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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana

Portage, IN · EIN 35-1262439 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana reported $11.7 million in revenue and $11.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $80.52 went to program services, $14.04 to management and general costs and $5.44 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 85.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $232,475 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 42% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12M

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 $12M

Other revenue was negative: −$91,884. The bar shows the positive sources only.

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)
80.5%82.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
14.0%11.6%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
5.4%4.5%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.06$0.07
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
85.3%80.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
4.2%5.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
14.0%6.6%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$232,475$274,234
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.01%1.76%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
36
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
31.115.4
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
27 of 27100.0%

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
$9.3M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $12,500 · revenue $1.7M

In 2024, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest indiana, inc. Provided a safe place for more than five thousand kindergartens through high school aged children to participate in programs during non-school hours and summer months. We offer diversified programs at eleven facilities and an additional kidstop child care program for before and after school care at nine porter county school sites. We offer programs in five core areas: education and career development; fitness, sports and recreation; the arts; character and leadership; and health and life skills. While they are separate in many…

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
PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$202,868$0$29,607$232,475
VP OF CLUB SERVICES
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$125,404$0$40,891$166,295
VP OF HR AND OPERATIONS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$100,181$0$11,126$111,307

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $510K (Part IX, line 5).

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$12M$12M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$12M$12M80.5%$30M$232,475
2023 ⓘ$16M$12M74.8%$30M$226,734
2022 ⓘ$12M$11M82.9%$25M$291,399
2021 ⓘ$14M$8.0M82.5%$25M$253,466
2020 ⓘ$12M$8.1M82.4%$19M$260,109
2019 ⓘ$8.3M$7.5M82.1%$14M$248,809

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–1b27 · 27 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 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • 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 5399
  • Volunteers Part I, line 632

Private foundation grants it received

12 private foundations reported grants to Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana totaling $5.1M 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 of Greater Northwest Indiana'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 of Greater Northwest Indiana, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana reported that 80.5% of its $11.6 million in expenses went to program services, 14.0% to management and general and 5.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $232,475, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana get its money?

Of $11.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 85.3% came from contributions and grants (including 4.2% from government grants) and 14.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 35-1262439 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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 202503149349303425 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433179349306303 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313179349302836 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203149349306715 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143169349308084 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023219349306212 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 35-1262439: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.