Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Kokomo, IN. 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 $1.4m and spending of $1.8m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.4m (-8.4%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Corporate Alliance for Drug Education ($1.4m), Southern Institute for Appropriate Technology ($1.4m) and Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $709k. At year end it held assets of $9.2m against liabilities of $209k, net assets of $9.0m. It reported 51 employees.