Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Davenport, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 $1.6m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.4m (+8.1%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Boy Scouts of America sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camp Fire ($1.4m), Cutler Bay Christian Academy Inc ($1.4m) and Parker County Livestock Improvement Assoc Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $389k. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $871k, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 43 employees.