Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Albany, 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 $402k and spending of $24k, leaving 94% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $481k to $402k (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 321%. Over the whole period it spent 10% 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 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harrisburg Bible Forum Inc ($402k), Italy for Christ ($402k) and Veterans Healing Farm ($402k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $4.5m.