Better Business Bureau Report for
Boys & Girls Town of Missouri

Better Business Bureau Report issued October 2009
Better Business Bureau Report expires October 2010


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Boys & Girls Town of Missouri
Address: 4435 Westminster Place
  St. Louis , MO 63110
Phone: 314-535-7911
314-535-6632
Web Address: www.bgtm.org
Also known as:Boys Town of Missouri
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1948, Missouri
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: exists to improve the lives of children with emotional and behavioral problems through superior, family-focused services.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Boys & Girls Town of Missouri (BGTMO) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Specialized residential treatment programs for troubled boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 21.

For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2008, BGTMO's program expenses were:

  
Rehabilitation Programs 27,409,557
Total Program Expenses: $27,409,557
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Vincent Hillyer , Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $153,918

Chair of the Board: Gregory Christoffel
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney, Green Jacobson & Butsch, P.C.

Board Size: 23

Paid Staff Size: 456

*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, television, radio, grant proposals, internet, planned giving arrangements
Fund raising costs were 16% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,675,320, 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 BGTMO's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2008.

Source of Funds  
Residential treatment 22,747,526
Program support 2,318,068
Legacies and other 1,306,215
Therapy 1,004,518
Capital campaign contributions 918,966
Grants 904,689
Other 579,008
Other events revenue 227,382
Treatment 212,665
Change in value of beneficial interest in perpetual trusts -613,816
Investment income -5,294,272
Total Income $24,310,949


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 91%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 6% 

Total income   $24,310,949
  Program expenses $27,409,557
  Fund raising expenses 892,829
  Administrative expenses 1,778,481
 
Total expenses   $30,080,867
Expenses in Excess of Income   (5,769,918)
Beginning net assets   58,166,030
Ending net assets   52,396,112
Total liabilities   2,534,278
Total assets   $54,930,390


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NOTES

               

On August 27, 2009, the independent boards of directors of Boys & Girls Town of Missouri and Edgewood Children’s Center voted to approve the merger of the two children and family services agencies.  The merger forms a new parent organization that can include a family of agencies, beginning with Boys & Girls Town and Edgewood.  The name of the new parent organization has yet to be determined. St. Louis will serve as the headquarters of the new parent agency.

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