Michigan · Nonprofit
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DETROIT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DETROIT (Michigan) receives grants from 70 organizations whose IRS filings report $19,350,055 to it, the largest being THE RALPH C WILSON JR FOUNDATION ($4,631,000). 44 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $21M
- Funders on record
- 70
- Grants received
- $19M
- Net assets
- $20M
What Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Detroit does
Mission
To provide a world-class experience, empowering youth to reach their full potential as change agents for their lives, club, and community while ensuring youth are career-ready, startup-ready, and homeowner-ready before they leave the clubs at 18 years old.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The 3-c sports pillar engages youth in athletic experiences grounded in community, culture, and competition. Programming includes sports sampling, which introduces youth to a variety of activities; recreational leagues that provide low-barrier opportunities for fitness, teamwork, and social connection; and competitive leagues that build advanced skills, discipline, and leadership. Additional offerings include sports training, officiating development, and exposure to careers in coaching, athletic training, and sports media. This pillar promotes physical wellness, personal growth, and sustained engagement in sports.
$3,093,947 spentof which $184,865 as grants$92,137 earned by the program30% of program spendingBgcsm's behavioral health pillar provides comprehensive, youth-centered mental health services across all club locations. Services include individual and group therapy, family consultations, behavioral assessments, and sports psychology, delivered by licensed clinicians and supervised graduate students. Youth participate in workshops focused on emotional regulation, stress management, and healthy relationships, while staff are trained in trauma-informed practices to ensure safe, supportive environments. The pillar also offers case management and connections to community resources, equipping youth and families with tools to build resilience and overall well-being.
$2,578,290 spent$76,782 earned by the program25% of program spendingThe talent & innovation pillar prepares youth for life and workforce success through bgcsm's 3-e's framework: exposure, exploration, and experience. Youth are introduced to diverse career pathways through field trips, guest speakers, and workshops; engage in hands-on, project-based learning and skill development; and participate in paid work-based learning and entrepreneurial experiences through industry clubs. Programming emphasizes steam, small business development, and mentorship, equipping youth with technical skills, confidence, and clear pathways to post-secondary education and careers. This pillar fosters self-efficacy and economic mobility by transforming interests into tangible opportunities.
$3,093,948 spent$92,138 earned by the program30% of program spendingThe edutainment pillar integrates education and engagement by creating dynamic, youth-centered environments that blend learning with creative expression and entertainment. Programming includes interactive workshops, media and arts experiences, and opportunities for youth to showcase their talents and voice. Club spaces are intentionally designed to reflect youth interests and foster collaboration, making learning relevant and engaging. This approach increases participation, strengthens connection to the club, and enhances skill development across academic, social, and creative areas.
$1,546,974 spent$46,069 earned by the program15% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $10,313,159.
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 $11M to $20M (+85%).
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 7% · 2018 4% · 2019 5% · 2020 5% · 2021 25% · 2022 9% · 2023 59% · 2024 69% · 2025 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
98% of BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DETROIT’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (78% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 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.
Chief executive
Shawn H Wilson
President and CEO
Board chair
Roderick Hardamon
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 17 funders to 24 funders, grant income rose $1.2M → $3.1M.
15 of 70 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 21% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $2.6M from 8 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest United Way for Southeastern Michigan). These are real filings, and they are not money BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DETROIT raised.
From the IRS filings of BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DETROIT’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 70 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 GREATER DETROIT has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 24% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
65% 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 GREATER DETROIT.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 54% · 2018 46% · 2019 53% · 2020 51% · 2021 52% · 2022 59% · 2023 33% — 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
28% of BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DETROIT's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 63% 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
67% of BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DETROIT's grant income comes from Michigan funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $4.1M arriving through sponsors registered in 13 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 GREATER DETROIT runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 144 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 144 youth development nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DETROIT receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $2.0M on record.
- Department of Housing and Urban Development$2.0M
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DETROIT
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 Michigan
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
77% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
89%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DETROIT?
- BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DETROIT (Michigan) receives grants from 70 organizations whose IRS filings report $19,350,055 to it, the largest being THE RALPH C WILSON JR FOUNDATION ($4,631,000). 44 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DETROIT have?
- IRS filings report 70 organizations giving $19,350,055 in grants to BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DETROIT, 44 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DETROIT?
- THE RALPH C WILSON JR FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $4,631,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER DETROIT find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Michigan. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 70 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing