Boys Grow Corp
Boys Grow Corp
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About this organization
Mission
BoysGrow is a Kansas City based nonprofit that uses farming and agriculture to teach entrepreneurism to urban youth.
About
BoysGrow is a not-for-profit agency providing mentoring, entrepreneurship skills, and positive male role-models for inner-city boys ages 14-16. BoysGrow literally broke ground in the Spring of 2010 and is a year round farming and business program supporting the youth by providing valuable personal and business tools while cultivating and selling our products. The program is volunteer supported, staff guided, but youth driven. The Program strives, with staff guidance and direction, for the boys to take pride in their crops and products to ensure the success of the program. This will in return create self-pride, identity, and belonging, not only for the youth to the concept of the BoysGrow name but to himself and his fellow workers and the positive and successful environment they have created. The young men who work for BoysGrow do everything associated with running a farm and small business from planting seeds and growing produce to meeting with local restaurants to sell their products. Each BoysGrow class is required to create a product that will be sold in local grocery stores. The products will include farm grown ingredients and the youth create, market, distribute and sell their chosen product. The young men are compensated for their work on the farm. With their first job comes the expectation to come to work on time, in uniform and are held accountable for their work ethic. During 2018, Boys Grow continued to successfully provide an abundance of opportunities and experiences for 60 youth and engaged with over 300 volunteers who provided an estimate of 600 hours of service. The youth received classroom instruction and hands on activities around all aspects of running an organic farming operation from composting techniques and soil maintenance. The youth also received hands on lessons in product development, direct public sales, culinary skills, and personal mentorship from staff and volunteers. Furthermore, the youth are taught healthy living, nutrition and healthy lifestyles. Each youth averaged 300 hours of mentorship.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
From their filing, the objective of the non-profit is stated as “The mission of boysgrow is to take an inner-city boy and open his eyes to the possibilities and realities of entrepreneurship. boysgrow uses farming and agriculture as the vehicle to instill pride, identity, discipline, and an understanding of the business world”.
When talking about its functions, they were outlined as: “Boys grow is a kansas city based non-profit that uses farming and agriculture to teach entrepreneurism to urban youth.”.
- The legally reported state of operation for the non-profit is MO.
- According to the filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 is 9301 E 147th St, Kansas City, MO, 64149.
- The non-profit organization as of 2020 has a total of 45 employees reported on their form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is $308,779.
- The organization has 8 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2010.
- The organization pays $192,719 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $19,503 in fundraising expenses.