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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: December 2024 Expires: December 2026

Boys and Girls Country of Houston, Inc.

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(281) 351-4976
18806 Roberts Rd
Hockley, TX, 77447
https://boysandgirlscountry.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

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

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.

Year, State Incorporated:
1971, TX

Boys and Girls Country of Houston, Inc. provides 24-hour care for up to 88 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 19 in direct services. Students are currently followed through their college, military, or trade school careers each year. Boys and Girls Country has been a home to over 1,355 children from the greater Houston area in the past 40 years.

For the year ended September 30, 2023, Boys and Girls Country of Houston, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Program services $4,926,546
Total Program Expenses $4,926,546

Chief Executive
Vincent Duran, Chief Executive Officer

Chair of the Board
Georgene Britz

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired Office Managing Partner

Board Size
Not disclosed

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, 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 Boys and Girls Country of Houston, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
Contributions $3,696,424
Special events $3,336,288
Grants from the Endowment Func $1,300,000
Investent income, net $127,805
Other income $98,174
In-kind contributions $8,319
Less: direct benefit to donors $-374,415
Total Income $8,192,595

Programs: 69% Fundraising: 16% Administrative: 15%

Total Income $8,192,595
Total expenses: $7,170,954
  Program expenses $4,926,546
  Fundraising expenses $1,138,704
  Administrative expenses $1,105,704
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $1,021,641
Beginning Net Assets $36,219,812
Other Changes In Net Assets $2,176,346
Ending Net Assets $39,417,799
Total Liabilities $1,732,520
Total Assets $41,150,319

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BBB of Greater Houston and South Texas