Alabama · Nonprofit
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC (Alabama) receives grants from 50 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,328,750 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC ($5,083,265). 31 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $4.0M
- Funders on record
- 50
- Grants received
- $9.3M
- Net assets
- $7.2M
What Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Alabama Inc does
Mission
To enable and motivate all youth within a safe environment to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens according to judeo-christian principles.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Boys & girls clubs of central alabama (bgcca), the oldest boys & girls club in the southeast, has been serving children ages 6 to 18 in birmingham and surrounding communities for over 124 years. Currently, the club operates 8 locations in jefferson, shelby, st. Clair, and walker counties, serving 11,356 youth in 2024 through its clubs and community outreach programs. Guided by the national formula for impact developed by boys & girls clubs of america, bgcca designs its programs to build essential skills in four key outcome areas: health and well being, character and leadership, academic success, and life and workforce readiness.
$2,694,722 spentof which $15,095 as grants$746,525 earned by the program100% of program spendingIn the area of health and well-being, 1,571 members participated in our triple play (mind body soul) program. Among them, 77 percent reported consuming the recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables, and 59 percent said they were physically active for at least 60 minutes, five days a week. Programs such as smart moves, journeys, passport to manhood, and positive action support social emotional wellness and help youth avoid risky behaviors. Among the 993 members who took part in these programs, 96 percent reported avoiding risky behaviors and 82 percent said they feel equipped to handle social challenges.
Character development continues to be a central part of our mission. Through youth of the month and youth of the year programs, 1,919 members participated, and 93 percent stated that if they were the leader of a group, they would make sure others felt included. Additionally, 171 members in our keystone and torch clubs, which serve youth ages 11 to 18, completed meaningful club and community service projects.
To support academic success, bgcca offers a variety of enrichment programs including project learn, power hour for homework help, and summer learning initiatives such as summer brain gain and sail. Of the 1,066 members who participated in these programs, 97 percent reported understanding the importance of school to their future, 92 percent said they plan to continue their education after high school, and 87 percent expect to complete college.
In the area of life and workforce readiness, programs like career launch and upnext, in partnership with organizations such as the greater birmingham association of home builders, served 286 teen members. After completing a program cycle, 83 percent of participants said they felt more prepared for life after high school.
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,694,722.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $10M to $6.9M (−32%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 22% · 2018 23% · 2019 28% · 2020 16% · 2021 21% · 2022 22% · 2023 31% · 2024 11%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
76% of BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Josh Hale
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 6 funders to 24 funders, grant income rose $928k → $1.5M.
13 of 50 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 6% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 50 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 54% of grant income and the top three 85%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
93% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 74% · 2018 69% · 2019 64% · 2020 62% · 2021 54% · 2022 53% · 2023 40% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
59% of BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 62% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
66% of BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC's grant income comes from Alabama funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $596k arriving through sponsors registered in 10 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 1,928 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,928 youth development nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Alabama
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Alabama Foundation · exempt
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC?
- BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC (Alabama) receives grants from 50 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,328,750 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC ($5,083,265). 31 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC have?
- IRS filings report 50 organizations giving $9,328,750 in grants to BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC, 31 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC?
- UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC is the largest funder on record, with $5,083,265 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Alabama. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 50 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing