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 $319k and spending of $319k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $319k (-80%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 59th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include El Estero Senior Housing Inc ($319k), Florida Remembered Society Inc ($319k) and Christian Sports International ($319k).

At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $4.4m.