower youth to support and influence the club and our community, sustain meaningful relationships with others, develop a positive self-image, participate in the democratic process and respect their own and others' cultural identities. Several of our programs which support this goal are: torch & keystone clubs, peer and adult mentoring programs, and our youth of the year program. Our youth of the year program went virtual again this year, to ensure the safety of everyone involved. Additionally, we run specialized programs which help raise awareness and understanding of current events and the role youth play in the world around them on a local, national and global level. Healthy lifestyles: the health habits and self-care practices developed in childhood and adolescence affect an individual's health and quality of life throughout adulthood. We run several programs to help develop our members' capacity to engage in positive behaviors that nurture their own well-being, set personal goals and live successfully as self-sufficient adults. These programs include: passport to manhood, smart girls, nutrition education and healthy cooking lessons, triple play activities and sports clubs. We also offer a wide variety of recreational sports programs which help youth in developing a sense of fairness, positive use of leisure time, skills for stress management, appreciation for the environment and social skills. R

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 98.5%; rating input score 99
• Program expense ratio: 84.6%; rating input score 85
• Fundraising efficiency: $4.82 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 16; 16th 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: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • 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: 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: -14.1%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.65; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 9.4%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings