Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Findlay, 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 $324k and spending of $683k, spending 211% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $280k to $324k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 161% 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 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($324k), Rappahannock Foundation Inc ($324k) and Sent to Serve Ministries Inc ($324k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.8% of the total. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $6.7m.