Waltham Boys & Girls Club

What Waltham Boys & Girls Club does

Waltham Boys & Girls Club is a private nonprofit youth development organization headquartered at 20 Exchange Street, Waltham, Massachusetts, serving children and teens in grades K-12 in the Waltham community for nearly 85 years (founded circa 1940, originally as Waltham Boys Club). The organization delivers a comprehensive portfolio of programs segmented by age: a licensed Out of School Time childcare program for grades K-5, a Middle School Center drop-in program for grades 6-8, and a High School drop-in program for grades 9-12 including the Youth of the Year leadership recognition. Cross-cutting offerings include Aquatics, Sports & Fitness, Education, STEM, a Summer Program, a Childcare Center, and a Food Program (including the Summer Eats initiative delivered with Project Bread). The underlying operating model is direct service delivery at a single physical facility, supplemented by school-channel referrals.

The organization's revenue model is purely philanthropic and event-based: individual donations through campaigns such as Back2School, an Annual Gala & Auction that raised over $225,000 in 2014 and over $215,000 in 2015, corporate partnerships (Cummings Foundation, Hobbs Brook, Foundation for Metro West, Rockland Trust, Watertown Savings Bank, Santander, Boys Club Foundation, Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation), planned giving (bequests, IRA charitable rollovers, Heritage Society), volunteer engagement fees, supply drives, and facility rentals. No membership fees are charged; programming is provided based on ability to pay, supported entirely by contributed revenue. With 51-100 employees, a Board of Directors governance structure, and a single-site operating footprint, the organization is a small-to-mid-sized community nonprofit with no AI, software-as-a-service, or technology-product revenue lines.

Name

Waltham Boys & Girls Club

Legal name

Waltham Boys & Girls Club

Website

https://walthambgc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Waltham Boys & Girls Club is a Waltham, MA-based nonprofit youth development organization serving K-12 children and teens through licensed childcare, after-school, athletic, aquatics, STEM, and food programs, funded by donations, corporate partnerships, and an annual gala.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Development Services

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Multi-Sport Camps (General Athletics, Summer Camps) (MPAKAJAA)

Keywords

• Youth development programs
• After-school childcare
• Youth mentorship services
• Nonprofit fundraising events
• Community youth services

Headquarters

HQ city

Waltham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute to support club operations and youth programming through direct giving campaigns such as Back2School and year-round donation pages.
2. Annual Gala & Auction: Major annual fundraising event featuring sponsorships, ticket sales, and live/silent auction items to generate significant revenue. 2014 Gala raised over $225,000; 2015 Gala raised over $215,000.
3. Planned Giving: Long-term contributions including bequests, IRA charitable rollovers, and Heritage Society membership to ensure organizational longevity.
4. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate sponsorships, corporate volunteer engagement fees ($500 for up to 10 volunteers, $1,000 for 11-25 volunteers), and in-kind donations from business partners.
5. Facility Rentals: Spaces available for rent throughout the year for personal and professional gatherings, generating rental income for the organization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Waltham Boys & Girls Club is a nonprofit youth development organization that delivers supervised programs and childcare for children and teens in grades K-12 in Waltham, MA. Core offerings include licensed out-of-school time childcare for elementary students, drop-in programming for middle and high schoolers, aquatics, sports and fitness, education and STEM enrichment, a daily food program, and a summer camp, all delivered at the Club's 20 Exchange Street facility.

Product overview

Waltham Boys & Girls Club is a non-profit youth development organization offering a portfolio of programs and services for children and teens in the Waltham community. The core offerings include age-based youth programs (Out of School Time for K-5, Middle School Center for grades 6-8, and High School Drop-In for grades 9-12), specialized programming areas (Aquatics, Sports & Fitness, Education, STEM), and support services (Food Program, Childcare Center). The organization also operates fundraising events (Annual Gala & Auction), corporate engagement programs (Corporate Partnerships, Volunteer Programs), supply drives, facility rentals, and planned giving options. The Club has operated for nearly 85 years, serving youth who need support most.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Out of School Time Program (Grades K-5) Licensed childcare program for elementary school students in grades K-5 providing safe environments and structured activities outside of school hours.
• Middle School Center (Drop-In) Drop-in program for middle school students in grades 6-8 offering recreational and developmental activities.
• High School Drop-In Program Drop-in program for high school students in grades 9-12 providing teen-focused activities and mentorship opportunities.
• Youth of the Year Leadership recognition program celebrating and recognizing outstanding young leaders from the Club.
• Aquatics Swimming and water safety programs for Club members.
• Food Program Free healthy meals and snacks provided daily for Club members, including the Summer Eats program serving children during summer months.
• Sports & Fitness Athletic activities and fitness programs helping youth develop healthy habits.
• Education Academic support and educational enrichment programs for members.
• STEM Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs for Club members.
• Summer Program Summer camp and activities for youth during school break.
• Childcare Center Childcare services for families requiring before and after school care.
• Facility Rentals Rental of Club spaces for personal and professional gatherings throughout the year.

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Project BreadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Summer Eats food program providing healthy meals to children during summer months when school meals are unavailable.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs: State-level trade body representing BGC affiliates including WBGC; provides shared advocacy, training, and collective grant access that influences WBGC's operational capacity and visibility to statewide funders.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National parent/umbrella organization governing affiliates including WBGC; not a direct competitor but sets programming standards, grants, and brand identity that define WBGC's operating model and grant access.

Direct peers

• Boys & Girls Club of Boston: Direct peer under the same national Boys & Girls Clubs of America affiliate structure operating youth development, licensed OST, and summer programming across the Greater Boston region; same model, same age segments (K-12), same donation-dependent funding base.
• Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester: Same national network, comparable scale, urban Greater Boston youth club with licensed childcare, sports/fitness, education, summer camp, and annual fundraising gala — near-substitute in operating model and donor pool characteristics.
• Boys & Girls Club of MetroWest: Same national network, immediately adjacent geography in MetroWest Massachusetts serving similar suburban demographic with parallel K-12 programming, licensed childcare, sports/fitness, and galas; competes for overlapping donor and corporate sponsor bases.
• Greater Waltham YWCA: Adjacent youth-serving nonprofit running after-school, childcare, and youth leadership programs in the same market; competes for the same family demographic and corporate sponsors and follows a similar donation-fundraising model.
• YMCA of Greater Waltham: Direct peer operating the classic youth club/membership model in the same city with child care, aquatics, sports, and after-school programming; competes for Waltham families, the same regional bank sponsors, and corporate volunteer pools.

Emerging players

• Police Athletic League (PAL): National youth club model similar in mission (safe environments, athletics, mentorship for K-12) with comparable afterschool, sports, and summer programs, though typically anchored by law-enforcement partnership rather than school/corporate partnerships.
• 4-H (National 4-H Council): Parallel youth development organization offering after-school and STEM programming similar to WBGC's Education/STEM offerings, anchored in clubs and camps; comparable in mission scope and donor base but with university-extension delivery model.

Regional players

• Boys & Girls Club of Lower Merrimack Valley: Sibling BGC affiliate operating youth programs north of Boston; same organizational DNA (licensed OST, sports, summer, gala fundraising) but a distinct geography that limits direct youth-member competition while sharing the regional corporate sponsor market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/walthambgc
• Facebookfacebook.com/WalthamBoysGirlsClubTeenCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/waltham-boys-and-girls-club-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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