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The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore

Public charity · Grantmaker Baltimore, MD EIN: 26-4371125 Website

To inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore at a glance

In short: The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore gave $1.1M across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $119K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,067,881
-45.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$118,653
-45.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$115,000
Total assets
$54,005,993
+86.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maryland (86% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Boys and Girls Club of Harford & Cecil Counties: $210KBoys and Girls Club of Harford& Cecil Counties$210KBoys and Girls Club of Southern Maryland: $140KBoys and Girls Club ofSouthern Maryland$140KBoys and Girls Club of Frederick County: $130KBoys and Girls Club ofFrederick County$130KBoys and Girls Club of Westminster: $120KBoys and Girls Club ofWestminster$120KBoys and Girls Club of Greater Washington: $115KBoys and Girls Club of GreaterWashington$115KPrince George's County Boys & Girls Clubs: $115KPrince George's County Boys &Girls Clubs$115KBoys and Girls Club of Washington County: $108KBoys and Girls Club ofWashington County$108KBoys and Girls Club of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County: $100KBoys and Girls Club ofAnnapolis & Anne Arundel…$100KSalvation Army BGC: $30KSalvation Army BGC$30K

The largest 2025 recipient was Boys and Girls Club of Harford & Cecil Counties ($210K). Together the top 9 received $1.1M.

Grant Size Distribution

47 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K9$50–100K23$100–250K10$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 23 grants of 47 (49%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonAberdeenAnnapolisFrederickHagerstownWestminsterNorth BeachCrisfieldKnoxvilleMilpitasBaltimoreGreenbelt

How The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore gives

  • Giving fell 54% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M6 grants2019 7 grants2020 9 grants2021 11 grants2022 9 grants2023 9 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $96K (2019) to $2.9M (2023). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $1.1M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls Club of Harford & Cecil Counties Aberdeen, MDThe goc grant is a statewide funding initiative in which boys & girls clubs of metropolitan baltimore serves as the lead agent. Bgcmb receives and administers the funding and is responsible for reimbursing participating organizations and clubs around the state. The purpose of the grant is to support organizations in expanding services and programming throughout Maryland.$210,000
Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maryland North Beach, MDThe goc grant is a statewide funding initiative in which boys & girls clubs of metropolitan baltimore serves as the lead agent. Bgcmb receives and administers the funding and is responsible for reimbursing participating organizations and clubs around the state. The purpose of the grant is to support organizations in expanding services and programming throughout Maryland.$140,000
Boys and Girls Club of Frederick County Frederick, MDThe goc grant is a statewide funding initiative in which boys & girls clubs of metropolitan baltimore serves as the lead agent. Bgcmb receives and administers the funding and is responsible for reimbursing participating organizations and clubs around the state. The purpose of the grant is to support organizations in expanding services and programming throughout Maryland.$130,000
Boys and Girls Club of Westminster Westminster, MDThe goc grant is a statewide funding initiative in which boys & girls clubs of metropolitan baltimore serves as the lead agent. Bgcmb receives and administers the funding and is responsible for reimbursing participating organizations and clubs around the state. The purpose of the grant is to support organizations in expanding services and programming throughout Maryland.$120,000
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington Washington, DCThe goc grant is a statewide funding initiative in which boys & girls clubs of metropolitan baltimore serves as the lead agent. Bgcmb receives and administers the funding and is responsible for reimbursing participating organizations and clubs around the state. The purpose of the grant is to support organizations in expanding services and programming throughout Maryland.$115,000
Prince George's County Boys & Girls Clubs Greenbelt, MDThe goc grant is a statewide funding initiative in which boys & girls clubs of metropolitan baltimore serves as the lead agent. Bgcmb receives and administers the funding and is responsible for reimbursing participating organizations and clubs around the state. The purpose of the grant is to support organizations in expanding services and programming throughout Maryland.$115,000
Boys and Girls Club of Washington County Hagerstown, MDThe goc grant is a statewide funding initiative in which boys & girls clubs of metropolitan baltimore serves as the lead agent. Bgcmb receives and administers the funding and is responsible for reimbursing participating organizations and clubs around the state. The purpose of the grant is to support organizations in expanding services and programming throughout Maryland.$107,881
Boys and Girls Club of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Annapolis, MDThe goc grant is a statewide funding initiative in which boys & girls clubs of metropolitan baltimore serves as the lead agent. Bgcmb receives and administers the funding and is responsible for reimbursing participating organizations and clubs around the state. The purpose of the grant is to support organizations in expanding services and programming throughout Maryland.$100,000
Salvation Army BGC Washington, DCThe goc grant is a statewide funding initiative in which boys & girls clubs of metropolitan baltimore serves as the lead agent. Bgcmb receives and administers the funding and is responsible for reimbursing participating organizations and clubs around the state. The purpose of the grant is to support organizations in expanding services and programming throughout Maryland.$30,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$54,005,993$16,372,841$6,774,815$1,067,8819$662,981
2024$28,962,624$29,133,891$7,657,749$1,957,1309$310,227
2023$7,547,254$11,732,067$8,754,551$2,901,0009$59,403
2022$3,459,345$6,545,747$5,709,530$2,341,25111$1,493
2021$2,077,943$3,895,095$3,106,136$859,7749$171
2020$1,155,825$2,593,492$1,888,876$180,2807$8,455
2019$692,930$1,771,083$1,761,233$95,8206$3

