Better Business Bureau Report for
Boys & Girls Country of Houston, Inc.

Better Business Bureau Report issued April 2011
Better Business Bureau Report expires April 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Boys & Girls Country of Houston, Inc.
Address: 18806 Roberts Road
  Hockley, TX 77447-9339
Phone: 281-351-4976
Web Address: www.boysandgirlscountry.org
Also known as:Boys and Girls Country of Houston, Inc.
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1971, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: To change the lives of children from families in crisis by loving and nurturing them in a Christian home environment, raising them to become self-sustaining and contributing adults.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Boys & Girls Country of Houston, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Boys and Girls Country of Houston, Inc. provides 24-hour care for children in crisis between the ages of 5 and 18, primarily from the Greater Houston area. Boys and Girls Country also offers residential care, aftercare, and scholarships as needed for post high school education and training. Their 210-acre main campus, with 11 cottages, has the combined capacity to house 88 children--48 boys and 40 girls--at any given time. In the College and Career Program, an additional 78 students are currently followed through their college, military, or trade school careers each year. Boys and Girls Country has been a home to over 1,200 children from the greater Houston area in the past 40 years.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, Boys & Girls Country of Houston, Inc.'s program expenses were:

  
Total: 4,446,067
Total Program Expenses: $4,446,067
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Louis Palma, Executive Director
Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Scott Wegmann
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Managing Broker for Cushman & Wakefield of Texas, Inc.

Board Size: 38

Paid Staff Size: 72

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, grant proposals, internet
Fund raising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $6,628,867, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on Boys & Girls Country of Houston, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 4,330,951
Special events 2,297,916
Reimbursement for care 252,534
Other income 167,461
Direct donor benefit costs -285,446
Total Income $6,763,416


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 87%  Fund Raising: 6%  Administrative: 7% 

Total income   $6,763,416
  Program expenses $4,446,067
  Fund raising expenses 334,100
  Administrative expenses 367,995
 
Total expenses   $5,148,162
Income in Excess of Expenses   1,615,254
Beginning net assets   19,781,773
Ending net assets   22,827,222
Total liabilities   442,614
Total assets   $23,269,836


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Complaints

               

The BBB has processed no complaints about this organization in the past 36 months, our standard reporting period.

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