Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Mansfield, OH. 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 $80k and spending of $127k, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $118k to $80k (-32%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 199% 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 31st percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 31st percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hawaii Concert Society ($80k), Federation of Asian Indian Association of Central Ohio ($80k) and Association of Fundraising Professionals ($80k).

Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $9,593 (7.6% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.4m.