Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Vall

What it reported doing in 2024

Boys & girls clubs of the Tennessee valley (bgctnv) provides a wide variety of programs designed to meet the needs of today's youth and their families. There are four priority outcomes to fulfill the mission: (1) health & well-being, (2) character & leadership, (3) academic success, and (4) life and workforce readiness. To support youth develeoping positive, lifelong practices in each of these fields, a variety of programs are shared with youth to develop their character, opinions, and experiences. These programs, which are research and empirically based, are presented to youth in small groups or one-on-one sessions. Many academic enrichment programs offered by bgctnv are based on department of education guidelines and funding. The majority of clubs implement 21st century community learning center grants for youth who are academically at-risk. Through the 21st century grants, clubs focus on tutoring, homework help, and enrichment games and activities to support learning. Local teachers with youth registered at clubs reported that their students who received support with homework had fewer mistakes, with notable impact on math and reading skills. The project learn strategy is a developed technique, researched by the boys & girls clubs of america, to combine regular school based topics with the added ingredient of fun within the clubs.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 74.9%; rating input score 75
• Program expense ratio: 80.3%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: $17.54 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 97.3%; rating input score 97; 31st 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: 7.9%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.96; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings