Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Farmingville, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 $2.3m and spending of $2.8m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $2.3m (-3.5%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Boy Scouts of America sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ketcha Outdoors ($2.3m), Tree Street Youth Inc ($2.3m) and Horizons for Youth ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $268k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $938k. It paid $4,537 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $850k, net assets of $960k. It reported 59 employees.