Baker Youth Club

What Baker Youth Club does

Baker Youth Club (BYC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth development organization headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, serving children in kindergarten through 12th grade across Kosciusko County. Founded in 1926 by East Coast banker Bramwell Baker and originally named Baker Boys Club, the organization opened its doors to girls in 1993, rebranded as Baker Youth Club in 1994, and now operates from a 45,000 square foot facility at 1401 E Smith St that was acquired and renovated in 2015 from the former YMCA. The facility houses a STEM Center, Art Room, two Gymnasiums, Game Room, Soccer Room, and a dedicated Middle School Café.

BYC delivers three core programs: a Before School Program ($35/week, doors open 6:30am) with bus transport to school; an After School Program ($10/week, Monday-Friday 3:00pm-6:00pm) serving nearly 200 students daily with free snacks, dinner, homework help, a K-3 reading program, IREAD 3 prep, STEM activities, arts and crafts, and physical activities; and a nine-week Summer Camp ($90/week full-day, $30/week half-day) for K-8 students running June through July with field trips and themed weeks. The organization also operates the Baker Bus shuttle fleet and partners with Warsaw Community Schools for student pickup/drop-off logistics across ten local elementary and middle schools plus the high school.

Revenue is generated through three streams — recurring program fees, tax-deductible donations, and special-event fundraising (notably the annual Run for the Roses Derby-themed gala and a Golf Outing) — supplemented by a $500/month transportation fuel sponsorship. Distribution is community-led: word-of-mouth referrals, school-district communication, an organic social presence on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, and an online registration portal. Funding is sourced from individual donors, local businesses, foundations, and community capital campaigns (the most recent disclosed effort raised $2.2 million in 2006 to construct the original debt-free facility). BYC is governed by a Board of Directors drawn from local business and community leaders, with Tracy Furnivall serving as Executive Director since 2003 and a staff of approximately 11-50 employees overall.

Name

Baker Youth Club

Legal name

Baker Youth Club

Website

https://bakeryouthclub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Baker Youth Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth development organization serving K-12 children in Kosciusko County, Indiana. Founded in 1926, it delivers before-school, after-school, and summer camp programs from a 45,000 square foot facility in Warsaw.

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Product category

Youth Development & Out-of-School Time Programs

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Services (61), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community & Nonprofit Before/After Care Programs (Early Years) (EDACAHAD), Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ)

Keywords

• After-school programs
• Before-school care
• Summer youth camp
• Childcare services
• Youth development nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Program Fees: Weekly and daily fees charged for after-school, before-school, and summer camp programs. Fees vary by program type and attendance frequency.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Tax-deductible donations from individuals, businesses, and community members supporting youth programming. The organization is a 501(C)(3) charitable organization.
3. Event Fundraising: Annual special events including Run for the Roses Derby-themed gala and Golf Outing that generate sponsorship revenue and ticket sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Baker Youth Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers supervised before-school, after-school, and summer programs to school-age children (K-12) in Kosciusko County, Indiana. Programs include homework help, K-3 reading and IREAD 3 prep, STEM activities, arts and crafts, sports in two gymnasiums and a soccer room, free snacks and dinners, and bus transportation to and from Warsaw Community Schools.

Product overview

Baker Youth Club is a youth development organization offering three core programs: After School Program, Before School Program, and Summer Program. The organization operates from a 45,000-square-foot facility featuring dedicated spaces including a STEM Center, Art Room, two Gymnasiums, Game Room, Middle School Café, and Soccer Room. Programs serve children in grades K-12 from Kosciusko County, providing academic support, physical activities, creative arts, and social development based on Christian values. Transportation services are provided through partnerships with Warsaw Community Schools. The organization is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization established in 1926.

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Products and services

• After School Program Daily after-school program serving nearly 200 students in grades K-12 with transportation from schools, free snacks and dinner, homework help with retired teachers, K-3 reading program, IREAD 3 prep, STEM activities, arts and crafts, and physical activities in two gyms, a game room, and an indoor soccer room. Operates Monday-Friday 3:00pm-6:00pm.
• Before School Program Morning program for children attending Warsaw Community Schools with supervised activities, breakfast on late-start Mondays, and bus transportation to school. Doors open at 6:30am Monday-Friday.
• Summer Program Nine-week summer camp for children completing K through 8th grade featuring field trips, reading programs, STEM projects, athletic challenges, arts, and themed weeks. Available in full-day (7am-5:30pm, $90/week or $35/day) and half-day formats ($30/week or $20/day). Summer 2026 runs June 1 to July 31 (closed July 3).

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves nearly 200 students daily in after-school program
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Warsaw Community SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBYC partners with Warsaw Community Schools to provide transportation for students. The school district provides bus transportation from Edgewood Middle School, Eisenhower Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, Harrison Elementary, Leesburg Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and Warsaw Community High School to BYC after school. BYC operates its own buses from Claypool Elementary, Madison Elementary, Washington Elementary, and Lakeview Middle School.
• Grace CollegeminorOthersJosh Ailes from Grace College serves on the BYC Board of Directors, providing community and academic connections.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National umbrella organization that BYC was affiliated with as 'Baker Boys Club' until 1993. The BGCA federation operates the same membership-based youth development model with dedicated facilities, homework help, sports, and arts programs, making it the most directly comparable national peer.
• National AfterSchool Association: The U.S. trade association for afterschool programs serving K-12 youth. BYC is a constituent of this industry body, which also accredits programs and provides standards that BYC's structured before/after school curricula are designed to meet.
• Police Athletic League (PAL): National network of youth development organizations operating sports, education, and mentoring programs in facility-based clubs similar to BYC. Comparable as a thematic peer in the youth facility/drop-in programming space, though typically offered in urban geographies.

Regional players

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana: Regional Boys & Girls Club affiliate serving nearby Indiana counties, operating the same facility-based youth development model with after-school programming, sports leagues, and character education. Comparable because it sits in the same Indiana regional landscape and competes for similar funder/donor attention.

Direct peers

• Parkview Warsaw YMCA: The local YMCA in Warsaw, Indiana — the same organization whose former facility BYC purchased and renovated in 2015. It provides directly competing youth programming including before/after school care, swim lessons, sports, summer camp, and family memberships in the same service area.
• Purdue Extension - Kosciusko County (4-H): County-level 4-H youth development program operating in the same Kosciusko County service area as BYC. Both organizations deliver structured, values-based youth programming with volunteer-led clubs, life-skill curricula, and summer activities to overlapping K-12 cohorts.

Broad incumbents

• YMCA of the USA: National umbrella for the YMCA movement, which operates before/after school care, summer day camps, and youth sports across more than 2,600 branches. A broader incumbent that overlaps with BYC's facility-based youth programming but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Girls Inc. National nonprofit operating facility-based youth development programs with a similar whole-child model combining education, physical fitness, and life-skills programming. Broader incumbent with an aligned mission but a distinct demographic focus and a national network of affiliates.
• KinderCare Learning Centers: Largest U.S. provider of early childhood and before/after school care with a comparable service mix (transportation, meals, enrichment, homework help). A scaled commercial incumbent against which BYC competes for parents seeking supervised out-of-school-time care, though KinderCare operates at much larger scope.

Emerging players

• Young Life: Faith-based youth development nonprofit operating clubs, camps, and mentoring programs for adolescents nationwide. Shares BYC's Christian-values orientation and after-school programming lens, but focuses primarily on middle and high school students and reaches into Warsaw/Kosciusko County through local committee presence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BakerYouthClub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/baker-youth-club
• Instagraminstagram.com/bakeryouthclub
• Xx.com/BakerYouthClub

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Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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