Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Fishkill, NY. 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 $247k and spending of $607k, spending 245% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $247k (-78%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dalton Organization of Churches United for People Inc ($247k), Okmulgee County Humane Society ($247k) and Frederick County Educational Foundation ($247k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.5m.