Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Allentown, PA. 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 $8.4m and spending of $3.7m, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $8.4m (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 152%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Francisco City Impact ($8.4m), National Network to End Domestic Violence Inc ($8.5m) and Neighborhood Youth Leadership Inc ($8.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $197k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $8.6m against liabilities of $882k, net assets of $7.7m. It reported 139 employees.