Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Lititz, 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 $2.4m and spending of $2.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.4m to $2.4m (-28%), an average of -8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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 86th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youthworks ($2.4m), Renaissance Youth Center ($2.4m) and National Indian Youth Leadership Development Project Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $152k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $641k. At year end it held assets of $9.6m against liabilities of $367k, net assets of $9.2m. It reported 100 employees.