Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE CLUB MEMBERS WITH A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, FUN, AND ENRICHING ENVIRONMENT THAT INSPIRES AND EMPOWERS THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL. BGCMD ACCOMPLISHES THIS MISSION WITH A FOUNDATIONAL SOCIAL- EMOTIONAL LEARNING APPROACH THAT IS USED TO DELIVER THREE PRIMARY PROGRAMS: (1) CHARACTER & LEADERSHIP, (2) ACADEMIC SUCCESS, AND (3) HEALTHY LIFESTYLES.
- Income
- $25.0 million
- Spending
- $24.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 14.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 42%
- Employees
- 404
- Volunteers
- 1,161
- Highest pay
- $413,247, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 97 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1571% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 25 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2547 of 47 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $4.8 million spent. CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP: DEVELOPING GOOD CHARACTER AND DEMONSTRATING LEADERSHIP SKILLS ARE CRITICAL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. BGCMDS CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS CHALLENGE KIDS TO BE COMMUNITY-MINDED AND EMPOWER THEM THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES TO AFFECT CHANGE BY WORKING TOGETHER. CLUB MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN MANY WAYS, SUCH AS BY SERVING AS A PEER MENTOR OR COMMITTEE OFFICER, WORKING WITH ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND GIVING BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY. BGCMD MEMBERS ORGANIZE AND CARRY OUT HUNDREDS OF PROJECTS TO LEND A HAND AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR SCHOOLS, CLUBS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS EACH YEAR. CLUBS TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE HOW TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES, DIG IN, AND BECOME ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THIS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORKS. CLUB MEMBERS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATE POSITIVE, PRODUCTIVE COPING TECHNIQUES AND HIGH LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY. CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP: DEVELOPING GOOD CHARACTER AND DEMONSTRATING LEADERSHIP SKILLS ARE CRITICAL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. BGCMDS CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS CHALLENGE KIDS TO BE COMMUNITY-MINDED AND EMPOWER THEM THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES TO AFFECT CHANGE BY WORKING TOGETHER. CLUB MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN MANY WAYS, SUCH AS BY SERVING AS A PEER MENTOR OR COMMITTEE OFFICER, WORKING WITH ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND GIVING BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY. BGCMD MEMBERS ORGANIZE AND CARRY OUT HUNDREDS OF PROJECTS TO LEND A HAND AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR SCHOOLS, CLUBS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS EACH YEAR. CLUBS TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE HOW TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES, DIG IN, AND BECOME ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THIS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORKS. CLUB MEMBERS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATE POSITIVE, PRODUCTIVE COPING TECHNIQUES AND HIGH LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY.
- $5.7 million spent. ACADEMIC SUCCESS: EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT ENABLE YOUTH TO BECOME PROFICIENT IN BASIC EDUCATIONAL DISCIPLINES, APPLY LEARNING TO EVERYDAY SITUATIONS, AND LEARN SKILLS TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN CAREER OR COLLEGE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. BGCMD STAFF USE ALL PROGRAM AREAS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH-YIELD LEARNING ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING READING AND LITERACY, WRITING ACTIVITIES, MATH, DISCUSSIONS WITH KNOWLEDGEABLE ADULTS AND PROFESSIONALS, HELPING OTHERS, HOMEWORK SUPPORT, TUTORING, AND GAMES THAT DEVELOP COGNITIVE SKILLS. EDUCATIONALLY ENRICHING ACTIVITIES IN EVERY AREA OF THE CLUB FROM THE ART ROOM, TO THE GYM, TO THE TECH LAB FOCUS ON DELIBERATE SKILLS-BUILDING TO COMPLEMENT CLUB MEMBERS TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION AND SPARK YOUNG PEOPLES PASSIONS. BGCMD ALSO EMPHASIZES PARENTAL/CAREGIVER INVOLVEMENT AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN STAFF AND SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS AS CRITICAL FACTORS IN CREATING THE BEST OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME LEARNING ENVIRONMENT POSSIBLE. ACADEMIC SUCCESS: EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT ENABLE YOUTH TO BECOME PROFICIENT IN BASIC EDUCATIONAL DISCIPLINES, APPLY LEARNING TO EVERYDAY SITUATIONS, AND LEARN SKILLS TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN CAREER OR COLLEGE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. BGCMD STAFF USE ALL PROGRAM AREAS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH-YIELD LEARNING ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING READING AND LITERACY, WRITING ACTIVITIES, MATH, DISCUSSIONS WITH KNOWLEDGEABLE ADULTS AND PROFESSIONALS, HELPING OTHERS, HOMEWORK SUPPORT, TUTORING, AND GAMES THAT DEVELOP COGNITIVE SKILLS. EDUCATIONALLY ENRICHING ACTIVITIES IN EVERY AREA OF THE CLUB FROM THE ART ROOM, TO THE GYM, TO THE TECH LAB FOCUS ON DELIBERATE SKILLS-BUILDING TO COMPLEMENT CLUB MEMBERS TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION AND SPARK YOUNG PEOPLES PASSIONS. BGCMD ALSO EMPHASIZES PARENTAL/CAREGIVER INVOLVEMENT AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN STAFF AND SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS AS CRITICAL FACTORS IN CREATING THE BEST OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME LEARNING ENVIRONMENT POSSIBLE.
- $7.2 million spent. HEALTHY LIFESTYLES: BGCMD FOCUSES ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMMING FOR ALL BGCMD MEMBERS BY HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND SOCIAL LIVES AND HOW THOSE DECISIONS CAN AFFECT THEIR FUTURES. PROGRAMS INCLUDE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, RISKY BEHAVIORS PREVENTION, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, POSITIVE DECISION MAKING, HEALTHY HABITS, EXERCISE AND SPORTS TEAMS, NUTRITION, AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION. OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMMING EXPOSES CLUB MEMBERS TO THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM IN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES. ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ROCK CLIMBING, SNOWBOARDING, SKIING, SNOWSHOEING, ICE-SKATING, CAMPING, GEOCACHING, FISHING, MOUNTAIN BIKING, RAFTING, AND HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES HEIGHTEN PARTICIPANTS AWARENESS OF THE OUTDOORS AND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM - NOT ONLY IN THEIR CLUB NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT IN THE GREAT COLORADO WILDERNESS. HEALTHY LIFESTYLES: BGCMD FOCUSES ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMMING FOR ALL BGCMD MEMBERS BY HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND SOCIAL LIVES AND HOW THOSE DECISIONS CAN AFFECT THEIR FUTURES. PROGRAMS INCLUDE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, RISKY BEHAVIORS PREVENTION, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, POSITIVE DECISION MAKING, HEALTHY HABITS, EXERCISE AND SPORTS TEAMS, NUTRITION, AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION. OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMMING EXPOSES CLUB MEMBERS TO THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM IN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES. ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ROCK CLIMBING, SNOWBOARDING, SKIING, SNOWSHOEING, ICE-SKATING, CAMPING, GEOCACHING, FISHING, MOUNTAIN BIKING, RAFTING, AND HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES HEIGHTEN PARTICIPANTS AWARENESS OF THE OUTDOORS AND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM - NOT ONLY IN THEIR CLUB NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT IN THE GREAT COLORADO WILDERNESS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1963.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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