Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Rochester, 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 $672k and spending of $76k, leaving 89% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.5m to $672k (-73%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 866%. Over the whole period it spent 8.7% 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 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Domestic Violence Initiative for Women with Disabilities ($672k), West Chester Library Association West Chester Public Library ($672k) and Marbletown First Aid Unit Inc ($671k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $16.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $16.0m.