Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Warren, PA. 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 $311k and spending of $300k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $396k to $311k (-22%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 201%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wichita Medical Research & Education Foundation ($311k), Thomas County Historical Society ($311k) and Desert Reign Inc ($311k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $90k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 3 employees.