Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Toledo, 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 $309k and spending of $223k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $650k to $309k (-53%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 31% 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 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include UCLA Black Alumni Association ($309k), Guanyin Citta of New York Inc ($309k) and Pasadena Village ($309k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% of the total. At year end it held assets of $11.0m against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $11.0m.