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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: July 2025 Expires: July 2026

Gene Slay's Girls & Boys Club of St. Louis

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(314) 772-5661
2524 S 11th St
Saint Louis, MO, 63104
https://www.gsgbcstl.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Gene Slay's Girls & Boys Club of St. Louis meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:

The mission of Gene Slays Girls & Boys Club is "to empower girls and boys in the St.Louis metropolitan area, especially those who need us most, to realize their physical, intellectual, and emotional potential."

 

Year, State Incorporated:
1929, MO

Also Known As:
Boys' Club of Saint Louis Inc, Gene Slay's Boys' Club of St. Louis

The Gene Slay's Girls & Boys Club of St. Louis (GSGBC) provides high quality and holistic after-school and summer programs that respect and meet the needs of at-risk youth through academics, job readiness, leadership building, healthy lifestyles, athletics, and the arts. GSGBC improves the lives of at-risk and under served youth who subsist in South St. Louis, while assisting them in the creation of a future free from fear of violence. GSGBC is committed to serving girls as well as boys. GSGBC's evidence and research practice based, high impact model understands that through education its members can break the cycle of poverty and improve their qualify of life and that of our community. Initially a recreation center and safe haven, GSGBC continues to meet the needs of the changing demographics through continuous program development and enhancement. GSGBC offers a variety of programs to support the growth and holistic development of youth served. Programs are offered in five areas: Academic Support & Assistance; Athletics, Aquatics, & Recreation; Character & Citizenship; Healthy Lifestyles; The Arts. The programs are designed around the development of the whole child with an emphasis on academic achievement. GSGBC's programs meet the needs of the community by providing an opportunity for youth to acquire the skills needed to build self-respect and succeed in breaking the cycle of poverty. All Club members participate in each of the program components along with full meals offered through the Federal Food Nutrition Program.

For the year ended June 30, 2025, Gene Slay's Girls & Boys Club of St. Louis's program expenses were:

Programs $1,945,688
Total Program Expenses $1,945,688

Chief Executive
Bob Puricelli, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Jill Slay Garlich

Board Size
21

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Internet, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

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.

The following information is based on Gene Slay's Girls & Boys Club of St. Louis's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025.

Source of Funds
Grants $756,225
Special Events $529,813
Contributions $454,310
Donated Materials and Services $238,201
Investment Income $169,544
United Way Support $158,228
Unrealized Gain on Investments $140,975
Change in Beneficial Interest $108,213
Miscellaneous $34,536
Membership Dues $21,093
Realized Gain on Investments $10,195
Total Income $2,621,333

Programs: 71% Fundraising: 5% Administrative: 24%

Total Income $2,621,333
Total expenses: $2,745,652
  Program expenses $1,945,688
  Fundraising expenses $149,916
  Administrative expenses $650,048
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-124,319
Beginning Net Assets $5,747,821
Other Changes In Net Assets $-850,666
Ending Net Assets $4,772,836
Total Liabilities $567,419
Total Assets $5,340,255

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Report completed by:
BBB of Eastern & Southwest Missouri & Southern Illinois