Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Jacksonville, FL. 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 $381k and spending of $1.0m, spending 265% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $917k to $381k (-58%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southlake Carroll Lacrosse Association ($381k), Soul Food Project Inc ($382k) and Adolescent Life Coaching Center Inc ($381k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% of the total. At year end it held assets of $12.0m against liabilities of $206k, net assets of $11.8m.