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Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee

Knoxville, TN · EIN 26-4568046 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee reported $19.9 million in revenue and $19.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $99.44 went to program services, $0.56 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. Government grants made up 99.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $178,410 (DIRECTOR). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 699% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $20M

For context, the median across 212 covered youth development charities: $83.69 programs, $11.78 management, $4.53 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $20M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 212 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
99.4%82.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
0.6%11.6%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%4.5%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.07
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
100.0%80.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
99.8%5.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%6.6%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$178,410$274,234
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.90%1.76%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
46
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.715.4
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
9 of 14100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$16M expenses · 83.2% of program spending · grants $16M

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$1.5M expenses · 7.7% of program spending · grants $1.5M

Leap: (lottery for education afterschool programs) leap works with Boys and Girls Clubs in tennessee with the common goal of enhancing academic opportunities for students. Through the leap program, students in tennessee are provided with academic enrichment opportunities that reinforce and complement their regular academic program. Several clubs in tennessee are part of this initiative

$1.0M expenses · 5.1% of program spending · grants $990K

21st cclc: 21st century community learning centers collaborates with Boys and Girls Clubs in tennessee to provide students with opportunities for academic enrichment, youth development and family support during non-school hours (before/after school, summer). With the support of 21st cclc, bgc in tennessee can provide a broad array of services, programs, and activities that are designed to reinforce and complement the regular academic program of participating students and may include: tutoring, arts & music, math & science, recreational and drug & violence prevention programming

$787K all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$154,721$23,689$178,410
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$146,116$20,076$166,192
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$134,374$12,856$147,230
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$102,640$17,787$120,427
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$94,851$13,950$108,801

4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M201920202021202220232024$20M$20M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$20M$20M99.4%$1.2M$178,410
2023 ⓘ$3.6M$3.6M97.4%$1.2M$258,220
2022 ⓘ$2.6M$2.6M91.9%$1.2M$305,424
2021 ⓘ$18M$17M98.9%$1.2M$267,513
2020 ⓘ$14M$13M99.5%$557K$266,035
2019 ⓘ$2.5M$2.5M92.5%$115K$255,138

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b14 · 9 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 69

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee totaling $15,028 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee reported that 99.4% of its $19.8 million in expenses went to program services, 0.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $178,410, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee get its money?

Of $19.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 100.0% came from contributions and grants (including 99.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 26-4568046 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513169349303401 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423169349300432 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322839349301102 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243079349302734 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123129349300207 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202011129349300031 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 26-4568046: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.