About The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore

Based on IRS filings

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Baltimore, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $54.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $663K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore is led by Jeffrey Breslin, President & CEO since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 5 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jeffrey Breslin

    President & CEO

    Board Member President & CEO → President & CEO, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $6K (2019) → $187K (2025)

  • Y'landa Burch

    Executive Director & Lead

    Vice President & Strategic Initiatives → Executive Director & Lead Administrator, 2023

    Executive Director & Lead Administrator → Executive Director & Lead, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $84K (2019) → $118K (2025)

  • Nik Tatum

    Chair

    Board Member → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Sipocz

    Director of Finance

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $93K (2024) → $107K (2025)

  • Vanessa Lyon

    Chief Operating Officer

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $135K (2023) → $150K (2025)

  • Jesse Schaefer

    Vice President & Development

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $100K (2024) → $121K (2025)

  • Bob Gehrman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamila Webb

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Gappa

    Board Member

    Chair → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Drummond

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marlon Amprey

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger Ralph

    Board Member

    Board Member → Governance & Nominating Committee Chair, 2022

    Governance & Nominating Committee Chair → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Jones-Eversley

    Board Member

    Board Member → Program Committee Chair, 2022

    Program Committee Chair → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mitch Wald

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Handwerk

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather McCleod

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Zoeller

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Culp

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Molly Reed

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Dorsey

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Louis

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Pett

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Tong

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Damion Tucker (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Dwight Carr (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: John Evans (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Ken Tsui (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Mali Ganvir (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Mike Mendelsohn (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Oliver Landow (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Scott Bulera (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Brian Wentz (2020–2023) — Chair & Finance Committee
  • Former: Jessica Vess (2020–2023) — Director of Finance
  • Former: America Lesh (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Floyd Taliaferro Vi (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Julia Veredy (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Richard Finger (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kim Limbrick Part-Year (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Brian Ware (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Daniel Thrailkill (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Robert Brando (2019) — Chair & Interim CEO
  • Former: Rosie Brown (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Jeffrey Breslin — President & CEO: $187KJeffrey BreslinPresident & CEO$187KVanessa Lyon — Chief Operating Officer: $150KVanessa LyonChief Operating Officer$150KJesse Schaefer — Vice President, Development: $121KJesse SchaeferVice President, Development$121KY'landa Burch — Executive Director & Lead: $118KY'landa BurchExecutive Director & Lead$118KKelly Sipocz — Director of Finance: $107KKelly SipoczDirector of Finance$107K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $187K, to Jeffrey Breslin (President & CEO). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore

How much does The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore give each year?

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore gave $1.1M across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.0M across 9 grants.

What is The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore's typical grant size?

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore's median grant in 2025 was $115,000, and its average grant was $118,653, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore give grants?

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore gives mostly in Maryland: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (2 grants).

Does The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

Who are The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore's largest grantees?

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore's largest 2025 grantees include Boys and Girls Club of Harford & Cecil Counties ($210,000), Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maryland ($140,000) and Boys and Girls Club of Frederick County ($130,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 45% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore?

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore reported $54.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.4M.

What is The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore?

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Baltimore, MD. It holds $54.0M in total assets as of 2025.

What is The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore's EIN?

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-4371125. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 22, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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