Charity profile · Historical source record

Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago

EIN 36-2166997Human Services Illinois Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

The positive place for kids

Incorporated in 1902, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago (BGCC) works to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. BGCC serves more than 13,840 young people per year after school, and during the summer through 32 Clubs and three child care locations throughout the Chicago area. Boys & Girls Clubs provides a safe environment for young people to have fun and learn. Each Club is supervised by caring and trained professionals who engage kids in more than 200 activities each year.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.66Overall score
out of 100

80.61Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,105,708

Total expenses · USD$11,614,203

Program expenses

$8,733,880.66 recorded amount

75.2%

Fundraising expenses

$1,347,247.55 recorded amount

11.6%

Administrative expenses

$1,521,460.59 recorded amount

13.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Mimi Leclar
Recorded compensation: $226,265.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.94%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Incorporated in 1902, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago (BGCC) works to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. BGCC serves more than 13,840 young people per year after school, and during the summer through 32 Clubs and three child care locations throughout the Chicago area. Boys & Girls Clubs provides a safe environment for young people to have fun and learn. Each Club is supervised by caring and trained professionals who engage kids in more than 200 activities each year.
`ein` EIN	36-2166997
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11614203.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.131
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11599999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.752
`fscore` Financial score	80.61
`leader` Recorded leader	Mimi Leclar
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	226265.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0194
`motto` Tagline	The positive place for kids
`name` Charity name	Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12105708.0
`score` Overall score	82.66
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8733880.656
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1347247.548
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1521460.593

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-2166997
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.