Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Irving, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1965, 61 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Boy Scouts of America reported income of $233k and spending of $87k, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $286k to $233k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 1105%. Over the whole period it spent 28% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Boy Scouts of America sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Step House of Orange County Inc ($233k), Harris Hill Soaring Corporation ($233k) and James L Nuckolls Fund for the Education of the Lighting ($233k).

At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $4.7m.